AI PCs might take off slowly, but battery life benefits is set to become Snapdragon X's real selling point
Adobe and other developers reportedly resisted requests to optimize AI applications for NPUs
The "OKPad" combines E-Ink and IPS displays in new bargain dual-screen laptop
Reasonably priced, if not a bit underpowered
MacBook Air M1 goes for the kill at $649 on Walmart
Walmart is selling the Apple MacBook Air M1 for $649, just in time for the back-to-school season. First and foremost, the Air M1 runs fast and cool, offering a solidly built design and long battery life. Specs are only decent, but in terms of usability it's a great machine that we recommend.
Microsoft's Surface Copilot+ PCs earn high scores from iFixit for being super repairable
A welcome change from Microsoft
LG Display begins mass production of world's first tandem OLED laptop screens
Two is better than one
How Much RAM Do Gamers Need? 16GB vs. 32GB vs. 64GB
How much RAM do gamers need? It's a question we get asked a lot, and it's one we used to answer yearly with a good old-fashioned benchmark review. Here's our latest update.
Pocket 386 retro laptop with 40 MHz CPU, 8 MB RAM arrives for under $200
40 MHz in your pocket
Intel Lunar Lake chips might be delayed, while competing Snapdragon X and AMD Strix Point are ready to go
Possibly delayed until late 2024
Samsung warns of app incompatibility on its Qualcomm PCs, despite Microsoft's promise
Fortnite is on the list, too
In context: Poorer performance aside, a big reason for the slow uptake of Arm-based Windows PCs has been the lack of compatibility with many commonly used apps and games. Microsoft has tried to address that with Prism, an emulation layer that lets apps run "great," regardless of whether their developers have baked in support for the architecture; however, Samsung is seemingly contradicting those claims with a new disclaimer.
Dell's first Snapdragon X Elite XPS laptop breaks cover at $1,300
Inspiron and Intel Core Ultra versions also available, with Latitude coming later
Panasonic's AI-enabled Toughbook with Intel Ultra processor starts at $4,700
First AI-enabled Toughbook
AMD's Strix Point chip could boost handheld PC gaming performance by over 30%
One of the first Ryzen AI 300 devices could come in the form of GPD's foldable laptop
Roundup: Snapdragon X Elite Windows laptop first impressions, performance and battery life preview
A solid start feat. Asus VivoBook S 15, Microsoft Surface Laptop 15 and ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Cheaper Copilot+ AI PCs could be in the pipeline thanks to a new Snapdragon X chip
Qualcomm and Microsoft are betting big on AI PCs
Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm could threaten all Copilot+ PCs
Snapdragon X AI PCs ship on June 18
3Dfx Voodoo4 graphics processor gets wild laptop upgrade 24 years later
A Dell laptop from 2013 gets stuffed with a desktop graphics card from 2000
Apple's MacBook Air M2 is down to $829 right now
Offering exceptional battery life and solid performance, the MacBook Air M2 is one of the best lightweight laptops on the market, even more so at this price point.
Asus Zenbook debuts new high-tech ceramic material "Ceraluminum"
A sturdy yet slim PC designed around AMD's latest "AI" x86 CPUs
Windows Copilot AI will eventually run on GeForce RTX GPUs
While other vendors push AI PCs, Nvidia presents RTX AI PCs
Qualcomm embraces AI PC future with big Copilot+ showcase at Computex
Qualcomm's third attempt at Arm-based PCs proves promising
This $1,900 laptop ditches the physical display for a pair of AR glasses
The software is just as quirky -- there's no Windows or macOS
GPD shows off new foldable dual-screen OLED laptop
Pricing, date, and internal hardware details remain unclear
Framework Laptop 13 gets a new Core Ultra model with a 120Hz VRR display and improved webcam, current users can also upgrade
Earlier models and components receive price cuts, too
Snapdragon X Windows PCs should run over 1,000 games at playable framerates, super resolution improves performance
Elden Ring, Counter-Strike 2, The Sims 4, Final Fantasy XIV, and others run smoothly through Arm-to-x86 translation layer
HP introduces Omni and Elite PCs, retires Pavilion, Spectre, Envy, and Dragonfly brands
New laptop models for the AI PC era