This section includes reviews, guides and the latest scoops on ultrabooks and thin-and-light laptops with 14 inch screens, a bit larger than the regular 13 inch models, but with extra features. Most 14 inch ultraportable notebooks are either affordable, with basic components and traits, or powerful/top-tier business and multimedia computers, with modern features, premium builds, powerful hardware, dedicated graphics and big batteries.
This article gathers my thoughts on the Asus ZenBook 14X Space Edition, the 2022 update of the 14X series built on a full-power Intel 12th-gen Alder Lake hardware platform. I’ve already reviewed the 2021 ZenBook 14X in a previous article and commended the improvements in...
Over the years, I’ve reviewed multiple variants of the popular Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 series of portable performance laptops, and I wanted to put up together a comparison of the generations available so far, so you’ll better understand the main differences between them. So,...
In this article, we’re going over the performance differences of the AMD Radeon RX 6800S and RX 6700s graphics platforms available in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 portable gaming laptop (and hopefully other products in the future). This analysis is based on my findings...
Alongside the refresh of their Slim 7 lineups of all-purpose ultraportables, Lenovo are also updating the premium-tier lineups of Yoga Slim 9i (14-inch) and Yoga Slim 7i Carbon (13-inch) ultrabooks for the second part of 2022, and we’re going to discuss them in this...
Back in early 2020, Asus launched what ended up being one of the most popular compact laptops of recent years, the ROG Zephyrus G14 series. Two years later, it’s time for a major overhaul of this lineup, with the 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402....
A few months ago, I got to review the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, which is one of Lenovo’s lightest laptops available and arguably the lightest 14” notebook that’s worth buying. Overall I liked it a lot – great portability without compromising the build quality...
I’ve already covered the Asus Zenbook 14X in several different articles such as this one on the 14X UX5401 Intel-based series and this one on the 14X UM5401 model built on AMD hardware, concluding that this chassis is one of the better balanced ZenBook...
A new year, a new round of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon and X1 Yoga business ultraportables. Time sure flies, as the 2022 X1 Carbon is now the 10th iteration in the series. Last year, I was very excited about the 2021 models which introduced...
Alongside the multitude of other launches, Asus have also updated their mainstream lineups of ZenBook 14 ultrabooks for 2022, and didn’t stick to just a hardware refresh. In fact, these 2022 ZenBook 14s are completely different than the previous generations, with a cleaner design,...
Now that the ThinkBook 13x is out of the way, I can focus my attention on the other laptop Lenovo lent me: the 2021 Thinkpad X1 Carbon. I was very interested in this laptop mainly because of how much I liked the 7th Gen...
I’m seeing more and more 14-inch laptops that strike a fine balance of portability, features, and performance these days, and having reviewed most of them in the past months, it’s now time to share with you my thoughts on the Huawei MateBook 14s series....
A laptop’s overall weight is one of my main concerns when shopping for a highly portable computer, the kind I’ll constantly grab along to work or school or during my commute, or something I can comfortably bring with me when traveling. In fact, a...
This here is the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro, also known as the IdeaPad Slim 7 Pro in some markets. Lenovo offers this laptop in a multitude of variants that differ from region to region, to the point that it can get confusing for...
Asus have recently released their Zenbook 14X series of ultrabooks, which are now available in stores alongside the existing ZenBook 14 models already selling for the last few years. And since we’ve reviewed both the 14X and the regular 14 models here on the...
For the last two weeks, I got to spend more time with a final version of the Asus Zenbook 14X and gathered my thoughts and impressions on this ultrabook down below. I’ve already covered the AMD variant of the ZenBook 14x in a preview...