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is an 'AI PC' with an NPU worth it for running local LLMs? the honest 2026 answer
Copilot+ 'AI PCs' have a dedicated NPU chip — but here's the catch nobody advertises: it can't run local chatbots. A cheap old GPU runs them 10x faster. Here's the truth.
Ravi Malhotra · 2h ago · 10 min