Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and millions of users are still running that version. Some will be able to upgrade to Windows 11, but many won’t, because Windows 11 requires hardware that many Windows 10 machines lack. That means a lot of PC users may find themselves in the market for a new computer between now and October.

And there’s another reason to consider upgrading: many new PCs now include a Neural Processing Unit (NPU)—a special chip designed to optimize tasks powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been using HP’s new OmniBook Ultra Flip 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop, marketed as a “Next Gen AI PC.” The review unit HP sent me came with 2 terabytes of SSD storage and 32 gigabytes of RAM—more than most people n

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