Copilot+ PC

Latest about Copilot+ PC

An Acer Swift Go 16 AI laptop sits on a small table, displaying the Windows 11 desktop. The keyboard and touchpad are visible, and the background includes decorative items like dried flowers.
Acer's new Swift Go 16 AI laptop impressed me more than I had ever expected

By Ben Wilson Published

Review Acer's Swift Go 16 AI laptop offers surprisingly strong performance, a colorful OLED screen, and long battery life, but I found some issues that hold it back.

Review
Windows Central Senior Editor Ben Wilson holding two laptops in an electronics store, looking puzzled.
Windows laptops are too confusing for consumers, but Microsoft could help

By Ben Wilson Published

Opinion Shopping for a Windows laptop is more complex than for its MacBook rivals, due to the sheer number of options. Microsoft could help simplify everything.

Opinion
Laptop on a desk displaying a webpage about Surface Laptop for Business. The screen shows colorful product images and text. Soft pink and blue lighting in the background.
Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 (Intel): The privacy king

By Daniel Rubino Published

Review Microsoft's Surface Laptop for Business 8th Edition features a world-first integrated privacy display and Intel’s Core Ultra 3, and a high price.

Review
A Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra (Gen 11) Aura Edition laptop with a sleek design is open on a speckled gray surface. The screen displays a desktop with icons, set against a calming ocean background.
Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition shows huge battery life in my testing

By Ben Wilson Published

Review "The lightest laptop I've ever used": Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition (Gen 11) offers huge battery life, but there's a downside in its pricing.

Review
ASUS Zenbook A16 open on a desk, highlighting its clean design and large display.
ASUS shows a better AI PC path

By Sean Endicott Last updated

Laptops ASUS’ Zenbook A16 demonstrates how clear hardware execution can outshine Microsoft’s increasingly confusing Copilot+ PC branding.

Laptops
Microsoft AI APIs on a Zenbook 14
Microsoft MVP explains how easy it is to add meaningful AI to apps

By Cale Hunt Published

AI It turns out that the NPU in your AI PC could be getting a lot more use, if only developers decided to take the (relatively simple) AI plunge.

AI
Dell Pro 5 Micro
Dell's first Copilot+ mini PC is here, and it's perfect for power users

By Cale Hunt Published

Dell Don't use that many monitors? Choose from eight other connectivity options at checkout.

Dell
AMD Ryzen AI PRO desktop processor with Microsoft Copilot logo on a computer desk
AMD's Zen 5 still has some of the best NPUs with Ryzen AI PRO 400

By Ben Wilson Published

CPUs AMD's AI PRO 400 Series is Gorgon Point chips in a suit and tie and repackaged for the enterprise audience, with some of the best x86-64 NPUs I've seen.

CPUs
Copilot+ PC questions
Microsoft's "beginner's guide" to AI PCs gets a few things wrong

By Cale Hunt Published

Microsoft Microsoft recently published an AI PC beginner's guide on its Learning Center blog, and it's a bit of a mess that will almost definitely confuse consumers rather than convince them to buy.

4 Comments
Microsoft
The Lenovo ThinkPad X9.
2026: The year AI PCs prove themselves — or fail spectacularly

By Daniel Rubino Published

Editor's desk Microsoft says the AI PC is the future—but right now, it mostly changes your wallet.

8 Comments
Editor's desk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives