This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton

Key points

• is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget.
• He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Nvidia’s announcement that it’s getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge.
• Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life — at least on the Mac.
• In the Windows world, performance hasn’t fully matched up under Qualcomm chips, mostly in the graphics department.
• There’s clearly still untapped potential, and Nvidia seems to be promising to deliver it.