Microsoft's New AI-Powered Copilot PCs: A Game Changer in Tech Industry with Best Buy's Biggest Training Effort

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Best Buy trains tens of thousands of employees for biggest training effort in a decade to sell and repair Copilot PCs
Equipped with Arm-based Snapdragon chipsets and neural processing units
First wave of Copilot PCs feature a dedicated Copilot button on the keyboard
Microsoft's Copilot PCs hit the market on June 18, 2024
Microsoft's New AI-Powered Copilot PCs: A Game Changer in Tech Industry with Best Buy's Biggest Training Effort

Microsoft's latest innovation, Copilot PCs, are making waves in the tech industry as they hit the market. These new AI-powered laptops have been eagerly anticipated by tech enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Best Buy Co., one of the largest retailers in North America, is preparing for this major product launch by training tens of thousands of employees to sell and repair these cutting-edge devices. This marks Best Buy's biggest training effort in a decade, both in terms of scope and number of employees involved.

Microsoft Corp.'s Copilot PCs are equipped with hardware designed to run local generative AI processes. They all feature an Arm-based Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm that includes a neural processing unit (NPU) to handle such tasks efficiently. These laptops need a minimum of 40 TOPs (tera operations per second) of NPU performance, along with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

The first wave of Copilot PCs was released on June 18, and they have already generated significant buzz. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described these new systems as a 'new class of Windows PCs.' They are designed to run generative AI processes locally instead of relying on data centers.

These laptops come with several impressive features. Each system has a dedicated Copilot button on the keyboard, and they are all slated to have strong battery life. Copilot PCs could change how we interact with computers by bringing natural language nuance to everyday tasks.

The launch of these new AI-powered laptops marks an exciting time for the tech industry. With their powerful hardware and innovative features, Copilot PCs are poised to make a significant impact on the way we use technology in our daily lives.



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    • Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 7 is the cheapest new Copilot+ PC, priced at $999.99.
    • Surface Laptop 7 comes with a 13.8-inch touch display with a resolution of 2304 x 1536 and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
    • The laptop has a Snapdragon X Plus C10 processor, which is capable of running Copilot+.
    • Surface Laptop 7 comes with 16GB of RAM and has a Hexagon NPU with 45 TOPS.
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    • The laptop features Wi-Fi 7 and early benchmarks show strong performance.
    • The Surface Laptop 7 is available in a configuration without a keyboard for $999.99, but the version that comes with the keyboard is better value.
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    • The first group of laptops meeting Microsoft’s new Copilot+ PC standard are hitting store shelves today.
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    • Best Buy is preparing for the launch of Microsoft's AI laptops, called Copilot+ PCs.
    • The retailer is training tens of thousands of employees to sell and repair these laptops.
    • This is Best Buy’s biggest training effort in a decade in terms of scope and number of employees.
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    • These laptops contain hardware designed to run local generative AI processes.
    • They all have an Arm-based Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm with a neural processing unit (NPU).
    • Copilot PCs need to have at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, and 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
    • Each system has a dedicated Copilot button on the keyboard.
    • They are slated to have strong battery life.
    • Copilot PCs could change how we interact with computers by bringing natural language nuance to everyday tasks.
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    • Several PC manufacturers have launched Qualcomm-powered laptops and are shipping out from today.
    • These Copilot+ PCs come with Arm-based Snapdragon X chips featuring a 45 TOPS NPU.
    • New AI-powered features include Paint's Cocreator and access to the controversial Windows Recall feature for Windows Insiders only.
    • Other third-party apps like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve Studio, CapCut will use the built-in NPUs on these computers to run AI features locally.
    • The efficiency of Arm-based processors means we're finally getting Windows laptops that can compete with the legendary battery life of Apple-silicon-powered MacBooks.
    • Acer Swift 14 AI is available with either a Snapdragon X Plus or Snapdragon X Elite chip, has a 75Wh battery, and will be available in June 2024 starting at $1,099.
    • Asus Vivobook S15 (S5507) is only available with the Snapdragon X Elite processor, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 15.6-inch 3K OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut.
    • It features two USB 4 ports, two USB 3.2 Type-A ports, a microSD card reader, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
    • It starts at $1,299.99 on the Asus website.
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    • We’re finally getting Windows laptops that can compete with the legendary battery life of Apple-silicon-powered MacBooks.
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