Don't do it!I am tempted to try one and see how they handle my apps.
Yeah I would wait for X Elite 2 as well. Especially since it will be on N3P.Don't do it!
Because then you might get soured on ARM. Wait for Snapdragon X Elite 2.0 with Oryon V3 cores.
Besides, there are laptops like this that probably deserve your dollars more: https://me.pcmag.com/en/laptops/298...-matte-laptop-screen-soothes-my-tired-peepers
Node is whatever, Hamoa just was rough.Yeah I would wait for X Elite 2 as well. Especially since it will be on N3P.
The love affair between MS and Intel has been over for quite a while. If you need evidence just look at how the current Surface devices are pushing ARM on Windows.
Neither does Qualcomm.and neither Intel or AMD makes anything tablet worthy.
x86 and ARM have different memory ordering models, sharing caches would be a nightmare (if even possible). And you're adding a lot of cost and complexity to the CPU to do this when you could just run x86 instead, and spend the transistors on making your CPU more efficient.AMD can prevent that by making hybrid ISA cores. ARM and x86 cores that share caches and OS can switch to whichever the application code desires.
What problem does Windows on ARM solve?
Folks, let's play a game. The rules are simple, you find one article while taking a break from work, then quickly head to a relevant Anandtech forum thread and see if the news fits one of the last replies. Here's my first attempt:Competition. Intel is a dumpster fire rn and AMD is getting too greedy lately, WoA opens the lots of others CPUs, not only from big brands, but from small startups too.
At Computex 2025, WinFuture was speaking to some long-time MediaTek employees at their booth and questioned them as to when the company’s chipset would make a debut. Unfortunately, these individuals did not have positive news to share, stating that it could be a while before we get our first look at the silicon, primarily because both Microsoft and other notebook manufacturers have shown little to no interest in adopting a MediaTek chipset. The report states that both companies do not have a robust relationship, which could be preventing another player from entering this category.
Its simple, lower the prices and the OEMs will be all over it... everyone wants to enter a new market and still expects to make a killing, ask Qualcomm.Folks, let's play a game. The rules are simple, you find one article while taking a break from work, then quickly head to a relevant Anandtech forum thread and see if the news fits one of the last replies. Here's my first attempt:
MediaTek Faces Obstacles In Bringing Its High-End Chipset To Windows Laptops; No Major Company Has Shown Interest In Using Its SoCs, With Its 3nm Kompanio Not Being Considered Either
Windows laptop makers have reportedly shown little to no interest in using MediaTek’s chipset in their machineswccftech.com
So we get competition, but only from the chosen
Nothing is stopping Mediatek from launching a laptop with a decent desktop Linux distro. At least they can do a kickstarter sort of limited production run to gauge demand. If the hardware is up to snuff, they may get Microsoft interested in a partnership. If they were expecting a deep level of partnership like M$ had with Qualcomm, maybe they should be grateful. M$ sucks more out of their partner than they give. Sega and Nokia are prime examples.So we get competition, but only from the chosen
Nope.lower the prices and the OEMs will be all over it
I always found it funny with Chromebooks that the manufacturers seem to insist on making a subpar product but at price parity with Windows laptops. "Ours is the same price and you can do less with it!"
They weren't marketed based on selling price, they were marketed based on TCO. That's important for schools who don't care about the "more" you can do with Windows and probably can't afford more than a couple entry level IT people to manage laptops for an entire school district.
Since when lower price is not an advantage?Nope.
You need to have a distinct platform with distinct advantages and g2m channel muscle to get anywhere, and MTK has neither.
Well they can't price their stuff lower than Intel or AMD can.Since when lower price is not an advantage?
They can't.They dont want to lower prices and thats another problem.
The issue is that Qualcomm is not improving in the GPU space which even Intel squashes them hard.Folks, let's play a game. The rules are simple, you find one article while taking a break from work, then quickly head to a relevant Anandtech forum thread and see if the news fits one of the last replies. Here's my first attempt:
MediaTek Faces Obstacles In Bringing Its High-End Chipset To Windows Laptops; No Major Company Has Shown Interest In Using Its SoCs, With Its 3nm Kompanio Not Being Considered Either
Windows laptop makers have reportedly shown little to no interest in using MediaTek’s chipset in their machineswccftech.com
So we get competition, but only from the chosen
Since when lower price is not an advantage?