New possibilities for laptops?
In recent years, the performance of smartphones has evolved remarkably.Until then, I needed a desktop and laptop.Not only that, smartphones are more efficient than ordinary laptops, as they have the life of batteries.
Therefore, ASUS has the most major smartphone processor Qualcomm Snapdragon on the laptop.Can a processor for smartphones be used as a laptop?Gizmodo Sam Rutherford is reviewing.
At first glance, "ASUS nova Go" looks like a normal 2 in 1.The performance is good, but it's not that exciting 13.The main feature is a 3 inch touch screen, a wide touchpad with a fingerprint reader, and a 360 -degree hinge that always turns the laptop into a tablet.However, this $ 600 (about 63,000 yen) hybrid has a burning heart in the hidden inside.… Transfer your smartphone.
What is this?: Windows 10S laptop equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon
Price: $ 600 (about 63,000 yen)
Favorite place: Battery with 15 hours!
I don't like it: The operation is slow
That's right.ASUS Nova Go is equipped with a smartphone processor.Moreover, there is no state -of -the -art chip in the mobile industry, Snapdragon 845.Instead, the NOVA GO is the 2017 Snapdragon 835, which debuted with Samsung Galaxy S8.But don't be fooled by the age of silicon.By pairing the ARM -based processor loaded with Windows 10 instead of general Intel and AMD X86 chips, ASUS NOVA GO shows a new evolution of laptops.
Because Windows PC, which incorporates Snapdragon designed with the efficiency of battery consumption in mind, is trying to redeem the meaning of the word "long -lasting battery".The benefits are not just endurance.All Windows-equipped Snapdragon computers can be connected to 4G LTE, so you don't have to be a person who listens to the Wi-Fi password everywhere you go.Now, how convenient is those two features actually?
In conclusion, it is very convenient!However, if you understand the limit of the platform.As you might expect, the performance of Windows OS, which uses resources violently, is not the best because it is the same processor as a mobile phone.
In fact, when I used multiple benchmarks that I often use for laptop tests, NOVA GO had a low score that I haven't seen recently.WebXPRT, which measures web browsing performances, is a result of 267 of the $ 550 Samsung Chromebook Pro (equipped with Intel M3), which we have reviewed last year, as far as we know, as long as we know the laptop.。
If there is a difference so far, you will want to doubt if such a product is meaningful, but in the first place Windows PC that runs on Snapdragon can also move the general Windows program, but originally at Microsoft Store.It is designed so that you can demonstrate the performance with the native Windows Universal Platform (UWP) app that can be purchased.
So when we ran WebXPRT on Edge, the score was almost doubled from 84 to 163.Still, it does not reach Intel Core M3, but it is still a convincing score.And in the real world, the difference in the score is not much a problem.Of course, sometimes you may feel caught or input lag, but it is common in many midrange and low -priced models.It can be stressful, but it doesn't go for the reason not to buy it.
Furthermore, since those models are Intel processors, the battery does not last as long as the Qualcomm Snapdragon device.The general battery durability test in us continues to play YouTube videos until the battery runs through Wi-Fi, but nova go was only 13 hours and 49 minutes.The reason why it is "just" is that it is only 13 hours and 24 minutes from XPS 13 with the 8th generation Core i7 without a touch screen.However, when the same test was performed on Edge, the endurance jumped and recorded 15 hours and 16 minutes.This is a longer record than any laptop in the past two years.It is not more than 20 hours that Qualcomm's independent experimenting, but it is still a wonderful result.
However, these tests are designed to consume as fast as possible, so in most cases, the endurance of nova go is longer in real life.I used it on the weekend, but I searched for a ticket for an untouched "Avengers" by browsing, saw a silly mystery, and did it for about 45 minutes other than work, but still only 1 or 2 % of charging.I didn't consume it.The efficiency of this laptop is quite good.
The 4G LTE modem with the NOVA GO standard equipment is a function that cannot be overlooked.Once you get the SIM card from your favorite carrier, insert it into nova go and set the access point name on Windows to complete.Like a zombie walking around in search of brain, you don't have to search for Wi-Fi wherever you go.Nova Go is a quick return from sleep and is always connected in the background, so you can browse it anywhere.This feeling seems to be experiencing the dream of "always connecting" that everyone expects with the appearance of 5G.That said, NOVA GO is not the first 4G LTE modem laptop.Microsoft has also released a 4G connection Surface at the beginning of this year.
Let's return to Nova Go.I definitely like it, but I don't know if I buy it personally.It's not a story about nova go, but a personal issue.In my case, I need the power to edit photos and videos anywhere, and I can do both nova go, but the processing is not quick.Also, now that you need a mobile phone, tablet, and cars, you have to pay the laptop data fee, you are afraid that mobile data alone will have to pay a considerable amount.And the price.I feel that the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage that comes with $ 600 is high.If ASUS raises these specifications without raising the price, I think it will be attractive as soon as possible.
In a sense, I think nova go can be the best laptop for students.Depending on the long battery time, forgetting charging at night will make a mistake that you can hardly notice.And thanks to the standard modem, the Internet can always be used, and there is enough CPU power to use web browsing, Google Docs, Office 365, etc.The pre -installed Windows 10S, a complete failure, is not a big deal.You can always upgrade to normal Windows 10 for free.
Windows on Snapdragon may not be able to revolutionize the entire computer, but it is wonderful to be able to choose different advantages and drawbacks.Also, if you think about how much effort is to put Windows in the ARM processor, this is just the beginning.
summary
・ The great battery time is the best in the past two years.
・ Although the performance is not so good, it is enough for everyday, and using a UWP app will improve even better.
・ Unlike the old Windows RT system, Snapdragon's Windows supports almost all Windows programs.
・ Thanks to this, I wanted to always connect to the Internet at all other laptops.
・ If the price becomes a little cheaper, Nova Go can be the best for students.
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