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<observations> Date: June 25, 2026 * 🔴 (16:23) User stated laptop is a work ("worm") computer and can be expensed * 🔴 (16:34) User stated runs Windows 11 with WSL2 (not native Linux) — Linux driver maturity is not a concern * 🔴 (16:34) User questioned whether Intel path is worth ~2x the price of AMD AI 7 350, given same battery capacity and need for new RAM * 🟡 (16:23) Panther Lake pricing confirmed: Intel Core Ultra 5 325 at £449, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H at £799; both require LPCAMM2 memory: 16GB at £239, 32GB at £439 * 🟡 (16:23) All-in cost table (32GB assumed for dev workload): - AMD AI 5 340: £399 (reuses existing DDR5 SO-DIMMs) - AMD AI 7 350: £599 (reuses existing DDR5 SO-DIMMs) - AMD AI 9 HX 370: £849 (reuses existing DDR5 SO-DIMMs) - Intel Ultra 5 325: £688 (16GB) / £888 (32GB LPCAMM2) - Intel Ultra X7 358H: £1,038 (16GB) / £1,238 (32GB LPCAMM2) * 🟡 (16:23) Assistant flagged: if work expenses new board, displaced 7840U board is arguably a work asset — advised quick check before repurposing to personal labs setup * 🟡 (16:23) Assistant noted Intel path leaves spare DDR5 SO-DIMMs (no reusable RAM for new board); AMD path reuses all existing RAM * 🟡 (16:34) Assistant revised recommendation after Windows 11 + WSL2 disclosure — "wait for Linux maturity" caveat dropped entirely, strengthening Intel case * 🟡 (16:34) Assistant assessed AMD AI 7 350 as poor battery-priority pick: still uses DDR5 SO-DIMM (power-hungry at idle), AMD-on-Framework platform has mediocre idle draw historically; realistic gain over 7840U only ~10–20% light-use battery, somewhat cooler under load — described as "modest all-rounder, not a battery champion" * 🟡 (16:34) Assistant explained Panther Lake step-change rationale: (1) Intel 18A node — Lunar Lake delivered ~1.5x+ battery over comparable AMD on same chassis; (2) LPCAMM2 = LPDDR5x draws meaningfully less idle power than DDR5 SO-DIMM, compounding SoC gain * 🟡 (16:34) Assistant resolved "new