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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 HP EliteBook 1050 G1 (in HP’s nonmenclature, the “G” is for...
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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:...
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This article briefly explains how a modern MacBook Air compares to the multiple Windows ultrabooks and portable laptops competing in the thin-and-light ultraportable space. A while ago Intel decided to revolutionize the market and set some high standards for a new breed of laptops:...
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Dell introduced a new Chromebook — the Chromebook 5190 – which promises 10 hours of battery life and Android app support. Chromebooks are affordable laptops and a good choice for students and users with basic needs from a computer due to how easy they...
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The 15-inch Asus Zenbook Pros have been some of the most popular thin-and-light premium laptops of 2017, alongside the Dell XPS 15, the Lenovo Yoga 720 and Yoga 730, and perhaps the HP Omen 15. With the launch of the Intel Coffee Lake hardware platform in early April...
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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...
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This article is about an all-round laptop that combines solid everyday performance, gaming abilities, a 15-inch screen, a compact form-factor and a great price: the Asus VivoBook 15 X560UD (or K560UD in some regions). It’s built on Intel Core U hardware and an Nvidia...
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A few years ago gaming laptops were bulky, heavy, expensive and couldn’t even get close to the performance of a regular PC, but a lot has changed in the meantime. These days the market offers not only powerful desktop replacements, but also a very...
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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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Take a look at the r/Dell sub-reddit and one of the most common questions you’ll see being asked whether one should upgrade from the XPS 15 9560 to the new XPS 15 9575 2-in-1. Naturally, one of the main factors influencing this decision is...
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Irony update (10/5/2018): After Dell cancelled my 9575 order no less than four times, I will indeed be shamelessly buying a 9570 from a reseller (HIDEvolution). My full review of the XSP 9570 is available over here. It’s no secret that the XPS 15...
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The Lenovo Yoga 920 is one of the better convertible ultraportables available in stores as of the Spring of 2018, and we’ve talked about it in a previous article. It’s very well built, it packs an excellent display with Pen support, a nice keyboard,...
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As many of you are probably already aware, Acer launched their Predator Triton 700 series laptop several months back. It boasted having a near desktop gaming experience in a thin and light laptop by squeezing a Max-Q GTX 1080 into a chassis only ¾”...
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If you’re after a portable all-round laptop and you’ve got around $1000 / 1000 EUR to spend, the Lenovo IdeaPad 720s should be on your list. We’ve spent some time with it in the last weeks and gathered all our impressions below, with the...
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This article explains what to expect from laptops with Nvidia MX150 graphics chips, as well as provide a complete list of portable devices equipped with these chips. The Nvidia GeForce MX150 is a discrete graphics chip based on the Nvidia Pascal architecture, primarily meant for ultrabooks...
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As of April 3rd 2018 there’s a new series of Performance Mobile Processors meant for multimedia, gaming and workstation laptops, part of the Intel Coffee Lake line. This includes a multitude of SKUs, with the most important ones being the Core i5-8300H (quad-core), Core...
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There are a lot of good gaming laptops out there, but this article is about one of those than stand out of the crowd: the Asus ROG GL503VS, also known as the ROG Strix Scar Edition. The GL503 is Asus’s latest series of mid-range...
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Back at IFA 2017 Asus announced an update for the mid-range ROG Strix gaming line: the GL503 and GL703 series. Given the previous GL502s and GL702s were some of the most popular laptops in their niche, the new generation attracts a lot of interest from...
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If you’re in the market for a mid-range all-in-one laptop capable of handling everyday chores, multimedia content and occasional games, you surely came along the Acer Swift 3 series by now. This article is about a newer addition to this line built on AMD’s...
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For the last years Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms have been an important part of most high-end smartphones and tablets out there, but as of late 2017 Qualcomm and Microsoft unveiled the first Windows 10 commercial products built on Snapdragon hardware. I’m not going to get...
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For the last two years, the Dell Inspiron Gaming line has been one of the best series of mid-range gaming laptops you could get, with solid traits and an excellent price (especially for those of you living in the US). The latest iteration in the...
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The Swift 5 is Acer’s classic “ultrabook”: a compact clamshell laptop with a compact and light construction, modern hardware, an IPS touchscreen, a backlit keyboard and overall no major compromises. As of late 2017 Acer updated the series with the SF514-52T model, a follow-up...
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A few years ago netbooks were highly popular, as light, compact and inexpensive laptops you could easily lug around to school or work. They weren’t very well crafted though and didn’t perform that well either, so eventually faded away. These days there are still a...
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If you’re interested in the Microsoft Surface Pro, you should also check out the product covered in this article, the Acer Switch 5 SW512-52. Much like the Surface Pro, this one is a Windows tablet with a similar form factor, a kick-stand on the...
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Let’s say you’re in the market for a compact all-round laptop able to handle daily activities and tackle a few casual games as well. You don’t want a full-size computer, but rather something smaller and lighter, yet at the same time your budget is...
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A few weeks ago I published an article about the Asus Zenbook UX550VD, a much awaited addition to the premium 15-inch laptop segment and alternative to the Dell XPS 15, the Lenovo Yoga 720 15 and the newer Yoga 730 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme. However, the UX550VE variant...
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Lenovo was a little late with the update of their premium 2-in-1 Yoga notebook, but there’s finally a successor for the Yoga 910 as of early September 2017, the Yoga 920, scheduled however to ship from Q4 2017. While we’re waiting for our own sample...
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This article is about the Asus Chromebook C302CA, still one of the best Chromebooks available in stores these days. Unlike most Chromebooks, this one is more expensive, selling for between $470 to $650 depending on the configuration you choose. And that’s because it’s nicer...
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The second half of 2017 is finally the right time to buy an all-round ultra-portable laptop that can handle standard everyday activities such as browsing, movies or music, but also games, graphics editing, and some other more demanding chores. And that’s because Intel has...
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The Acer Spin 5 is one of the best-buy convertibles available in stores, as an overall good product with an affordable price tag. There’s more about it in our review. As of the Fall of 2017 Acer updated it with a new generation, the Spin 5...
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon vs. MacBook Air, ThinkPad T14 and T14s, Yoga 9i 2-in-1, Zenbook S14
I got these laptops around my office the other day and decided to put together this article that discusses the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon against a few other popular...
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