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...
Mainstream Gaming: HP Updates Pavilion Gaming Desktop/Laptop Lineups
On the heels of Intel releasing their 8th Generation Core processors in late 2017, OEMs hustled to get their next generation of desktops and laptops ready to accept that...
4 by Joe Shields on 4/11/2018
MSI Announces GS65 Stealth: Thin & Lighter 15-Inch Gaming Laptop
When most think of gaming laptops large bulky devices with aggressive styling and likely some RGB LED flare setting themselves apart from the pool of monotonous portables. However, for...
18 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018
MSI's GT75 Titan DTR Laptop Gets Coffee Lake Treatment: Core i9 + GeForce GTX 1080
MSI has updated their GT series of gaming laptops (GT63, GT75, and GT83) all receiving an upgrade to the 8th generation Intel CPUs. The GT75 will now support up...
7 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018
HP Unveils Chromebook x2: A 12.3-inch 2400x1600 2-in-1 with Intel Core-Y
Chromebooks are still seen is one of the faster-growing segments of the PC category, and today HP is unveiling a detachable device with its new Chromebook x2. The...
41 by Joe Shields on 4/9/2018
ASUS ROG Spring System Updates: Gaming Big and Small
With this week's major launch of the rest of the 8th Generation Core lineup, virtually every last major OEM is issuing significant updates to large parts of their product...
17 by Anton Shilov & Joe Shields on 4/6/2018
HP Spring 2018 Range: ZBook, ZBook, ZBook
To match the launch of Intel's 8th Generation Core launches this week for mobile, HP is the next partner making some noise with new launches. Almost every cylinder from...
27 by Anton Shilov & Joe Shields on 4/5/2018
Samsung Odyssey Z Gaming Notebook: Going For Gamers with 8th Gen and Max-Q
Samsung this week introduced its latest laptop designed primarily for gamers. The new Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z will be based on Intel’s Core i7 processors with six cores as...
31 by Anton Shilov on 4/4/2018
Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop: 15.6-inch, Up to Core i7, GTX 1050 Ti, From $749
Acer has announced a new version of its Nitro 5 laptop this week. The new variants will be powered by Intel’s latest Coffee Lake-H processors, and can use NVIDIA’s...
13 by Anton Shilov on 4/4/2018
Origin PC Evo15-S Gaming Laptop: Core i7, GTX 1070 Max-Q, 1080p144
Today Origin PC released its new Evo15-S gaming laptop. The new device uses NVIDIA’s Max-Q based video cards to give a notably thinner and lighter device than the average...
13 by Joe Shields on 4/3/2018
ASUS Launches ROG Zephyrus M (GM501): A More Traditional Flagship Gaming Notebook
ASUS this week introduced its a second laptop under its flagship ROG Zephyrus gaming notebook brand. Dubbed the Zephyrus M (GM501) the new laptop is a slightly more straight-laced...
11 by Anton Shilov on 4/3/2018
GIGABYTE Updates Aero 15: Six-Cores, GTX 1070, 1080p, 144 Hz, 5mm Bezel, $2300
Among the many laptops getting refreshed this morning, GIGABYTE has introduced upgraded versions of its Aero 15-series gaming laptops. The new notebooks retain a relatively compact form-factor, but feature...
8 by Anton Shilov on 4/3/2018
Dell's Spring Range: New 8th Gen Alienware, Laptops, and Monitors
Inspiron All-in-Ones On the desktop side of matters, Dell has announced updates to the entire range of its popular Inspiron All-in-One desktop line, starting from its cost effective 22 &...
34 by Ian Cutress, Anton Shilov & Joe Shields on 4/3/2018
Intel Expands 8th Gen Core: Core i9 on Mobile, Iris Plus, Desktop, Chipsets, and vPro
The march from Intel for everything to be under the ‘8th Gen Intel Core’ branding is now at its climax: today is the official launch of several new 8th...
124 by Ian Cutress on 4/3/2018
NVIDIA Silently Rolls Out Slower, Lower TDP GeForce MX150 for Ultrabooks
This week, Notebookcheck reported their findings of a second version of the GeForce MX150 – the newest version sporting lower base, boost, and memory clockspeeds versus the original SKU...
40 by Nate Oh on 3/23/2018
Matebook X Pro (2018): Huawei’s Flagship Laptop Upgrade
BARCELONA, ESP – The headline of Huawei’s launch program at Mobile World Congress is not a smartphone, but a laptop. Over the last two years Huawei has introduced itself...
16 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: Huawei Press Event Live Blog (1pm UTC, 8am ET)
In a surprising twist of events, Huawei has taken over one of the largest venues in Barcelona for its press event this year. The building we are in has...
8 by Andrei Frumusanu & Anton Shilov on 2/25/2018
VAIO S Laptops Updated With 8th Gen Core CPUs & TruePerformance to Prolong Turbo Time
VAIO has updated its popular 13-inch VAIO S laptops sold in the U.S. with Intel’s latest 8th Generation Core i5/i7 processors featuring four cores. Besides new CPUs, the systems...
11 by Anton Shilov on 2/12/2018
Lenovo Recalls Some ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops Due to Potential Overheating
Lenovo this week has began a voluntarily recall of some of its 5th Generation (Kaby Lake, Intel 7000-series) ThinkPad X1 Carbon notebooks because of an unfastened screw that can...
8 by Anton Shilov on 2/7/2018
HP Announces Updated Elitebook 800 G5 series and ZBook 14U/15U Laptops
HP has announced today updates to its Elitebook and Zbook lines, with an aim to 'bring premium experiences and features to the mainstream'. Ultimately, it comes down to a...
10 by Joe Shields on 2/7/2018
NEC 2018 LaVie Note Mobile: Fanless 12.5” Core i7 with 12hr Battery, Under 2 Lbs
This month, NEC has introduced its first 2018 LaVie notebook: The LaVie Note Mobile. The LaVie line is known due to its design philosophy of being lightweight: when we...
32 by Anton Shilov on 1/29/2018
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