Premium-priced AI PCs? Businesses aren't buying – yet
Nov 22, 2024 · The premium price of AI PCs and a lack of killer applications are leading to some confusion among customers who want to upgrade their aging estates ahead of Windows 10 support ending. So says a senior Gartner analyst who asked The Register recently if we are also hearing that businesses are still "delaying" signing off purchase orders.
Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCs
2 days ago · The "progress" of AI PCs is being "overshadowed" by enterprises concerned about the state of the economy and US President-elect Trump's tariff threats for kit made in China, according to market watcher and number cruncher IDC.
Windows 10's farewell tour set to drive laptop sales in 2025
Nov 26, 2024 · The global laptop market is forecast to grow by 4.9 percent during 2025, but commercial upgrade cycles and the looming Windows 10 end of life are driving this rather than demand for AI-capable PCs.
AMD floods CES with Zen 5 CPUs for AI PCs, gamers, business
4 days ago · CES AMD unleashed a flood of CPUs at the annual CES super-conference this week in Las Vegas – chips that span the gamut from high-end desktop processors to those aimed at gaming notebooks, handhelds and, yes, so-called AI PCs.
AI PCs make users less productive due to learning curve
Nov 22, 2024 · Those using personal computers with built-in AI services are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study conducted by Intel.
AI PCs flow into distribution pipeline, but who wants them?
Nov 14, 2024 · Warehouses in the IT channel are stocking up with AI-capable PCs - industry watcher Canalys claims these made up 20 percent of all shipments during Q3 2024, amounting to some 13.3 million units worldwide.
Analysts: AI PCs set to dominate shipments by 2026
Sep 25, 2024 · AI PCs are forecast to account for 43 percent of PCs by 2025, says tech market sales number cruncher and consultancy Gartner, and by 2026, an AI device may be the virtually the only laptop a big business can choose.
AI PCs might solve a real problem: Infosec 'friction'
Jun 6, 2024 · Computex Trend Micro has outlined how it will tailor its desktop security software for AI PCs, and thinks it might improve security in ways that normal, bog-standard PCs can't match.
Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs
Nov 29, 2024 · Copilot + PCs are gaining sales, Garda assured the audience. According to Canalys, 20 percent of shipments into the channel were AI PCs – not just Copilot+ – in Q3, but whether customers buy them in huge volumes is another matter.
AI PCs need to be better at everything trad PCs can do
Sep 5, 2024 · "With powerful new silicon capable of an incredible 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all-day battery life and access to the most advanced AI models, Copilot+ PCs will enable you to do things you can't on any other PC," Microsoft gushes.