We have been listening to a lot about AI PCs that may use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chipset, however there was little in the best way of a launch date — aside from “mid-2-24.” That modified this week, with Asus teasing a “premium ultraportable laptop computer that’s the first new-era ASUS AI PC.”
The Tawain-based tech big revealed on Tuesday that it might debut an AI PC throughout a live-streamed occasion on Could 20 known as “Subsequent Stage. AI Unimaginable.”
Laptop computer Magazine understands that the pc will almost definitely be the Vivobook S 15 OLED (S5507) geared up with Qualcomm’s extremely anticipated Snapdragon X Elite chip, which is rumored to beat Apple’s M3 chip in efficiency.
What to anticipate from the primary AI PC from Asus
There aren’t many specs obtainable for this “new-era ASUS AI PC,” but it surely’s almost definitely going to be an upgraded model of the corporate’s Vivobook S 15 OLED, which scored 4 out of 5 stars in our assessment. In actual fact, the Vivobook is pictured in an Asus press launch concerning the Could 20 occasion, and its off-center trackpad solves any trace of a thriller.
Our Vivobook S 15 OLED got here with 16GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch FHD OLED show. Whereas the show will doubtless keep the identical, it would not be shocking if Asus supplied configurations with as much as 1TB of SSD storage and presumably extra RAM to facilitate higher multitasking efficiency from the Snapdragon X Elite.
To date, Asus has solely launched common claims of spectacular AI efficiency, like “revolutionary computing energy” and “complete help for the most recent AI performance from ASUS and Microsoft.” So it is unclear precisely how AI can be utilized to make this a “exceptional innovation,” however the world will discover out at 11 a.m. Pacific on Could 20.
We’re very excited for this laptop computer to launch so we will take a look at the Snapdragon X Elite’s efficiency and effectivity. Will we lastly get a Home windows laptop computer that rivals a MacBook in each efficiency and battery life? We hope so.
You’ll be able to be part of the occasion instantly on the Asus web site (the hyperlink will not be lively till Could 7). Though this AI-powered PC from Asus will debut just about, we’ll get an opportunity to see it in particular person — together with the remainder of the Asus AI PC lineup — at Computex 2024 in Taipei, so you should definitely test again in for our first impressions.