There have been a few attempts to sell ARM-based laptops, including Smartbooks (1) and the Microsoft Surface. They&#x27;ve all flopped horribly. This doesn&#x27;t mean they can never be successful, but it does make PC manufacturers less likely to take the risk again.<p>Of course, users can always buy an ARM tablet and add a cheap keyboard&#x2F;case combo.<p>They needn&#x27;t necessarily be slow -- see the Apple iPad Pro, for example. However, most buyers are probably looking for something that costs less than a Windows 10 laptop, and you can now get Windows laptops or 2-in-1s for $199 or less. These also have almost-instant on and can run sandboxed smartphone-style apps, albeit only a few hundred thousand of them.<p>In sum, it could be tough to launch an ARM-format laptop (much more expensive than launching yet another Windows 10 laptop), and the margins would most likely be thin or negative.<p>(1) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Smartbook" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Smartbook</a>