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But there was one thing I didnt pay enough attention to at first glance: power efficiency.

Now, power consumption is perhaps one of the least sexy elements of microprocessor design.

A woman in a high-vis vest and hard hat holding a laptop outside in a solar farm.

Even after seven years as a tech journalist, it’s still hard for me to believe something so small can be capable of so much.

Theres one slight wrinkle in the whole affair, however, which has me spooked.

No, its not my long-running concern aboutWindows on Arm(although thats a whole other problem).

In other words, the power drain of the X Elite could vary significantly from rig to rig.

A Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip being held carefully in two fingers against a cityscape background.

Even after seven years as a tech journalist, it’s still hard for me to believe something so small can be capable of so much.

However, Qualcomm doesnt seem overly concerned about this, so perhaps Im just being a worrywart here.

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Two Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite reference laptops running test software.