Thinking of buying an Arm-based Windows PC? These three issues might be dealbreakers

Is Windows 11 on Arm ready for primetime? After using three PCs with Snapdragon X processors for the past year, I discovered three issues that might make you think twice.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• PCs built with Arm processors work well with general productivity apps.
• Backup software may be unable to restore from an external drive.
• Gamers and hobbyists who want to dual-boot Linux will run into problems. 

Last year, when Microsoft released its first Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, I bought the cheapest one I could find. To my surprise, that Surface Pro 11 turned out to be a capable addition to my collection of computing devices, and I used it as my everyday work machine for about six months.

Also: Microsoft said my PC couldn't run Windows 11, but I upgraded in 5 minutes anyway - here ...