Dell's $699 XPS 13 laptop ($599 for students) has the MacBook Neo in its sights, and it's now available sporting one of Intel's new entry-level Wildcat Lake CPUs.
Microsoft is updating the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop using the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips, along with haptic feedback on the Laptop's touchpad and a new jade color.
AMD is reminding folks not to buy a MacBook, even if it's as good of a deal as the Neo, if you primarily want to game on it. Instead, AMD's own budget laptops can run all the modern titles you want, with a small caveat.
Sparing no expense, Dell's flagship workstation laptop, the Pro Max 16 Plus, aims to deliver as much performance as is possible in a 16-inch laptop while still being modestly portable
At Computex, Dell and Acer both introduced systems starting with 8GB of RAM to compete with the MacBook Neo, following a rush to 16GB systems in the last two years to bolster local AI.
The RTX Spark Superchip still holds many mysteries, but we now have a better idea of its TDP. Microsoft revealed to Tom's Hardware that the Surface Laptop Ultra with this SoC inside will target a 110W TDP, suggesting a thermal and power ballpark for other, similarly-sized systems.
Frore has worked with Intel to feature its AirJet solid-state cooling chip inside its much-hyped Wildcat Lake reference laptop. These laptops will need to stay slim, quiet, and affordable if they want to compete with the MacBook Neo, and the AirJet should help Intel fight Apple on at least two of those fronts.
Here at Computex 2026 in Taipei, Asus held an early press event to showcase its updated Zenbook, Expertbook, and Strix Scar laptops, along with the new TUF T700 gaming desktop.
Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark superchip on May 31st ahead of its GTC Taipei event, putting a 20-core Arm-based Grace CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU on a single package.
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