Who's got the most efficient laptops now? New Windows PCs up the ante vs. Apple

Apple says that only it can conjure performance and battery life magic from PCs, because the electronics giant controls both the Mac OS and its processor mate, the M1 chip. Moreover, they say, they've just turned up their coordination to 11 to give new mobile PCs unveiled at CES last week an unprecedented leap in both battery savings and horsepower. Personal computers aren't dead yet: Laptops are showing new signs of life at CES Actually, you might say they've turned it up to 12 – that is, the Intel 12th-generation Core processors powering laptops running Microsoft Windows 11. And thanks to the two companies' extraordinary collaboration, they contend, new laptops like the new XPS 13 Plus from Dell, HP's Elite Dragonfly G3 and the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 will fly with next-level speed all day on a single charge. Of course, there's no shortage of motivation for Intel and Microsoft to join forces these days.