How about fire the guy who approved all the bad decisions? The guy who bought these studios in the first place? Oh wait, Satya is safe with his billions while the workers pay the price.
This had nothing to do with games. This is all about management wanting to squeeze as much money from Xbox to keep Microsoft's AI ambitions afloat. Someone has to make money to burn on AI.
GeekBook X16 Pro Intel Core Ultra 9 thin and light laptop gets a 17% discount by Steven Parker
GEEKOM is back with a 17% discount on its top-of-the-range X16 Pro laptop. You may remember that we reviewed the X14 Pro back in February, which marked GEEKOM's debut into the ultrathin laptop segment.
You can view the full specs below.
GEEKOM X16 Pro
Model
NX14CM
Dimensions
322.58 × 213.36 × 5.8 mm (12.7"L x 8.4"W x 0.23"T)
Weight
997 g / 2.2 lbs
Material
Unibody Magnesium Alloy
CPU
Intel Ultra 5 125H (14C/18T, 24MB L3, 2.3-5.1 GHz, TDP 20W)
Intel Ultra 9 185H (16C/22T, 24MB L3, 2.3-4.5 GHz, TDP 35W)
Graphics
Intel Arc graphics
8 Xe-cores @ 2350MHz
1024 shading units/stream processors (128 CUs), 8 Raytracing Cores,
64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs
NPU
Intel AI Boost, 11 TOPS / Up to 33 TOPS (CPU+NPU+GPU)
Memory
32GB Dual-channel LPDDR5x 7467 MT/s Micron SODIMM
Storage
1 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4, Wodposit 1TB, 2 TB
Display
16.0" IPS LCD, 2560 × 1600 (16:10) 100% sRGB, 120Hz Refresh Rate
Camera
2MP 1080P
1 × Light sensor in camera module
1 × LED indicator in the camera module
Windows Hello Support: No
Mic
2 x Digital Mics integrated in the camera module
Speakers
2 x 3813 (4Ω×2W) built in body
Audio Codec: ALC269QN-VC3-GR
Certificate: DTS: X Ultra
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4
Wireless LAN
MediaTek MT7922 M.2 Wi-Fi 6E LAN card
Left I/O ports
1 x HDMI 2.0
2 x USB4 (40 Gbps)
Right I/O ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5 Gbps)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio jack
1 x Camera Privacy Shutter
Keyboard
78Key 1.2±0.2mm / Height 3.5±0.2mm (with backlight)
White LED light in Caps Lock and Fn key
Language: Default US
Touch Pad
Dimension: 120 x 71mm
Material: Mylar
Position: Middle
Interface: I2C, Dualpoint button
Dock
Input port: 1 x Type-C
2 x USB 3.0,
1 x RJ45
1 x PD
1 x HDMI
(Bio) Security
Fingerprint sensor (in the power button)
SD Card slot
No
Kensington Lock
No
Battery
77Wh (Input 20V, 3.25A)
Power
65W PD GaN Fast Charge, USB-C to USB-C
Warranty
2 years (Early Bird 1+1 Years)
Deal price
$1119.67
The X16 Pro is powered by the Intel Ultra 9 185H, which was released in Q4 2023 and is a 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPU designed for laptop/mobile using the Intel 4 architecture based on a 7nm process. The Ultra 9 185H features 16 cores and 22 threads running at up to 5.1 GHz. It also includes a dedicated NPU utilizing Intel AI Boost at 11 TOPS.
On the graphics front, the 185H includes the still fairly capable ARC Graphics (not to be confused with the newer ARC 140T) integrated GPU with a max GPU frequency of 2350 MHz across 8 Xe-cores. It has been said that the iGPU is equivalent to the NVIDIA GeForce 3050 and GTX 1650 in gaming and synthetic benchmarks. Other highlights include an AMOLED display, LPDDR5x memory at 7467 MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, and a fingerprint sensor built into the power button.
AI PC?
Although the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H includes a dedicated NPU, it's only 11 TOPS; therefore, it does not qualify as a Copilot+ PC. However, it can reach up to 33 TOPS with a combination of NPU, CPU, and GPU.
As I said, although we only reviewed the X14 Pro, the unboxing is the same for the X16 Pro, which I noted in my review. The packaging is quite a nice experience. The outer box houses the X16 Pro box with a small compartment that contains the 5-in-1 Dock ($40 value), which appears to be an "Early Bird" inclusion. Upon removing the box cover, the X16 Pro is revealed sitting in a cardboard compartment with two small booklets of documentation. To the left of the X16 Pro are two cardboard compartments containing the 65W charger and Type-C USB cable.
What’s In The Box
1 x GEEKOM X16 Pro Ultra-thin Laptop
1 x Type-C to Type-C cable 1.8M
1 x 65W GaN PD Fast Charger
1 x Warranty Card
1 x Thank You Card
1 x User Guide
All products sold by GEEKOM receive a 3-year free Warranty from the date you receive the product. If needed, you can RMA or return locally relative to your region (the U.S. has a U.S. warehouse, mainland E.U. has a German warehouse).
GEEKOM X16 Pro at GEEKOM U.S. for $1,119.67 was $1,349 (17% off)
Use coupon code NWGBX1617 when checking out. This flash deal expires on July 2.
Huge Summer Sale
As a reminder, yesterday GEEKOM kicked off their Huge Summer Sale, in which there are deep discounts on a range of other GEEKOM products.
From June 15 to June 30, the GEEKOM Official Store will be running its Summer Sale, with discounts starting from 15% off across the entire lineup, up to 50%! This is their biggest promotion of the year so far, offering pricing that is even lower than select Prime Day deals.
You can check out the discounts at the dedicated Summer Sale landing pages below.
GEEKOM U.S. Summer Sale
GEEKOM U.K. Summer Sale
While the Summer Sale ends on June 30, this deal will remain active until July 2.