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Just last week, Qualcomm debuted its all-newSnapdragon X Elite, the new hotness for ARM-powered Windows laptops.
We were blown away.
This is too much to try and decipher before coffee.
I’ve already said thatI’m more excited for the future of laptops than in years.
Why does this matter at all?
Apple is the benchmark for what ARM-based computers can achieve right now.
Where’s the M2, Apple?!
Its platform is mature, and any bias aside, it’s phenomenal.
Nobody can deny that.
At least, in theory.
Qualcomm is coming.
Remember that scene in The Hangover where Alan plays Blackjack with equations flying around his head?
That’s me this morning after the Apple event.
We always love having a giggle at Apple’s graphs, and this event was absolutely no exception.
I mean, look at this beauty:
Where’s the M2?!
Not only that, but it uses up to 30% less power than the M2.
So that’s helpful.
Apple will always only do what makesApplelook best on in-house graphs.
But even then, this was a bit of a fiasco.
Snapdragon X Elite is looking good against M3… we think(?)
Right now, we have some numbers from Qualcomm and the company’s reference hardware.
Soon, we’ll have real-world figures from Apple M3 laptops as well.
More details on those graphs would have helped, though.
