Do I need to wait for Arm based Windows laptops if I want a dead silent laptop?

[hajime]

Hi, I guess I can live without a Mac. One annoying thing about Windows laptops is that for no reason, even I leave them alone, the fans kick in sometimes. Another thing is backlight bleed of the screen. Am I correct that the current Windows laptops still make fan noise when left alone or running basic office productivity applications? Is the backlight bleed issue just by luck?

 

[Mike Boreham]

What about this:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...d-X13s-offers-long-battery-life.604882.0.html

If ARM is not essential then there are others:

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-fanless-laptops/

 

[FreakinEurekan]

You could always get a Chromebook. Or an iPad, which is what I use.

 

[hajime]

What about this:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...d-X13s-offers-long-battery-life.604882.0.html

If ARM is not essential then there are others:

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-fanless-laptops/

Am I correct that if I get an ARM based Windows laptop, I will run Arm version of Windows which may have compatibility issues with some Windows software just like running Windows using Parallels on M1 Mac?

 

[Mike Boreham]

Am I correct that if I get an ARM based Windows laptop, I will run Arm version of Windows which may have compatibility issues with some Windows software just like running Windows using Parallels on M1 Mac?

I am no expert on this but ARM Windows includes an X86 emulator whether it runs on a ARM Windows machine or in Parallels on an M1 Mac. The X86 emulater seems very well thought of AFAICS, like Rosetta which does similar job between Intel and ARM on Silicon Macs.

I use ARM windows because it is the only way to run Windows on Silicon, but I am not clear at all why a Windows machine user would choose ARM over X86.

 

[hajime]

I am no expert on this but ARM Windows includes an X86 emulator whether it runs on a ARM Windows machine or in Parallels on an M1 Mac. The X86 emulater seems very well thought of AFAICS, like Rosetta which does similar job between Intel and ARM on Silicon Macs.

I use ARM windows because it is the only way to run Windows on Silicon, but I am not clear at all why a Windows machine user would choose ARM over X86.

Quietness is the only reason I consider ARM over X86.

 

[Mike Boreham]

Quietness is the only reason I consider ARM over X86.

There are fanless X86 Windows machines, as in the second link I posted.

Maybe fanless ARM machines are more powerful that fanless X86 machines?

Do the fanless X86 machines not meet your needs?

 

[bobcomer]

Hi, I guess I can live without a Mac. One annoying thing about Windows laptops is that for no reason, even I leave them alone, the fans kick in sometimes. Another thing is backlight bleed of the screen. Am I correct that the current Windows laptops still make fan noise when left alone or running basic office productivity applications? Is the backlight bleed issue just by luck?

I never had backlight bleed on any of my laptops, especially with the OLED ones.

As for fan, yes, they run, but for my Lenovo X series laptops, you don't hear the fan.

I wouldn't buy a laptop without a fan, so I have no idea if you can buy an intel one now... I tried an M1 Air, and that was an unmitigated disaster.

 

[SteveJUAE]

Hi, I guess I can live without a Mac. One annoying thing about Windows laptops is that for no reason, even I leave them alone, the fans kick in sometimes. Another thing is backlight bleed of the screen. Am I correct that the current Windows laptops still make fan noise when left alone or running basic office productivity applications? Is the backlight bleed issue just by luck?

Why wait ? ARM windows laptops have been available much longer than Macs

My wife little Samsung Book S has been great and since Win11 all the previous compatibility issues with 64bit programmes is largely resolved

Most good small windows laptops have a fan less mode option as an alternative

 

[SteveJUAE]

I am no expert on this but ARM Windows includes an X86 emulator whether it runs on a ARM Windows machine or in Parallels on an M1 Mac. The X86 emulater seems very well thought of AFAICS, like Rosetta which does similar job between Intel and ARM on Silicon Macs.

I use ARM windows because it is the only way to run Windows on Silicon, but I am not clear at all why a Windows machine user would choose ARM over X86.

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