15.6 inch or larger laptops - reviews, news and more
This section includes our guides, reviews and scoops on the available full-size laptops with 15.6 inch screen or the larger 17.3 inch models. Most of the units covered in here are still fairly compact and portables, but usually more powerful than the standard ultrabooks. We also cover the available high-tier multimedia notebooks, the available full-size laptops with convertible screens and definitely not least, a large selection of gaming notebooks with powerful hardware, dedicated graphics, excellent screens and specific designs and particularities.
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The Strix SCAR is Asus’s top series of full-size performance/gaming laptops with uncompromised specs, features, and cooling. However, their 2021 generations lacked a few important details that prevented them from competing against the heavyweights, and from what I can tell right now, Asus were...
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We’ve been long waiting for a proper update of the popular 17-inch GS Stealth series from MSI, and it’s finally happening right now in early-2022. MSI are replacing the previous GS76 Stealth with the new GS77 Stealth, code name 12UHS/12UGS/UGE depending on the GPU...
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Acer are updating their Nitro 5 lineup of entry-level gaming/performance laptops as of early 2022. We’re looking at a hardware refresh to the latest Intel/AMD and Nvidia specs, but also a redesign of the exterior chassis and some internal changes as well. Alongside the...
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Acer are updating most of their lineups of gaming and performance Nitro and Predator laptops as of early 2022, bumping the hardware to the latest specs from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia, and addressing some of our complaints with the previous generations. In this article,...
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MSI offers a multitude of gaming/performance laptops, and having covered the brand new GS77 Stealth, in this article we’re also going to have a look at the uncompromised full-size 2022 options: the GE Raider and the GP Vector lineups. Both are full-size computers built...
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Lenovo are introducing a new ThinkPad Z subseries as of the beginning of 2022, a flagship lineup built entirely on modern AMD hardware and exclusive AMD technologies. This is expected in stores around late-Q2, with prices starting at $1500-$2000 between the two available sizes....
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Last on my list for the year is the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme. Like the X1 Carbon, I was very excited to get my hands on it and see how well it performs. Mainly because of how much I liked the X1 Carbon and...
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I’ve already covered the 2021 lineup of VivoBook Pro mid-range all-purpose laptops in our reviews of the 14-inch Pro M7400, 15-inch Pro M3500, and the 16-inch N7600 series, and in this article, we’ll discuss what’s arguably the most interesting full-size option in this entire...
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Having finally used it for the last few weeks, I’m more and more convinced the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is the sweet-spot gaming and performance laptop of the 2021 generation. Derek covered the 5 Pro in a previous detailed article, in the top-tier RTX...
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Over the last many years, Dell’s XPS lineup played a major role in pushing portable laptops towards the versatile products that they are today. I bought my XPS 13 travel laptop many years ago and it still does alright for what I need it...
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I was looking to get my hands on what is over here a very good value full-size laptop, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16, and I was able to snag one for an excellent price this Black Friday. This is similar to the IdeaPad...
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A couple of weeks I got to preview the Zephyrus M16 GU603 series from Asus. In the meantime, I’ve also spent time with a final review unit and was able to fill up the blanks when it comes to the performance, thermals, noise, battery life...
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This year Derek covered the entire range of Lenovo Legion laptops in several in-depth reviews, but I finally got my hands on a couple of these Legions and I’ll pitch in with a couple of thoughts and performance tests on two mid-range configurations that...
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This here is the late-2021 update of the Acer ConceptD 3, a portable full-size performance laptop targeted at creators on a middling budget. It offers a 16-ich 16:10 display, powerful Intel processors, and mid-tier Nvidia RTX graphics, in a premium feeling chassis. Much like...
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While the 2021 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 has been available for a few weeks in some regions, it has yet to come in stores in this part of Europe, so I had to wait to spend some time with a final product before I...
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Best Holiday Deals on ultrabooks and portable laptops
This article gathers the best deals I was able to find online this 2021 Holiday season (past Black Friday and Cyber Monday) for portable laptops, tablets, gaming gear, and...
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