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It's fully loaded with a 12-core Snapdragon X Elite processor, 1TB of storage, Windows 11, and Copilot+ for just $1,240.

I know because my team and I have reviewed dozens and dozens of laptops from top companies every year, so I've had a front-row seat to the arms race between Apple, Google and Microsoft.

Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon X: a new lower-end CPU for budget laptops. Now, Microsoft is tipped to equip ...