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I bought a loaded one recently.
I'm assuming that the transition to ARM will take a while, especially for the upper-end of the Mac range, and I need x86 virtualisation and native Bootcamp support for the kind of work I do.
I'm also assuming that once my 16" becomes obsolete, I'll replace it with an ARM Macbook of some sort and keep a slim & light x86 machine to hand for the Windows/Linux x86 applications I can't do without.
The new ARM-based Microsoft laptops will feature emulation for both 32-bit and now 64-bit x86 software, so it's feasible that by the time I'll have to switch I'll be able to at least run Windows apps under emulation within an ARM Win10 VM.
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Looking to buy a laptop in the very near future, MBP 16 is on the shortlist.
Can get one for a good price with discount and vouchers, but wondering if the imminent release of the ARM powered versions makes buying one now a bad move?