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It's rumored the M1X MacBook Pro 16 might not be as pricey as could be expected. (Image source: Apple/Pinterest - edited)

Apple M1X MacBook Pro 16 launch and price rumors will leave fans bowled over as alleged unveiling plans also include mini-LED MacBook Pro 14 and ARM-based MacBook Air

Rumors concerning the possible unveiling and pricing strategy for numerous Apple Mac devices have surfaced. It has been alleged that a MacBook Pro 16 with 12-core M1X Apple Silicon will be joined by a redesigned mini-LED MacBook P...

Daniel R Deakin, 19 Mar 2021 09:08

Cherry gets serious about laptop keyboards, will debut its ultra-thin mechanical keys on the Dell Alienware m15 and m17 series next month (Source: Dell)

Cherry gets serious about laptop keyboards, will debut its ultra-thin mechanical keys on the Dell Alienware m15 and m17 R4 this April

Cherry has successfully shrunk its mechanical keys for ultrathin laptops to make it theoretically possible for models like the MSI GS66, Aorus 15, or Asus Zephyrus to come with integrated Cherry keyboard options. The first laptops...

Allen Ngo, 18 Mar 2021 15:00

Durable Dynabook E10-S subnotebook for students launching for just $289 USD

The rubber-reinforced chassis promises to withstand drops of over two feet without being overwhelming thick or heavy for classroom environments. HDMI, USB-C, and even RJ-45 come standard.

Allen Ngo, 18 Mar 2021 14:30

An AMD Van Gogh APU could end up powering a Microsoft or Xbox handheld device. (Image source: @klobrille/AMD/VanGogh.org - edited)

Microsoft handheld Xbox console rumors spring up again as AMD Van Gogh APU appears in Linux kernel code with a potential graphics boost

Linux kernel code has revealed some details about AMD’s Van Gogh Ryzen 5000 ULV mobile APU series. Apparently, the processors will offer support for 256-bit DDR5 memory, which is a step up from Renoir APUs. Unsurprisingly, the app...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 Mar 2021 10:10

We should soon see many more DLSS-enabled games thanks to the simplified integration facilitated by Epic. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia claims it is now very easy to implement DLSS support for Unreal Engine 4 games, presents System Shock and Fabled Woods as latest examples

Thanks to the new UE4 DLSS plugin created in collaboration with Epic, game developers can now add DLSS support to their games in less than a day. The performance boost offered through the DLSS implementation can especially be seen...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Mar 2021 18:49

Xiaomi has been teasing the Mi Notebook Pro 2021 with a tagline that can be translated to "long time without seeing you". (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro returns for 2021 with teaser image only revealing form over function

Xiaomi has been teasing the surprise appearance of a new Mi Notebook Pro laptop. The first Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro models were released in 2017 and haven’t been refreshed since, so it’s possible the 2021 variants might feature Inte...

Daniel R Deakin, 17 Mar 2021 10:21

Samsung seems to be preparing a refreshed range of laptops with Tiger Lake-H45 CPUs and GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs. (Image source: Nvidia/Samsung - edited)

GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU stars with i7-11800H in likely upcoming Samsung Notebook 7 series refresh: Geekbench OpenCL run reveals GTX 1660 Ti-level performance

Another Samsung laptop has appeared on Geekbench with a potent combination of Ampere-based GPU and Tiger Lake CPU. The possible Samsung Notebook 7 Force device featured an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti part and Intel Core i7-11800H c...

Daniel R Deakin, 17 Mar 2021 08:06

GeForce RTX 3060 laptops are outperforming the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q in quite a few games (Image source: Razer)

GeForce RTX 3060 laptops vs. GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q: The cheaper option comes out on top in quite a few games

We've already expressed our disappointment on the mobile GeForce RTX 30 series when compared to its desktop counterparts, but how does it fare against last year's mobile GeForce RTX 20 series? The data looks promising for mobile A...

Allen Ngo, 16 Mar 2021 20:41

Dell G5 15 on sale with 10th gen Core i7, 144 Hz IPS display, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB NVMe SSD for $880 USD (Source: Dell)

Deal | Dell G5 15 on sale for $880 USD with 10th gen Core i7, 144 Hz IPS display, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics, 16 GB RAM, and Thunderbolt 3

Dell is ridding last year's budget model for a fairly low price considering the balanced specifications. Some users may not like the visual design of the system, but the easy serviceability and Thunderbolt support are admirable no...

Allen Ngo, 16 Mar 2021 20:33

Asus ZenBook 13 with OLED launches for only $899 USD, puts pressure on the usual IPS options (Source: Asus)

OLED is finally as affordable as IPS, Asus ZenBook 13 with OLED and 11th gen Core i7 now shipping for just $899 USD

Who needs IPS when OLED costs about the same? The Asus ZenBook 13 UX325EA is now one of the cheapest Ultrabooks in the market with OLED options for superior image quality and colors than its IPS or QLED peers.

Allen Ngo, 16 Mar 2021 19:03

The GeForce RTX 3050 will be one of two laptop GPUs to use the GA107M. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU appears on Geekbench with 2,048 CUDA cores and 4 GB of VRAM

The GeForce RTX 3050 is on its way for laptops and has 4 GB of VRAM like the RTX 3050 Ti. Geekbench has seemingly confirmed that the entry-level dedicated graphics card will have 2,048 CUDA cores, while the PCI ID Repository sugge...

Alex Alderson, 16 Mar 2021 18:08

The new Ryzen PRO mobile chipsets are here. (Source: AMD)

AMD launches its Ryzen PRO 5000 Mobile series, promising Cezanne-level upgrades for next-gen business laptops

AMD has now made its 2021 line of Ryzen PRO mobile processors official. The OEM claims they build on the considerable leap in productivity-focused performance made by their 4000-series predecessors. This includes gains of up to 65...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Mar 2021 15:46

A Samsung Series 7 Notebook with Intel Core i7-11800H CPU and Iris Xe iGPU could be on its way to market. (Image source: Samsung (Whiskey Lake model)/Intel - edited)

Intel Core i7-11800H in possible Samsung Notebook 7 Force refresh produces passable Geekbench 5 scores that offer small gains over the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

A Tiger Lake-H45 processor in the form of the Intel Core i7-11800H has been spotted on Geekbench, seemingly as a key component in a new Samsung Notebook 7 Force laptop. The i7-11800H hit 4.59 GHz and offered mixed results against ...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Mar 2021 11:12

The Apple M1 has outpaced Ryzen and Core laptop chips in PassMark's charts. (Image source: PassMark/AMD/Apple/Intel - edited)

Disruptive Apple M1 8-core silicon leads PassMark single-thread performance chart for laptop chips ahead of AMD powerhouses Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HS

The Apple M1 processor has been placed at the top of PassMark’s latest single-thread performance chart for laptop chips, despite its average CPU Mark and single-thread rating having fallen slightly. This puts the hybrid M1 Apple S...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Mar 2021 09:20

Dear manufacturers, users want better web cameras!

Asus advertises the quad-array microphone as one of the main features of the ExpertBook, which costs upwards of 2000 Euros (~$2400). It is supposed to improve the video-conferencing experience. At the same time, Asus uses the same...

Column by Christian Hintze, 15 Mar 2021 18:41

The Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 convinces in our test. (Image: Acer)

17.3-inch Acer Aspire 5 A517 convinces in the test with solid equipment for a good 1,000 Euros

The Acer Aspire 5 A517 with the model number A517-52G-79Z5 offers the Intel i7-1165G7, 16 GB of RAM, and the GeForce MX350, among other things, for a good 1,000 Euros (~$1,192). It performed convincingly in many aspects in our tes...

Marcus Schwarten, 14 Mar 2021 17:57

The HP EliteBook x360 1040 G7 is one of the best convertibles money can buy if you don't care about its weak UHD graphics

Intel's aging iGPU is holding back some high-end business convertibles from being even better. Fortunately, this will be the last generation before the EliteBook x360 1040 will drop Comet Lake-U for the vastly superior Tiger Lake ...

Allen Ngo, 14 Mar 2021 02:10

The Xe-HPG (DG2) GPUs will be Intel's first competitive discrete GPUs in decades. (Image Source: Intel)

Raja Koduri teases Intel Xe-HPG (DG2) graphics engineering board with ray tracing capabilities

The engineering card appears to be equipped with CPU-grade heatsink + cooler and it is connected to an Alder Lake motherboard through a PCIe riser. Koduri does not really mention that this is the DG2 card, but the test system is r...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Mar 2021 14:16

Deal | Get US$500 off a Lenovo Legion 7i gaming laptop with 10th-gen Intel silicon

The last weekend of Lenovo's Annual Sale in the US has arrived. It still has some decent deals, however, which include dropping the price of the Intel Core i7-10750H-powered Legion 7i to US$1,199. Alternatively, the Legion Tower 7...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2021 00:13

Crysis Remastered finally acquires DLSS support for RTX 20- and 30-series graphics cards

Crytek has announced that DLSS can be switched on in Crysis Remastered with the game's latest update. Therefore, its performance while running on NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards with RTX may be boosted considerably. Then again, the ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Mar 2021 23:27

Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel shows wasted potential in our test

With the ConceptD 3 Ezel, Acer has created a multimedia convertible with a design that we really like. It doesn't really perform poorly in any area in our test - which stings, though: It could have been much better with other comp...

Benjamin Herzig, 12 Mar 2021 18:13

The new Tuxedo Book XP15 and XP17 laptops come with some expensive high-end options. (Image Source: 9to5Linux)

Tuxedo launches Book XP15 / XP17 Linux laptops with Nvidia RTX 3000 GPUs

The latest Linux-based laptops from Tuxedo offer quite a wide array of options when it comes to displays and GPUs. The i7-10870H CPU might not be the best solution when the AMD Ryzen 5000H are already available, but users can choo...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Mar 2021 15:39

Durabook S14I rugged laptop refreshed with Intel 11th gen Tiger Lake CPUs and GeForce GTX 1050 graphics

The manufacturer says the updated model is "a whole new level" in terms of performance while maintaining the military-grade durability and IP53 certification chassis design that its customers are familiar with.

Allen Ngo, 12 Mar 2021 07:58

Looking for a Dell XPS 13 alternative? The QLED Samsung Galaxy Book Ion with Core i7 CPU and 512 GB SSD is now down to just $799 USD (Source: Amazon)

Deal | Looking for a Dell XPS 13 alternative? The QLED Samsung Galaxy Book Ion with Core i7 CPU and 512 GB SSD is now down to just $799 USD

The 13.3-inch QLED HDR laptop is barely a year old and it's already marked down by quite a bit. The Samsung laptop rivals the XPS 13 in battery life, weight, display quality, ports, and more.

Allen Ngo, 12 Mar 2021 06:25

Raptor Lake will apparently be a refresh for the Alder Lake models. (Image Source: Gadget Tendency)

Leaked roadmap reveals details on Intel's Raptor Lake processors succeeding the Alder Lake family in 2022

The roadmap presented by VideoCardz looks to be a bit outdated since it shows Rocket Lake launching in 2020, but Intel sure seems determined to release a new CPU generation each year. In 2022, we should be getting the Raptor Lake ...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Mar 2021 00:43

Wild Hunt is now playable via GeForce NOW. (Source: NVIDIA)

GeForce NOW adds streaming support for the GOG versions of four Witcher-series titles

Today (March 11, 2021) is a Thursday, which means it's time for new games in. the GeForce NOW library. This week, the streaming service has added 4 The Witcher-series games, which are, moreover, those of the GOG variety. Pascal's ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Mar 2021 21:09

An all-AMD laptop with Zen 3 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU architectures could be on the cards for 2021. (Image source: Dell (G5 15)/AMD - edited)

AMD Radeon RX 6600M GPU joins surprising choice of Ryzen 5000 CPU as gaming benchmark leak hints at upcoming Zen 3/RDNA 2 laptop

An AMD Radeon RX 6600M has been spotted as part of the hardware configuration for a device apparently being tested on a well-known gaming benchmark. Not only does this seemingly confirm the RX 6600M should be coming soon, but the ...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 Mar 2021 09:52

Schenker XMG Core 15 (Tongfang GM5NG0O) in review: A lot of performance with moderate emissions

Schenker XMG Core 15 (2021): Power Limits and TGP can be configured

The Schenker XMG Core 15 brings all modern computer games smoothly onto the responsive screen (WQHD, IPS, 165 Hz). This is complemented by an NVMe SSD, 16 GB of RAM (dual-channel mode), and decent battery life. The new Control Cen...

Sascha Mölck, 11 Mar 2021 04:49

75 W vs. 130 W TGP GeForce RTX 3060 laptop: The performance gap isn't as wide as many were expecting

The performance gap is definitely there, but it's nothing that we haven't seen before from previous generation Max-Q and non Max-Q designs. Gamers will see about 15 to 20 percent slower performance if jumping from a 130 W GeForce ...

Allen Ngo, 10 Mar 2021 22:11

MSI has decided to test the MSI GE76 Raider's mining prowess

MSI blog post explores the GE76 Raider's crypto mining capabilities

An intrepid MSI employee tried to mine cryptocurrency on the MSI GE76 Raider gaming laptop. It can apparently mine at 52.8MH/s, a smidgen slower than the desktop Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070's 52.9MH/s hash rate. MSI says that it will ...

Anil Satyanarayana, 10 Mar 2021 15:16

The Expand X comes with a special hinge that flips out to support phones, tablets or handheld consoles. (Image Source: Beelink)

Turn your mobile devices into desktop PCs with the Beelink Expand X dock

When the screen on your smartphone proves too small for productivity tasks, you can just use the new Beelink Expand X dock to hook your mobile device to a PC monitor and a keyboard / mouse setup. You can also watch movies from the...

Bogdan Solca, 10 Mar 2021 12:49

The Dell XPS 13 9310 with Intel Core i5-1135G7 is ideal for enjoying media content on the go. (Image source: Dell)

Deal | Dell XPS 13 9310 with Intel Core i5-1135G7 is an absolute steal for buyers in the UK right now at £999

The new Dell XPS 13 9310 with Tiger Lake i5-1135G7 is currently priced at £999 (US$1,388) on the company’s UK site at the moment. This is an incredible price for the high-end laptop, and it also happens to be the same price tag as...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Mar 2021 10:46

Dell is clearing XPS 13 7390 stock for $150 USD off almost all configurations (Source: Dell)

Deal | Dell is clearing XPS 13 7390 stock for $150 USD off almost all configurations including a Core i7 for $699

The lowest price for the Core i7, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB SSD SKU is $699 USD, but users can double the RAM and storage for about $200 more. If the faster graphics performance or 16:10 aspect ratio of the newer XPS 13 9300 models are...

Allen Ngo, 10 Mar 2021 02:07

Qualcomm's upcoming SC8280 could match the Apple M1 in performance

Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 successor codenamed Qualcomm SC8280 could debut 'Gold+' cores for better single and multi-threaded performance

A new leak suggests that Qualcomm is planning to ditch the age-old efficiency plus performance core configuration on its upcoming Snapdragon 8cx successor codenamed the SC8280. It will instead use 'Gold' and 'Gold+' cores for bett...

Anil Satyanarayana, 09 Mar 2021 23:11

The Dell XPS 13 9305 has a much wider bottom bezel than the 9310 counterpart. (Image source: Dell - edited)

Dell XPS 13 9305 goes global: Cheaper and lighter than the XPS 13 9310 but at a considerable screen-to-body ratio cost

The Dell XPS 13 9305 laptop is now available to purchase from country sites such as the US and UK after previously being listed for sale in China. The XPS 13 9305 is a cheaper variant of the XPS 13 9310 that is also slightly light...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Mar 2021 10:57

The Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XC is a multi-talented laptop with a fantastic OLED display

The Aero 15 OLED XC is a multimedia laptop from Gigabyte with an OLED display that is equipped with the brand-new GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU. Furthermore, the compact powerhouse offers many useful ports such as Thunderbolt 3.

Marius Schell, 09 Mar 2021 02:31

2021 Dell G15 laptop refresh comes with 115 W TGP GeForce RTX GPUs, 360 Hz display, and a completely new design inspired by Alienware (Source: Dell)

2021 Dell G15 laptop refresh comes with 115 W TGP GeForce RTX GPUs, sparkling color options, and a completely new design inspired by Alienware

Design features from the high-end Alienware laptops are finally making their way onto the more affordable Dell G series. 360 Hz displays and quad-zone RGB lighting will both be optional.

Allen Ngo, 09 Mar 2021 02:00

One of our favorite budget Ultrabooks, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14, is on sale right now for $549 USD with AMD Ryzen 5, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB NVMe SSD, and 1080p IPS display (Source: Costco)

Deal | One of our favorite budget Ultrabooks, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14, is on sale right now for $549 USD with AMD Ryzen 5, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB NVMe SSD, and 1080p IPS display

The ultrathin 14-inch laptop is as fast as most Ultrabooks worth twice the price while being just as small and lightweight. Budget laptop hunters may want to consider adding this IdeaPad 5 14 deal to their list.

Allen Ngo, 08 Mar 2021 21:08

The Surface Laptop 4 will be available in two sizes and four processor options. Surface Laptop 3 pictured. (Image source: Microsoft)

New Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 leak reveals a larger battery, AMD Renoir Surface Edition APUs and favourable Intel Tiger Lake-U configurations

Microsoft will offer the Surface Laptop 4 with Intel Tiger Lake-U and AMD Ryzen Renoir APUs, according to a new leak. The Surface Laptop 4 will have a larger battery capacity than its predecessor, but only Intel models will be ava...

Alex Alderson, 08 Mar 2021 20:55

Pushes the RTX 3070 to its performance limits with 140 watts: The MSI GP76 Leopard 10UG

MSI GP76 Leopard 10UG: Maximum performance for the mobile RTX 3070

Does a large laptop plus a lot of space for cooling equal tons of performance? This concept works with the MSI GP76 Leopard 10UG and allows the use of the RTX 3070 in maximum mode.

Mike Wobker, 08 Mar 2021 04:55