A `Surface Go X` is a great idea, but the time is not right
(Windows Phone Central)

An ARM-powered Surface Go X is enticing, but the tech won`t be there until later in 2022. The concept of an ARM-powered `Surface Go X` to compliment the Intel-powered Surface Go 3 is enticing. As someone who has boasted about ARM technology with Windows since 2016, I`m not only a huge fan of Windows on ARM PCs, but I use them all the time (I currently jump between Surface Pro X and HP`s Elite Folio). So, a recent editorial we published asking why Microsoft hasn`t made a budget Surface Go X powered by ARM resonated with me. I`m all for the idea. Such a device could be slightly thinner and get comparably more battery life than even Surface Go 3 while keeping the costs similar. The benefits of ARM seem apparent, so why is Microsoft so obstinate? The answer is simple: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cx Gen 2 is not good enough. Since 2016 I`ve been commenting how this is a journey, not a race. But I`m not naïve. Going into the fifth year since Windows on ARM was announced, there has been a...