WEBVTT 00:00:00.267 --> 00:00:04.032 ♪ It was all a meme ♪ ♪ I used to diss Intel through the screen ♪ 00:00:04.032 --> 00:00:07.920 ♪ Until it started looking really bad for blue team ♪ - Because it is. 00:00:07.920 --> 00:00:13.450 Yeah, things aren't looking super great for Intel right now. On desktop, they're getting hammered by AMD. 00:00:13.450 --> 00:00:17.850 And in thin and light laptops, there's ARM to contend with. Apple will be ditching Intel 00:00:17.850 --> 00:00:22.570 for their own ARM-powered machines in a couple of years. And even Microsoft has been flirting with ARM 00:00:22.570 --> 00:00:27.970 in the form of Qualcomm-powered devices, like the Surface Pro X and Galaxy Book S. 00:00:27.970 --> 00:00:32.370 But that's why this machine is so exciting for Intel. 00:00:32.370 --> 00:00:36.460 It's the Galaxy Book S. The Intel version, 00:00:36.460 --> 00:00:41.470 not the Qualcomm version. That's right, this is the first notebook on the market, 00:00:41.470 --> 00:00:47.400 powered by an Intel Core processor with Intel Hybrid Technology processor. 00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:51.230 (sighs) see, this is what I'm talking about. Intel just called it Lakefield. Just called it Lakefield. 00:00:51.230 --> 00:00:54.800 Anyways, Lakefield is targeting ARM head-on 00:00:54.800 --> 00:01:00.220 and it has five Cores, which is weird, but also might be awesome. 00:01:00.220 --> 00:01:05.040 Just like this segue to our sponsor. Today's video is brought to you by MSI. 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:10.530 The MSI MAG CORELIQUID 360R - AIO is quiet and features of rotating blockhead, 00:01:10.530 --> 00:01:13.700 high thermal dissipation, radiator pump design and more. 00:01:13.700 --> 00:01:18.311 Check it out in the link below. (upbeat music) 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:30.760 As I mentioned, there are two Galaxy Book Ss. The first one was powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:34.580 which is essentially a Snapdragon 855 modified for desktop use, 00:01:34.580 --> 00:01:37.810 and was announced at Samsung's 2019 Unpacked event, 00:01:37.810 --> 00:01:42.310 one year ago. Like other Windows laptops with ARM-based Qualcomm processors, 00:01:42.310 --> 00:01:46.310 the Galaxy Book S sported some killer features like a super thin and light body, 00:01:46.310 --> 00:01:50.090 built-in LTE connectivity, and ridiculously long battery life. 00:01:50.090 --> 00:01:53.350 23 hours of video playback? Why would you even... 00:01:53.350 --> 00:01:56.850 can we settle down please? But it was delayed into 2020, 00:01:56.850 --> 00:02:00.860 long enough for Microsoft to release their own ARM-powered Surface Pro X 00:02:00.860 --> 00:02:05.780 featuring the Snapdragon SQ1, which is basically an even further modified 8cx. 00:02:05.780 --> 00:02:10.530 I reviewed that device last year and the story there was similar to the one being told by reviewers 00:02:10.530 --> 00:02:14.030 of the first Galaxy Book S. It's very pretty, 00:02:14.030 --> 00:02:18.410 and can stay awake a long time, but being an ARM-powered laptop, 00:02:18.410 --> 00:02:22.330 it has a fatal flaw. It's an ARM-powered laptop. 00:02:22.330 --> 00:02:25.560 See, ARM architecture isn't better than x86 architecture 00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:30.230 across the board. There are trade offs. ARM uses a much smaller instruction set, 00:02:30.230 --> 00:02:35.700 which leads to greater power efficiency, but doesn't lead to the type of unlimited power 00:02:35.700 --> 00:02:39.170 that you can get with fully loaded Intel or AMD processors. 00:02:39.170 --> 00:02:42.370 And then there's the fact that our most popular desktop operating systems, 00:02:42.370 --> 00:02:46.010 Windows and macOS, are built for x86 processors. 00:02:46.010 --> 00:02:49.700 So a lot of 64-bit programs just can't run on ARM chips. 00:02:49.700 --> 00:02:54.510 Now companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe are trying to fix this with compatibility layers 00:02:54.510 --> 00:03:00.130 that allow x86 apps to run on ARM. But the experience varies from pretty dang good, 00:03:00.130 --> 00:03:03.750 as seen in Microsoft's Edge browser, to pretty dang sucky, 00:03:03.750 --> 00:03:07.100 as seen by anyone who tries to use Photoshop on ARM, 00:03:07.100 --> 00:03:10.130 or run Cinebench. As new and cool as it is, 00:03:10.130 --> 00:03:15.400 ARM just hasn't got enough sick gains to do bicep curls with the big boys. 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:20.140 And that is where Intel may smell (sniffs) 00:03:20.140 --> 00:03:23.350 opportunity. Because this, 00:03:23.350 --> 00:03:27.700 the second Galaxy Book S, uses the exact same design as the first one. 00:03:27.700 --> 00:03:32.440 It's got a 13.3 inch touch display, a super thin 11 millimeter body 00:03:32.440 --> 00:03:35.630 that only weighs about two pounds. There's two USB-C ports, 00:03:35.630 --> 00:03:39.780 one on each side, plus a headphone jack, which the Surface Pro X lacked. 00:03:39.780 --> 00:03:43.770 Thank you, Samsung. The trackpad is as large as it can be 00:03:43.770 --> 00:03:47.690 and is generally smooth and responsive. And the keyboard is, 00:03:47.690 --> 00:03:51.020 that's not very good. It's got a mushy bottom, very little travel, 00:03:51.020 --> 00:03:55.150 and I think we got an international version of it because it's got some weird keys on there. 00:03:55.150 --> 00:03:58.436 Like what, what is this, what how do I, what do, 00:03:58.436 --> 00:04:01.870 what do I do with that? But the difference with this version of the Galaxy Book S, 00:04:01.870 --> 00:04:08.410 is that instead of an ARM-powered Qualcomm processor, it's running an Intel Core processor with Intel Hybrid it's 00:04:08.410 --> 00:04:12.870 it's running a Lakefield processor. A Core i5-L16G7. 00:04:12.870 --> 00:04:17.320 And it's the first one of its kind. Here's why that's important. 00:04:17.320 --> 00:04:20.530 Lakefield is Intel's answer to ARM. 00:04:20.530 --> 00:04:25.040 Part of the reason ARM processors are so power efficient is because they use what ARM calls 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:29.680 a big.LITTLE design, in which low power cores handle less demanding tasks 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:32.780 with more heavy operations being handled by high power cores. 00:04:32.780 --> 00:04:37.630 Lakefield adopts this same strategy, pairing one powerful Sunny Cove Core, 00:04:37.630 --> 00:04:41.043 with four smaller Tremont Cores. So, 00:04:41.043 --> 00:04:45.940 can this odd number of cores, even the odds against ARM? 00:04:45.940 --> 00:04:49.050 Well, while this design does give the Intel-powered 00:04:49.050 --> 00:04:54.600 Galaxy Book S very impressive battery life, Samsung says it gets 17 hours of video playback, 00:04:54.600 --> 00:05:00.140 it doesn't stretch the notebook's 42-watt hour battery, as much as the Qualcomm version with 25 hours. 00:05:00.140 --> 00:05:04.430 But neither of those reflect real world use anyways. And we ended up getting around 11 or 12 hours 00:05:04.430 --> 00:05:09.360 with this thing. Which is still really impressive, if not as impressive as the sick merch you can get 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:13.590 from lttstore.com (laughs) The other major plus 00:05:13.590 --> 00:05:17.140 for this version of the Galaxy Book S is, as I alluded to before, 00:05:17.140 --> 00:05:22.650 it's ability to run x86 apps natively. I actually got a Cinebench result for this thing. 00:05:22.650 --> 00:05:27.770 And, yeah, it's pretty lackluster, getting crushed by the HP Envy X360 00:05:27.770 --> 00:05:31.340 that has similar battery life. But it's a result. 00:05:31.340 --> 00:05:34.560 Whereas our Surface Pro X wouldn't even launch the app. 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:38.470 Photoshop! I used the Galaxy Book S to edit a thumbnail in Photoshop. 00:05:38.470 --> 00:05:42.550 And while some of the more demanding functions like Content-Aware Fill chugged a bit, 00:05:42.550 --> 00:05:44.793 it was mostly fine. Just fine. 00:05:45.950 --> 00:05:49.170 And in terms of general use, I didn't really notice anything too concerning 00:05:49.170 --> 00:05:54.010 while I was using this thing as my work laptop. It's paltry eight gigs of RAM wasn't quite enough 00:05:54.010 --> 00:05:58.600 to keep the content in all my browser tabs and messaging apps fully all the time 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:02.525 and general system navigation was definitely slower than my regular work laptop 00:06:02.525 --> 00:06:06.040 with its Core i7. But unlike a Windows on ARM machine, 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:09.650 I wasn't holding my breath every time I launched an app. At the very least, 00:06:09.650 --> 00:06:15.000 I knew it would probably run. So, sign me up for the Intel-powered Galaxy Book S. 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.042 Lemme just go and add it to my cart and ah! 00:06:18.042 --> 00:06:23.510 950 bucks? No! Yeah, if you wanna try one of these machines out 00:06:23.510 --> 00:06:27.950 for yourself, know that you will be stepping very clearly into the 00:06:27.950 --> 00:06:32.650 early adopter role. The Galaxy Book S very much belongs to that category of devices 00:06:32.650 --> 00:06:37.010 that companies design, not so much to appeal to the average Joe or Karen, 00:06:37.010 --> 00:06:41.210 but to the average Bezos or Beyonce. There's some other downsides here too. 00:06:41.210 --> 00:06:46.100 The Lakefield version doesn't come with LTE, although it can connect to slower forms of broadband. 00:06:46.100 --> 00:06:50.240 And the five-Core L16G7 has less raw horsepower 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:53.740 than the eight-Core higher clock Snapdragon 8cx. 00:06:53.740 --> 00:06:57.160 But if you've got some money to spend on a ridiculous, thin and light notebook 00:06:57.160 --> 00:07:01.360 that will run Photoshop, the Galaxy Book S is here for you. 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:04.600 Now, it just remains to be seen whether it will pave the way for more 00:07:04.600 --> 00:07:08.530 better Lakefield devices in the future, because Intel's future 00:07:08.530 --> 00:07:14.560 may depend on it. 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