I love DOOM Eternal. It’s a staggering accomplishment, an improvement upon Doom (2016) in almost every way — sans some flow in level design and lack of crouch. The graphics are jaw-dropping. The art direction is outstanding. The movement is fluid: athleticism mixed with...
Intel’s 10th gen Comet Lake-H hardware update is just around the corner now and the official launch is expected for early April 2020. There is however lots of info about the platform out there, based on various leaks and product-listings. That’s why this article...
AMD are finally able to properly compete with Intel in the ultrabook space with their latest Renoir hardware iteration, and not just in the budget segments, as in recent years. For now, Renoir consists of Ryzen Mobile 4000 APUs that include a Zen 2...
AMD Ryzen platforms have been at the core of budget-gaming laptops in recent years, but that’s changing as of 2020, with the release of the Ryzen 4000 H platform. This time around AMD laptops are able to compete and even outmatch their Intel counterparts...
While the AMD Zen 2 architecture was unveiled at CES 2020, the top lineup of Ryzen 9 H processors have been left out of the initial announcement and only officially launched as of mid-March 2020. That includes the standard 45W variant dubbed Ryzen 9...
StudioBooks are a newer lineup of mobile workstation notebooks from Asus, and we’ve already covered some of the available options here on the site, such as the StudioBook Pro 17 and the beastly StudioBook Pro X. However, aside from the top and mid-range models...
For years now, the Dell XPS 13 has been my personal ultrabook of choice and one of the better thin-and-light notebooks on the market. However, the XPS 13 hasn’t seen a significant update for a while, and that’s changing with the early-2020 Dell XPS...
Lenovo are updating their entire lineup of Thinkpad T notebooks for 2020, moving into the new decade with a rebranded nomenclature. This way, the ThinkPad T14 replaces the existing T490/T480 versions, with a ThinkPad T14s ultraportable variant, while the 15-inch ThinkPad T15 follows up...
This is the Asus ExpertBook B9450. It’s marketed as the world’s lightest 14-inch business laptop as of early 2020, and yes, it weighs less than a kilo even in its bigger battery version, or under 900 grams if you opt for the smaller battery...
Lenovo plans to update their lineups of ThinkPad X1 Carbon (8th-gen) and Thinkpad X1 Yoga (5th-gen) premium ultraportables in the first part of 2020. However, these 2020 models are only minor revamps of the 2019 variants, keeping most features and specs unchanged, but adding...
Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve reviewed hundreds of ultrabooks and portable laptops over the last decade, of all kinds and from all brands. Throughout this guide, we’ll tell you which are our favorite current options and why, to make it easier for you to choose...
With the COVID-19 pandemic going into full-swing, many of us around the world (self included) are in self-imposed quarantine. Luckily, however, that means an abundance of time to stream on twitch.tv and interact with viewers! I’ve been looking at ways at increasing participation with...
Amazon, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook have slightly battered reputations in the online world of technology enthusiasts, but it seems that the masses still have overwhelmingly positive impressions of these “Big Tech” companies — if a recent survey conducted by The Verge is...
Note: I’m getting a few comments to this article regarding this not being a fair comparison. To clarify, this blog post is not about which of these two TVs is better. The question I aimed to answer is whether one might need a more expensive...
The ThinkPad X13 and X13 Yoga are the updated 2020 models in the Lenovo ThinkPad X lineup, and direct follow-ups of the ThinkPad X390 and X390 Yoga from 2019. Much like all the other ThinkPad updates scheduled for the first part of this year,...
TravelMate is Acer’s lineup of business laptops, and the P6 P614 is their thin-and-light 14-inch ultrabook. This is not a new design, so it’s not as compact as the newer options. It is nonetheless a well built and lightweight product with proper IO and...
Acer have updated their Spin line-ups of convertible ultrabooks for the first half of 2020, and in this article, we’re taking a detailed look at the more budget-friendly Spin 3 SP314-54N model. It’s a 14-inch 2-in-1 notebook with a 360-degree convertible touchscreen, Intel IceLake...
The ZenBook Pro Duo UX581 has been around for a few months now, and while I’ve used it sporadically during this time, I wanted to spend a bit longer with it than I do with most of our review units, in order to figure...
Hey guys – it’s been some time since I’ve written a review. Truth is, life’s been pretty busy for me lately and I’ve also thoroughly enjoyed my GS65, which I’ve had for about a year now. But now with the addition of RTX powered...
Note: This is an article I originally published in 2018, but due to a new round of right-to-repair legislative action, I feel this is a good time to re-visit the topic. I am no Luddite: I appreciate the amazing things technology allows us to...
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Asus ExpertBook B9450FA review – a solid high-tier ultrabook
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Acer TravelMate P6 P614 review – competitively priced business ultraportable
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Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N 2020 review – budget convertible with Wacom AES pen
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Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX581 review (UX581GV- Core i7, RTX 2060, OLED) – dual-screen workhorse
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Best Chromebooks of 2020 compared and reviewed – buying guide
Chromebooks are snappy, easy to use and inexpensive computers designed for Internet-based activities like browsing, email, text-editing, Youtube, Netflix, music/video streaming, light gaming, and so on. Many good options...
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