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jasoneckert ◴[] No.45366812[source]
As someone who has used the Snapdragon X Elite (12 core Oryon) Dev Kit as a daily driver for the past year, I find this exciting. The X Elite performance still blows my mind today - so the new X2 Elite with 18 cores is likely going to be even more impressive from a performance perspective!

I can't speak to the battery life, however, since it is dismal on my Dev Kit ;-)

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typpilol ◴[] No.45366858[source]
How's the compatibility? Are there any apps that don't work that are critical?
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jasoneckert ◴[] No.45366894[source]
Have I had any app compatibility issues? To quote Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3, Line 87: "No."

The Prism binary emulation for x86 apps that don't have an ARM equivalent has been stellar with near-native performance (better than Rosetta in macOS). And I've tried some really obscure stuff!

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1. GeekyBear ◴[] No.45368590{3}[source]
That's certainly not what the reviews say.

Adobe apps that ran fine on Rosetta didn't work at all on Prism.

https://www.pcmag.com/articles/how-well-does-windows-on-arms...