A:AnswerIt is actually Copilot+ (minus a minor technicality that I’ll explain momentarily). In fact it’s the best and fastest/most powerful laptop CPU (well, APU actually) available that also has the fastest Copilot+ certified NPU AI Engine built-in (it’s about 50 TOPS, that is, 50 terra (50,000,000,000,000) AI operations per second. You see, Qualcomm signed a (temporary) exclusivity deal with Microsoft the effect of which was that only Qualcomm’s new ARM-based X Elite laptops could be called Copilot+ laptops at launch. [Some rather cynical folks might claim that only Qualcomm paid the requisite bribe, but there is no evidence for this, or at least insufficient evidence for the feds to invoke any antitrust action.] In reality, the primary aspects of the Copilot+ standard are an NPU with a power in the 45+ TOPS range, a sufficiently fast/powerful CPU (and probably enuf memory), and an extra keyboard button labeled Copilot+ for Windows to use (actually I’ve now also seen a micro-tabletop PC with such a button on the box). Now the spec was available to all laptop vendors using all CPU architectures, it’s just that only laptops with Qualcomm CPUs could call it a Copilot+ laptop up to and through the launch of the Qualcomm based Windows laptops - thus giving Qualcomm a sort-of media boost - and leading to some rather legitimate questions such as the one we’re answering here. Now the Qualcomm launch has happened, so I think the ban is over re calling a Copilot+ capable laptop a Copilot+ PC. But marketing has not caught up yet. Intel got the short end of the stick cuz although their fairly recent Ultra laptop series have a quite decent CPU containing a small NPU similar to the first- and second-generation AMD NPUs (which are 12 and 16 TOPS, respectively for AMD 7040 and 804x HS chips), those Intel and 1st/2nd gen AMD CPUs are nowhere near the Copilot-mandated minimum 45 TOPS. AMD fared better due to having acquired Xilinx and being in development of its 3rd gen XNA architecture for its NPU - to be released July 28 - and sporting 50 TOPS (and thus beating Qualcomm and beating Intel by a mile, at least until Intel probably catches up next round). So all Asus had to do was add the Copilot+ key to these new laptops containing AMD AI 300 series CPUs and voilla, you have a Copilot+ laptop. Note that the new AMD AI CPUs were renamed from AI 100 series to AI 300 series to denote that this is a 3rd gen AMD/Xilinx NPU architecture. (Bigger is better, lol, so I guess an AMD AI 9 HX 370 is better than an Intel Ultra 285H, right? Well it happens to be true in this particular case, yet still ya have to laugh at AMD and Intel competing on the naming battleground.) So this particular Asus P16 laptop, along with its brethren products the Zepherus G16 AMD version, are several of the best Copilot+ laptops available! The Copilot+ enabled variant of Windows 11 may or may not ship with the laptop (TBD). If not, it will be in the next Windows Update. There was such a bad reaction to the so-called keylogging feature that Microsoft had to disable that by default (whew!) so it may take a release or two to get a good version of Copilot. I recommend the AMD G16 2024 to gamers and the AMD P16 2024 to creators - both Copilot+ laptops. Also there are new 2024 Zenbooks that are Copilot+ as well cuz they have an AMD AI 300 series CPU and are really nice but have no discreet GPU, albeit the iGPU is claimed by some to be as fast as laptop 2050 GPU from a couple years ago.
A:AnswerWith the help of hubs/splitters, this laptop can technically run 8 displays simultaneously, including the built-in display: 1 built-in display, up to 3 displays on the USB4 port, and up to a total of 4 displays on the HDMI + USB3.2 port. The bandwidth available on each port will limit the resolution and frequency of the multiple displays connected in practice. Without the help of hubs/splitters, the laptop can be connected to 3 external monitors (one each on the HDMI, USB4, and USB3.2 port). Higher refresh rates are supported, except for 8K displays, which are limited to 60Hz. Note that this is not a gaming laptop and does not support VRR.
A:AnswerAlmost certainly no. Those reviews refer to purchases from the Asus web site but on Best Buy they typically do not make those bundles. Unless specifically stated in a Best Buy add, assume not. Honestly, the “Best” reason to “Buy” from Best Buy is to either get extended warranty coverage and/or Plus coverage/extended return window to a local brick and mortar store. For that you miss out on a cheap crappy backpack.
A:AnswerCorrection - the name of the built-in iGPU graphics engine for the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (part of the new Strix Point series of laptop CPUs) is the 890M, not 980M. Per an early performance review the 890M is 60% faster than the graphics iGPU incorporated into the recently announced Qualcom laptop chips, as well as being 40% graphics-faster than AMD’s own last-gen 780M iGPU incorporated into Ryzen 4 8-core APUs such as 7940HS (Phoenix) or 8940HS or 8945HS (both Hawk Point). Also note that AMD still also makes a series of laptop APUs called by the nickname Fire range that typically come with 16 or 12 cores. The new Ryzen 9 HX 370 4+8 = 12 core part seems to be very competitive with the 12-core Fire Range parts, according to very early leaked performance reports on HX 370 engineering samples. But the 3D-Vcache flavor of 16-core Fire Range chips still holds the crown among all laptop chips, at least for now. Hopefully this will help Best Buy shoppers figure out where the HX 370 fits in AMD’s lineup of laptop chips.
A:AnswerAbsoluteley! This is an outstanding laptop for any tech major. As good as the best Macbook Pro (including the Pro level) but at a much cheaper X86-64 price, and better than any Intel-based laptop (including the Lunar Lake new ones just coming out now and the older Meteor Lake ones that came out a year ago).
A:AnswerThe ASUS ProArt P16 (H7606WV) features a 16.0-inch 4K OLED touchscreen with stylus support. With this laptop, you can use the Asus Pen SA203H-MPP2.0 to create and interact directly on the screen but not the touchpad.
A:AnswerNo Best Buy “free gifts” come with any models. The Asus online store might have bundles with such sales inducements, but you lose the benefits of having a local brick and mortar store and the services of Geek Squad and possible extended warranty. Personally, I prefer BB cuz I can try out the keyboard/mouse on demo model, and accessories are cheap anyway.
A:AnswerThe ASUS H7606WV (ProArt P16) features a 16:10 aspect ratio on its 16-inch 4K OLED display.
https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-p16-h7606/techspec/
A:AnswerI got no idea why the ASUS answer said no Thunderbolt port but the P16 has a single 40Gbs Thunderbolt port. You can tell this by the lightning bolt.
A:AnswerI currently have clip studio paint, inkscape, photoshop, blender, plus a steam game (Planet zoo) running in the background all without issue. The computer does sound like it's trying to escape orbit with it's fans, but as long as you keep that area clear and keep and eye on temp you'll be ok.
