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I believe everyone has read our previous article. It turns out that young people nowadays don’t know how to use computers anymore. Not only do they need to pay someone to install Steam, but they also don’t know how to use a browser, and they don’t even know where the power button is. . .

Well... this did give Tony, a guy who is almost entering middle age, a little bit of a Generation Z shock.

At that time, the bad reviewer thought:It is not so much that young people do not understand computers, but rather that computers are moving away from young people.

As a hardware guy, Tony deeply agrees with this point of view.

Whether it is computers or mobile phones, as a kind of consumer electronic products, their rise and popularity will affect the interaction habits of a generation.

In the past, computers had keyboards, mice, registries, and folders. Now, mobile phones and tablets are based on touch, dragging, and voice interaction. Concepts such as directories and extensions are now unfamiliar to young people.

Therefore, under the market economy, young people will naturally prefer mobile phones, which they are more familiar with, to computers, which are more unfamiliar to them.

Moreover, over a long period of time, although the performance of computers has been constantly evolving, the entire set of operating logic has not actually changed much. There is always a learning cost for users - those who know how to use various shortcut keys very well, while those who don’t know how to use them have trouble even figuring out how to unzip files.

Screenshot from @Zhuang Buchun ▼

U1S1, in the past, computer manufacturers have thought about solving the problem of usage threshold, such as pre-installing various commonly used software to reduce the trouble of self-installation; innovating in hardware form, using touch screens and styluses to make the interaction method closer to that of mobile phones and tablets.

Have these efforts by computer manufacturers paid off? Yes, but it seems that they still cannot win back the hearts of young people, nor can they stop the market decline.

It was not until the arrival of AI PC this year that the computer market began to pick up.

At first, some people thought that the so-called AI PC was just a gimmick, but now it seems that there are still some people willing to pay for it.

As computer manufacturers continue to implement AI application scenarios, I think the market share of AI PCs will increase year by year as predicted by institutions.

Especially after Tony watched HP's AI PC full-scenario AI ecosystem conference today, he found that computer manufacturers are becoming more and more understanding of the implementation scenarios of AI, which makes me more confident about the future development of AI PC.

In simple terms, HP's thinking is equivalent to:let AI Empower computers and make them as easy to use as mobile phones。

They have developed a complete set of full-scenario AI "4+1" solutions (4: AI computer butler, AI efficiency tool, AI smart conference, AI life assistant; 1: a brand new app store), and use Huixiaowei 4.0 as aResource collection entrance, you can use voice and text to call n AI functions, and you can quickly get started after getting the notebook.

After experiencing the various efficiency tools and practical functions built into it, Tony felt that the interaction efficiency has been substantially improved and the threshold for using the computer has been substantially lowered.

More importantly, Hui Xiaowei 4.0 is not exclusive to new machines. Old machines will also be able to use it in the future. It is great that there is no backstabbing of old users.

Let’s talk about what happened in detail.

The so-called full-scenario AI solution actually means that no matter what your computer needs are, Hui Xiaowei can provide you with corresponding AI capabilities to serve you, such as helping you think of copywriting, quickly taking screenshots and recording screens, answering computer questions, taking meeting notes, etc.

No kidding, this little guy has now evolved into a superman who is proficient in almost all kinds of skills.

And after using it in this way, Tony thinks that there are several functions that are worth talking about separately.

The first is this AI computer butler - AI Xiaohui.

As we mentioned at the beginning, young people nowadays know less and less about computers, and many people are confused about how to set up a new computer.

I just want to ask a question, and many of you may not be able to answer it within 10 seconds -

“After getting a new computer, how should I partition the disk?”

Count down to ten: 10, 9, 8, 7...

Friends who haven’t answered the question can review it again (dog head).

AI Xiaohui's answer▼

In addition to this problem, operations such as turning off automatically started applications, activating Office, entering the BIOS interface, etc., not to mention young people who have rarely touched a computer, many people who often deal with computers may take a while to react.

In the past, we still had to search for answers on the Internet for these situations, but now you can ask AI Xiaohui to help you.

*AI Xiaohui is currently in Beta version. You can experience the full functionality after registering for public beta qualification. ▼

Its computer manager function directly calls the local large model and can run offline. You can also consult various computer problems directly in the dialogue window. You will never have to search for tutorials online, go offline for after-sales service, or get cheated at the computer mall.

In short, this function can be said to be the savior of computer novices, with a main feature of " Use the machine without asking for help ” 。

In addition to this practical computer function, Hui Xiaowei has also integrated several AI tools that can improve efficiency and help you get some work done.

In the past two years, everyone's attitude towards work has really changed. Efficiency is king, but this cannot stop some leaders from always holding meetings with the entire PPT. As a result, many people's work falls into ineffective and repetitive PPT production.

A while ago, one of Tony's classmates complained about this phenomenon: If you say you want to do it, it's really not difficult to do, but I just feel that this repetitive work is meaningless.

As for this kind of repetitive and not difficult work, you can now completely let Hui Xiaowei do it. You can call the PPT generation function of WPS AI directly in the dialogue window.

For example, when I want to make a PPT on the development of artificial intelligence, it can quickly generate one according to my needs.

You know what, the generated content is quite well organized.

In addition, Hui Xiaowei can also help you think of copywriting and make work reports. Isn’t this definitely “the worker’s own personal secretary”? . .

It can do all this because it combines the various capabilities of Wenxin Yiyan and WPS AI.

Also, this time the subtitle translation function is also very helpful for our daily work and study.

In fact, Tony has experienced similar functions on his mobile phone before, but to be honest, it is more efficient to watch on the large screen of the computer.

Especially when watching some foreign videos, the Chinese and English subtitles displayed on the screen at the same time will not appear crowded and it will not be difficult to read.

And after watching the video, you can directly call WPS AI to summarize. You no longer need to record text and feed it to AI. The whole interaction process is very direct and fast.

Talking about this, about this timeHP Full Scene AI solution, we have almost finished talking about it. Next, I will give you a brief introduction to the machine used to experience AI this time - HP StarBook Pro 14.

Well, this notebook was borrowed by Tony from a friend at HP, so out of courtesy, I have to allocate some space to it.

In terms of appearance, it is no different from the other versions of StarBook Pro 14 that Tony introduced to you before. The A side still has the familiar French fry logo, and the design language focuses on simplicity.

The width of the upper and lower chins on the B side are average, but the quality of this OLED screen is quite good, with 2.8K resolution + HDR 500 nits peak brightness + VRR variable refresh rate. Whether you are watching videos or playing games, this screen can provide a great visual experience.

In terms of interfaces, there are two USB A (one of which is Thunderbolt 4), two USB C, one HDMI and an "extremely advanced" 3.5mm headphone jack. It has everything you need and is enough to meet your daily usage needs.

In terms of configuration, the machine I have is equipped with an Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 processor 155H and a 32GB+1TB storage combination. For many people, this configuration is enough for daily office, study and entertainment, especially when running some AI applications, with 32GB of large memory, it will run more comfortably.

As for the information about this U, I don’t need to say much. I believe many of my friends should have known about it, so let’s take a look at the actual test results.

In terms of CPU, we ran CINEBENCH R23, the single-core was 1724, and the multi-core was 14387. Compared with the U of the same positioning next door, the single-core is similar, but the multi-core is more than ten percent ahead.

In terms of GPU, the integrated graphics of Core Ultra 7 has improved after adopting the Arc architecture. It achieved a graphics card score of 3832 in 3DMARK Time Spy, which is an excellent result among the integrated graphics of mobile processors.

Of course, in addition to the regular benchmark tests, game tests are also not left out. Please refer to the table below for details.

Hmm... From this point of view, there is no big problem using this machine to play online games, and you can even try 3A. After all, you can play at 1 frame, 2 frames smoothly, and 3 frames e-sports (dog head).

Oh, and one more thing is that, with the support of NPU, the Core Ultra will now save more power when running some local AI large models - this is probably one of the reasons why HP wants to put a large model locally...

OK~ Now that the combo is done, let’s talk about Tony’s opinion.

To be honest, in the past everyone always thought that traditional PC manufacturers had no work to do, but after the rise of AI PCs, Tony discovered that manufacturers like HP actually have their own ideas about innovation.

In particular, I think their understanding of the domestic AI ecosystem is quite thorough.

In the past, people in the industry often complained that foreign manufacturers’ AI PC functions were launched late in China. This time, HP directly teamed up with our domestic AI products to develop a complete set of full-scenario AI solutions that are more suitable for the physique of Chinese babies.

And to be honest, there is really nothing wrong with these AI functions.

More importantly, my friends at HP told me that after the launch of the full-scenario AI solution, the HP Book Pro 14 has increased in quantity without increasing in price. The Ultra 7 155H version in my hand is priced at 5499, while the Ultra 5 125H+2.5K 120Hz screen+16G memory+1TB SSD version is only priced at 4999. Don’t you think this is a good value for money?

In short, Tony thinks it is quite tempting to be able to experience an AI-powered laptop without paying extra money. Moreover, there is a summer sale now, and it will be even more attractive if you grab some coupons. Friends who are interested can click on the link below.

Oh yes~ If you don’t care much about the screen, you can also take a look at the HP Star Book 15’s Ultra5 125H+16G memory+512G SSD configuration, which has a good price/performance ratio.

Written by: Kway Teow

edit: Milo

Art editor: Xuanxuan

photography:radish

Image, source：

HP, IDC, BBC, Counterpoint