Our latest analysis and findings on ultra-portable laptops.
I was hoping to get a review sample of the 2022 Asus Zenbook Pro 16X OLED UX7602 series before the launch event, but it didn’t arrive in time. As a result, this article only gathers my initial thoughts and impressions on what I consider...
With 12th gen Intel Alder Lake desktop hardware already available in stores now, we’re eagerly awaiting for the platform to make its way into the mobile space as well. It has been officially unveiled at CES 2022, and based on various leaks and the...
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,...
I’m not going to get in the habit of reviewing desktop CPUs, but after my experience this weekend with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, I thought I’d put out a little article on my findings. Fact is, I’m just impressed with how much of...
The AMD Radeon 680M is the much-awaited top-tier RDNA2-based integrated GPU bundled with the majority of the 2022 AMD Ryzen 6000 Rembrandt processors. In this article, we’re taking a deep look at this iGPU’s performance in benchmarks, as well as at its overall capabilities...
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...
Lenovo are updating their lineups of Slim and Yoga thin-and-light ultrabook notebooks for 2022. Among the novelties, we’re looking at a hardware bump to current Intel Core 12th-gen Alder Lake and AMD Ryzen 6000 Rembrandt hardware platforms with DDR5 memory and PCIe gen4 SSD...
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....
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...
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,...
Dell are updating most of their notebook lineups at the beginning of 2022 with the latest hardware specs available from Intel, AMD and Nvidia, including their top-tier Alienware X series. For 2022 generation, we’ll be getting the updated Alienware X15 R2 and X17 R2,...
Last year Asus launched the ROG Flow X13 laptop, the smallest member of the ROG family and the most powerful 13-inch convertible available on the market. This year, the 2022 Flow X13 is still part of the lineup and gets a bump to the...
Early into 2022, DDR5 memory is going to quickly make its way into the mobile space, with the laptops built on Intel’s Alder Lake (12th-gen) and AMD’s Rembrandt (6000 series, Zen3+) hardware platforms. Unlike on desktop PCs where you can opt for either DDR4...
First things first: I like the new MacBooks. For the first time since 2016, I’m once more eyeing a return to the platform after pricing, gaming, and performance drew me away in the early 2000s. The 2021 MacBook Pros are major improvements from the...
If time has taught us anything, it should be that newer isn’t necessarily better. In the world of computing, it often means paying a significant premium to be a hardware beta tester. By buying a used or refurbished laptop, you’re not just paying a...