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.
Frore has worked with Intel to feature its AirJet solid-state cooling chip inside its much-hyped Wildcat Lake reference laptop. These laptops will need to stay slim, quiet, and affordable if they want to compete with the MacBook Neo, and the AirJet should help Intel fight Apple on at least two of those fronts.
Here at Computex 2026 in Taipei, Asus held an early press event to showcase its updated Zenbook, Expertbook, and Strix Scar laptops, along with the new TUF T700 gaming desktop.
Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark superchip on May 31st ahead of its GTC Taipei event, putting a 20-core Arm-based Grace CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU on a single package.
At Computex 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the RTX Spark Superchip, a new Arm laptop and desktop platform that powers agentic AI on Windows with a 20-core Arm CPU, powerful 6144-CUDA-core Blackwell GPU, and up to 128 GB of local memory.
Acer has two new gaming laptops for Computex, including its first laptop with the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D CPU, and a device that sports triple PCIe 5.0 storage.