Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit: The CoPilot-est PC, tested

I want off Qualcomm's wild ride.

Links with more info and references:

- Arrow product page for Dev Kit: https://www.arrow.com/en/products/c8380-12c-mp-32g/thundercomm
- ALL my test data: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/51
- Full teardown blog post: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/qualcomm-snapdragon-dev-kit-windows-teardown-2024
- Blog post explaining the saga of buying a unit: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/where-qualcomms-snapdragon-x-elite-dev-kit
- Alex's video about the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCiAAunK1K4
- LTT video on using CoPilot laptops for a month: https://youtu.be/zFMTJm3vmh0
- DigiTimes Asia article on slow sales: https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20240916PD211/
- TWiT podcast speculating HDMI caused delays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlEV38cO8Gs

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Contents:

00:00 - Delays for devs
02:02 - CoPilot+ failure to launch
04:10 - Unboxing the Dev Kit
05:20 - Teardown and internals
07:00 - Getting to the X Elite
08:21 - Windows 11 Home
08:48 - Fan noise
09:21 - Benchmarks and power consumption
10:08 - Small bugs and updates for days
10:48 - Firefox, Edge, and GPU acceleration
11:04 - Linux when?
12:08 - Microsoft must do this