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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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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...
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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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Last year Lenovo unveiled the ThinkPad X1 Nano, their smallest and lightest member of the ThinkPad X family, and we’ve reviewed it in this detailed article. At under 1 kilo / 2.2 lbs in weight and without sacrificing much on practicality or features, I...
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Razer has officially decided to step into the productivity scene with the Razer Book 13 and it’s been a long time coming. For the past several years, Razer has touted the Blade lineup as something you can use for work and play, but they’ve...
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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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Now that the ThinkBook 13x is out of the way, I can focus my attention on the other laptop Lenovo lent me: the 2021 Thinkpad X1 Carbon. I was very interested in this laptop mainly because of how much I liked the 7th Gen...
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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’m seeing more and more 14-inch laptops that strike a fine balance of portability, features, and performance these days, and having reviewed most of them in the past months, it’s now time to share with you my thoughts on the Huawei MateBook 14s series....
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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...
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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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Having reviewed the AMD-based 2021 Acer Nitro 5 earlier in the year, I was curious to give the newer Intel-based model a spin and see how the two compare, in the same way I did with the rivaling TUF Gaming series from Asus. Acer...
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These days there are quite a few different mid-range all-around laptops in the sub $1000 price range to choose from, and many are available with either Intel Core H35 (Core i7-11370H or lower) or AMD Ryzen H45 (Ryzen 7 5800H or lower) hardware. Opting...
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The 2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 truly sparked my interest when I first found out about it, so I’ve been eager to spend time with it and dig out if it meets my expectations in real use. The proposition here is a 17-inch...
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This here is the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro, also known as the IdeaPad Slim 7 Pro in some markets. Lenovo offers this laptop in a multitude of variants that differ from region to region, to the point that it can get confusing for...
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The TUF Gaming is Asus’s most affordable lineup of gaming and performance laptops, and because of the excellent specs and competitive pricing, one of the most popular laptops on the market. Over the years, we’ve reviewed multiple versions of the TUF Gaming series, including...
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I’ve spent the last few weeks with this version of the Asus ROG Strix G17 gaming laptop, in a mid-tier configuration based on a Ryzen 7 5800H processor and an RTX 3070 Laptop 115+W dGPU. This combo makes a lot of sense on a...
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In case I haven’t reviewed enough Lenovo Legion laptops for you all, I thought I’d go for one more. Actually, I found a deal on a 17” AMD-based 2021 Legion 5 model that I just couldn’t pass upon. On paper, this looks very similar...
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So I’m still looking for that laptop to replace the one my wife dropped. After trying the Dell Inspiron 5155 first, my next target was the Lenovo Legion 5, which I found a good deal on at Amazon. The reason I chose this one...
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This article is going to help you pick up a high-end performance and gaming laptop in this second part of 2021 and later into 2022, by pitching the Intel Tiger Lake Core i9-11980HK processor against the AMD Cezanne Ryzen 9 5900HX. These are the...
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Asus have recently released their Zenbook 14X series of ultrabooks, which are now available in stores alongside the existing ZenBook 14 models already selling for the last few years. And since we’ve reviewed both the 14X and the regular 14 models here on the...
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Now that I’m done reviewing the Razer Blade 14, it’s a warm welcome to come back to the Razer Blade 15. I really did like Razer’s new AMD 14” model a lot. But one of the things I think I missed was the 15”...
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There’s a big market for ultraportables with an affordable price tag, sleek looks, fast hardware, and a decent screen, and the Acer Swift 3 is one of the better budget devices that checks all these boxes. We’ve spent time with it and we’re going...
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This article should help many of you looking for a mid-range gaming and work laptop, as it takes an in-depth look at the two mainstream processors available right now (as of mid-2021 and later) from Intel and AMD, in the same chassis and same...
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Asus ProArt P16 vs. Razer Blade 16, Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 comparison
I’ve used and reviewed the 2025 Razer Blade 16, the 2025 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16, and the 2025 Asus ProArt P16 over the last weeks, and I’ve gathered my...
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