Qualcomm's latest chipset could be the answer needed by Microsoft and its partners to catch up to Apple's ARM laptops.
Since the launch of Apple Silicon and the M1-powered MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, the Windows ecosystem has been working hard to catch up to Apple’s ARM laptops. Qualcomm ’s latest chipset could be the answer needed by Microsoft and its partners.When Apple Silicon ’s M1 chipset debuted on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air in 2020, it represented a generational jump in desk-bound computing.
The new MacBooks offered a notable increase in performance compared to similarly specced laptops at the same price. The battery life was extended and could be maintained even when higher performance was demanded. And, of course, Apple ensured that an emulation layer allowed users to run x86-based apps without any lag impacting the experience.
There was no immediate response to match Apple’s advance from the competition. Instead, Windows 10 on ARM, alongside Qualcomm’s ARM-based chips, focused on bringing the benefits of mobile to the platform; many devices, such as Microsoft’s ARM-based Surface Pro X, leaned into connectivity, mobility, and ARM’s instant-on capability.
This was all balanced against the weaker emulation, with full emulation of 64-bit apps not generally available until 2021 .... It’s been relatively calm sailing for Apple’s MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops, now on the third generation of the Mxx chipsets. That’s set to change later this year as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite ARM starts to appear on Windows-powered laptops.
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