Dell's $699 XPS 13 laptop ($599 for students) has the MacBook Neo in its sights, and it's now available sporting one of Intel's new entry-level Wildcat Lake CPUs.
Microsoft is updating the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop using the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips, along with haptic feedback on the Laptop's touchpad and a new jade color.
AMD is reminding folks not to buy a MacBook, even if it's as good of a deal as the Neo, if you primarily want to game on it. Instead, AMD's own budget laptops can run all the modern titles you want, with a small caveat.
At Computex, Dell and Acer both introduced systems starting with 8GB of RAM to compete with the MacBook Neo, following a rush to 16GB systems in the last two years to bolster local AI.
The RTX Spark Superchip still holds many mysteries, but we now have a better idea of its TDP. Microsoft revealed to Tom's Hardware that the Surface Laptop Ultra with this SoC inside will target a 110W TDP, suggesting a thermal and power ballpark for other, similarly-sized systems.