Laptops - Page 2

For on-the-go productivity, entertainment, and managing day-to-day tasks, it's hard to look past an ultra-thin and lightweight laptop. GEEKOM, a name that has become a mainstay in the Mini PC space thanks to a broad lineup of compact, powerful, quiet, and well-built rigs, has brought its expertise to the portable and lightweight laptop space with devices like the GEEKOM GeekBook X16 Pro. This is an ultra-lightweight laptop that packs serious power in its sleek, stylish build, and with Pride Day sales kicking off, you can save big on this impressive laptop right now on Amazon.

The GeekBook X16 Pro is built to last, with a full-metal, lightweight 2.8 lbs (1.27 kg) body made from aerospace-grade magnesium alloy in a precision-milled CNC unibody design that measures just 0.27 inches (6.8 mm) thick. And with a Titanium Gray finish, it's as sleek as it is compact. Lift the lid, and you've got a crisp 16-inch IPS display with a 2.5K (2560 x 1600) resolution, a fast 120 Hz refresh rate, 400 nits of peak brightness for working in bright environments, and 100% sRGB color accuracy for creative tasks and workloads.

Underneath the hood, it's powered by the flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 'Meteor Lake' processor that sports an impressive 16 cores, 22 threads, clock speeds of up to 5.1 GHz, and 24MB of Smart Cache for fast and consistent performance no matter the task. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H also features integrated Intel Arc graphics with support for the latest graphics and video technologies, AI-powered XeSS rendering technologies, and dedicated ray tracing hardware for gaming and complex graphics workloads.

Microsoft has announced the availability of its new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 processors. These Windows on Arm devices arrive as the Windows 11 x86 alternative continues to expand, with Microsoft also teasing that its premium Surface Laptop Ultra, powered by NVIDIA's new RTX Spark processor, is on track to release sometime "later this year."

Microsoft notes that the Surface Laptop Ultra is its "most powerful Surface Laptop ever, built for developers and creative professionals pushing their work further." In addition, Microsoft will release a Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, marking Surface's entry into the Mini PC realm with a powerful Windows on Arm box featuring the new RTX Spark processor.

As for the new Snapdragon X2 devices, they are definitely more affordable options (early word from all RTX Spark partners hints that those devices are "premium," which means expensive), with the Surface Pro 13-inch being a 2-in-1 tablet-and-laptop hybrid. Starting at $1,499 USD, Microsoft is touting a 53% improvement in graphics performance compared to first-gen Snapdragon X devices, up to 15.5 hours of battery life, and impressive features such as an OLED display and a 1440p Quad HD camera.

Lenovo's first RTX Spark laptop has been pictured in a new report from Windows Latest, giving us a look at the Yoga Pro 9n ahead of its fall 2026 launch. Lenovo already unveiled the laptop at the NVIDIA RTX Spark launch event, though the company had confirmed very few details about its specs.

The new images show a 15-inch machine in Thunder Gray that shares recognizable design DNA with the Intel-powered Yoga Pro 9i, but with major differences under the hood and chassis. The Yoga Pro 9n is built around NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1X platform, an ARM-based chip that combines a 20-core Grace CPU with a Blackwell GPU. The platform is designed to bring discrete-class RTX graphics and AI performance into a single unified package.

At 15 inches, the Yoga Pro 9n is slightly more compact than the 16-inch 9i, and the chassis leans into that with a slim aluminum build, smooth rounded edges, and a large rear exhaust area that Lenovo has designed for sustained performance rather than passive cooling. The bottom panel has a wide intake grille spanning most of the width, and the rear vents are substantial. A six-speaker setup with four woofers and two tweeters is visible in the images, alongside Dolby Vision Atmos branding.

Apple's MacBook Neo has been one of the biggest success stories of the year, with the company's budget and affordable laptop quickly becoming one of the most sought-after and recommended 'best-value' entry-level laptops for productivity, creator workloads, and more. With its vibrant 13-inch Liquid Retina display, the MacBook Neo's affordability and success stem from its A18 Pro processor, which previously powered the iPhone 16 Pro.

It's unprecedented for an Apple device to dominate or make a splash in the budget and entry-level laptop space, and it's been such a disruptor that the competition is taking note. Case in point, a new marketing push from AMD for the latest Ryzen AI-powered laptops is all about how they're, well, better than a MacBook Neo.

Especially when it comes to gaming, where AMD says that the affordable AMD Ryzen 5 240 and its integrated Radeon 760M graphics can run all 20 of the 'Top 20 PC Games,' natively, while the MacBook Neo can only run five. AMD adds 'high frame rates' and 'advanced graphics' as features of its Ryzen AI processors; however, it's worth noting that the Radeon 760M struggles with a lot of modern games.

Apple's first touchscreen MacBook is now "100% confirmed," according to Instant Digital, a Chinese leaker with a strong track record on Apple supply chain rumors. Posted on Weibo via MacRumors, this claim is the most definitive statement yet on a feature Apple has dismissed for over a decade.

Touchscreen rumors for the Mac started back in January 2023 when Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said an OLED MacBook Pro with touch support would be Apple's first touchscreen Mac, originally slated for 2025. That timeline slipped, but the rumors never really went away.

In September 2025, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the first touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro would enter mass production sometime in 2026. Gurman has since repeated that the next 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will get touchscreens, with a launch window of late 2026 to early 2027.

The first PassMark results for Intel's Core Ultra 7 251HX have surfaced. On paper, the chip technically sits below its siblings, but the results are surprisingly on par with them. Spotted by leaker x86deadandback, the 18-core Arrow Lake-HX processor is putting up numbers that land it remarkably close to, and in some cases ahead of, the 20-core Core Ultra 7 255HX and 265HX.

PassMark currently lists the 251HX at 48,713 points in multi-thread and 4,666 points in single-thread. That single-thread score puts it 2 to 3% ahead of both the 255HX and 265HX, while the multi-thread result also edges out both 20-core chips slightly.

Now, this is based on only two submitted samples so far, and PassMark itself flags the result as having a high margin of error given the limited sample size. The 255HX and 265HX have far larger result pools behind their averages. With all that in mind, treat this as an early signal rather than a settled comparison.

Framework has confirmed that shipments of its first Laptop 13 Pro units, originally planned for late June, are now delayed by about a month. Deliveries are now expected to begin in late July, with some potentially not arriving until early August. The company notified pre-order customers directly via email, and importantly, this delay has nothing to do with the ongoing DRAM and memory shortage.

Framework says it found two issues before the mass-production ramp. One with the new haptic touchpad and another with the custom display. Framework's email says that the haptic trackpad has undergone a dozen internal firmware releases, but an electrical grounding issue was found in its circuit board design, causing the trackpad to reset after repeated clicks.

The company worked with suppliers Lite-On and Boréas to diagnose the problem and determined that a new board design is needed. Framework is now running validation testing, including a 200,000-click endurance test, and the new modules are expected to reach the final assembly factory by mid-July.

GEEKOM, a brand best known for its ultra-compact mini PCs, has launched its first high-performance business laptop. The GeekBook M16 is priced at $899 with a $100 pre-order discount, bringing it to $799, and it comes with an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor and a battery capacity that puts many premium laptops to shame.

On the hardware side, the Core Ultra 9 branding is front and center in GEEKOM's marketing, though the actual chip is the Core Ultra 9 185H, a Series 1 Meteor Lake processor rather than the newer Arrow Lake or Panther Lake architectures. That is not a dealbreaker, as the 185H remains a capable chip with 16 cores, 22 threads, boost clocks up to 5.1GHz, and sustained power of up to 55W through GEEKOM's Dynamic Tuning Technology.

However, this does make the M16 a step back from the GeekBook X14 Pro and X16 Pro that GEEKOM showed last year. Those models were listed with Intel Core Ultra 200H "Arrow Lake-H" processors, including the Core Ultra 9 285H. The M16 features a 99.9Wh battery, which GEEKOM claims can provide up to 24 hours of Wi-Fi browsing and around 20 hours of local video playback. It also supports 100W fast charging via USB-C.

The new HP Limited Edition Scuderia Ferrari AI PC is not your everyday laptop; it's the result of a multi-year collaboration between the Ferrari Design Studio and HP's own design team. Based on the specs and its stylish red finish, the HP Limited Edition Scuderia Ferrari AI PC is certainly a luxury item, with a bottom surface made of a carbon fiber-glass mix to showcase the hardware.

There are several impressive design touches, from a full glass palm rest to a haptic touchpad that lights up on contact. The CNC precision-milled chassis features a zirconium bead-blasted surface finished in Ferrari's Rosso Magma deep red to evoke the feel of molten lava and metallic particles. The laptop also ships with a custom Poltrona Frau leather sleeve, made from the same Italian leather used in Ferrari interiors.

Even the cooling includes airflow and a vent design that leans into Ferrari's expertise when it comes to heat management. As for the hardware, you've got an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H processor with integrated Intel Arc B390 graphics and a premium 3K Tandem OLED+ touch display.

COLORFUL unveiled a pair of new flagship gaming laptops at Computex 2026: the iGame M15 and M16 Origo. However, at first glance, the physical design of these devices definitely falls into the sleek and lifestyle category thanks to the slim 19.9mm profile and subtle use of lighting. The naming scheme covers two variants: one with a 15-inch display and one with a 16-inch display; however, both are powered by the fully unlocked 115W GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU.

In either size, both are 2.5K 16:10 displays with a 300 Hz refresh rate, 500-nit brightness, and 100% sRGB color accuracy. Outside of the display, the iGame M15 Origo is powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, while the iGame M16 Origo is powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor. The latter is a 16-core processor from Intel's new Panther Lake family, featuring 16 cores, a 4-core Intel Xe3 integrated GPU, and an NPU for local AI.

Among Windows-based gaming laptops, one of the more interesting features of the iGame M15 and M16 Origo laptops we saw was their integration with the new COLORFUL Netsite app for Android. Basically, if you install this on your smartphone, you can set it up so the laptop automatically unlocks and locks when you're close. It's a small but nice little security feature that extends to AI-powered voice commands, remote access, and multi-device management.

NVIDIA made a big splash at Computex 2026 with RTX Spark, its new platform that combines an ARM-based Grace CPU with a Blackwell RTX GPU on a single chip. While the hardware looks seriously impressive on paper, a new Morgan Stanley report suggests it won't come cheap.

Analysts at Morgan Stanley suggest that laptops powered by the flagship N1x chip will not be priced below around $2,899, while entry-level systems running the standard N1 platform are expected to start at roughly $1,799. Those figures are for base configurations, likely meaning 16GB to 32GB of RAM and 512GB to 1TB of storage. Fully loaded models with 128GB of unified memory and multi-terabyte SSDs will cost considerably more.

At those price points, RTX Spark is not competing with mainstream Windows laptops. It is going directly after Apple's MacBook Pro, which starts at around $2,100 for the M5 Pro configuration. NVIDIA's advantage lies in graphics performance and AI compute.

ASUS has revealed two new ProArt laptops and a new ProArt Mini PC powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark superchip. The lineup, headlined by the ProArt P16, ProArt P14, and a new ProArt Mini PC, marks the first from ASUS built around the RTX Spark platform, a chip package that sounds more like something you would expect to find in a workstation than in a laptop.

Both laptops are aimed at creators, AI developers, and users running local AI workloads. Underneath their lightweight chassis (we'll get to that) sits NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform, which pairs a 20-core NVIDIA Grace CPU with a Blackwell-based RTX GPU connected via the high-speed NVLink-C2C interconnect.

Its fastest flavor, the P16, features up to 6,144 Blackwell RTX cores and a staggering 128GB of unified LPDDR5X RAM. That unified memory architecture is a big deal for Windows PCs, as it allows massive amounts of RAM to be shared with the GPU, which is exactly what you need to run large language models (LLMs) locally without relying on the cloud.

Acer's new Predator Helios 18 AI gaming laptop is a beast; it's the company's latest flagship, and it pairs the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. Acer notes that it's "purpose-built for enthusiast gamers and esports competitors in need of top-tier performance."

And with its massive 18-inch Mini LED WQUXGA display, featuring an impressive peak brightness of 1000 nits in HDR mode and Calman Verified 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy, it's a full desktop replacement. The display is also a rarity in the gaming laptop space, as it's Dual Mode, meaning it can switch between 4K 120 Hz and Full HD 240 Hz for ultra-smooth motion clarity when playing competitive games.

Acer's clearly gone all out here, as it can be configured to include as much as 256GB of memory and 6TB of internal SSD storage, specs that we'd be scared to see what that would do to the price. At Computex 2026, we got to go hands-on with the laptop in an isolated sound booth, and yeah, it's an impressive laptop - albeit not something you'd call lightweight or portable. Translation: it's a flagship gaming laptop.

NVIDIA has teased a new era of PC ahead of Computex, fueling speculation about the imminent launch of its own ARM-based PC chips. On Friday morning, both NVIDIA's and Microsoft's Windows accounts posted the phrase "A new era of PC" on X, along with cryptic numbers "25.0528, 121.5990," which appear to be latitude and longitude coordinates.

If you plug those numbers into Google Maps, they will point directly to Taiwan, specifically the Taipei Music Center, where NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will host his GTC Taipei keynote during Computex. There is no official confirmation about the announcements, but simultaneous posts from both companies make it clear that the clues were intentional.

Back in October 2023, Reuters reported that NVIDIA had been developing Arm-based CPUs capable of running Windows. Since then, rumors and alleged sightings of the mysterious N1 chip have surfaced regularly. That is where our money is. Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri, who leads Windows and Surface, has already ruled out a new OS version, so Windows 12 is off the table.

Dell's new XPS 13 (DX13260) debuts as the company's thinnest and lightest XPS model to date. Targeting the mainstream market, the ultra-lightweight chassis is configured with Intel's new Wildcat Lake or Panther Lake CPUs, lowering the entry barrier for students.

The XPS family has been Dell's flagship ultrabook brand, strictly targeted at the $1,000+ premium prosumer market with CNC-machined metal, high-fidelity displays, and bleeding-edge silicon. The recent Panther Lake-powered XPS 14 and 16 refreshes pushed that premium envelope even further, commanding prices north of $2,000. While this flagship tier delivers unmatched build quality, buyers pay a massive premium for the experience.

The new XPS 13 breaks this trend by bringing the same premium laptop design to the mainstream market. Under the hood, Dell offers entry-level configurations with Intel's latest Wildcat Lake chips alongside higher-tier Panther Lake options.

Acer's new Swift Spin 14 AI (SFSP14-Q51T) lives up to its name thanks to its convertible design, featuring 360-degree hinges that let it transform from a powerful productivity laptop to a tablet-like device for note-taking, presenting, and other tasks. With a 14-inch WUXGA IPS touch-enabled glass display, it responds to fingertip strokes and is fully compatible with the Acer Active Pen 420, which supports 4,096 pressure levels and tilt detection for artists and creators, and is included as standard.

This premium, versatile, AI-ready laptop is powered by the new Snapdragon X2 Elite or Snapdragon X2 Plus processor, delivering up to 80 TOPS of performance. The device is built for performance and efficiency, with multi-day battery life offering up to 20 hours of pure video playback or 16.5 hours of web browsing. As a Snapdragon X2 Series laptop, it uses the integrated next-gen Adreno GPU, which supports the latest DirectX 12 games with hardware ray-tracing.

Configurations of the new Swift Spin 14 AI will be available with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X memory and up to 512GB of internal SSD storage. It's also portable, measuring 15.9-16.5 mm thin, in a lightweight 1.34 kg build. It's also built to last, with a stylish cobalt-blue aluminum chassis that's MIL-STD-810H-certified. Basically, it's military-grade. And port-wise, it's stacked with dual USB Type-C, dual USB Type-A, and HDMI 2.1.

Apple's MacBook Neo changed what people expect from a budget laptop, and the PC industry is now responding. Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon C, a new processor platform designed specifically for entry-level Windows laptops, with a $300 starting price, and Acer, HP, and Lenovo already signed on as launch partners.

The C in Snapdragon C stands for Compute, and Qualcomm is positioning it as a platform that brings genuine everyday performance to the bottom of the market. The company promises all-day battery life, cool, quiet operation, and responsive performance for typical workloads such as web browsing, video streaming, video calls, and productivity tasks. While the Snapdragon X2 and X2 Elite cater to high-end needs, the Snapdragon C is built for everyday performance.

Qualcomm is staying tight-lipped on specs for now, but has confirmed that Snapdragon C chips will include a dedicated NPU for on-device AI, something largely absent from entry-level laptops until now. That said, the platform will not meet Microsoft's Copilot Plus PC requirements, so the full suite of AI tools won't be available. Clock speeds, core counts, memory configurations, and the NPU's TOPS rating have not yet been shared.

There are plenty of signals pointing toward NVIDIA's rumored N1X chip. The latest comes from Lenovo, whose internal ADFS authentication system has been spotted referencing an "NVIDIA N1x Portal," confirming the OEM is actively working on N1X-powered laptops ahead of Computex 2026.

The discovery, spotted by VideoCardz, shows two entries in Lenovo's public sign-in system: "NVIDIA N1x Portal PROD" and "NVIDIA N1x Portal Test." These labels suggest production and test environments for an internal Lenovo portal, confirming that N1X hardware is moving through Lenovo's internal systems. No product specs, model names, or launch dates were revealed.

Interestingly, this isn't the first time N1X has broken cover. Earlier support page leaks listed several unreleased Lenovo systems with N1 and N1X labels, including the Legion 7 15N1X11, suggesting a Legion 7 gaming laptop built around the N1X chip. Yoga Pro 7, IdeaPad Slim 5, and Yoga 9 2-in-1 models were also listed, suggesting Lenovo is preparing a wide range of N1X-powered devices across different categories. We also recently covered a laptop motherboard with an N1 chip and 128GB of memory that appeared on Goofish.

HP has started listing configurations for its new HyperX Omen 15 gaming laptop, giving us a clearer picture of what to expect when it starts shipping. First announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas over four months ago, the Omen 15 is a smaller alternative to the Omen 16 and appears to be exclusive to North America for now.

The Intel version of the Omen 15 is now listed with up to the Core Ultra 9 386H, with another configuration using the Core Ultra 7 356H. Both chips belong to Intel's Core Ultra Series 3, known as Panther Lake, and share the same 16-core layout with 4 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores, and 4 Low Power Efficient cores. The Core Ultra 9 386H boosts up to 4.9GHz while the Core Ultra 7 356H reaches 4.7GHz. Both carry 18 MB of Smart Cache, 25W base power, and up to 80W maximum turbo power.

It is worth noting that the standard 386H and 356H use only 4 Xe3 cores for integrated graphics, unlike the Core Ultra X models, which feature stronger Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe3 cores. However, the H SKUs are better suited for gaming laptops with discrete GPUs due to their higher PCIe bandwidth, which is exactly how HP is positioning the Omen 15.

Laptops with Intel's Core 300 "Wildcat Lake" CPUs have started rolling out. We have already covered the CHUWI UniBook and Honor MagicBook X14, which have launched at $449 and $849, respectively, giving users two different Wildcat Lake options at different price points. Intel and its partners need to keep the value proposition of these laptops quite high if they are to compete with Apple's $599 MacBook Neo.

This is where "Project Firefly" comes in. According to the Golden Pig Upgrade Pack, a report corroborated by Videocardz, Intel has unveiled Project Firefly in China, an initiative to provide more affordable laptops powered by the Core 300 Wildcat Lake processors. Intel's VP and GM of Client Products in China announced this program as a way to standardize the interfaces of these laptops so they can be reused widely.

Project Firefly aims to optimize the supply chain by borrowing from China's mobile phone market. Apparently, Intel is looking to integrate some standardized phone-derived components, such as adapter boards, into these affordable Wildcat Lake laptops. This project will also allow Intel to work with all partners in the supply chain to reduce costs and increase efficiency by implementing a unified interface.