Question Too early for an ARM laptop?

[ohm-ish]

Hi
I consider getting an ARM laptop as my next laptop

But it seems the support/compability is not there yet

Or does the "translation layer" work good for apps etc. that can't run natively in ARM?

I need to run apps like Cubase Pro, Ableton Live and the game Trackmania United Forever
EDIT: it seems that Trackmania runs fine natively with ARM
I'm still very curious about Cubase and Ableton

What do you think.. is it too early for ARM?

 

[kerberos_20]

someting runs under emulation, someting wont run, you would need to test it
insufficient data to say otherwise

you can test it inside shop aswell, just save installers on usb stick to save download time inside stores

 

[frogr]

Hi
I consider getting an ARM laptop as my next laptop

But it seems the support/compability is not there yet

Or does the "translation layer" work good for apps etc. that can't run natively in ARM?

I need to run apps like Cubase Pro, Ableton Live and the game Trackmania United Forever

What do you think.. is it too early for ARM?

What advantages do you foresee in a ARM laptop to offset the compatibility concerns. How much will you really gain in battery life or system cost?
I would want objective evidence that real-time apps like Ableton Live work without glitches.

 

[ohm-ish]

What advantages do you foresee in a ARM laptop to offset the compatibility concerns. How much will you really gain in battery life or system cost?
I would want objective evidence that real-time apps like Ableton Live work without glitches.

Sure it's nice with more battery life, but that's not in my focus
The effeciency, lightweight, low heat + low fan noise is what attracts me
+ ARM is the future

 

[rustigsmed]

despite the hype weren't the recent snapdragon laptops found to be good rather than great? you might want to check some reviews of them against the new ryzen 9 HX 370 type systems before deciding. once linux support catches up on the new laptops it may also be a better option on arm than windows for compatibility (ARM).