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De.Central Deals | Don't miss out on Surface Pro X for only $799

De.Central Deals | Don’t miss out on Surface Pro X for only $799

Microsoft’s Surface Pro X is not the first Windows 10 on ARM PC, the first ARM-powered PCs came from HP and ASUS back in 2017 when Microsoft launched Windows 10 on ARM. But Microsoft’s ARM-based Windows journey began way before 2017. Some could cite, Windows phone, and other would point to the original Surface. The original Surface was black and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile SOC much…

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ARMs Race | Windows 11 on ARM-powered Surface Pro X benchmarked

ARMs Race | Windows 11 on ARM-powered Surface Pro X benchmarked

Microsoft released the first Dev Channel build of Windows 11 yesterday and as part of the expected performance enhancements I benchmarked my Surface Pro X with Windows 10 ahead of time. Yesterday when the Windows 11 Dev Build was released, I benchmarked it again and there are certainly performance gains to be had. Using Geekbench to benchmark Surface Pro X running Windows 10 last week received a…

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ARMs Race | Surface Pro X vs new 12.9-inch iPad Pro

ARMs Race | Surface Pro X vs new 12.9-inch iPad Pro

Today Apple gave their iPad Pro models a substantial performance boost by replacing the already fast A14 Bionic with the Apple-made M1 chip. The most powerful ARM-powered PC is the Surface Pro X powered by a custom Snapdragon 8cs Gen2 called Microsoft SQ2. We will examine specs for both Apple’s new M1-powered iPad Pro and Microsoft’s SQ2-powered Surface Pro X. Microsoft is developing Windows 10…

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ARMs Race | Windows x64 app emulation fixes coming in Windows 10 Dev Build 21292

ARMs Race | Windows x64 app emulation fixes coming in Windows 10 Dev Build 21292

Microsoft’s initial reaction to the iPad was with Surface. It was thin, light and improved on many limitations the first few iPad models had. Now Apple is copying many of Microsoft’s moves with their iPad line that today look more like PC’s than tablets. Microsoft’s efforts with the original ARM-based Surface PC’s are building to a time where ARM-based PC’s no longer rely on Intel or AMD and have…

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ARMs Race | Microsoft Silicon

ARMs Race | Microsoft Silicon

Microsoft is making headlines today, not for its next-gen consoles or any new PC’s but for what might someday power them. It’s no secret that Apple’s new Macs powrred by Apple’s new M1 chip has shaken the industry in a profound way. Microsoft is often seen as Apple’s counterpoint in the industry and when Apple’s three M1-powered Macs vastly outperformed Microsoft’s own Surface Pro X powered by…

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Adobe is delivering ARM-optimized apps for PC's and Macs while Serif is falls behind

Adobe is delivering ARM-optimized apps for PC’s and Macs while Serif is falls behind

Last week Apple entered a new era of ARM-powered Macs with the new Mac mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, joining ARM-powered PC’s as HP’s Envy X2, Samsung Galaxy Book, Acer Spin 7, Asus Nova Go, Samsung Galaxy Book S, Lenevo Flex 5G, Lenevo Yoga C630, Lenevo MIIX 630 and two generations of Microsoft’s Surface Pro X.

Creativity apps on next-gen PC’s & Macs

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One of the biggest…

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ARMs Race | Microsoft SQ2 vs Apple A14 Bionic

ARMs Race | Microsoft SQ2 vs Apple A14 Bionic

In the realm of ultra-powerful ARM Silicon for mobile computers, Apple and Microsoft can claim they have the two most powerful, but between them which one performs the best? We will examine benchmarks for both Apple’s new A14 Bionic and Microsoft’s SQ2 chips.

Apple’s commitment to move all of their Macs to Apple-made Silicon unifies their entire hardware eco-system under a series of future…

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