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Intel officially unveiled the Raptor Lake-HX and Raptor Lake-H mobile CPU lineup at CES 2023. Led by the Core i9-13980HX, Raptor Lake-HX promises significant gains in multi-core performance compared to corresponding Alder Lake-HX and the Ryzen 6900HX. Intel is also introducing its Movidius VPU as part of select Raptor Lake-H offerings for accelerating AI tasks at the edge.

Intel announced four new entry-level processors at CES 2023 called the Intel Core i3-N305, Core i3-N300, Intel Processor N200 and Intel Processor N100. All SKUs use Gracemont cores exclusively and are earmarked for low-power machines.

Equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, and a 300 Hz IPS FHD display, last year's Asus ROG Strix G15 has a list price of US$1,299.99 on Amazon. However, the ongoing 23% discount pushes this gaming laptop below the US$1,000 threshold, allowing those interested to get it for US$999.99.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS/RTX 3050 Ti-powered Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 limited edition gaming laptop comes as part of a retail bundle that also includes a Remix DJ mixer pad alongside an Allan Walker-branded cap, sleeve, and socks. The GA401QEC-K2064T model is discounted by 38% — US$600 down from the Amazon list price of US$1,599.99.

MediaTek and Federated Wireless have announced that products such as 5G hotspots and Ethernet gateways powered by Filogic chips for either Wi-Fi 7 or 6E stand to benefit from improved capacity, speed and range, as they are now more compatible with the 6GHz band on Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) systems. The chips' new certification is touted as an important step toward their inclusion into standardized devices approved by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC).

MediaTek asserts that its Wi-Fi 7 tech is taking off as of 2023, with an upcoming range of devices based on its new flagship Filogic 880 chipset for this purpose. The OEM has now also confirmed that it will be a part of Lenovo's upcoming Legion series. Its Wi-Fi 7 solution has also been chosen to pair with the next generation of AMD Ryzen processors, as well as with that of testing and validation equipment.

Samsung is expected to introduce a refreshed Galaxy Book 3 lineup alongside the Galaxy S23 series in early February. The first leaked images of the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra, Galaxy Book 3 Pro, and the Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 indicate an all-metal chassis and USB Type-C connectivity. Specifications are not fully clear, but an upgrade to Intel Raptor Lake processors is likely in tow.

Apple increased the price of the entry-level M2 MacBook Air by US$200 over the M1 MacBook Air. To justify the price bump, Apple redesigned the laptop with the second iteration of Cupertino’s in-house silicon at the notebook’s core. The 2022 MacBook Air also has an improved IPS display with a divisive notch.

With a list price of US$2,599, the MSI Raider GE66 12UGS-238 gaming laptop is quite expensive. However, the 24% Amazon discount brings this Intel Core i7-12700H-powered machine below the US$2,000 threshold. It also sports NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, Thunderbolt 4, 32 GB memory, and 1 TB storage.

The well-equipped 14-inch Windows laptop also comes with a quick Core i7-12700H, 16GB of RAM and a large SSD, which makes the Acer Swift 3 OLED a suitable machine for multimedia users with a budget of around US$1,000.

Intel's upcoming Raptor Lake-HX is now almost confirmed thanks to a recent leak of an MSI Raider GE78 HX laptop powered by the Core i9-13980HX on Geekbench. The CPU seems to be offering desktop-class performance with single-core and multi-core scores almost on par with a 170 W AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The Core i9-13980HX also seems to be significantly faster than a leaked 12-core Apple M2 Max running the same benchmark.

A new leak shows the 3DMark Time Spy score of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 mobile. It scores 10,050 points in the benchmark, making it about 20% faster than its predecessor, the GeForce RTX 3060.

The laptop version of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 scored 201,290 points on Geekbench's OpenCL database. It features 16 GB of VRAM, 9,738 CUDA cores and a boost clock of 2,030 MHz. Nvidia plans to unveil it at CES 2023.

One of the best-performing RTX 3060 gaming laptops on the market has now been discounted by more than US$500, which makes the Asus TUF Gaming F15 a quite intriguing choice in the price range around US$1,000.

A built-in privacy filter can be very handy on the go and prevent unwanted eyes on sensitive data, but there are a couple of limitations. This is also the case for the HP EliteBook 865 G9, which would offer a better overall package with the regular IPS screen.

The Intel Core i5-1350P scored 1,686 and 8,980 points on Geekbench. Its base and boost clocks are set at 1.9 GHz and 4.6 GHz, respectively. Intel is rumoured to unveil its Raptor Lake laptop processor lineup at CES 2023.

Apple released the 13-inch MacBook Pro M1 in late 2020 at a starting price of US$1,299. Although relatively old, the notebook is still sufficiently powerful for most users. Now, B&H Photo has discounted the machine by more than US$500, making the MacBook Pro with M1 worth considering.

The laptop version of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4080 scores 178,038 in Geekbench's OpenCL benchmark. It is about 35% faster than its predecessor, the GeForce RTX 3080, in the benchmark and a bit slower than its desktop version.

Courtesy of numerous leaks and rumors, the Intel Raptor Lake mobile CPUs are shaping up to be beastly performers. The upcoming Core i9-13980HX has now stopped by Geekbench resulting in valid single and multi-core benchmark entries. As expected, the numbers posted by the chip are seriously impressive, to say the least.

We have now reviewed several configurations of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10, and an OLED model recently passed through our test labs. Image quality certainly counts among its advantages, but buyers are forced to sacrifice battery life in return.

Lenovo's first gaming Chromebook has some great specs for under $600 USD including its 12th gen Core i5 U-series CPU, full sRGB IPS display, and a native 120 Hz refresh rate. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until Chrome OS is updated to fully support the latter.

With a list price of US$699.99, the WD_BLACK 4TB SN850X NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD is now a top deal on Amazon thanks to a massive 46% discount. Thanks to this price cut, those interested can grab this high-end SSD for US$379.99. With the help of a third-party heatsink, it can also be used by PlayStation 5 consoles.

Compatible with Sony PlayStation 3, 4, and 5 consoles and Windows 7 to Windows 11 PCs, the Logitech G29 racing wheel features stainless steel paddle shifters, a hand-stitched leather wheel, and dual-motor force feedback. With a list price of US$399.99, it is now discounted by 32% on Amazon, so the price tag reads US$272.99.

One could think that the TrackPoint is dying out. Dell and HP have buried their pointing stick variants, leaving only Lenovo with its ThinkPads. Now, Lenovo has promised: The TrackPoint will never die, as long as ThinkPads exist.

Powered by the Intel Core M3-8100Y processor and equipped with 8 GB of memory and 64 GB of rather slow eMMC storage, the Asus Chromebook Flip C434 also sports a 14-inch FHD touchscreen display. The Amazon list price of US$539.99 is now down by 52%, so those interested can grab this Chrome OS convertible for US$259.99.

Although this is not the fastest Core i7-12700H implementation we've seen, the combination of this processor with an RTX 3070 Laptop GPU impresses in our review of the MSI Crosshair 15 Rainbow Six: Extraction Edition. The laptop also offers a good QHD 165 Hz panel that can come in handy for content creators as well.

Schenker has announced that the Vision 15 is now available with a CPU upgrade. The thin-and-light laptop still has a 15.6-inch FHD touchscreen, but can now be ordered with an Alder Lake platform. This E23 version also comes with LPDDR5 RAM and Wi-Fi 6E for the first time.

Alleged clock and TGP specifications of Nvidia's upcoming Ada RTX 40 Laptop GPU lineup have now surfaced. The purported specs seem to indicate up to 200 W TGP including Dynamic Boost for the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 Laptop GPUs with boost clocks well above the 2 GHz mark. GPUs from the RTX 4070 onwards can be configured between 115 W and 140 W (+25 W) TGP with the RTX 4060 and RTX 4050 also slated to be available in 85+10 W options.

The keyboard of the Zenbook Pro 16X is positioned at a 7° angle, which is intended to provide the device with better cooling. In our review, we examine which advantages and disadvantages result from the laptop's unusual design. In any case, the Zenbook extracts a lot of performance from powerful hardware.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 Intel not only sports a new design with a 16:10 display, but also surprised us with a powerful and efficient Intel Core i5-1235U as well as a fairly quiet fan. The compact Lenovo ThinkPad has become more like the ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10.

The Intel Core i9-13900HX mobile processor has been spotted taking another turn on Geekbench and has yet again produced huge results. The upcoming Raptor Lake-HX chip is a 24-core behemoth that can hit boost speeds of 5.4 GHz. The i9-13900HX defeated a desktop i9-12900K in single-core testing and overtook an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X in multi-core testing.

Highlights for the AMD-powered 2023 IdeaPad Slim 5 laptops include three Barcelo-R processor options with Zen 3 cores and RX Vega graphics, up to 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, up to 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD storage, extended security features, miniSD card reader and an OLED screen option for the 14-inch variants.

Lenovo has refreshed its IdeaPad Pro offerings with the IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 and IdeaPad Pro 5i 16. These models now feature Intel Raptor Lake-H CPUs and discrete graphics options up to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (16-inch variant). The new IdeaPad Pro 5i series comes with larger touchpads, FHD IR webcams with ToF sensors, and high-resolution 120 Hz display options.

Lenovo is introducing new IdeaPad Pro 5 laptops in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 7000HS APUs. The other specifications are largely similar to their Raptor Lake-H-powered counterparts, but here only the IdeaPad Pro 5 16 gets dGPU options up to the Nvidia RTX 4050 Laptop GPU.

With its first new ThinkPad announcement for the year 2023, Lenovo is bringing incremental updates of the flagship X1 series to the market. X1 Nano Gen 3, X1 Yoga Gen 8 and X1 Carbon Gen 11 continue to use the design of last year's models.

Featuring the Lenovo Legion AI Engine that dynamically shifts power between CPU and GPU for the best gaming performance, the ‎82K8007UUS model of the Legion Slim 7 gaming laptop is now 30% off on Amazon. This generous discount brings the US$1,709.99 list price of this Ryzen 7 5800H-powered machine down to US$1,199.99.

After 6 months of availability, there are still just a small handful of laptops in the market sporting AMD's latest Ryzen 7 Zen 3+ processor. Some models are a bit faster than others, but the performance spread thus far has been much narrower than expected.

SB Components has released the LapPi 2.0, a DIY laptop kit that is available to back on Kickstarter. Based on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, the LapPi 2.0 is also compatible with other single-board computers and starts at £199.

Also available with an Intel Core i9-12900H processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, the 17.3-inch MSI Stealth GS77 comes with a tempting deal for the i7-12700H/RTX 3080 Ti configuration on Amazon. After a 28% discount, its price is now down to US$2,650 — a noticeable drop from the US$3,699 list price.

Introduced in early 2022, the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582 comes with a 4K OLED touchscreen and a secondary 14-inch 4K touchscreen, Intel Core i7-12700H processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card, 16 GB LPDDR5, and a 1 TB SSD drive. With a list price of US$2,299.99 on Amazon, this ultralight notebook is now down to US$1,849.99.