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Lenovo has
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Laptop (Cosmic Blue, 83ED0003US) on sale for $1,439.99 - $840.w/ eCoupon code
SLIM7XTREME in cart =
$599.99.
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Specs:
- 14.5" 3K (2944 x 1840), OLED, Glare, Dolby Vision, Touch, HDR 600 True Black, 100%DCI-P3, 1000 nits (Peak)/500 nits (Typical), 90Hz, Glass Display
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 12 Cores 3.40 GHz Processor CPU
- Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU
- 16GB LPDDR5X-8448MT/s Memory (Soldered)
- 1TB M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Solid State Drive SSD
- 1080P FHD IR Hybrid Camera with Dual Microphone and E-Shutter
- Wi-Fi 7 2x2 BE 320MHz & Bluetooth 5.4
- Backlit Keyboard
- 70Whr Battery
- 65W USB-C AC Adapter
- 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs.)
- Windows 11 Home 64 ARM
- Ports:
- 3x USB-C Full-Function (40Gbps, PD 3.1, DP 1.4)
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Anything requiring a driver probably won't work. You may get lucky with a basic device like a webcam that typically uses built-in Windows drivers. I don't believe the emulators work on drivers at all.
As far as emulated x86 and x64 programs, a lot of smaller programs work fine. Multi-gigabyte programs like Solidworks don't stand a chance. Turbotax doesn't work. Fusion 360 kind of works, some modules just don't work or crash the program, others work fine. There are a lot of websites that list programs as ARM compatible, but for some reason many of these simply don't work and I don't know what these websites get out of adding them to the list.
I suggest buying a Snapdragon laptop as a toy. See what works, what doesn't, what the advantages and disadvantages are. Ask software suppliers for nice compatible and efficient ARM versions of their programs. Do not expect to buy one of these as a replacement for an x86/x64 computer, at least not for a while. Apple switched everything to ARM. Microsoft is pushing toward ARM. ARM is the future, but it's not the present.
PS: This site actually takes you to ARM compatible download pages, it doesn't just say things work on ARM.
https://armrepo.ver.lt/
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Bought mine a year ago. Battery life is insanely good. Screen is gorgeous! Haven't had a single driver issue. Very happy with mine!
Really would like to purchase this.
But as others have mentioned compatibility is still growing. Many companies have since released native versions of apps, while others just won't work. (VMware for instance) Many developer tolls are slow still not running smoothly, if they can at all. Most nearly every major consumer app either works thru translation or has a native version now. We're at least a few more years out to be parity with x86, but if you're not a developer, chances are you may never run across any issues.
Just read what IT professionals say about current Windows on ARM devices.
https://www.reddit.com/r/snapdrag..._x2_
x86 is just dead for laptops. and its for good reason.
Also you saying x86 is dead is completely wrong, as you clearly have no idea how ISA's work. x86 compared to ARM has a very very small penalty. The SOLE reason why Qualcomm, Apple, etc dont use x86 was because they dont have a license to, and they cannot buy one either, leaving them to use ARM or RISC-V.
For actual work and gaming, Intel's Panther Lake is better for compatibility, reliability and performance compared to this specific chip. Some people cant even use their PRINTERS because their is no driver for ARM... Let alone play most games without issues, among other problems.
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Really would like to purchase this.
Just read what IT professionals say about current Windows on ARM devices.
https://www.reddit.com/r/snapdrag..._x2_
x86 is just dead for laptops. and its for good reason.
Also, comparing completely different devices.
I'm typing this on an arm windows laptop right now (vivobook x1plus) it's absolutely fine, and I'm a power user, I teach 3d art with this laptop 99.9% of software runs perfectly, also use it for games, and works great with gamepass as of a year ago now (they used to only allow streaming now you can install anything)
battery is great, and they tend to come paired with incredible screens (120 hz oled on a laptop this cheap is a dream)
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