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• Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE review (AMD Rzyen 5 4500U) – the almost perfect budget notebook

  

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  I bought this 14-inch version of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 about three weeks ago and it took me a little longer to publish my thoughts, and that’s because I wanted to see whether a color-deficient screen is something I can live with or not....

• Asus ZenBook 14 Q407IQ with AMD Ryzen 5/Nvidia MX350 – what to expect

  

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  I’ve noticed this ZenBook 14 Q407IQ model that’s exclusively available in the US at Best Buy a while ago, and have been meaning to tell you guys about it. Well, this laptop is on sale for $549 right now, down from its normal list...

• Huawei MateBook X Pro review (2020 model – Core i7, MX250)

  

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  We’ve tested several Huawei laptops over the years and ended up recommending most of them, such as the compact MateBook 13 and the competitively-priced MateBook 15. We’ve never properly tested their flagship MateBook X Pro series, though, until now, when we got to spend...

• Razer Blade Pro 17 review (2020 model – i7-10875H, RTX 2080 Super, 300 Hz screen)

  

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  Razer was kind enough to lend me one of their new Razer Blade Pro 17 models – this one with an RTX 2080 Super! I’m very interested to see just how well it stacks up against the model I reviewed last year, as well...

• Acer Predator Triton 300 review (2020 PT315-52 model – Core i7, RTX 2070)

  

  This here is the 2020 Acer Predator Triton 300, a mid-tier 15-inch gaming ultraportable that slots in between Acer’s Helios and Triton 500 lineups, as a more affordable portable performance laptop. The Triton 300 series was initially unveiled at IFA in the fall of...

• ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550 review (GX550LXS model – Core i9, RTX 2080 Super)

  

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  In this article, we’re taking a detailed look at the 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo GX550 from ASUS, their new top-of-the-line performance 15-inch ultraportable. ROG laptops are among the most popular gaming and performance notebooks in their segments, and this series builds on Asus’s prior...

• Gigabyte Aero 15 XB review (2020 model – OLED, i7-10875H, RTX 2070 Super)

  

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  This is our detailed review of the 2020-model Gigabyte Aero 15 XB performance ultraportable. After spending some time with the beefier Aorus 17 and knowing that Gigabyte have redesigned the compact Aero model for this year, I was looking forward to getting my hands...

• 2020 Lenovo ThinkPad P17, P15 and P15v debut, replace the P53/P73 lineups

  

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  While the 2020 updates of the ultraportable 15-inch ThinkPad lineups are mostly incremental improvements of the 2019 versions, Lenovo have majorly updated this 2020 generation of their full-size performance ThinkPads. The ThinkPad P17 replaces the ThinkPad P73 as the 17-inch full-size performance workstation, with...

• 2020 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme 3rd gen and ThinkPad P1 3rd gen – what to expect

  

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  Intel 10th gen notebooks have been around in stores for a month or two now, and Lenovo are also updating their lineup of performance ThinkPads with the 2020-generation hardware, with retail availability scheduled for July 2020. The ThinkPad x1 Extreme and ThinkPad P1, both...

• ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 15 review (2020 G532LWS model – Core i9, RTX 2070 Super 115W)

  

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  This is our detailed review of the 2020 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 15, in the top-tier G532LWS configuration, with a Core i9-10980HK processor and RTX 2070 Super graphics. During the last month, we’ve used both the 15 and 17-inch ROG Strix Scar variants as...

• ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 review (S433FL/FA 2020 model )

  

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  This here is our detailed review of the 2020 update of the Asus VivoBook S14 S433. VivoBooks are Asus’s line of mid-level ultrabooks, the more affordable alternative for their premium ZenBooks. In the past, stepping down for a ZenBook came with a couple of...

• Asus ROG Zephyrus S15 review (2020 GX502LXS – Core i7, RTX 2080 Super)

  

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  This is our detailed review of the mid-2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LXS gaming ultraportable, in the highest specced available configuration, with a 10th-gen 8-Core Intel processor, Nvidia RTX 2080 Super graphics, 32 GB of memory and SSD storage with RAID0. It is listed...

• Acer Predator Triton 500 review (2020 PT515-52 model – Core i7, RTX 2080 Super, 300 Hz screen)

  

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  The Triton 500 series is Acer’s premium performance and gaming ultraportable, a direct-tier competitor for the ROG Zephyrus, Stealths, and Blades out there. Last year’s model has been competitive in this class, especially with pricing always being on its side, the Triton selling for...

• Acer Swift 3 SF313-52 review (2020 model, 3:2 display and IceLake hardware)

  

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  There aren’t many Windows laptops with 3:2 displays out there, and this is the niche Acer aims-for with their 2020 Swift 3 SF313-52 model. Most notebooks get wider 16:9 screens, with some moving to 16:10 displays lately, such as the Dell XPS 13 or...

• Lenovo ThinkBook 13s review – competitive 13-inch ultrabook (Core i5, UHD 620)

  

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  Lenovo’s (and previously IBM’s) ThinkPads are some of the most popular ultraportable notebooks of the last decades. But what if you need a solid all-day ultrabook and don’t like the sober black looks or don’t have the budget to go with a ThinkPad? Here...

• 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 and XPS 17 9700 – what to expect, vs XPS 15 9570

  

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  With the XPS 15 9500, Dell are finally going to deliver that much-awaited 2020 update of their highly popular XPS 15 notebook, which we’ve covered in multiple reviews and guides over the years here on the site. And it’s not just a hardware bump,...

• Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 review (2020 GU502LWS model – Core i7, RTX 2070 Super)

  

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  This is our detailed review of the Asus ROG Zephyrus M15, one of the most interesting performance and gaming ultraportable notebooks of the 2020 generation. It’s available in a couple of different configurations, and ours gets a 6Core Intel i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 2070...

• 2020 Razer Blade Pro 17 gets updated hardware and redesigned keyboard

  

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  So we’ve already seen the recent refreshes of both the Razer Blade 15 and Blade 13 Stealth, and now it’s finally time for the 2020 Razer Blade Pro 17. What does it have to offer?  Well, the good news is that if you’re looking...

• Razer Blade Stealth 13 review (Ice Lake i7-1065G7, GTX 1650) – a true gaming ultrabook!

  

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  You may remember that I just recently reviewed the Razer Blade Stealth 13, Quartz edition.  With the MX150 GPU, I thought it was adequate for most purposes, although a little pricey.  It wasn’t much of a gaming laptop though, which is certainly what Razer...

• 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 fare against each other and which is the one I’d pick. The all-metal construction, the...

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