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Microsoft’s Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptops

Can Microsoft outdo Apple’s M-series MacBooks?

As Tom Warren wrote in his Notepad newsletter ahead of the event, “It’s clear Microsoft has grown tired of Intel’s failed attempts at a comeback, so it’s going all in on these latest Qualcomm chips — and bringing its closest PC partners along for the ride.” With Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X Elite processors and dedicated NPU hardware for accelerating AI tasks in Windows 11, they can hopefully challenge Apple Silicon and revive the Mac vs. PC debate while avoiding the buggy performance and compatibility issues of the past. This post from WinFuture’s Roland Quandt shows that, like Dell and Lenovo, Asus plans include a version of the Vivobook S 15 OLED that’s ready to battle Apple’s M-series laptops.

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