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The latest update of this article provides a detailed list of all the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8840HS laptops available in stores as of mid 2024, as well as lists of previous generation AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, Ryzen 7 7735U, Ryzen...
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This article is my detailed review of the mid-2023 generation of the Asus VivoBook S 14 OLED k5404. This series is the mid-tier and somewhat more affordable alternative to the Asus ZenBook 14X lineup, with fewer bells and whistles, different materials used for the...
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This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Flow Z13 series. The Flow Z13 is a rather unique product, a portable tablet+ keyboard folio format with a 13-inch display, but at the same time a device with powerful specs that can rival the...
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This article is my detailed review of the mid-2022 generation of the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED. The series is sold as the ZenBook 14 OLED UX4302ZA in most markets, but also as the ZenBook 14 OLED Q409ZA model in the US, as a BestBuy...
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The Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 is certainly an intriguing device to me, especially with the way it looks. Yet again, Dell has managed to push the limits with this model. Several years ago, they were the first to introduce a near bezel-less screen. ...
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This is my detailed review of the 2023 update of the Asus ROG Flow X16 series. The ROG Flow X16 is still a unique design in today’s market, as a premium 16-inch laptop with a 2-in-1 convertible format and some of the most advanced...
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A good deal popped up on my favorite deal website and I just couldn’t pass it up. Especially considering my wife was just mentioning that she’d eventually like an upgrade with more RAM and possibly a faster CPU. The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro was...
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In this article we’re discussing the updated 2023 model of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402 series. The G14 is the most hyped ROG laptop of the last few years, and is especially interesting for us here at Ultrabookreview.com due to its excellent balance...
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So last year, I wrote a small article on my experience upgrading from the AMD Ryzen 5 5600x to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3d. In short, it was an excellent idea, providing a significant upgrade in framerates for pretty much every game I tested. ...
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This is my detailed review of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED, now in a redesigned chassis, with 13th-gen Intel Core U Evo hardware, and a revamped cooling module. Thing is, the 2022 Zenbook S 13 was one of my favorite ultrabooks of its...
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This is my detailed review of the 2023 update of the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 series. The Zephyrus M16 has been available for a few years now, as a premium laptop with powerful specs and top features in a rather compact and lightweight package....
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Seeing that I was satisfied with the Dell XPS 13 Plus, it makes sense to give the regular Dell XPS 13 9315 model a little attention too. While the Plus model is more geared towards entertainment/business usage, it might seem a little overkill for...
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Hey everyone! I got my hands on a 2023 Razer Blade 16 with the RTX 4080 in it and have been using it exclusively for the past week. I put my early opinion up after a week, but have now had it long enough to...
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This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 series, the most powerful AMD-based Republic of Gamers laptop available as of 2023. Most of the 2023 ROG models are Intel-based this year, with Nvidia RTX graphics, and only two Strix models...
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Time to discuss the Alienware m16 behemoth of a gaming laptop. It’s been a while since I even considered the Alienware series. It all stems from a couple of years ago when I tested both the Alienware m15 r4 & m15 r5. Both of...
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A couple of weeks back, I gave a very lengthy comment answer to the question concerning if I preferred the Razer Blade 16 over the Asus ROG Flow X16 or not. In many ways, I leaned towards the ROG Flow X16, which has been...
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In this article we’re discussing the 2023 updates of the Lenovo Legion Slim series of thin-and-light gaming/performance laptops. For this year, the Legion Slims are available as either the premium Slim 7/7i models, with a thinner and lighter premium format, or the mid-tier Slim...
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In this article we’re discussing the Lenovo LOQ series of gaming/performance laptops, a new addition to the Lenovo lineup as for mid-2023. These slot as budget-friendly options underneath the popular Lenovo Legion models, as more affordable variants with low and mid-tier specs. As far...
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This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 series, the most powerful mid-sized Republic of Gamers laptop available as of 2023/2024. We’ve already reviewed the bigger 18-inch ROG Scar 18, with whom this 16-inch Scar 16 model shares most of...
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Next up is my review of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i. Not to be confused with the Lenovo Yoga 9i, which I recently reviewed the second generation of. But it does share some similarities that make it understandable to have a similar name. The...
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With the Razer Blade 16 out of the way, now I can focus on the new Razer Blade 18 which I’ve had for over a couple of weeks now. I’ve been able to get a good impression of it too since it shares some...
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In this article we’re discussing the 2023 updates of the Lenovo Legion 7 series, now called the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (Intel) and Lenovo Legion Pro 7 (AMD). Aside from appending a Pro to the naming, Lenovo’s top-lineup of performance and gaming laptops doesn’t...
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This is a complete list of creator and gaming laptops with high-resolution, high-refresh 4K displays, from 4K 120Hz up to 4K 240Hz as of this latest update. It includes the latest IPS, miniLED, and OLED panel options, among the different available implementations. Most gaming...
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This is my detailed review of the 2023 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 series. Update: In the meantime, I’ve also reviewed two different versions of the latest 2024 ROG Zephyrus G16 series: the Zephyrus G16 GU605MI (Core Ultra 7 + RTX 4070) and the top-specced...
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This article explains why a high refresh-rate screen should be a must on your gaming laptop in this day and age, and also compiles for you a complete list of all the available notebooks equipped with 144Hz or the newer 240Hz, 360Hz, and 480Hz...
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If you’re like me, you like OLED as a display technology, but the potential for image retention (a.k.a. “burn-in”) concerns you in the long run. While OEMs such as MSI and Asus have their own special software to help address this issue, Dell does...
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In this article we’re discussing the gaming performance you should expect at 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 px) on modern laptops built on the latest RTX 4000 Ada Lovelace graphics chips from Nvidia. While we’re currently in the process of testing a handful of...
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This is my detailed review of the 2023 Asus ROG Strix G17 series, the mid-tier AMD-based Republic of Gamers laptop available as of 2023. While most of the 2023 ROG models are Intel-based this year, two Strix models are still built on the latest...
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So I got my hands on the 2023 generation of the Lenovo Yoga 9i for a few weeks and if you read my previous review on the Yoga 9i 2022 model, you’d know that I was pretty impressed with that one overall. That’s still...
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This is my detailed review of the 2023 Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM special edition series, a co-venture collaboration with the ACRONYM design agency (with whom Asus worked in the past for the Zephyrus G14 ACRNM). We’ve talked about the standard ROG Flow Z13...
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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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