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Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Here are Samsung’s Lunar Lake and 8-core Snapdragon laptops.

Samsung’s entry into the Microsoft Copilot Plus AI PCs was the weirdly throttled (and pricey) Galaxy Book4 Edge, but here’s a new 15-incher with Qualcomm’s budget 8-core chip, plus a Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 backflipper with Intel’s Lunar Lake.

No prices yet, but both boast over 24 hours video playback; the Book5 has a 16-inch, 3K 120Hz OLED display that claims 120 percent DCI-P3 color.

<em>The </em><a href="https://news.samsung.com/global/embrace-ai-with-galaxy-book5-pro-360-the-first-in-samsungs-lineup-of-new-powerhouse-ai-pcs"><em>Galaxy Book5 Pro 360</em></a><em> is Samsung’s new Intel Lunar Lake entry, coming September.</em>
<em>The new </em><a href="https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-book4-edge-samsungs-next-gen-ai-pc-now-available-with-15-inch-display"><em>15-inch Galaxy Book4 Edge</em></a><em> has Qualcomm’s entry-level chip, coming October.</em>
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The Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 is Samsung’s new Intel Lunar Lake entry, coming September.
Image: Samsung
Joanna Nelius
Joanna Nelius
Asus has new Intel Lunar Lake laptops.

The Zenbook S 14, Vivobook S 14, Vivobook 14/16 Flip, and ExpertBook P5 each have the new Core Ultra 7 and cost between $1,000 and $1,500. You can pre-order the Zenbook today from Asus; the Zenbook and Vivobook should go live at Best Buy in the next couple days. The Expertbook and Vivobook Flips are coming later this year.

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An open and powered on laptop viewed from a angle. A closed version of the same laptop stands vertically behind it.
The Vivobook S 14.
Image: Asus
Joanna Nelius
Joanna Nelius
Asus’ first Copilot Plus PC is getting a new Qualcomm chip.

The 15-inch Vivobook S 15 Windows laptop will come with an eight-core Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a 2880 x 1620 display with a 120Hz refresh rate — all for $900 at Best Buy, available today.

Note: If you buy something from these links, we might get affiliate revenue.

An open and powered on laptop viewed at an angle.
Image: Asus
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HP’s OmniBook X 14 is a barely disguised business laptop with great battery life

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This Snapdragon-powered laptop is a productivity machine, but unless work foots the bill, you can do better.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
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Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
The ‘world’s first horizontally foldable 360 degree laptop’ is just $900.

I wasn’t expecting the Acemagic X1 to be affordable, but it makes sense — like we discussed a month ago, its other specs are pretty mid.

ALSO like we discussed a month ago, the laptop will indeed have Stewart Brand’s iconic Whole Earth Catalog quote engraved into a decorative gold rectangle above the keyboard because reasons!

<em>That’s not a shield — it’s a second screen.</em>
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That’s not a shield — it’s a second screen.
Images by Acemagic
Surface Pro 11 review: tantalizingly close to the dream

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The closest the company’s come to merging the power of a laptop with the battery life and flexibility of a tablet.

Nathan Edwards
You can buy the M2 MacBook Air starting at just $799 right nowYou can buy the M2 MacBook Air starting at just $799 right now
Qualcomm promises Snapdragon X PCs will cost as little as $700 next yearQualcomm promises Snapdragon X PCs will cost as little as $700 next year
AMD is becoming an AI chip company, just like NvidiaAMD is becoming an AI chip company, just like Nvidia
Intel will officially ‘launch’ its Lunar Lake laptop chips on September 3rdIntel will officially ‘launch’ its Lunar Lake laptop chips on September 3rd
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
AI laptop stickers have arrived to ruin your day.

Look, I know unsightly stickers on Windows laptops have been with us since long ago when “Intel Inside” was something people actually wanted boast about. But come on, HP.

A close-up of a sticker on the deck of an HP OmniBook X laptop, advertising AI features.
Yes, I know it’s meant to be removed. It’s still too large and thirsty.
Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge
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Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
PC industry growth wasn’t a fluke.

IDC and Canalys disagree whether this is the second or third consecutive quarter of growth, but either way, the slump is definitively behind us — and we haven’t even seen the impact of this year’s Qualcomm, AMD and Intel chip launches yet.

PC Recovery Continues as the Market Grows 3% in the Second Quarter, According to IDC

[IDC]

The M1 MacBook Air is back down to its all-time low of $649The M1 MacBook Air is back down to its all-time low of $649
Here’s how Qualcomm’s new laptop chips really stack up to Apple, Intel, and AMD

We tested every Snapdragon X chip against the Intel Core Ultra, AMD Ryzen 8000, and Apple M3.

Joanna Nelius
Microsoft’s 2024 Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptopsMicrosoft’s 2024 Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptops
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
AMD’s answer to Qualcomm and Intel AI laptop chips is just weeks away. Technically, it’s a delay!

NotebookCheck writes that the first Asus laptops with Ryzen AI 300 chips, codename Strix Point, will launch July 17th at an event originally scheduled for July 8th. Best Buy has changed its ship dates to July 28th, from July 15th originally.

Two weeks till launch, four weeks till availability.

Asus confirms delayed launch of AMD Ryzen AI 300 series laptops

[Notebookcheck]

This dual-screen laptop swings horizontally — and quotes the Whole Earth CatalogThis dual-screen laptop swings horizontally — and quotes the Whole Earth Catalog
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Sean Hollister
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
LG Display’s tandem OLED display for laptops has begun mass production.

LG used double-stacked OLED technology for in-car screens even before it popped up in Apple’s new iPad Pros. Next up are laptops like Dell’s new XPS 13 AI PC.

Here’s what LG claims tandem OLED does for laptops:

It can deliver double the lifespan and triple the brightness of a conventional single-layer OLED display, while reducing power consumption by up to 40 percent...LG Display has been able to make it around 40 percent thinner and 28 percent lighter than existing OLED laptop screens

Diagram showing how “tandem” OLED uses two organic light-emitting layers stacked together instead of one.
Image: LG Display
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
iFixit looks inside the new Surface AI PCs.

The first wave of Copilot Plus PCs has landed, and iFixit has already posted a Surface Pro and Surface Laptop teardown.

There’s no magic AI dust to fix the Recall mess, but they are notably repairable, with icons and QR codes to ease the process if that affects your buying decision. Expect more from us soon about how these match up with Microsoft’s promises.

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Dell XPS 14 review: new, improved, and underwhelming

The new 14-inch XPS has the redesigned chassis, touchbar, and invisible trackpad of the XPS 13 Plus, but better thermals and twice the battery life. And yet.

Joanna Nelius
The 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is down to an all-time low of $899The 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is down to an all-time low of $899
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Apple is selling refurbished M3 MacBook Airs now.

Refurbished models start at $929 for the base 13-inch one. That’s cheaper than most retailers’ deals on new MacBook Airs, and Apple’s refurbished models tend to feel every bit as new as an unused one, as MacRumors noted.

Read our March review for Joanna Nelius’ thoughts on its key upgrades, two external display support (versus one in older Apple silicon Airs), and faster base storage.

Apple MacBook Air M3 review: small upgrades

Joanna Nelius
Sounds like Intel’s and AMD’s Copilot Plus PCs won’t have Copilot AI features at launchSounds like Intel’s and AMD’s Copilot Plus PCs won’t have Copilot AI features at launch
There’s a secret smart home radio in your new MacThere’s a secret smart home radio in your new Mac
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Here are the specs for GPD’s twin-display OLED laptop.

Here’s the full spec rundown for GPD’s folding Duo:

• AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

• Up to 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM

• Two M.2 ports supporting PCIe 4.0 drives

• 80 Wh battery

• 2,880 x 1,800 OLED displays (60Hz primary)

• 1 x USB4, 2 x USB-C, 2 x USB-A, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x SD 4.0, and 1 x Oculink port

Two GPD Duo laptops side by side.
GPD has clarified the full specifications after teasing details on X.
Image: GPD

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