Quote from: FlexUser on Today at 13:41:54In 2024 Arrow Lake was not more powerful than 13th generation.

Yea, it didn't do much for desktop. For laptop there were still notable efficiency and performance per watt gains, though not enough to catch up to AMD.

It is never the good year to buy a laptop. In 2024 Arrow Lake was not more powerful than 13th generation. 2025, Lunar Lake was a lukewarm family, better efficiency and that was it, and with AI bursting, not enough. Now we have Panther Lake, looks promising but RAM skyrockets and we want 32gb or 64gb in a new laptop.

THe new Lenovo X9 15 inches is 3000€ and if you want to go from 32 to 64, then it is 700€ more. And it is soldered, so no chance to buy know and update later.

Waiting for the T61 with PL 358 but I am guessing I will extend the life of my XPS a few more years XD

2026 is not a good year to buy a laptop. Intel chips are expensive, supposedly due to the new node, but the changes aren't significant enough to justify such a price increase. Also, with artificial intelligence, you need at least 32GB of RAM to work effectively. I would wait until 2027 for the new NovaLake and AMD Zen 6 AI processors, which are focused on artificial intelligence.

2000$ for a 60hz 350nits display. what a f****ng joke.