Battery miracle in the test

HP Omnibook X AI: When it takes longer again

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With its long-lasting ARM Macbooks, Apple is pushing the Windows competition ahead of it: devices with Intel or AMD chips can't hold a candle to them in terms of efficiency - and perhaps never will with their x86 processor architecture. That's why Microsoft and its hardware partners are making a new attempt at Windows laptops with energy-saving ARM processors. Will it be a success this time?

The industry has known for a decade that x86 processors, as found in most PCs and laptops, are not ideally suited for use in long-lasting mobile devices - and has therefore already made several attempts to establish ARM devices in the Windows world. One of the first was Microsoft's own Surface RT, which flopped mercilessly. Since then, however, a lot has happened with ARM processors and Apple has successfully made the transition. With the support of chip manufacturer Qualcomm, Microsoft and the PC industry now want to catch up. Krone+ tested whether they will succeed with the HP Omnibook X AI copilot AI laptop.