Laptops
While we've been expecting the availability of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor to be around the middle of this year, Lenovo has announced two new 'AI-powered' notebooks for the Windows on Arm platform. Announced is the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 14 and the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 both feature Qualcomm's latest 12-core Snapdragon X Elite processor, ushering in a new era for Microsoft's Windows on Arm platform. Lenovo aims to target content creators and business professionals with these new models. Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite processor looks set to try to change the adoption of the Windows-on-Arm devices, with a critical focus on providing AI capability on device, which promises up to 45 TOPs of performance solely from the Hexagon NPU. Powered...
Ian on the iMore Vector Podcast: Discussing Core i9 and Thermal Throttling
On Monday this week I was invited onto the Vector podcast, one of the popular Apple-focused podcasts, run by iMore’s Rene Ritchie. In the podcast we discuss Intel’s product...
12 by Ian Cutress on 7/24/2018
Apple Updates MacBook Pro Family for 2018: More CPU Cores, DDR4, & Same Form Factors
A surprising no-show at this year’s Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference was any kind of hardware refresh for Apple’s Mac products. While WWDC is first and foremost a software...
104 by Ryan Smith on 7/12/2018
Hands On With The Acer Predator Helios 300 Special Edition
One of the more interesting laptop designs to come out of the Computex week was from Acer: its new Predator Helios 300 Special Edition was an eclectic mix of...
20 by Ian Cutress on 7/11/2018
Lenovo’s Miix 630 Snapdragon 835-Based 2-in-1 Now Available
Lenovo has started to sell its Miix 630 always-connected PC based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC and Microsoft’s Windows 10 S. The system weighs around 1.4 kilograms yet promises...
34 by Anton Shilov on 7/10/2018
AT 101: Understanding Laptop Displays & How We Test Them
Everyone might have a different take on what they feel is the single most important factor to consider when purchasing a new laptop, but it would be hard to...
50 by Brett Howse on 7/10/2018
Microsoft Announces The Surface Go: Smaller And Less Expensive
Just over three years since the launch of the surprisingly good Surface 3, Microsoft has finally refreshed this category with a new device, now called the Surface Go. The...
112 by Brett Howse on 7/9/2018
The Huawei MateBook X Pro Review: Calling Out The Competition
Huawei has not been in the PC game very long, but in just a short couple of years they certainly raised the bar for the competition in the Ultrabook...
77 by Brett Howse on 6/27/2018
Lenovo Unveils ThinkPad P52: 8th Gen Core or Xeon, Quadro 3200, and 128GB RAM
The new ThinkPad P52, according to Lenovo, 'sets the standard for mobile workstations by combining ThinkPad build-quality along with cutting-edge technology'. All the horsepower is designed to handle modern...
21 by Joe Shields on 6/15/2018
GIGABYTE Sabre 15 and 17 Gaming Laptops: Affordable Portable Gaming
Typically when you think of GIGABYTE/AORUS, you think of laptops like the Aero 15X or X9. Beautiful, powerful laptops with budget-breaking prices. However, GIGABYTE is now trying to spread...
11 by Joe Shields on 6/6/2018
HP Announces ProBook x360 440 G1 Notebook: Slim and Secure Convertible
HP introduced the new HP ProBook x360 400 G1 they say is designed to adapt to the way growing business and on-the-go professionals work both inside and outside of...
2 by Joe Shields on 6/6/2018
Synaptics at Computex: Encrypted and In-Display Fingerprint Sensors in Real Products
Synaptics is one of the companies that have to do its announcements in two stages: initially, it announces its own product and then it showcases its partners’ products that...
8 by Anton Shilov on 6/5/2018
MSI Prestige PS42 Laptop: Made For Business
When thinking of MSI laptops, one probably picture the company's powerful gaming rigs. However, the company that makes heavy-hitting notebooks, with names like the Titan and the Dominator, is...
4 by Joe Shields on 6/5/2018
Asus ZenBook Pro 15 (UX580): A 5.5-inch Screen in the Touchpad
Asus’s new ZenBook Pros, announced at Computex in Taipei, each have two screens: the big laptop display you expect, and then a new 5.5-inch display built into the touchpad...
11 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
Asus ZenBook S (UX391): ZenBook Gets a Lift
At their press conference at Computex in Taipei, Asus has announced the ZenBook S (UX391), a new clamshell laptop with an ergonomic design and a variety of colors. The...
4 by Ryan Smith on 6/5/2018
Asus VivoBook S14 (S430) and S15 (S530): Mid-Range Options
At its Computex press conference in Taipei, Asus announced its new VivoBook S14 and S15 notebooks with quad-core processors, minimal bezels and fun colors that are far more vivid...
2 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
ASUS Zen Press Event Live Blog (11:30am Taiwan, 3:30am UTC)
Anton and I are at ASUS' consumer press event, more often called the 'Zen' press event. We expect a quick flurry of launches from Jonney Shih, so stay tuned...
5 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 6/4/2018
Honor’s Thin-and-Light MagicBook with AMD Ryzen Mobile Listed
A Chinese retailer has started to list Honor’s MagicBook laptop based on AMD’s Ryzen Mobile processor. The thin-and-light notebook looks similar to the Intel-based MagicBook launched in April and...
15 by Anton Shilov on 6/4/2018
ASUS ROG Strix Hero II & Scar II GL504 Laptops: CFL, 144 Hz, GTX 1070, New Chassis
ASUS on Monday introduced its new ROG Strix Hero II and ROG Strix Scar II gaming laptops. Originally, ASUS positioned the ROG Strix family of notebooks as its entry-level...
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Acer Announces AMD Gaming Lineup For Computex 2018
With Computex getting underway, Acer is announcing a couple of new devices in their gaming lineup which feature AMD processors. Acer’s new Predator Helios 500 is a gaming laptop...
6 by Brett Howse on 6/1/2018
Acer Predator Helios 300 SE: White and Gold Gaming Laptop
Acer has announced its new 15.6-inch gaming laptop that brings together performance and style. The Predator Helios 300 Special Edition uses Intel’s latest six-core processors as well as NVIDIA’s...
12 by Anton Shilov on 5/24/2018
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