Imagine this if you will: a PC that doesn't have an Intel or AMD processor but is actually pretty good. Just imagine it. Although Windows on ARM has been around for a while, the performance just hasn't been good enough for it to be an attractive option. But now we're seeing the Snapdragon X processors from Qualcomm starting to hit the market, going head-to-head with Apple's M series. Qualcomm is even claiming the Snapdragon X Elite soundly beats Apple's M3. So, can this chip make Windows laptops a compelling buy for folks that might be otherwise considering a Mac? And why do we even need an ARM chip for Windows anyway? One of the biggest advantages of ARM is that ARM chips tend to be more power-efficient than those using the long-serving x86 architecture, which is a big part of the reason you see it used so often in phones where battery life is a key concern. This isn't universally true, as it's certainly possible to have ARM chips that use lots of power, like in some supercomputers. B...

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