The Intel-powered Dell XPS 13 was already a letdown next to the competition, and this Snapdragon-powered XPS 13 winds up downgrading most of the package without a meaningful reduction in price. It just makes a disappointing experience worse. The Dell XPS 13 (9345) takes most of what we already saw in the Dell XPS 13 (9340) -- a thin, light, and stylish system that focused a little too much on style and not enough on substance next to its competition -- and loads it with new brains in the form of a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. While the Intel-powered XPS 13 was already on shaky ground, the shift to Snapdragon only gives this new version even less stable footing to compete with the many great laptops out there. Snapdragon might promise advanced AI capabilities over the current field, but with so many AI capabilities in wait-and-see limbo, it's probably worth waiting and seeing if the impending AMD and Intel mobile chips don't just catch up on the NPU front and then continue to score easy wins in the CPU and GPU department. As it stands, the 1,299 Dell XPS 13 (9345) has a rocky path ahead of it.

Samsung was among the Microsoft hardware partners unveiling AI-powered PCs on Monday. If you pre-order the company's Galaxy Book4 Edge, which uses Qualcomm's Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite processor to run AI models locally, you can get a free 50-inch Samsung Crystal UHD TV as a bonus. Buy Samsung's new AI PC, and get a free 50-inch 4K TV with your purchase. The Galaxy Book4 Edge supports the Windows Copilot features Microsoft announced on Monday, including Recall (an AI-powered "photographic memory" for everything you do on your PC) and Cocreator image generation. It processes these AI features locally, so your data won't leave your device. The laptop comes in several variants, starting at 1,350.

Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Book4 Edge line of laptops at Microsoft's Surface event, now equipped with Qualcomm's hotly anticipated Snapdragon X Elite processors. In addition to the more efficient and AI-infused processor, they're also featherlight and come with a slew of practical AI tools like Live Caption and Windows Recall. They also come with AMOLED touch displays, which look superb and are capable of up to 500 nits of brightness. If you pre-order the Galaxy Book4 Edge right now, Samsung will even toss in a free 50-inch TV. Further reading: Microsoft's new Surface laptops are bursting with AI power The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge comes in two sizes: the 14-inch is designed for those who prefer a more portable machine and the 16-inch is meant for those who want a bigger screen.