Intel wants cheap Windows laptops to stop feeling cheap

PCWorld reports on Intel's Project Firefly initiative, which aims to bring premium laptop features like all-metal construction and fanless design to budget-friendly devices. The project centers on Intel's new Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' processor, engineered with cost-reduction technologies and simplified motherboard designs to make laptops more affordable. Major manufacturers including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus will ship these reimagined mainstream laptops targeting students and small businesses. People everywhere are talking about Apple's cheaper MacBook Neo laptop. Now Windows is preparing to retake the mainstream laptop market with Project Firefly, inspired by smartphone design.