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Apple Silicon vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

How does the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x compare to the MacBook Air?

Dan Hansen
Mac O’Clock
Published in
6 min readJun 28, 2024

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, Apple M2 Pro, Apple M1
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, Apple M2 Pro, Apple M1 | Image courtesy of author

I had been waiting to pre-order the Acer Swift 14 AI laptop for several weeks, when Microsoft’s “Find your next PC” page enticed me to evaluate other Copilot+ PCs. After the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x most closely matched my specification preferences, I stumbled across a review on Tom’s Guide, headlined “One of the most beautiful laptops I’ve ever seen”:

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is the company’s first AI laptop powered by Snapdragon X Elite. Though it bears the familiar “Yoga Slim” moniker, this is a completely new notebook built for portability and efficiency. Lenovo is billing this as a laptop for creatives due to its promised performance, but the svelte design makes it appealing for anyone looking for an elegant and lightweight Windows laptop.

I recently got a brief look at the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x and was captivated by its (pardon the pun) slim design which clearly takes inspiration from the 13-inch MacBook Air M3. It’s one of the thinnest laptops I’ve ever held. Its 14.5-inch 3K OLED touch display is also quite striking. The promised power and efficiency of X Elite could also make this thin laptop a big deal.

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