The Snapdragon X Plus made its debut in 2024 as the less powerful version of the Snapdragon X Elite, with this specific SoC powering a multitude of Windows notebooks that offer decent performance and exceptional battery life without burning through the customer’s wallet. However, it is one thing to have impressive paper specifications and another to perform as advertised, and one Windows laptop owner states that his experience of one year has been nothing but a nightmare, as his purchase is riddled with bugs, not to mention the lack of software support that might have provided some respite.
The ASUS Vivobook S15 hasn’t received any software update since June 2025, claims owner, suggesting that Qualcomm has a lot of work to do with OEMs to boost the user experience, making Apple’s MacBook lineup much more viable
On Reddit, ‘Fresh_Ingenuity_4520’ has expressed his frustration with using the ASUS Vivobook S15, which is kitted with a Snapdragon X Plus. Being a student and requiring a laptop that works and presents little to no problems right off the bat is a prerequisite for every user, but according to the owner’s experience, it appears that Qualcomm ignored this bit. When enrolled in college, you are expected to finish various projects, but the Redditor states that SQL Server support was nonexistent.
Additionally, some driver conflicts were present, despite the user claiming that the necessary software had been downloaded and installed from the official website. Additionally, a laptop manufacturer’s issuance of a software update can remedy a problem, but ASUS has not rolled out any release since June 2025, indicating that it is not just Qualcomm that is at fault, but its partners, too, who straight‑up abandon their products after a few months.
This leaves the more knowledgeable individuals to seek out answers because they don’t want their Snapdragon X Plus laptop to turn into a paperweight. Fresh_Ingenuity_4520 has also mentioned different bugs such as ‘when changing window it flashes white and eventually it will recover back’ or ‘performance issues that it bogs down on literally home screen just to navigate.’
Reformatting Windows did help matters for the Snapdragon X Plus laptop owner, but it is not a permanent fix, especially for software marketed as compatible with the platform, which turns out to be the exact opposite. Qualcomm’s first wave of Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops is scheduled to arrive next year, so the San Diego firm has plenty of months remaining to work with its partners and iron out any software problems.
Assuming Qualcomm has been unsuccessful with its second‑generation SoCs, the company is essentially letting Apple capture market share for free.
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