Not recently...
But I was an early adopter of a Surface RT device, which was an ARM based.
Back then the "app store" was very immature. The only apps that would run were some of those in the "app store", which was very immature at the time (Windows 8 era).
Not sure if they still sell it, but the Surface X was the "modern" equivalent (or more modern anyway). As the "app store" has improved, I think it's usefulness has improved as well. But invariably, you'll run into applications that won't run...
I think it really depends on what apps you care about. If all of them are in the app store, believe it shows if they'll run on Arm (but been awhile since I've looked). If they aren't in the App store, likely far less likely to work...
On the upside, the battery life was amazing (by comparison with "normal" PC architecture), as was thinness/weight/etc. I personally won't ever have my "only" device be an ARM based device. But I'd happily have/use one as a secondary device.
But I was an early adopter of a Surface RT device, which was an ARM based.
Back then the "app store" was very immature. The only apps that would run were some of those in the "app store", which was very immature at the time (Windows 8 era).
Not sure if they still sell it, but the Surface X was the "modern" equivalent (or more modern anyway). As the "app store" has improved, I think it's usefulness has improved as well. But invariably, you'll run into applications that won't run...
I think it really depends on what apps you care about. If all of them are in the app store, believe it shows if they'll run on Arm (but been awhile since I've looked). If they aren't in the App store, likely far less likely to work...
On the upside, the battery life was amazing (by comparison with "normal" PC architecture), as was thinness/weight/etc. I personally won't ever have my "only" device be an ARM based device. But I'd happily have/use one as a secondary device.
Statistics: Posted by SnowBog — Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:49 pm — Replies 1 — Views 132