Will this new Dell ARM laptop run Zorin?

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/qualcomm/spd/inspiron-14-3420-laptop

Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 2

$500 but I found a $50 coupon.

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Doesn't look like it's an install-it-and-run-it setup quite yet.

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Won't come till April 3rd so I can always cancel. No lighted keypad tho.

BTW, I found the code using the Slick Deals extension. It ran about a dozen and found one. R8QKNX4536PWZL

Edit: Ordered it. $59 off. Free shipping.

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ZorinGroup does hope to release an ARM version of Zorin OS in the future.

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I can't predict the future of laptops, it may work out well if it has ARM on board and the battery lasts a long time.

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Especially considering that the SnapDragon 8 Gen 3 is comparable with an Intel i7, with a TDP of only 7 to 9 W.

If I were in the market for an ARM processor machine, I'd go for the Gen 3 CPUs... they're supposedly ~85% faster than the Gen 2 CPUs, and the GPU is ~60% faster, with the same TDP.

Essentially, cell phone processors are becoming so powerful that they can now be used in laptops and desktops.

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