The new XPS 15 7590 makes a case for itself by sporting an optional OLED panel, Intel’s latest 9th generation 6 and 8-core CPUs, Nvidia’s GTX 1650 GPU, and, finally, an above-display webcam. As I wrote in an earlier editorial, however, whether or not to...
We’ve talked about the mid-2019 lineup of Asus ROG Zephyrus gaming ultraportables in several previous articles, and in this one, we’ll further take an in-depth look at the Zephyrus G GA502 subseries. The Zephyrus G GA502 sits at the bottom of the line, beneath the...
This article gathers our impressions on the Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN, Asus’s top-of-the-line ultrabook for the most of 2019. The UX392 follows up on one of our favorite ultrabooks of 2018, the ZenBook S13 UX391 series, and competes at the high end of its...
Along with batteries, SSDs are one of the user-replaceable components of a laptop that you will most likely need to replace during the laptop’s lifespan. While SSDs do technically have a limited read/write lifespan per each cell, the real reason to buy one is...
As of mid-2019, you can buy performance laptops with Intel Core i9 processors, mostly the Core i9-8950HK, part of the Intel Coffee Lake platform, but also the Core i9-9980HK (9th gen Coffee Lake-R platform) and the Core i9-9900K 9th gen desktop processor, which we’ll...
Update 2 (July 12, 2019): Article updated to include comment speculation 10nm and 14nm variants of XPS 13 in traditional and convertible designs Update 1 (July 11, 2019): The original edition of this article mistook Comet Lake 14nm for Ice Lake 10nm. Both chips...
For the last few years, Acer’s Predator Helios 300s have been some of the best-value mid-tier gaming laptops on the market, offering solid performance and the right features in an affordable package, but its dated design was in dire need of a refresh. Here...
Those of you familiar with the site know that I own and use a Blade 15 Advanced as my everyday driver, but I’ve also spent time with and reviewed the Blade Stealth 2019 and, more recently, the updated 2019 Blade Pro 17. As I...
Now that’s I’ve reviewed both the Razer Blade 15 and the Stealth, I figured I’d complete the spectrum and try out the updated Razer Blade Pro 17. Razer was generous enough to lend me a 2060 version of the Blade Pro 2019, so I...
There’s an old saying that goes “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”. The question about buying the XPS 15 7590 for me is this: What do you call it when you get fooled four times? An idiot? An optimist? A laptop reviewer? I’ve said it again and again over...
In this article, we’re taking a close look at the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX434FL, the mid-2019 update of the popular ZenBook 14 series of ultraportable laptops. This is based on last year’s ZenBook 14 UX433FN, with a similar design and construction, but updated hardware...
The TUF FX Gaming series is Asus’s entry-line for gaming notebooks, and in this article, we’re taking a deep look at the TUF FX705DU model, the updated 2019 variant based on AMD Ryzen CPUs and Nvidia Turing GPUs. This is a fairly new combo...
Chinese PC manufacturer and steward of the ThinkPad brand, Lenovo, announced updates to their flagship X-series line of ultrabooks at CES this year at CES. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 and X1 Yoga Gen 4 were both expected to have June 2019 release...
Apple today announced that chief design officer Sir Jony Ive (Knighted by Princess Anne, reportedly for his work on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod) would be leaving the Cupertino-based company later this year after more than 30 years of service. Apple’s stock (AAPL) dipped slightly...
Despite the whole controversy around the Huawei company, it’s hard to deny they still make some of the best value notebooks on the market. Thus, if you’re fine with buying a Huawei product (it’s up to you, but as long as you’re not working...
The Legion series is Lenovo’s lineup of gaming notebooks, and the Y740 is their highest-tier offer as of the first part of 2019. Unlike other manufacturers, Lenovo doesn’t focus on making the best gaming ultraportable on the market, but rather at making the best...
Subcontracting is not unique to the computing industry, but its effects are particularly profound in this sector due to price of goods and importance of continued support. Calling tech support and speaking to someone in another country is likely something we’ve all become familiar...
This is our detailed review of the mid-2019 Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX502GW gaming ultraportable, in a higher specced configuration with a 9th gen Core i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 2070 graphics and 512 GB of SSD storage. Unlike the previous Zephyrus S models, this...
We’ve talked about the mid-2019 lineup of Asus ROG Zephyrus gaming ultraportables in several previous articles, and in this one, we’ll further take an in-depth look at the Zephyrus M GU502 subseries. The Zephyrus M sits just beneath the top-tier Zephyrus S versions and...
Nitros are Acer’s entry-level gaming laptops, devices meant to offer excellent specs and value for not a lot of money. In this article, we’re covering the 2019-edition of the Nitro 5 series, the 17-inch AN517-51 version. There’s also a 15-inch Nitro 5 AN515-54 model, which...
2019 Good Deals on ultrabooks and portable laptops
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Holidays are all gone now, but this article still gathers some of the best deals I was able to find for portable laptops,...
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