Tech company launches 1.2kg, water-resistant AI laptop
Tech company launches 1.2kg, water-resistant AI laptop
2026-10-29
As computers continue to get upgrades, a major tech company launched a high-spec business laptop that is water resistant and ultra-lightweight at just 1.2 kilograms. But with the rising costs of advanced chip manufacturing, cooling modules, and other hardware components, the laptop costs a whopping NT$40,000. Tech experts say prices will stay high next year.
Oh no, a traveler spilled water on their laptop! That can be disastrous for people trying to stay connected and productive. Thankfully, this new hardware is water-resistant.
This laptop is only 1 centimeter thick and weighs just 1.2 kilograms, but it can withstand pressure of up to 50 kilograms. It was designed specifically for business travelers.
Tasha Chuang
Intel Taiwan general manager
It combines cloud computing and AI, allowing users to switch seamlessly between cloud-based and on-device functions for business use.
This new business laptop is equipped with Intel’s latest 18A process node, with AI features that can summarize meetings and locate files with a single click. But this new, upgraded laptop comes with a hefty price tag.
Jose Liao
Laptop brand general manager
The rising costs of hardware drove up prices in the first half of this year, but overall demand still grew by nearly 20%. There will probably be some more modest price increases of around 10 percent next year. But demand outweighs the impact of these price increases, so I think demand should still be pretty strong next year.
As chips become more advanced, research, development, and manufacturing costs remain high. Meanwhile, AI data centers are taking up large amounts of memory, CPU, and GPU supplies. This leaves fewer components available for consumer electronics and lower-end products, putting the laptop market under pressure from both rising prices and supply shortages.
Mr. Yi (OneGeek)
Tech Expert
For consumer laptops, prices are expected to rise by around 10 to 20% next year, which is quite steep compared with previous years. Next year will be a period of consolidation for AI development, so demand for AI-related components such as DRAM will not be as extreme as it has been this year.
Prices of premium and AI-powered laptops are expected to remain high next year, putting consumers’ budgets to the test.
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大廠再推"高規格商務筆電防潑水" 1.2公斤機身搶客
2026-10-29
受惠AI換機潮，筆電大廠再推出高規格商務筆電，主打防潑水，以及1.2公斤重機身。但上游晶片先進製程成本不斷攀升，連帶讓散熱模組與硬體成本跟著飆漲，商用筆電，價格來到一台4萬元！3C達人也預估，明年的筆電價格回不去了！
哎呀、水打翻在筆電上怎麼辦？上班時最怕手殘，讓生財工具泡水報銷，不過現在有廠商推出最新防潑水筆電。
急著出門，行李箱內亂七八糟，不過也別擔心，主打最高承重50公斤，而且整體機身最薄只有1公分、重量也僅1.2公斤，就是看準商務人士。
[[英特爾台灣區總經理 莊蓓瑜]]
“那它其實就像在Cloud和AI上面，它其實是雲地混合的使用，讓消費者能夠在商用場景上面，能夠自由地切換。”
看準AI PC帶來的換機潮，筆電大廠再推出商務筆電，效能上搭載Intel最新18A製程處理器，以及導入AI智慧平台，開會摘要、檔案搜尋一鍵搞定；不過現在要換新筆電，荷包得痛上好一陣子。
[[筆電大廠總經理 廖逸翔]]
“上半年有一個就是因為硬體的漲價，所以就漲了一個價錢，但是其實整個需求量也漲了快20%。那大概還會有一些微幅、大概差不多10%的一個漲（幅），明年還是會有一些微幅的一些漲價。而需求是大於這個所謂的漲價的一個部分，所以我覺得明年需求量應該還是會還不錯。”
隨著晶片走向先進製程，研發與代工成本居高不下；加上AI資料中心大量吸收記憶體、CPU及GPU等關鍵零組件產能，高階VC均熱板與風扇等散熱模組單價也同步看漲，排擠消費型電子產品及低階零件供應，讓筆電市場同時面臨漲價與缺貨。
[[3C達人 壹哥]]
“目前在終端筆電的部分，以消費市場來說大概是（明年漲）一成到兩成，因為這算是蠻高的，在以往沒有漲那麼多。（明年）整個AI佈局來說算是一個收斂期，所以在整個AI的這個比如說DRAM的需求來說，不會像是今年這麼樣的誇張。”
預估明年高階與AI筆電市場，將延續高單價趨勢，也考驗著消費者的口袋。
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