Qualcomm’s M1-class laptop chips will be ready for PCs in “late 2023”

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  1. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Now this would be a game changer, because by now it's clear that Intel and AMD have got difficulties competing with the Apple M1 and M2 chip. But Qualcomm's chip will also be ARM based. Would you guys be willing to buy a desktop or laptop based on a Qualcomm CPU and do you think Windows and of course apps and videogames will be able to run on it without any significant problems?

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...top-chips-will-be-ready-for-pcs-in-late-2023/
     
  2. Keatah

    Keatah Registered Member

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    Everything's on the table if it runs my current software without difficulty or hiccups. Like 99% of the folks out there, just want it to work.

    As far as the question "do you think Windows and of course apps and videogames will be able to run on it without any significant problems?" goes.. That would have to be evaluated once the hardware is actually available.
     
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    It all depends on the licensing agreement M$ is willing to give them.
     
  4. Rasheed187

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    Actually, I have done some reading and from what I understood, Windows and the apps running on top should all be either redesigned or emulated in order to run on ARM chips, similar to how Apple uses Rosetta on the macOS. So I'm not sure if I would be willing to take the risk.

    But seems like M$ understands that ARM is currently superior to Intel and AMD x86 chips, so that's why they are focusing on it, see links. Sometimes I think that Apple is dumb for not selling their M1/M2 chips to other PC makers, I mean Apple only has about 10% of the PC market, so they could make a lot more money.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...h-a-new-dev-kit-and-arm-native-visual-studio/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/first...-microsofts-pluton-chip-heres-why-it-matters/
     
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