Microsoft’s AI-infused Copilot+ PCs are a new category of AI-ready laptops featuring integrated NPUs, delivering advanced AI capabilities and enhanced performance with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processors.
AI-infused Copilot+ PCs – Key Points
Key Points:
- AI Integration: AI-infused Copilot+ PCs include a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) capable of 40 trillion operations per second, enabling advanced AI functionalities such as local AI assistant operations.
- Hardware Specifications: These laptops must have at least 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and the Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus processors.
- Exclusive Features: These laptops feature unique AI capabilities like Recall, Cocreate, and Live Captions, enhancing productivity and creativity. Recall offers a searchable “photographic memory” of past activities.
- Manufacturer Collaboration: Available from multiple manufacturers including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and Microsoft, starting at $999.
- Battery Life: Devices offer up to 15 hours of web browsing and 20 hours of video playback.
- Availability: Pre-orders are available with shipping starting on June 18th, 2024.
- Performance Claims: Microsoft claims these laptops outperform Apple’s MacBook Air by over 50% in sustained performance.
- Future Prospects: Microsoft plans to include Intel and AMD processors in future Copilot+ PCs once they meet the required NPU performance benchmarks.
The new category aims to revolutionize portable computing by merging powerful AI technology with user-friendly hardware, setting a new standard for Windows devices.
Sources
- Introducing Copilot+ PCs – The Official Microsoft Blog, May 20, 2024
