Lenovo, MSI, Acer, and Asus unveil laptops with Intel’s Core Ultra chips, featuring an NPU for “low-power AI acceleration and CPU/GPU off-load” for AI tasks 估價筆電

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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.估價筆電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 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.Update December 14th, 2:11PM ET: Added information on Samsung’s Galax

圖為今年最新推出的iPhone 15 Pro 系列。新一代iPhone 15 全系列將於9/22在台上市。（圖／歐新社）

手機族汰舊換新時，除了購機預算、喜好品牌之外，電池續航力的性能亦是影響選購意願因素的一大重點。隨著蘋果正式推出2023年度新一代的 iPhone 15 系列，一開放預購隨即掀起熱烈的搶購，也讓市場看好這波換機熱潮的威力。

從蘋果官網數據可以看到，今年全系列皆換上iPhone 15 的四款機型，在電池續航時間方面，仍維持與去年前代一致的表現，並未有所增減。不過，外媒從中國監管數據庫發現，iPhone 15 全系列四款機型的電池容量均比前代微幅提升，尤以 iPhone 15 Pro Max 搭載的 4,422mAh，為歷代iPhone問世以來電池容量最大排名第一，而雙鏡頭的iPhone 15 Plus則以4,383mAh排名第二。也讓外界格外好奇今年 iPhone 15 系列的電池續航力表現。

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在手機持續使用5G上網的情況下，據外媒 Tom’s Guide 最新公佈實測15款最佳續航力的手機榜單，包括：華碩、蘋果、三星與Moto、OnePlus 等，各品牌均有最強續航性能機款上榜。隨著蘋果iPhone 15 系列新機於九月發表後，也讓該榜單出現一波洗牌效應。

外媒Tom’s Guide 實測公布15款最佳續航力手機榜單。（圖翻攝 Tom’s Guide）

據實測數據顯示，華碩 ROG Phone 7 Ultimate 頂規版，以電池續航長達 18小時 32分鐘的優異成績，持續穩居該手機電池續航力15強榜單的冠軍。

而蘋果2023最新發表的iPhone 15系列之中，則以雙鏡頭6.7吋的iPhone 15 Plus 續航力表現最好，電力長達14小時14分鐘，比去年前代iPhone 14 Plus的11小時 57分鐘，高出約兩個多小時。不過，iPhone 15 Plus 排名仍僅居第四。第二、三名則分別為Moto Edge Plus（2023）、與華碩 ROG Phone 6 Pro，電力續航時間均達15小時以上。

華碩2023推出2款電競旗艦機型，分別為圖右頂規版的 ROG Phone 7 Ultimate白色（有獨立散熱閥門設計）。以及圖左黑色的標準版ROG Phone 7。（圖／記者劉惠琴攝）

➤Tom’s Guide 實測15款最佳續航力手機榜單

第1名、華碩ROG Phone 7 Ultimate 電池續航長達 18小時 32分鐘

第2名、Moto Edge Plus（2023） 電池續航長達 15小時 47分鐘

第3名、華碩 ROG Phone 6 Pro 電池續航長達 15小時 30分鐘

第4名、蘋果 iPhone 15 Plus 電池續航長達 14小時 14分鐘

第5名、蘋果 iPhone 15 Pro Max 電池續航長達 14小時 02分鐘

第6名、蘋果 iPhone 14 Pro Max 電池續航長達 13小時 39分鐘

第7名、OnePlus Nord N300 電池續航長達 13小時 13分鐘（並列）

第7名、華碩 Zenfone 9 電池續航長達 13小時 13分鐘 （並列）

第9名、OnePlus 11 電池續航長達 13小時 10分鐘

第10名、Moto G Play （2023） 電池續航長達 12小時 54分鐘

第11名、華碩 估價筆電asus Zenfone 10 電池續航長達 12小時 34分鐘

第12名、OnePlus Nord N30 5G 電池續航長達 12小時 30分鐘

第13名、三星 Galaxy S23 Ultra 電池續航長達 12小時 22分鐘

第14名、MOTO G Stylus 2022 電池續航長達 12小時 12分鐘

第15名、蘋果iPhone 14 Plus 電池續航長達 11小時 57分鐘

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