High-end computers with Windows 10 and ARM SoC could opt for a new Snapdragon 1000 processor

Recently we saw how Qualcomm had high hopes for the Snapdragon 850 processor, a type of SoC that was above all an evolution of the Snapdragon 845 designed for _smartphones_ that could be used for convertible computers or laptops with Windows 10.

However, it seems that the ambition towards the equipment called _always connected_ or always connected, is going further. The reason is that now there are references to a new processor signed by Qualcomm and named Snapdragon 1000 that would arrive to be integrated into computers with high-end Windows 10 ARM.

More power for Windows 10 ARM

The computers that have debuted with this architecture and Windows 10 as an operating system are those signed by Lenovo and Asus, two models that, however, we already saw how they could become outdated almost before reaching the market. They use a Snapdragon 835 processor when the Snapdragon 845 is already a reality

These are devices, we already know, that boast permanent 4G LTE connection and performance in terms of autonomy that places them among the most interesting on the market. All this in theory, if we stick to the information provided by manufacturers.

The problem or the blessing, depending on how you look at it, is that when we are still waiting for equipment that integrates a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and while those that offer the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 have not reached many markets, alreadyWe are talking about a third generation of equipment or a second, if limited to high-end models.

The use of an alleged Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 processor for Windows 10 ARM would have above all the objective of competing with Intel processors That could be the idea, although we have little data about it to be able to give it a foundation. There is talk, it is rumored, that this series would have a thermal design power (TDP) of up to 12 watts, almost double that of the Snapdragon 850 that stays at 6.5 watts and very close to the Intel Core U series processors that usually offer a TDP of 15 watts.

There would be several manufacturers that would already be working on computers with Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 processors that would see the light of day at the end of 2018 or at the beginning of 2019In fact Asus is one of the manufacturers that could be developing a computer under this architecture that would be known by the code name of Asus Primus.

If this is the case in the end, it is more than confirmed that it would not be a good idea to get hold of one of the first generation laptopsof Windows ARM computers. It would be wise to wait for the Snapdragon 845 processors or even that supposed Snapdragon 1000 rather than shell out a significant amount of money for a device that can be lame much sooner than expected.

Source | WinFuture In Xataka Windows | Computers with ARM and Windows processors. Is it interesting to buy the first batch or better wait?