Microsoft's upcoming Surface Pro 9 is preparing some radical new hardware options for consumers.
The ARM-based Qualcomm processor.
Unlike Apple, which is able to create a specific ARM-based chipset for an extremely limited hardware configuration, Windows needs to address far more combinations, from potentially far more partners, over a number of chipsets. The existing Windows ARM machines - primarily 2019’s Surface Pro X - are not a match for Apple Silicon in terms of raw performance but do offer the same advantages of battery life, instant-on, and improved connectivity.
What there hasn’t been is a significant advance on the Pro X. Much of this has been down to Qualcomm and an industry awaiting the next generation of ARM-based chips for Windows. With the SnapDragon 8cx Gen 3 ready for shipping, a new wave of ARM-based Windows machines should be ready to set sail alongside the more prevalent Intel-based machines.
Microsoft offering both ARM- and Intel-based options for the Surface Pro 9 family is an interesting decision. The biggest impact of this is the adoption of ARM in mainstream devices. The Surface Pro X may have had the branding, but it was pitched as an “X” machine rather than a numerical machine. That “X”perimental halo is going to be removed.
Windows on ARM is ready for the big time. And the Surface Pro 9 will welcome it back to the main stage.
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