Don’t forget also the app support, a lot more apps support x86, than ARM.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 5 days ago
I think most of us moved on to X86 by now.
filister@lemmy.world 4 days ago
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 days ago
That’s what I was referring to about versatility
Piece_Maker@feddit.uk 4 days ago
ARM boards are just a pain to use right now. There’s always some stupid quirk or driver problem and that’s if you even manage to find an up to date image for your chosen OS that works (because I can just about guarantee the ‘generic ARM’ one won’t). Feels like every few months someone announces something that’ll make all these problems go away yet here we are.
barsquid@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It does seem more likely to not have dumb problems when you have a sane x86 bootloader.
stoy@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
What is the difference between x86 and X86?
Redex68@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The fact that X86 came after a full stop so his phone auto capitalised it.
stoy@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
I see I got confused as he capitalized the X in the middle of the first sentence as well and thought I had missed something
Redex68@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Didn’t even see that one. Probably just a missclici.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 days ago
Autocorrect 😛
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 4 days ago
I find it interesting, manufacturers of laptops and maybe even desktops, are looking to switch to arm after decades of x86.
And home servers, which have run on arm for years, are now switching to x86
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Could you install older windows systems on a single board x86? Like maybe xp? Or windows 7?
Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Why would you want to?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Because I don’t like Windows 10, and Windows 11 seems like a privacy nightmare.
Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
And Windows XP and 7 are a security nightmare without any support.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 days ago
I love ARM so much compared to x86, but speaking from a low-cost consumer server perspective, x86 is a great value, and it comes with a no compromises on software compatibility.
sploosh@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That’s the biggest thing. apt install xyz works on my N100 based box every time I expect it will, but it was always a crapshoot on a Pi.