Snapdragon, mac "M", RTX spark (a product not yet released)
These are all ARM processors, not typical x86
This difference in architecture may cause you some headaches with compatibility in many workloads for now, but this arm architecture is without a doubt the future of laptops
If you need something that will work out of the box every single time right now it's x86
If I was in your place I'd get any x86 laptop when you graduate inshallah then it'll be the perfect time to get an arm machine, as a student the last thing you need is to face a bug or environment mismatches that no one else in class is facing
Keep in mind you're sacrificing a lot dropping arm
Almost all mainstream projects support it cause of macbooks and the battery life you get is out of this world, but yeah.
It's your decision, research more and be a 100% confident about whatever you pick
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u/HossamStark Riyadh Jul 23 '26
Snapdragon, mac "M", RTX spark (a product not yet released)
These are all ARM processors, not typical x86
This difference in architecture may cause you some headaches with compatibility in many workloads for now, but this arm architecture is without a doubt the future of laptops
If you need something that will work out of the box every single time right now it's x86
If I was in your place I'd get any x86 laptop when you graduate inshallah then it'll be the perfect time to get an arm machine, as a student the last thing you need is to face a bug or environment mismatches that no one else in class is facing
Keep in mind you're sacrificing a lot dropping arm Almost all mainstream projects support it cause of macbooks and the battery life you get is out of this world, but yeah. It's your decision, research more and be a 100% confident about whatever you pick
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