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Note that in both cases the new processor was faster than the old one. Not so much for x86 on ARM.
by greglindahl 10y ago
Note that in both cases the new processor was faster than the old one. Not so much for x86 on ARM.
- freehunter 10y agoBack then, "faster" really meant faster. These days, there's far less of a gap between processor generations for a consumer use-case. Running Firefox on Windows 10 to check Gmail and Facebook and occasional Word usage probably wouldn't feel much slower if you're on an Apple A10 processor vs a Skylake core i5. We long ago reached the point where an iPad processor was fast enough for consumer usage, and I knew plenty of college students who were happy with their Surface (non-pro, ARM-based). For you and I, we want the fastest machines possible, and right now it's x86. For everyone else, I doubt they've even given it a thought, and I don't think they'd notice.
- gsnedders 10y agoAnd there's plenty of people whose primary devices are phones and tablets nowadays.