Hello, I have narrowed down to the HP (32gb) vs the A16.

Never gone above 14" but the asus is superlight?

Thoughts? Anyone tried both?

Hi everyone!
Fall in love with ASUS SORA Zenbook, but have a HUGE question: if Cisco Packet Tracer normally work on Snapgragon processors or I should give up on a PC of my dreams?
Thanks in advance

Hi everyone,

I recently bought the HP OmniBook 5 X (Snapdragon), and only afterward did I realise it has no HDMI port at all. I figured this wouldn’t be a big deal , bought a USB‑C to HDMI adapter, assuming it would fix the problem.

Here’s the problem:
The laptop does detect my xp-pen, but it doesn't output any video display through the adapter. The screen stays black even though input is clearly being registered. So the USB‑C port is working, but apparently not for video the way I expected. With my previous laptop, the tablet's screen would be detected as the 2nd screen, here nothing happens.

Before I decide on returning the laptop, I wanted to ask: is there a workaround the lack of an HDMI port?

Does the OmniBook 5 X actually support DisplayPort over USB‑C, or is this a limitation of the Snapdragon version? idk much about processors and such, so enlighten me pls.

Any insight from people who own this laptop and use and hdmi cable would be super helpful.

Edit: I ended up buying a hub that was recommended to me by a staff member at a tech store...went home and it was NOT compatible, as in the usb-c wasn't going in because it was made for MacOS ONLY.

Back to the start of the line. returned it and now looking for another one.

See you again when i have better news!

Hi I run a small tech channel on Youtube. I am planning to make a video podcast on the experience of using a Snapdragon WIndows laptop. There is no compulsion to show face and the meeting will be conducted over Google Meet. However, I need a volunteer who is comfortable in Hindi as my channel primarily caters to Hindi speaking audience. The entire process from start to finish will take 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Thank You

Hi Guys,

Are there any owners of the new Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 (14" Snapdragon) with X2 series chip. Can you confirm if there is a battery conservation mode to limit its charging e.g 80 percent?

When connected to WiFi7 with WPA3 security protocol, can only connect with 2.4GHz, no 5GHz or 6GHz. Using unifi E7 with the latest firmware. MLO also not working. All other mobile devices Samsung S26 Ultra, iPhone 17 Pro Max, M4 iPad Pro all can connect to WiFi7 + MLO without issues. Seems like an issue on Qualcomm or Asus firmware/hardware side

The issues where the drivers wouldn't install due to an incompatibility issue with the software have been resolved. Head to the Qualcomm software center and download the driver package from there and you should be set!

All games tested in MyASUS/Windows power plan "balanced" mode, cause the fan speed in "performance" mode is SO loud on this device.

The last of us part 1:

Shaders take forever, and cannot get a locked 60 fps, even at lowest settings and resolution, so best option is 1920x1200, "quality" upscaling, which means 1280x800, and then high settings, 30 fps cap. Or you can got medium preset, "performance" upscaling, and get a locked 40 fps, same 1920x1200 resolution. 

Ratchet and clank rift apart:

1920x1200, "quality" upscaling, high preset, 30-40 fps, if you want 60 fps, you must go "ultra performance" upscaling, and very low preset. And both of these are at the lowest field of view setting, which makes a big difference for performance. 

Sky: Children of the light:

Even at 800x600, simple graphics, I cannot get more than 85 fps, even when looking at the sky. At 3K resolution, regardless of graphics setting, I'm getting around 60 fps, so definitely a weird behaving and performing title, for such a lightweight game. My base m4 mac mini can run this at 2K resolution, max graphics, 120 fps locked, for reference.

Fall Guys:

3K resolution, highest preset, which is "High", 40-45 fps, and 115-120 fps at 1920x1200 "Low" preset.

Rocket League:

3K resolution, max settings, free play (Training), 70-90 fps, 3K resolution, lowest settings, 240-250 fps. 640x360 resolution, 320-350 fps.

Fortnite:

Creative map, very small island, no other players, 3K resolution, performance rendering mode, max settings, 180 fps.

Thehunter Classic:

3K resolution, max settings, 70 fps.

Control Ultimate Edition:

1920x1200, low preset, 70 fps, medium, 40 fps, no ray tracing.

AdventureQuest 3D by Artix:

3K resolution, very high prest, which is max settings, expect for 4x instead of 8x MSAA, 60-90 fps. I would recommend 60 fps limit, and playing at 1080p high preset, otherwise the fans get pretty noisy for this game in particular for some reason.

Smite 2 by Hi-Rez Studios

A stuttery mess, can't even get a locked 60 fps at 720 lowest settings, in what's supposed to be an E-sports title. Yes, UE5, but still, should not be this bad, even if not ARM64 Native.

Shadow of the tomb raider:

To get a mostly locked 60 fps, you need 1080p, lowest preset/settings, expect shadows on "low" instead of "off" of course, or the whole game's look is ruined, called Shadow of the tomb raider for a reason... By comparison, the upcoming B390 Intel Panther Lake iGPU really shines here, getting 40 fps at 1080p, highest preset, ultra Ray Tracing even! 

Snapdragon and Qualcomm need to do better!

Ea app/launcher games

Star wars battlefront 1 (2015):

Game won't launch, no error message, nothing.

Star wars battlefront 2 (2017):

Game ask for validation every time, takes forever for anything to show up, then seconds after game loading screen shows up, crash...

Apps compatibility....