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Windows on Arm puts Intel on notice


Laptops are suddenly exciting again.

Microsoft’s first round of Copilot Plus PCs launched last week with the promise of better battery life, performance that matches a MacBook Air, and chips ready for AI. But for the most part, if you don’t have complex app needs, these new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips deliver the Windows on Arm experience that Microsoft has been promising for more than a decade. I’ve closed the lid and, days later, woken the Surface Laptop to find it hadn’t drained the battery life down to zero.

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