Obviously, this doesn’t retroactively apply to laptops you already own, since it’s
tied to the new Tiger Lake processors that will launch in new laptops—so that
doesn’t solve the cost issue. Still, the appeal is there for those who can buy only
one laptop, can’t justify the cost of a gaming laptop, or are buying a less
expensive computer for a student. If they can also play games on that laptop, all
the better.
Not all laptops with Iris Xe graphics will necessarily be cheaper than some
gaming laptops. Plenty of the latter fall into the $1,000 to $1,500 range, which
is where many Tiger Lake-bearing ultraportables will land, especially premium
or business models. It’s more about not needing to buy an additional machine
to play games if you already own a laptop, than it is necessarily about gaming
laptops being much more expensive (though true top-tier gaming machines are
absolutely pricier, often rising to over $2,000).
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