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What you should probably know

Intel will not release desktop versions of its Meteor Lake processors.

The chipmaker will, however, have Meteor Lake CPUs in desktop PCs.

Intel Core i5-12600K

Mini PCs and All-in-Ones often feature CPUs designed for laptops.

If that seems confusing, you’re not alone.

But like many laptop processors, those chips will appear in All-in-Ones.

Communication from Intel on the subject hasn’t been great.

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Mini PCs and All-in-Ones often feature CPUs designed for laptops.

“We will have more product details to share in the future.”

The key distinction is that Intel will not make Meteor Lake chipsfordesktop PCs with sockets.

All-in-Ones and thebest mini PCs and NUCsoften use laptop CPUs.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ on a stand and running a Sonic game.

The MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo (B2HMG) with Intel Core Ultra 9 285H inside.

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The new Surface Pro and Laptop with Intel

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses participants at the keynote of CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

ASRock Phantom Gaming Intel Arc A770 8GB graphics card in a PC build

NVIDIA Project G-Assist

Screenshot from the third �A Minecraft Movie� trailer.

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Renderings of the 50th Anniversary Exclusive Microsoft Surface Laptop.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot rebrand for Microsoft Office

MSI Claw surrounded by Steam Deck, ROG Ally, ROG Ally X, Nintendo Switch, Legion Go S, and Legion Go.