Can’t you upgrade your laptop to Windows 11? Asus joins the Microsoft campaign and urges you to buy a new Copilot+ PC, and I am not sure if that is wise
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- Asus tries those who cannot upgrade their Windows 10 -laptop to switch to a Copilot+ PC
- This ignores concern about millions of PCs that go to the Scrapheap because of the specification requirements of Windows 11
- ASUS also overhang the possibilities of Copilot+ PCs, which are generally not that impressive in general – not yet, not yet
For some time, Microsoft Has people with a Windows 10 PC that cannot upgrade Windows 11 that she must buy a new computer, preferably a Copilot+ PC – And Asus now plays the same tune.
Windows newest noticed A Post from Asus About why this is the time to switch to Windows 11 and to consider upgrading to a Copilot+ device (from Asus, of course).
This is aimed at people who are in the unfortunate situation where their Windows 10 laptop is too old to the Stricter hardware requirements of Windows 11And so they can’t upgrade. Notebooks with older CPUs are of course omitted in the cold, because you cannot switch those parts like you can do with a desktop pc.
Asus reminds us of it Windows 10 does not run on the support in October 2025It is approaching quickly, and that you do not have to perform an operating system without security updates, which is certainly true.
The laptop maker then continues to convince that what everyone needs in this situation is a new Windows 11 -note booklet, and that what makes these devices different is one word: Copilot.
In addition, ASUS argues: “But here is where it gets even better: with Copilot+ PCS, Windows 11 brings the AI experience to a completely new level. These devices are equipped with an NPU -a special AI processor, specifically designed to treat AI tasks locally, making your experience smooth, faster and safer.
“If your current laptop is unable to browse Windows 11 or Copilot+, this is the perfect time to upgrade to a device that was built for it.”
This is followed by a series of plugs for Asus VivoBook models, Copilot+ PCS with both Snapdragon (Arm-Based) and traditional Intel processors.
Analysis: landfills and unwise over sale
The problem with these marketing campaigns, which people push to just dump their Windows 10-PC, is that this is not a very green-friendly perspective to serve.
Go back for a long time, there may have been alarm bells around Towering piles of deleted PCs on the way to landfills Later this year, thanks to Microsoft’s policy to enforce steeper system requirements with Windows 11. If some of those generally security-related measures could not upgrade to the newer operating system and keep their current laptop (or indeed desktop PC).
So when companies such as Microsoft and now ASUS push the benefits of throwing away old hardware for a shiny new Copilot+ PC, you can see why this organizations frustrate that works to promote environmentally friendliness in one way or another.
In any case, if your laptop is not compatible with Windows 11, is it really ready for the trash when October 2025 and the end of the lifespan for Windows 10 roles? Of course not – an option is that you can do that Pay to extend the support for a year.
That is a choice that Microsoft first offered for the first time for consumers, who will probably calm people with the aforementioned environmental problems – although it would be good if this support could be expanded even further. (It can be for companies, but we do not know whether that will be the case for everyday users).
Another option is Switching to Linux, of course, as has recently been emphasized.
The other problem with the argument that ASUS presents here (and Microsoft is also guilty here) is that it is the capacity of Copilot+ PCS overpower. Although there are some impressive forces for these devices – such as Improved (natural language) Windows 11 Searchand the The same search trick in institutions Also -most AI -exclusive for Copilot+ devices are not overly compelling (Recall included now).
Although Copilot+ laptops can ultimately bring your Windows 11 computer experience to ‘another level’, as Asus mentions in his Blurb, we are certainly not there yet. This is essentially marketing fluff, and although that is hardly unexpected, companies have to be careful with how they frame these kinds of messages, given the environmental problems in the game here.
No, you cannot let your PC work forever, but Microsoft and his partners must be more thinking about the state of technical landfill and our planet. And I would really like to see that Microsoft confirms more than a year of longer support for updates to consumers updates, without making that extra time unaffordable.
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