Is ARM great? No. It's slower than similarly-priced AMD64 machine, and for some reason, whatever power-saving algorithm my particular compute module is running makes everything CPU-intensive that interacts with the users choppy and annoying.

But it's more than usable, and I have no doubt it'll get better over time.

Here's the most important thing about ARM for me though:

It's not Intel: I refuse to fund the American fascist regime through its stake in Intel.
It's not American: I refuse to fund the American fascist regime through sales taxes.
It's not Russian: even if Elbrus processors were obtainable, I refuse to fund the Russian fascist regime through sales taxes.

The ARM stuff I currently rock is made in China. Not great, but if you need a computer, it's sadly the least terrible option at the moment.

[–] Lukstru@fedia.io 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I‘d argue that an autocratic regime that has been exploiting and putting minorities into work camps for decades is worse than one that just started to recently and still has a chance to revert course

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 0 points 3 days ago

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