[znpy]

unironically, this.

i've been hearing about arm computer for almost twenty years and only just recently general-purpose decently-priced arm laptops have been released (qualcomm laptops, the macbook neo).

and arm desktop are still not a thing, in practice.

[Joker_vD]

Well, Apple M1/M2/etc. are, technically, ARMv8, and they're available as desktops.

[Joeboy]

Also the Acorn Archimedes is, technically, an ARM / RISC desktop.

[bluebarbet]

Distant memories of a 1980s London classroom.

[znpy]

they're not general-purpose in the sense that you can run any operating system nor they're decently priced.

[mavhc]

I have an ARM desktop from 1986 or 1987

https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A500.h...

[znpy]

technically true, practically irrelevant.

[heresie-dabord]

> arm desktop are still not a thing

The desktop market is not the only product space anymore.

Apple has had brilliant success with its ARM processors, proving that ARM is more than capable. Before Apple's switch, Chromebooks had been using ARM since 2011.

Android is the dominant operating system in mobile and most Android devices use the ARM platform. Many of these devices have desktop capability -- they are a viable convergence platform.

[andai]

I think the Surface Laptops (2018?) count, and arguably the previous models (2012+) sorta-kinda count (tablet + keyboard).

Side note: It's kinda funny to me that "the keyboard is detachable, the screen is glass and you can touch/write on it" makes it "lesser" than a laptop rather than being an upgrade.

But yeah, definitely happy to see more in this space. Now we just need e-Paper laptops to take off as well :)