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There's a lot of interest around the new desktop processors from Qualcomm, mainly because non-Mac people hope to have their M1 moment. The release of the new Snapdragon X Elite is rumored to be set around June 2024. Since Linux is perceived to be somewhat more mature than Windows in this architecture, which ARM-ready Linux distro do you perceive will be the winner on the desktop? And why?

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soapdog|1 year ago

I used a Surface Pro X for a while[1] and I don't really feel that Linux is more mature than Windows in terms of day-to-day desktop usage if I'm being honest. Windows on ARM worked surprisingly well on Win10 and I guess it works even better in Win11 (haven't tried, moved back to Mac).

[1]: https://andregarzia.com/2019/12/a-week-with-the-surface-pro-...

apatheticonion|1 year ago

I love Linux and use it daily, dual booted on my desktop PC.... But I agree with you completely.

I really want Linux to have a mature desktop experience and it's close but unfortunately not the yet.

Personally, I can put up with it and I don't feel it affects my work productivity - other than being annoying every now and then - but I can't yet recommend it in earnest to someone who wants to replace Windows and have no loss of functionality.

I also use a MBP and its only redeeming qualities are the battery life, hardware and track pad - MacOS is a bit rubbish and I'm annoyed at the hostility Apple demonstrates towards playing nice with cross platform technologies (e.g. Vulkan).

If the surface pro x elite has similar battery life and supports Linux - I'd be fine with a performance regression for the upgrade in capabilities