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Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 gets upgrade to 11th gen Core and Xeon CPUs and RTX A5000 graphics. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 gets the 11th gen Core and Xeon treatment along with RTX A5000 on a daughter card

Lenovo is now offering an upgraded ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 with 11th gen Core and Xeon options along with NVIDIA RTX A5000 graphics. The ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 features a 17.3-inch IPS display that is available in UHD and FHD variants. Pri...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Jun 2021 15:12

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4: Premium workstation gets larger 16:10 LCD, vapor chamber & Nvidia RTX A5000

For the first time since its original release in 2018, Lenovo is not merely updating the ThinkPad P1. The new version of the premium mobile workstation, the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4, is a complete redesign. A large 16 inch 16:10 s...

Benjamin Herzig, 16 Jun 2021 15:00

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 comes in 11th gen Intel and UHD OLED touch options, RTX A5000 GPU offered as a daughter card

Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 with internal upgrades over the 2020 version. The 2021 ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 continues to offer the GPU in a daughter board and comes in several configuration options including Intel 11th ge...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Jun 2021 15:00

The 2021 MacBook Pro is widely expected to appear in the third quarter of the year. (Image source: Apple/MacRumors/Axnent - edited)

M1X MacBook Pro scheduled for release in August according to commenter as long as Apple Silicon supply meets demand

A tech tipster has claimed that at least one M1X MacBook Pro laptop is scheduled for release in early August but this could change. The somewhat base-covering post has led to another commenter having a stab at predicting the speci...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Jun 2021 12:24

Refreshed Dell XPS 15 9510 and XPS 17 9710 with 11th gen Core i5-11400H, i7-11800H, and i9-11900H now shipping starting at $1200 USD

The 2021 models can also be configured with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti or RTX 3060 options of up to 70 W TGP. A fully configured XPS 17 9710 will set you back around $2600 USD.

Allen Ngo, 16 Jun 2021 01:20

Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6 in review: Gaming powerhouse with good 16:10 display

The Lenovo Legion 7 16ACH offers automatic CPU and GPU overclocking

The Legion 7 16ACHg6 brings all the latest computer games smoothly onto the matte 16-inch screen (2560x1600 pixels, 165 Hz, IPS) in the 16:10 format. Furthermore, its equipment is good: The Ryzen 9 5900HX APU, the GeForce RTX 3080...

Sascha Mölck, 15 Jun 2021 19:32

AMD's lower-mid-range mobile GPU seems solid enough. (Image Source: AMD)

Early AMD Radeon RX 6600M leaked tests show somewhat slower overall performance compared to the Nvidia RTX 3060 mobile GPUs

The Radeon RX 6600M is actually faster than the RTX 3060 in raster-heavy tests, but overall, it is as fast as the Nvidia card in 3DMark. It also falls behind by up to 13% in 1440p games and is significantly slower in ray tracing g...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Jun 2021 17:46

Razer is going red: Blade 14 is back from the dead with 100 W TGP GeForce RTX 3080 graphics and a 7 nm AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Zen 3 CPU

After 6 years in hibernation, the 3.92 lbs Razer Blade 14 is returning with brand new tricks up its sleeves. Unsurprisingly, Razer has already crowned it the fastest 14-inch gaming laptop in the market.

Allen Ngo, 15 Jun 2021 00:29

The Alienware m15 R5 should now have all its CUDA cores at its disposal. (Image source: Dell)

Dell addresses missing CUDA cores for the Alienware m15 R5 with new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vBIOS update

Dell has acted quickly in rectifying the issue of missing CUDA cores on the Alienware m15 R5. The machine should now have all its full complement of CUDA cores on its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU. But, erroneously, Windows and Micr...

Alex Alderson, 15 Jun 2021 00:23

The AMD-powered Legion 5. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo releases the Ryzen 7 5800H- and RTX 3000-powered Legion 5 to the US market

Lenovo US now offers the new Legion 5 with AMD silicon via its webstore. The 165Hz 15-inch PC is available with the Ryzen 7 5800H processor and either RTX 3060 or 3070 graphics. The OEM touts it as "battle ready" for the thin and ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Jun 2021 21:21

Convertibles like the ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 benefit a lot from 16:10 displays

The trend for laptop displays is currently moving towards a longer 16:10 aspect ratio. The result is smaller bezels below and above the screen, more space for documents - and much better usability in tablet mode. This is shown by ...

Benjamin Herzig, 13 Jun 2021 19:15

Razer's latest Opus wireless headphones drop THX branding for a reduced starting price

Razer has launched the new Opus X headphones via its own website. These new wireless accessories have emerged as a new mid-range variant of their series, compared to the original Opus cans. They support active noise cancellation (...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Jun 2021 14:43

Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G2 is only $654 USD right now with 1080p IPS display, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB PCIe SSD (Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Lenovo clearing stock on AMD ThinkBook 15 G2 for only $654 USD with 1080p IPS display, Ryzen 7 4700U, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB PCIe SSD

The manufacturer is likely clearing room for the eventual ThinkBook 15 G3 model with AMD Ryzen 5000U series options later this year. If you want a prosumer laptop for a budget price, then this deal will check a lot of boxes.

Allen Ngo, 12 Jun 2021 06:33

Realme's new device-laden teaser. (Source: Twitter)

Realme hints at the launch of a first-gen tablet at its upcoming global event

Realme has set the international launch of its flagship smartphone, the GT, for June 15, 2021. Now, its latest teasers hint that it has an additional new product by the same name to debut alongside it. This prospect is presented a...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Jun 2021 23:00

AMD-based laptops with MUX switches are coming soon with considerable price hikes. (Image Source: Asus)

Further exploring the downsides of stock RAM kits: Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition with RX 6800M tested in 13 games

Games could see up to 28% fps improvements with faster RAM kits, but the average is around 10% at 1080p max settings or 15% for 1080p low settings. The absence of a MUX switch raises the performance gap to 33% in Shadow of the Tom...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Jun 2021 20:08

The Alder Lake processors are substantially larger than the Rocket Lake ones. (Image Source: PCGamer)

Big leak reveals all the Intel Alder Lake desktop and laptop lineups plus new details on Raptor Lake and beyond

Tom from Moore's Law Is Dead reveals the hybrid core configurations for the upcoming Alder Lake S1, S2, P1, P2, M and N lineups and also shares a few more details about the 2022 Raptor Lake generation, plus other successive genera...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Jun 2021 00:02

Does a gaming laptop need good battery life? (image source: Dell)

Does a gaming laptop need good battery life? Dell doesn't think so, judging by the Alienware m15 R4

Opinion The Alienware m15 R4 we just reviewed offers gamers a strong performance, an RTX 3080, and a mechanical keyboard. But its battery life is downright abysmal. Is this an acceptable inconvenience for gaming laptops? Do gaming laptops...

Column by Christian Hintze, 10 Jun 2021 22:50

Here's what the Realme Book will look like

New leak sheds light on Realme's first-ever laptop, the Realme Book

Realme is all set to enter the highly competitive laptop market. Some renders of the Realme Book has shown up online, and it draws heavy inspiration from MacBooks. While its launch date is unknown, we can expect Realme to sell it ...

Anil Ganti, 10 Jun 2021 17:03

The Dell G15's GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card seems to have a reduced CUDA core count

Updated | The curious case of missing CUDA cores: Dell G15 listing suggests that its GeForce RTX 3060 isn't as powerful as it should be

Dell may be up to its CUDA core cannibalizing shenanigans again. A cursory glance at the Dell G15 listing tells us that its CUDA core count is set at 3,584 instead of 3,840. One could have dismissed it as an error had it not been ...

Anil Ganti, 10 Jun 2021 11:15

Acer's gaming business is getting stronger. (Source: Acer)

Acer reports a return to seven-year highs with its May 2021 revenue

Acer has announced that its latest round of consolidated revenue (for May 2021) was its best for 7 seven years. These earnings, which totaled about US$895 million, grew by nearly 23% year-on-year (YoY). The OEM's gaming arm grew b...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Jun 2021 19:41

PCIe 5.0 devices should start popping up later this year. (Image Source: Samsung)

Samsung will soon release PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs with 176-Layer V-NAND memory

The 7th gen V-NAND memory chips with 176 layers from Samsung are offering the smallest cell size in the industry right now, with 16% increased energy efficiency over previous gen and 2 Gbps I/O speeds that are designed to take adv...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Jun 2021 17:50

Is this Realme's first laptop? (Source: Twitter)

Realme teases a product that looks very like the OEM's first-gen laptop

Realme CEO Madhav Sheth's latest tweet hints strongly at the imminent launch of this company's inaugural laptop. Judging from a possible product teaser included with this post, the machine is intended to be a MacBook clone, along ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Jun 2021 16:56

Schenker launches the Vision 14, a light new 16:10 ultrabook with 3K display options and expandable RAM/storage

The Schenker Vision 14 is a new entrant into the ~14-inch, 16:10 display thin-and-light laptop market. This fresh option has magnesium alloy in its construction, as well as Tiger Lake CPUs and 3K/90Hz panels in some configurations...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Jun 2021 16:26

The Intel Core i7-1195G7 is a 4-core, 8-thread SoC for thin and light laptops. (Image source: Intel/AustralianFintech - edited)

Intel Core i7-1195G7 whips up a 5 GHz storm on Geekbench by surpassing Rocket Lake and AMD Ryzen 5000 desktop processors in single-core performance

The Intel Core i7-1195G7 has been spotted on Geekbench recording incredible results for a laptop chip. The Tiger Lake-U part nipped at 5 GHz during testing and pulled out a single-core performance score that would leave it in the ...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Jun 2021 09:57

Cheap $449 USD Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 comes with latest 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU, 1080p display, and dual-channel 8 GB RAM (Source: Walmart)

Deal | Cheap $449 USD Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 comes with latest 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU, 1080p display, and dual-channel 8 GB RAM

The AMD Ryzen 5 processor rivals many flagship Intel-powered Ultrabooks retailing for twice the price. When compared to other sub $500 laptops, this Lenovo is easily one of the fastest.

Allen Ngo, 09 Jun 2021 05:59

A USB-PD controller. (Source: Texas Instruments)

The chip shortage looks poised to hit Tiger Lake-based PCs in the Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 ports next

The current silicon crisis is often perceived as bad news for CPU and GPU supplies worldwide. However, a new report highlights the point that its ramifications might be more widespread than that. It indicates that disrupted sales ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 08 Jun 2021 21:53

The Alienware m15 R5 will regain its full CUDA core complement later this month. (Image source: Dell)

Updated | Dell admits to disabling CUDA cores on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 in the Alienware m15 R5; fix incoming

Dell has confirmed that it intentionally disabled CUDA cores on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 in the Alienware m15 R5. The company has pledged to return all missing CUDA cores to the gaming laptop by the middle of this month, which ...

Alex Alderson, 08 Jun 2021 16:57

MSI announces updated workstation laptops with Intel Tiger Lake-H CPUs and Nvidia RTX A-series professional GPUs

The revamped W-series now includes the WS76/66 and WE76 high-end models with up to an i9-11980HK CPU, up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and a choice between the RTX A5000 or A3000 professional GPUs plus screens up to 4K. These models ...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Jun 2021 15:10

Lenovo Legion 5 with RX 6600M is significantly costlier than its RTX 3060 counterpart. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo Legion 5 with Ryzen 5 5600H and Radeon RX 6600M priced €1,299, but a Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3060 combo at €1,249 offers better bang for the buck

Lenovo will be offering new Legion 5 models with Ryzen 5 5600H and Radeon RX 6600M in Germany at prices starting from €1,299. However, this pricing is significantly higher than a Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3060 Laptop GPU configuration...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 08 Jun 2021 07:32

LG Gram 16 (2021) in review: 1,200 grams, excellent battery life, 16:10 display

LG Gram 16 (2021): 16:10 display, room for two NVMe SSDs, Thunderbolt 4/USB 4

The featherweight LG Gram 16 scores points with a Tiger Lake processor, Thunderbolt 4/USB 4, room for two NVMe SSDs, and a 16-inch display in the 16:10 format. This is complemented by excellent battery life.

Sascha Mölck, 08 Jun 2021 06:22

Microsoft is all set to convert the logos on next-gen Surface devices into cameras

Microsoft has patented a new and particularly futuristic take on its logo: one that integrates camera sensors. This concept, which might come as part of the OEM's hardware one day, uses emerging under-display technology to put a t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Jun 2021 15:01

AMD Raphael turns up in new renders with an unusual IHS design

AMD's Zen 4-based future processors are currently thought to have the code-name Raphael. It is also rumored to move on to a new LGA-based socket called AM5. Now, a new leak purports to show what one of them will look like from the...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 06 Jun 2021 20:45

The rumored M1X MacBook Pro could bring huge gains in graphics performance over Apple M1-based devices. (Image source: Apple/GFXBench - edited)

Apple M1X with 32-core GPU could match GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop graphics performance at 43% of the power cost according to astonishing estimates

Popular YouTube tech commenter Dave2D has offered up some astounding estimates for the potential of the Apple M1X processor that could turn up inside the upcoming MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16. It is suggested that an M1X Appl...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Jun 2021 22:02

AMD Advantage? More like AMDisadvantage, (Image Source: Jarrod's Tech)

The Asus ROG STRIX G15 laptop with Radeon RX 6800M cannot reach its true gaming potential due to slower stock RAM and missing MUX switch

The slower RAM gimps the gaming performance by up to 20% on the Asus model, while the missing MUX switch is further limiting the potential that should match models equipped with RTX 3080 mobile dGPUs. Similar RAM problems can also...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Jun 2021 22:46

The NVMe interface was first introduced in 2011. (Image Source: nvmexpress.org)

NVMe 2.0 specs are now available

Some of the reorganized specs include a Domains layer of partitioning for massive NVMe over Fabrics appliances, new system for handling multiple command sets, additional groundwork for the upcoming Computational storage command se...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Jun 2021 21:49

Some Alienware m15 R5 laptops are reporting reduced CUDA core counts for the RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. (Image Source: Alienware)

Alienware m15 R5 laptops being sold with crippled RTX 3070 Laptop GPUs, m15 R4 RTX 3070 VBIOS flash suggested as a temporary workaround

Several Alienware m15 R5 laptops are apparently reporting just 4,608 CUDA cores for the RTX 3070 Laptop GPU instead of 5,120. Apart from the CUDA cores, even the clocks, TMUs, and pixel fillrates are being reported to be lower tha...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 04 Jun 2021 16:18

Dell G15 gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 5800H Zen 3 CPU, GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, and 165 Hz 1080p 3 ms display on sale for $1225 USD (Source: Dell)

Deal | Dell G15 gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 5800H Zen 3 CPU, GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, and 165 Hz 1080p 3 ms display on sale for $1225 USD

Though this price range is typical for a GeForce RTX 3060 laptop, the CPU and display offered here are definitely faster and better than pretty much any other 15.6-inch gaming laptop retailing for around $1000 USD.

Allen Ngo, 04 Jun 2021 06:46

GPP is apparently making a return in the Chinese laptop market. (Image Source: Bullsh1t_buster)

Nvidia rumored to reintroduce GeForce Partner Program for Chinese laptop OEMs, forcing the exclusion of new AMD RX 6000M GPUs from most models

This move might not surprise too many, but it does show that Nvidia can still be caught off guard by AMD, even when Team Red announced the arrival of the mobile RDNA 2 dGPUs half a year ago. On top of this, AMD might not even come...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Jun 2021 13:13

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Book Go, a Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 on Arm laptop. (Image: Samsung)

Samsung launches the Galaxy Book Go with Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 from US$349, 5G 8xc Gen 2 model coming later this year

Samsung has officially launched the previously leaked Galaxy Book Go. The new laptop is in many ways the successor to the Galaxy Book S launched last year and is similarly powered by Arm-based processors from Qualcomm.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 03 Jun 2021 08:26

Offers better graphics performance thanks to the Quadro T500: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2: Better CPU performance in the AMD predecessor

The second generation of the ThinkPad P14s is equipped with Tiger Lake CPUs and an Nvidia Quadro T500. In this case, the latter is also what will persuade users to opt for the new model.

Mike Wobker, 03 Jun 2021 07:14

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 specs indicate imminent arrival of RTX 30 Ampere Super Laptop GPUs. (Image: ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 leak: Tiger Lake-H, NVIDIA RTX 30 Super Laptop GPUs, FHD webcam, 16:10 4K display, and more make for an impressive spec sheet

Leaked ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 specifications indicate quite a massive internal upgrade for Lenovo's multimedia flagship laptop. The specs indicate Intel Tiger Lake-H CPU and, for the first time, NVIDIA Ampere RTX 30 Super Lapto...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 03 Jun 2021 03:27

All the great (and not so great) features of the Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED compared to IPS

OLED is often seen as superior to IPS and for good reason—its colors and especially black levels remain unmatched against even the best IPS options available. Nonetheless, it falls short in a few areas worth mentioning.

Allen Ngo, 03 Jun 2021 03:23