Intel's new Core (Series 2) processors are mobile chips designed for laptops. But while the processors are new, their architecture isn't. The new chips are based on the same Raptor Lake technology Intel introduced in 2022, and which the company has used for several different laptop and desktop chip families since then. The company has kept Raptor Lake alive as part of the Intel Core family as a way to present a lower-cost alternative to newer Core Ultra-branded chips that are part of the Meteor Lake, Lunar Lake, and upcoming Arrow Lake families.

Honor has updated its mid-range laptop series with a new pair of 14-inch and 16-inch models. In the process, it has revealed a new Intel Core 200H processor based on the chip manufacturer's Raptor Lak...