Would you actually buy a laptop powered by a phone processor?

[llorando]

Apple recently released the MacBook Neo, a $599 budget MacBook/laptop that makes use of the A18 Pro chip from from the iPhone 16 Pro. I wouldn't buy one as I already have a perfectly functioning laptop, but find it interesting that phone processors have advanced to the point they can no only power a laptop but also somewhat compete performance wise with AMD and Intel.

Yes

No

[SueShe]

I have little use of my notebook and I don't need a powerful processor. It has to have enough power for me to write emails, to follow on my homework given by my professors from university and to do some very basic online access.

I never watch clips or videos on my notebook that I use solely for school and my security settings are set to the strictest possible ones, making it difficult to even access sites that are unsafe.

Thus, a notebook that is powered with a phone processor would definitely be OK for me, just as long as it is not the brand you are advertising for.

[Sunrising]

I would buy a laptop powered by a phone processor, though I don't know what it should be powered by.

The laptop would obviously be fit for use, and I wouldn't need anything special for my purposes.

I've been trying to persuade myself to buy a cheap laptop ever since my computer broke.

At present I'm managing quite adequately with my mobile, but I might buy one if it's cheap enough.

[NathanDavis]

would I? for some things, yes...

it's kind of similar to a Chromebook, but better

however... I would never buy an Apple one, and that's because of their compatibility issues... as I do not want to be limited to their "ecosystem" alone

[genericname85]

no. i have a samsung phone. and these days you can also do that with a pixel phone as well. you basicaly just get an adapter for 20 bucks and then you can use existing keyboard, mouse and monitor to have a desktop experience. i see a laptop with phone level compute power as completely redundant.

[live2dance25]

No. It’s the same thing with anything running a Snapdragon (ARM) chip, can’t even find printer drivers, can barely use all the music production software I use, etc.

[blondfrog]

As long as its fast. Some phone proccessor are really good. Like the Reddragon company who makes cpus for phones.

[exitseven]

I am not a big fan of Apple. I am looking for a more higher end laptop when I turn in old Faithful here.