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AMD finally matters in the laptop space with their Zen 2 Ryzen 4000 H platform, and not just when it comes to performance in demanding loads, but also with daily use and gaming. Gaming, in particular, is something the previous Ryzen platforms have struggled...
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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...
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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...
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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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Capcom has announced that it will be bringing Resident Evil 3 to current generation consoles and PC next April, twenty-one years after Resident Evil 3: Nemesis graced platforms in 1999. Resident Evil 3 follows on from the successful remake of Resident Evil 2, which...
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Google’s recent announcement of its switch to RCS (Rich Communication Service) for Android’s default messaging system was hailed with great exultation from the Android community in mid-November, but recent research by the security team at Germany-based Security Research Labs (SRLabs) presents evidence that RCS...
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Nintendo is trying to pull a sneaky on ya. The Nintendo Switch has been featured in many a Black Friday deal this year. For $300, buyers will get the standard Nintendo Switch console and a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. That’s a pretty decent...
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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...
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Along with batteries, SSDs are one of the user-replaceable components of a laptop that you will most likely need to replace during the laptop’s lifespan. While SSDs do technically have a limited read/write lifespan per each cell, the real reason to buy one is...
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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...
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The internet is awash with stories about the volume of Pokémon that developer Game Freak has cut from Pokémon Sword and Shield. Game Freak has confirmed that it will not be addressing the situation, stating that “some Pokémon cannot be transferred to Pokémon Sword...
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Ever wondered whether your laptop’s vanilla 60 Hz display could be replaced with a faster 144 Hz screen? The answer seems to be a confirmed “yes” — for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 1 and 2) and P1, at least. Intrepid redditor and...
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As a reviewer who places high importance on the actual experience of using a machine over an algorithmic score of its various benchmark results, I’ve been wanting to write about the forgotten importance of user experience for quite some time. I recently happened upon...
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Background of this ThrottleStop Guide I initially wrote the first edition of this ThrottleStop guide for UltrabookReview here as part of a short undervolting/tweaking guide several years ago. I published a more comprehensive guide for Notebookcheck back in 2017, but I felt it was...
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Update: September 9, 12:48PM HKT — original pricing from SnazzyLabs’ video was misleading ($279 was for Hackintosh-incompatible AMD version. $339 seems to be the cheapest price for Intel I3 model). Additional buying links for the Core i3 330s are here. Apple & Tech YouTuber...
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Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA vs ZenBook 14 UX425JA compared
We’ve already reviewed both the 13 and the 14-inch ZenBooks here on the site, and in this short article and video I’m just going to quickly summarize how they...
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AMD Radeon Vega 8 vs 7 benchmarks and gaming results, vs Nvidia MX350 and MX250
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Asus Zenbook 14 UX434FLC (Intel Core i7) vs UM433IQ (AMD Ryzen 7) compared
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Asus Zephyrus G15 vs TUF Gaming A15, Zephyrus G14 – Ryzen 4000 laptops compared
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Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506 vs Acer Predator Helios 300 – best-value gaming laptops, compared
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