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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Reviewer, Laptops

Reviewer, Laptops

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    MSI put The Great Wave on the lid of a limited edition laptop.

    MSI is no stranger to putting wild designs on its laptops, but the Prestige 13 AI Plus Ukiyo-e Edition is classing things up with a an eight-layer lacquered print of Hokusai’s wave on its lid. The iconic Japanese artwork is applied by hand in eight steps, and the individually numbered laptops have piano gloss keys with golden legends to complete the sophisticated look. It’s $1,599 and limited to 1,000 units.

    The MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Ukiyo-e Edition laptop, with a lacquered design of The Great Wave on its lid.
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    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Dell’s upcoming Pro Max Plus workstation laptops are getting dedicated NPUs.

    Dell is putting Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 chips into its high-end Pro Max Plus laptops, capable of up to 350 TOPS. That’s about nine times more TOPS than a consumer-grade Copilot Plus PC, reserved for professionals who need to run hefty AI models locally.

    There’s no pricing, availability, or full configuration specs yet, but they’ll have Intel Arrow Lake CPUs, up to 256GB of RAM, and likely very lofty prices.

    A Dell Pro Max Plus laptop
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    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    HP’s new OmniBooks have Snapdragon chips, OLEDs, and big battery life promises.

    HP is announcing new 14- and 16-inch OmniBook 5 laptops at Computex, starting at $799 and $849, respectively. They’re expected in June and July, with 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X and X Plus chips, Windows on Arm, and 1920 x 1200 OLED displays.

    Snapdragon X processors typically offer great battery life, and HP claims the OmniBooks last 34 hours. Though, that’s based on very controlled video rundown tests while offline.

    A 14-inch HP OmniBook 5 on a blank background.
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    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Leica’s latest Safari camera is a green M11-P costing $10,495.

    Leica is giving its flagship digital rangefinder the olive green treatment. Leica’s been making the occasional olive green camera since the 1970s, though there hasn’t been one quite this expensive — likely due in part to recent price hikes from tariffs.

    Aside from the color, it’s an M11-P. It’s a special edition, but Leica isn’t limiting its run to a specific number.

    An olive green Leica M11-P Safari camera with a silver lens and brown leather strap, sitting on a light green surface.
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