Re:Ask HN: So, where is the ARM desktop PC?
by spacedcowboy on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @07:05AM
(#33161842)
I have a Mac studio. It’s awesome.
I run several “windows only” apps on it as well as native Mac apps. Parallels + Windows-for-arm + Microsoft’s x86 emulation isn’t as smooth as Rosetta 2, but it’s still very very usable.
Running Altium[1] as I type, with a reasonably complex PCB in design (8 layers, DDR3, FPGA, HDMI) and it’s indistinguishable from running on a high-end PC. Said PC has been powered down for several months now, I just haven’t felt the need to use it.
Re:Ask HN: So, where is the ARM desktop PC?
by IndrekR on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @07:31AM
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Running similar configuration Altium on Macbook Air M1 (16GB). Not smooth, but can get things done. Well, except some keys not working properly (Shift; and having to remap Delete)
I run several “windows only” apps on it as well as native Mac apps. Parallels + Windows-for-arm + Microsoft’s x86 emulation isn’t as smooth as Rosetta 2, but it’s still very very usable.
Running Altium[1] as I type, with a reasonably complex PCB in design (8 layers, DDR3, FPGA, HDMI) and it’s indistinguishable from running on a high-end PC. Said PC has been powered down for several months now, I just haven’t felt the need to use it.
[1] https://www.altium.com/altium-designer/