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The pc refresh 2025 tag covers discussions about the 2025 wave of PC replacements, driven by Windows 10 end-of-support and the introduction of AI PCs with Copilot+ features. Dell and other OEMs have reorganized product lines to make AI-capable devices easier to buy and manage, leading to increased shipment volumes and changes in enterprise procurement. However, the refresh is not solely due to AI hardware demand but a combination of factors including the Windows 10 EOS deadline and OEM marketing efforts.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Dell AI PCs and Windows 10 EOS Fuel 2025 Laptop Refresh

    Dell’s 2024 forecast that “AI PCs” would trigger a broad laptop refresh has proven partly prophetic — but not in the tidy, single-cause way the company pitched. The industry did see a meaningful replacement wave through 2025, driven first by a hard calendar deadline (Windows 10 end-of-support)...