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acer筆電收購rcent lower power than AMD’s Ryzen 7 7840U “at the same 28W envelope for ultrathin notebooks.”All of Intel’s new CPUs will also come with an NPU, or a neural processing unit, offering “low-power AI acceleration and CPU/GPU off-load” capable of performing AI-powered tasks, like background blur, eye tracking, and picture framing. The integration is supposed to make it more efficient to run AI models like Stable Diffusion when compared to Intel’s previous generation of chips. Image: IntelAlthough Intel mainly highlighted the strengths of its Core Ultra 7 165H chip, the flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is the leader of the pack, with 16 cores and 22 threads. Of those 16 cores, it has six performance (P) cores and eight efficient (E) cores.There are also two low-power (LP-E) cores that live on the chip’s “low power island,” a new section that handles less demanding workloads for increased efficiency. The Core Ultra 9 185H has an up to 5.1GHz boost clock as well as a built-in Arc GPU with eight Xe cores running at up to 2.35GHz. The new Xe LPG architecture allows for increased performance at a lower minimum voltage and also adds support for Intel’s XeSS upscaling technology and ray tracing.The addition of an NPU comes just months after Microsoft shipped the first Intel NPU in a Windows laptop as part of the Surface Laptop Studio 2. The software maker didn’t explain the ways this NPU could be leveraged in Windows beyond the usual Windows Studio effects, but Intel is clearly laying the chip groundwork here for larger AI features that will likely arrive in the next version of Windows. Image: IntelWhile Intel’s Core Ultra 9 185H processor won’t be available until 2024, the majority of its other Meteor Lake chips are launching today. That includes Intel’s second-most powerful chip, the Core Ultra 7 165H, featuring 16 cores and 22 threads and an up to 5.0GHz boost clock. There are also the Core Ultra 7 165U, Core Ultra 5 135H, Core Ultra 5 135U, and several other options that aren’t quite as powerful as Intel’s flagship. It’s worth noting that only Intel’s H-series chips come with a built-in Arc GPU, as the company’s U-series CPUs just offer integrated Intel Graphics. You can check out all of the chips and their full list of specs in the above chart. Image: IntelA bunch of new laptops have already adopted the new Intel Core Ultra chip. For starters, MSI is launching the high-end Prestige 16 AI Studio laptop, which weighs three-and-a-half pounds but comes with some pretty impressive specs, including up to Intel’s Core Ultra 9 185H processor and Nvidia’s 4070 laptop GPU. There’s a 13-inch Prestige AI Evo model that comes with up to the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor. MSI’s 16-inch Prestige AI Studio laptop starts at $1,899, while the Prestige 13 AI Evo costs $1,049 and up.Asus is also giving its laptops an Intel Core Ultra-powered spec bump, too. It’s launching a lightweight Zenbook 14 OLED laptop featuring up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 chip with Intel Arc graphics. The laptop starts at $1,299.99, with “additional configurations” — likely including Intel’s Core Ultra 9 chip — arriving in early 2024. Samsung launched a refreshed Galaxy Book4 lineup also featuring options with Intel’s flagship chip.PreviousNext1/5 Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergePreviousNext1/5 Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeMeanwhile, Lenovo has revealed a trio of laptops equipped with the new chip, including the 12th-gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the 9th-gen ThinkPad X1 2-in-1, and the IdeaPad Pro 5i. These three models are pretty pricey, with the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon starting at $2,989 in “limited configurations” and the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i starting at $1,149.99. The ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 starts at $2,639, with availability starting in March 2024.As if all of that wasn’t enough to process, acer筆電收購acer is also jumping on the Intel Core Ultra bandwagon with the new Swift Go 14 and the gaming-focused Predator Triton Neo 16. The Swift Go 14 laptop comes with up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, while offering up to 12.5 hours of battery life and up to 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM for a starting price of $999.99. Meanwhile, the Predator Triton Neo 16 comes out in March 2024 and features up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H chip as well as up to an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU. The Predator Triton Neo 16 starts at $1,499.99.While there’s clearly no shortage of laptops taking up Intel’s revamped chips, you may want to wait until Intel releases its Core Ultra 9 next year to get top-of-the-line models.Upda

宏碁展示的Project DualPlay電競筆電概念機，以觸控板結合無線遊戲控制器的設計最引人矚目。（記者吳佩樺攝）

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電競筆電概念機Project DualPlay是宏碁本次發表會的最大驚喜，筆電觸控板本身就是無線遊戲控制器成為最大亮點，只需輕觸解鎖鍵，觸控板就會升起並轉換為無線遊戲控制器，可讓使用者在鍵盤和遊戲控制器之間自由切換，控制器也可拆成兩個獨立搖桿，適合雙人遊戲；兩個高傳真5瓦喇叭同時會從筆電兩側彈出，提升音效體驗。該款概念機目前尚未有量產計畫。

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宏碁展示的Project DualPlay電競筆電概念機，以觸控板結合無線遊戲控制器的設計最引人矚目。

另一方面，宏碁決定搶進競爭激烈的掌上型遊戲機市場，推出配置7吋螢幕和Windows 11系統的Nitro Blaze 7，採用AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS處理器，擁有高達39 TOPS（每秒兆次運算）的整體AI算力，且具備最高2TB儲存空間和16GB記憶體，打造流暢的使用體驗，就像是一台Windows迷你小筆電。宏碁也為掌機特別設計acer筆電收購acer Game Space功能，整合各種主流遊戲平台，讓使用者得以盡情暢玩遊戲。

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不只專注遊戲產品，宏碁更積極擴大AI PC陣容，推出多款採用Intel、AMD和高通處理器的Copilot+ PC新機，其中新款Swift 14 AI和Swift 16 AI為宏碁首批搭載Intel Core Ultra 200V系列處理器的Copilot+ PC，NPU提供高達48 TOPS的AI算力，Swift 14 AI更擁有強勁續航力，可連續播放影片29小時。宏碁平板家族也加入12.6吋新成員Iconia X12，不僅是歷代最大尺寸，也首次採用AMOLED螢幕，提供更優異的觀看效果。

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