A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.

The Asus ExpertBook Ultra benefits from the performance of Intel’s new Panther Lake architecture, but it’s also a great premium business laptop in its own right.

Rising memory prices are driving up PC costs, but savvy shoppers can still find bargains by following these steps.

The audio system, however, saw more meaningful changes. It has a six-speaker setup, comprised of four force-canceling woofers and a pair of tweeters. The result is crisp, room-filling audio with ...