Update: August 29, 2019 — Added notes about bottom chassis and sound quality (see end of article) I’ve been eagerly awaiting my ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 about as eagerly as you guys have been asking me to buy it and get a review...
“Wisdom is acting on knowledge.” God Help me, that’s a quote from Russel Brand, I think. We live in an age of unprecedented access to information, and we’re only just beginning to understand the potential for it. Despite a few (hopefully soon to fade)...
Update 2 (July 12, 2019): Article updated to include comment speculation 10nm and 14nm variants of XPS 13 in traditional and convertible designs Update 1 (July 11, 2019): The original edition of this article mistook Comet Lake 14nm for Ice Lake 10nm. Both chips...
There’s an old saying that goes “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”. The question about buying the XPS 15 7590 for me is this: What do you call it when you get fooled four times? An idiot? An optimist? A laptop reviewer? I’ve said it again and again over...
Chinese PC manufacturer and steward of the ThinkPad brand, Lenovo, announced updates to their flagship X-series line of ultrabooks at CES this year at CES. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 and X1 Yoga Gen 4 were both expected to have June 2019 release...
Apple today announced that chief design officer Sir Jony Ive (Knighted by Princess Anne, reportedly for his work on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod) would be leaving the Cupertino-based company later this year after more than 30 years of service. Apple’s stock (AAPL) dipped slightly...
Subcontracting is not unique to the computing industry, but its effects are particularly profound in this sector due to price of goods and importance of continued support. Calling tech support and speaking to someone in another country is likely something we’ve all become familiar...
If you’re looking for a modern gaming or high-performance laptop in the second part of 2019 and first half of 2020, that’s most likely running on an Intel 9th gen Coffee Lake-Refresh hardware platform with the Intel Core i7-9750H processor. This replaces last year’s...
The Dell XPS 13 has been my ultrabook of choice for a few years now. I own and have been constantly using while on the go an XPS 13 9343, and I’ve reviewed here on the site all the later updates released in the last...
Following the current trend of shrinking laptop bezels, Asus announced two updated ZenBook series that will be available in 2019, alongside the already existing ZenBook lines with thin bezels launched in the second half of 2018 (UX333, UX433 and UX533). One of them is...
Lenovo’s roadmap for their ThinkPad line of laptops has apparently been leaked and subsequently tabulated, revealing some juicy tidbits for fans of the ThinkPad series. Chief among the updates is a long-awaited update to the 12-inch X280 series. Previously the most compact ThinkPad laptop...
Updates of Lenovo’s top-tier ThinkPads are expected for later this year, and they’re not just the standard hardware updates, but actually address a few of their quirks and improve on certain aspects. Both the ThinkPad X1 Carbon clamshell and the ThinkPad X1 Yoga convertible...
Last year’s Gigabyte Aero 15X is our favorite high-performance gaming ultraportable, topping devices like the Razer Blade 15, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin or the Asus ROG Zephyrus M in our lists. As expected, Gigabyte are upgrading their popular line in 2019 with RTX...
Powerful hardware, a compact build and a 17-inch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio are some of the important traits of the new Asus StudioBook S W700 series or workstation laptops. On paper, this is one of the most impressive launches of recent months...
I am no Luddite: I appreciate the amazing things technology allows us to do, I enjoy having the latest gadgets at my disposal, and I think my hobby of testing, reviewing, and optimizing laptops speaks for itself. So, I hope I don’t sound preachy...
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs. P1 Gen 1 (First Impressions and Comparison)
Update: August 29, 2019 — Added notes about bottom chassis and sound quality (see end of article) I’ve been eagerly awaiting my ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 about as...
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