The ROG Strix is Asus’s line of mid-range gaming laptops with solid specs and features, but also fairly aggressive prices. As of June 2018 Asus launched an update of the Strix family and the new Strix II GL504 laptops don’t just get the newer hardware, but...
As a repeat customer of the MSI GS series laptops, I’m pretty much accustomed to the pros and cons each one had to offer. None of them were perfect, but for the most part they suited me very well. The GS60 was one of...
The Precision 5530 workstation that Dell revealed last month is now available for purchase. If it looks familiar, that’s because it is almost identical to the Dell XPS 15 9570, although the Nvidia GeForce graphics have been replaced with Nvidia Quadro, and a Xeon...
For years the $1000 mark has been a psychological bar for laptop buyers and in this article we’re going to talk about what you can expect in 2018 from a gaming laptop at this price. First of all though we’ll have to talk about...
Note: title has been changed to reflect that the 9570 has the same problems and the same solutions as the 9560. I will update the contents if needed when I get a 9570 to test. So, you’ve already maxed out your Dell XPS 15...
Since the 12.5-inch Razer Blade Stealth received its makeover in late 2017, Razer fans have been anxiously waiting for two things: a reply to their support ticket (rimshot) and a refreshed, modernized Razer Blade 14. It looks like one of those has finally happened,...
HP recently unveiled a number of new products in this year’s line-up, but one of the more intruiging laptops has been the first of a new generation of premium business/multimedia laptops dubbed the EliteBook 1050 G1 (in HP’s nonmenclature, the “G” is for generation)....
By now it is very well documented that the XPS 15 9550 (review) and 9560 (review) have issues with thermal and VRM throttling. As I outline in the aforementioned page linked, there are actually two types of throttling that plague the XPS 15 series:...
In this article we’ve gathered our impressions on the updated 2018 model of the Asus ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GS. That’s a mouthful, in Asus’s “good” tradition, but this laptop is definitely interesting as a powerful 17-inch gaming machine with the latest hardware features...
The niche for full-size laptops under $1000 able to handle 1080P gaming with ease is highly competitive as of 2018, with most OEMs offering at least one unit in this segment. The competition drives down prices and at the same time, drives up the overall quality...
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Asus Zenbook S UX391UA impressions – the new flagship Zenbook for 2018
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MSI GS65 Stealth Thin review (Core i7-8750H, GTX 1070 Max-Q)
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REVIEW: Asus ROG Strix GL703GS SCAR Edition – i7-8750H, GTX 1070 and 17-inch screen with GSync
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Asus TUF FX504 GE review (i7-8750H, GTX 1050 Ti) – an affordable and toughly built gaming laptop
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Best Ultrabooks of 2018: Lenovo X1 Carbon vs. Dell XPS 13
Disclaimer: All laptops (including both black and white XPS 13 SKUs) were purchased with my own funds for this review. Going by most accounts, the best ultrabook of 2018...
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