In this article, we’re taking a closer look at the mid-range Acer ConceptD 5 Pro mobile workstation, in its 17-inch variant (code name CN517-71P). We’ve covered the 15-inch Acer ConceptD 5 Pro in an earlier article as well, but this 17-inch model comes with...
Other Articles in this series: So I’ve decided to switch to Linux: Day 1 I wrote a few days ago about how pleasantly surprised I was at the ease of installation and out-of-the-box functionality of Pop!_OS on my X1E Gen 2. I was able...
Linux may run most of the world’s data centers and web servers, and its popularity for individual PCs is growing (even our own Douglas Black is giving it a whirl), but the open-source OS has never been able to successfully break into the smartphone...
You may have heard that Razer just recently launched their new keyboard line-up with optical-mechanical switches. Well, they also added these keys to one of their Razer Blade 15 models, which I just so happen to have on hand for a review. I only...
Asus is coming strong at the professional workstation segment this year, and after spending time with their top-tier StudioBook Pro X a few weeks ago, we’re also going to talk about the more portable Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 in this article. Try to...
The ThinkPad name has long stood for excellence, and with good reason. Despite some controversial decisions over the years, the ThinkPad brand continues to represent the best in the market. The ThinkPad P5X and P7X devices are Lenovo’s modern workstation lines, and both machines...
Workstations – powerful, sturdy, reliable computers you buy to get work done. Serious work, the kind that requires massive processing power and latest-generation technologies. For the last decades, the Lenovo ThinkPads have been one of the norms in this class of computers, next to...
I always remember my father, a computer scientist, getting furious at something his computer (a Mac or *nix machine, back in the day) was either doing or not doing. When I was a kid, I couldn’t understand why he’d get upset over some seemingly...
Among gaming laptops, the MSI Raider series has been historically known for its excellent performance and thermals in the mid-range segment. For the last few weeks we’ve spent time with a retail version of the latest member in this lineup, the MSI GE65 Raider,...
Ever since I Jury-rigged my XPS 15 9550 to the first Razer Core back in 2016, I’ve made use a few different of Thunderbolt 3 eGPU setups over the years. I’ve done quite a bit of mixing and matching of various eGPUs (Razer Core,...
Lenovo’s (and previously IBM’s) ThinkPads are some of the most popular ultraportable notebooks of the last decades. But what if you need a solid all-day ultrabook and don’t like the sober black looks or don’t have the budget to go with a ThinkPad? Here...
I know it’s not 1998 and Microsoft bashing is passé and it looks like I’m making a mountain out of a molehill here, but please bear with me. The message is important! So I just bought The Outer Worlds on account of it being...
The MSI GS75 is definitely one of the more intriguing laptops that have been on my shortlist for the past year or so. To me, I always looked at it as a 17” powerhouse inside a 15” “GS60-like” package. I had the GS73VR for...
Microsoft’s Surface Laptops have been some of the more popular ultrabooks of the last few years. With the 3rd generation, Microsoft added a full-size 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 alongside the traditional 13.5-inch variant, and I wanted to discuss its overall value in today’s market,...
The Asus ROG Strix Scar III G531 has been available in stores for a few months now, and we’ve finally got to spend time with it and gather our full impressions below, with the strong points and the quirks. This follows up on the...
Back in 2017, LG released the LG G6. While not a particularly outstanding device, the G6 will go down as the first smartphone to adopt an 18:9 aspect ratio as, until then, most smartphones utilized a 16:9 ratio. Since then, phones have steadily become...
News about Sony’s upcoming console have been rife lately. In the last week alone, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan confirmed to WIRED that the Holidays 2020-bound console will be officially called the PlayStation 5, while Japanese website Famitsu has been credited for confirming...
The ProArt StudioBook Pro X W730 is Asus’s first attempt in the professional workstation notebook segment, one dominated by the Lenovo ThinkPads, ZP Zbooks and the Dell Precision series. We’ve spent the last few weeks with an early sample of the Pro X and...
Chromebooks are great budget devices or individual consumers to use. Google’s connected computers have also found success in the education market due to their ease of setup and light maintenance requirements. But what about traditional businesses? HP seems to think Chromebooks have potential in...
Update: 10/10/2019 — added more bugs/instability notes As an ultraportable 15-inch notebook with Intel’s 9th generation Coffee Lake hexa-core CPUs and Nvidia’s GTX 1650 graphics, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 1 review here, P1 Review here) is one of the most in-demand premium...
Surface Laptop 3 15 vs Dell XPS 15, ThinkPad X1 Extreme/P1 and MacBook Pro 15
Microsoft’s Surface Laptops have been some of the more popular ultrabooks of the last few years. With the 3rd generation, Microsoft added a full-size 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 alongside...
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