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A Chinese reviewer recently got their hands on the Lenovo Y9000P, a laptop equipped with Intel's Core i7-12800HX chip. Interestingly, the reviewer's testing indicates that gaming gains over the 14-core 12700H are limited, with some titles actually showing performance regression compared to the lower-power chip.

Some of Intel’s Alder Lake-HX mobile processors have appeared on UserBenchmark, delivering powerful performances that rival the previous generation’s fastest desktop parts. The Intel Core i7-12650HX is the pick of the bunch at the moment, achieving an average bench of 104%, which was higher than the benches of its i9 relatives.

Are we finally getting the ultimate panel for both gaming and professional editing? The upcoming 240 Hz OLED display seemingly checks off every box on the list to finally supersede IPS, but we still have our concerns about flickering when on lower brightness levels.

ASUS has begun selling the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) in Europe. The 16-inch gaming laptop is available with several processor and GPU options, all with a 14-inch secondary display. Predictably, the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) does not come cheap.

Dell's latest ultrathin gaming machine is unapologetically power-hungry and we love it. At well over 300 W when fully stressed, the Alienware x17 R2 isn't afraid to draw as much power as it can to squeeze out more performance than on most other laptops.

The latest ZBook Fury 16 G9 workstations from HP come packed with powerful components such as the 55 W Intel Alder Lake-HX processors with up to 16 cores and 24 threads, professional RTX A5500 / Radeon Pro W6600M dGPUs, up to 128 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 22 TB of storage and 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Both the Core-i9-12900HK CPU and the GeForce RTX-3080 Ti laptop GPU run all the latest computer games smoothly on a responsive 17.3-inch screen (QHD). The notebook also offers a Thunderbolt 4 slot as well as space for two PCIe-4 SSDs.

Not only does Dell offer the G15 in the previously reviewed 5515 Ryzen Edition, but also as the 5510 with an Intel CPU. We recently compared the performance of the Intel version with that of the AMD version. The results were as expected, and they are conclusive.

Lenovo launched the 7th generation of the Legion 7 series in Legion 7i powered by Alder Lake-HX and Legion 7 powered by Ryzen 6000 HX flavors. The Legion 7 and 7i now boast of a number of firsts in the 16-inch gaming laptop category along with upgrades to memory, storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Intel, today, unveiled the Alder Lake-HX platform targeted at enthusiast gamers and mobile workstations. The Alder Lake-HX platform is led by the 16C/24T Core i9-12950HX with a boost TDP up to 157 W. Alder Lake-HX is also the first 16-core mobile platform and also the first to offer PCie Gen 5 on laptops. Intel is also supplanting mobile Xeons with vPro-enabled Alder Lake-HX this generation.

This year's Legion Slim 7 is the first all-AMD system of the series. It features the newly released Ryzen 6000H/X processors coupled with the Radeon RX 6000S dGPUs and up to 24 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM. There is also a USB4 port, a 16-inch Mini-LED IPS screen option and another with 240 Hz refresh rate.

The Intel-based 2022 Legion Slim 7i models feature the latest Alder Lake-H processors combined with Nvidia's RTX 3000 dGPUs, and also offer premium options like a mini-LED 16-inch screen with HDR certification.

The first OLED laptop screen with record high 240Hz screen refresh rate will be made by Samsung and is being showcased at the Display Week 2022 expo in San Jose. Razer already announced that it will be making a laptop with it in the Blade 15 line that will be launched in Q4 and will cost the whopping $3,500.

ASUS has announced the Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6500) with up to an Intel Core i7-12700H and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti. The 15.6-inch laptop also has LPDDR5 RAM, up to a 70 Wh battery and an OLED display that outputs at 2.8K and 120 Hz.

ASUS has unveiled the Vivobook Pro 14 OLED (K6400), a 14-inch laptop that weighs in at 1.4 kg. Still, ASUS has included a 45 W processor and a dedicated GPU, plus a 63 Wh battery.

Lenovo's new Yoga 9i 14 offers the most modern features you can get right now. The high-end convertible impressed with an excellent picture quality during our review and the Yoga 9i 14 can even beat the business flagship ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 in some regards.

How well can the new AMD Radeon 680M run Cyberpunk 2077 or Crysis Remastered? Pretty darn well for an integrated GPU. Performance can be over 2x faster than the Intel Iris Xe 96 EUs in some cases to be nearly on par with the discrete Nvidia GeForce 1650 series at times.

Asus has launched the Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED notebook powered by 12th gen Intel Core processors and up to 32 GB of LPDDR5 memory. The laptop will come in four colors and be ready to buy in Q3 2022.

Asus has taken the wraps off the Vivobook Pro 14X OLED notebook. The laptop is powered by up to a 12th gen Intel Core i9-12900H, 32 GB of LPDDR5 memory, up to 1 TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage, and can be configured with a discreet RTX 3050 Ti. It will be available in Q3 2022.

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is official and can be configured with up to a powerful Ryzen 7 6800U, 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 6400 MHz, and 1 TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD. The notebook will hit store shelves in Q3 2022.

The Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED (UP6502) is a 1.8 kg convertible laptop with a 45 W Intel Alder Lake processor, a 96 Wh battery and even a dedicated GPU. The Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED (UP6502) has a 2.8K OLED display too and will start at €1,399.

ASUS has announced the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402), a 14-inch laptop that also has a 12.7-inch ScreenPad Plus secondary display. At launch, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED will be available with a choice of Intel Alder Lake processors and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU, all powered by a 76 Wh battery. The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402) will start at €1,899 when it launches in Q3 2022.

ASUS has unveiled the Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602), its most powerful Zenbook yet. The Zenbook Pro 16X OLED features up to the Core i9-12900H, a 14-core processor, plus an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. The Zenbook Pro 16X OLED will be available by the end of June, starting at €2,999 in the Eurozone.

ASUS has unveiled the Vivobook Pro 15X OLED with AMD Ryzen 6000 and Intel 12th Gen Core processors. The 15.6-inch laptop also has the pick of NVIDIA GPU options, up to the RTX 3070 Ti with 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Asus introduced the Vivobook S 16X in both Intel Alder Lake-H up to the Core i7-12700H and AMD Rembrandt-H options up to the Ryzen 7 6800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX. The Vivobook S 16X claims to be the world's slimmest 16-inch 4K laptop with a PANTONE-validated OLED NanoEdge display that is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500-certified.

Asus has officially unveiled the Vivobook S 14X OLED with some impressive specs, including an Intel Core i5-12500/Corei7-12700, 2.8K OLED screen, 70 Wh battery, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB storage, and more. It will be available for purchase in Q2, 2022.

At its Pinnacle of Performance event, Asus introduced the first 17-inch Zenbook Pro SKU powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Nvidia RTX 3050. The ZenBook Pro 17 features a 2.5K NanoEdge touch 165 Hz IPS panel with Dolby Vision support and is expected to go on sale from Q3 2022.

Asus has upgraded the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED with the latest Intel Alder Lake-H and Ryzen 6000 Rembrandt-H options. The Vivobook Pro 16X OLED now offers up to Core i9-12900H or Ryzen 9 6900HX options along with up to 32 GB DDR5 RAM and RTX 3070 Ti GPU. Aimed at content creators, the Vivobook Pro 16X also comes with several ProArt features including a Virtual DialPad and the ProArt Creator Hub app.

Asus has announced two new laptops with Intel Alder Lake and AMD Ryzen 6000 series processors. The Vivobook S 15 and S 14 OLED feature 2.8K panels clocked at 120 Hz and 90 Hz, respectively. They will hit shelves in Q2, 2022.

Windows 11 has been officially available for half a year now. Many PC users worldwide do not need to do much to acquire this upgrade; however, for those somehow in more difficulty, physical copies have recently been spotted as another options. Therefore, anyone who has ever wanted the latest stable version of Microsoft's omnipresent OS in a box can spend their money on one now.

NiceHash recently announced that its QuickMiner software was now capable of fully unlocking the hashrate on most Ampere LHR cards, barring the RTX 3080 12GB and the RTX 3050. This means that LHR-limited Ampere cards like the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti can reach their full mining potential.

Our first benchmarks with the Ryzen 9 6900HX are in and while they're pretty good on their own, they're not really all that different from the competing Intel Core i7-12800H or even the older Ryzen 9 5900HX.

New supposed iGPU performance capabilities for AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Zen 4-based “Phoenix” APUs have pitted the upcoming chips at around the same level as a GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU. These “Phoenix” 5-nm processors are destined for use in thin and light laptops thanks to their low power requirements.

Mark Zuckerberg has officially introduced one of WhatsApp's most anticipated pending features of some time: reactions. Users can thus append emojis to a given message under the service's latest update. The latest version also contains other potentially valuable features such as an increased attachment file-size limit.

The Zenbook series is supposed to be a high-end prosumer series with some of the best display options and features designed for content creators and editing applications. And yet, it has some of the slowest SD card readers of any prosumer laptop in the market.

Asus' VivoBook 17 is a quiet multimedia laptop with a good system performance, clear FHD display, and acceptable sound. Our full test shows how the case, keyboard, and small battery fare in the maintenance friendly device.

Smart Access Storage would first be featured on select laptops like Corsair's upcoming Voyager lineup. The technology may later on be introduced to desktop PCs with the launch of the Zen 4 AM5 platform. More details should be provided at Computex this June.

The upcoming AMD Zen 3+ U-series is going to have some tough competition. Intel's P-core and E-core approach seems to be paying off particularly when it comes to multi-thread performance.

Canalys' latest report on the PC market concludes that its shipments dropped during the first quarter of 2021 (1Q2021), albeit only by about 3%. When broken down by type, the research suggests that Chromebooks were responsible for this contraction. Then again, there were some positive signs, such as tablet sales that took off in Asia-Pacific during the quarter.

The new AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS laptop processor has just appeared on PassMark where it produced a sterling result that left it over 23% ahead of its predecessor, the Ryzen 7 5800HS. In terms of the competition, the Ryzen 7 6800HS performed at a level that landed in-between the Intel Core i5-12500H and i7-12700H but with greater efficiency.

Despite Intel's latest reports on the steady advancements with the proprietary 7 nm production nodes, industry sources close to DigiTimes claim that Intel might change the Meteor Lake blueprints to be produced exclusively on the TSMC N5 nodes in order to avoid delays and ensure competitive performance in the battle against Apple's upcoming M processors.