▲ 192 ▼ Samsung does an Apple with its first Snapdragon X Elite laptop, suggesting the new Arm-based Windows machines aren't going to be a cheap alternative to x86 (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeze@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments Interesting. Samsung making a bold move here, but one that could make sense.
[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Samsung uses their competitors chips? Kinda weird to see permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What, how is Qualcomm competing with Samsung? Apple uses Samsung hardware, btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Owljfien@iusearchlinux.fyi 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Samsung make exynos chips which are arm. But Samsung even uses qualcomm in their phones in other regions so it's not unusual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Exynos are subpar to Qualcomm arm chips, or at least they were not so far ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jose1324@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They still are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago To surprise of no-one :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnityDevice@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago Not sure what you mean, they've always used Snapdragons? The S23 from 2023 uses one, and the S3 from 2012 uses them in some models, and most galaxies between those do as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What, how is Qualcomm competing with Samsung? Apple uses Samsung hardware, btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Owljfien@iusearchlinux.fyi 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Samsung make exynos chips which are arm. But Samsung even uses qualcomm in their phones in other regions so it's not unusual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Exynos are subpar to Qualcomm arm chips, or at least they were not so far ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jose1324@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They still are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago To surprise of no-one :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Owljfien@iusearchlinux.fyi 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Samsung make exynos chips which are arm. But Samsung even uses qualcomm in their phones in other regions so it's not unusual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Exynos are subpar to Qualcomm arm chips, or at least they were not so far ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jose1324@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They still are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago To surprise of no-one :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mihies@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Exynos are subpar to Qualcomm arm chips, or at least they were not so far ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jose1324@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They still are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago To surprise of no-one :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jose1324@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They still are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago To surprise of no-one :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago To surprise of no-one :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnityDevice@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago Not sure what you mean, they've always used Snapdragons? The S23 from 2023 uses one, and the S3 from 2012 uses them in some models, and most galaxies between those do as well. permalink fedilink source parent