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The arguably most enticing configuration of the Asus TUF F15 is once again on sale for less than $1,000, which currently makes the 15-inch gaming laptop the most affordable RTX 4070-powered machine on the market, although buyers will have to live with a rather unimpressive 1080p display.

The Aorus 15 YE5 comes at a budget price, however, it features a true high-end graphics card, namely Nvidia's previous-gen flagship. Our review showed that the laptop is in no way a thing of the past as a result of this component or any of its other parts.

The Intel Core i7-14650HX has made its Geekbench debut. It adds two extra P-cores over its predecessor but keeps the E-core count unchanged.

The 2023 Acer Predator Helio 16 price has now dropped to a record low thanks to a $150 discount at Best Buy. The laptop is a high-end machine with a Core i9-13900HX Raptor Lake CPU, a 12 GB RTX 4080 laptop board, 16 GB of expandable memory, and 1 TB of upgradable storage. Additionally, the presence of a fast color-accurate display, plenty of ports, and solid build quality makes the Predator Helio 16 a worthy consideration.

These certified refurbished units of last year's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 are covered by a two-year warranty and present laptop buyers with a great opportunity to save a lot of money by ordering the well-equipped 14-inch business notebook flagship at Lenovo's official eBay store.

MSI has revealed a new version of the Prestige 13 AI Evo, a 16:10 laptop now available with a 2.8K OLED display. Also equipped with a large battery, the Prestige 13 AI Evo comes with a choice between Core Ultra 5 125H and Core Ultra 7 155H processors, a pair of Intel Meteor Lake-H parts that feature new Arc iGPUs.

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The ASUS Zenbook 14X has been discounted a massive US$300 off the list price yet again at Best Buy. With the reduced price, the ASUS Zenbook 14X becomes a sweet deal as the ultrabook comes highly rated owing to its superb hardware, beautiful display, and long battery life.

Evidence has emerged that HP will soon refresh its Spectre x360 14 and Spectre x360 16 laptops. Allegedly, the pair will be available with 120 Hz OLED displays and Intel Meteor Lake-H processors, although only the larger 16-inch model will ship with NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics.

Windows Report has leaked various details about HP's next Omen Transcend gaming laptop. Arriving soon as the HP Omen Transcend 14, the gaming laptop will be available with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 as the 'world's lightest' 14-inch gaming laptop.

The Eluktronics RP-15 G2 gaming laptop price is currently at a record low at the company’s official store. Equipped with an RTX 4060 laptop GPU with 8 GB of VRAM and an 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU, the notebook is powerful enough to handle almost all the latest games at FHD with elevated graphics. Additionally, with an abundant 64 GB of RAM and 2 TB of storage, the Eluktronics RP-15 G2 should serve well for years to come

The IdeaPad Gaming 3 from Lenovo is intended for modest Full-HD gamers, who are in the market for a cheap 15-inch gaming laptop with an RTX 4050 and a well-performing AMD processor with eight cores and 16GB of RAM.

Gigabyte has confirmed that 2024 versions of the AORUS 17 and 15 are on the way, and that, furthermore, they will be "Intel Core Ultra 7"-powered laptops. They are also touted to land as high-refresh rate gaming machines with custom cooling technology for their RTX 4000-series graphics. The AORUS-series PCs are also backed to come with extra AI features in this upcoming generation.

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Just like the slightly less powerful Core i5 model, the more potent configuration of the first-gen ThinkPad X1 Nano has now also fallen below the $600 mark thanks to a noteworthy laptop deal from a reputable online retailer, which grants a substantial discount of $1,859 relative to the original list price.

Xinjuneng has announced a one-of-a-kind laptop. It comes with the AMD EPYC lineup of CPUs, which, as you may know, are made for servers. But it’s not just the CPU that makes the laptop unique. The Yunguai REV-9 also has NVIDIA RTX 4080 and built-in split liquid cooling.

The large 17-inch gaming laptop from MSI is further equipped with a gorgeous QHD display with a refresh rate of 240Hz and full DCI-P3 color space coverage. In combination with an RTX 4070 and fast Core i9-13900H, the Vector GP77 is now on sale for 28 percent off MSRP.

The new OneXplayer X1 is presented as a 3-in-1 laptop with gaming features, although the teaser only shows the tablet form. It features an 11-inch LTPS touchscreen with 2.5K resolution and a fast OCulink port for external GPU connectivity. One-Netbook does not mention the exact processor, but the thickness of the device points to a Core Ultra-H 7 variant.

The 14-inch gaming laptop from Asus is a quite portable mobile companion for gamers who are not necessarily looking for neck-breaking performance, but a reasonably equipped notebook with a powerful Zen 4-based AMD CPU and an RTX 4060 for roughly $1,000.

The USB-C Dual Display Travel Dock is Lenovo's latest accessory designed to improve those who split their days between remote and onsite working. Available for $109.99 in the US, the USB-C Dual Display Travel Dock contains various ports, including a pair of dedicated video outputs that can power a pair of 4K monitors simultaneously.

ASUS has unveiled the ExpertBook B3, a series of slim business laptops based around Intel Meteor Lake processors. Offered in 14-inch (B3404) and 16-inch models (B3604), the ExpertBook B3 series features 16:10 displays, long battery life and 4G connectivity for working on the go.

Sipeed's new Lichee Console 4A mini laptop features a 7-inch IPS touchscreen with 1280 x 800 resolution and is powered by a RISC-V CPU with 4 cores produced by Alibaba. It also supports up to 16 GB LPDDR4x RAM plus up to 2 GB NVMe SSD and 128 GB eMMC storage.

Samsung has refreshed its Galaxy Book lineup with fourth-generation models. As part of today's announcement, the company has introduced two 16-inch 'Pro' branded editions, one as a conventional laptop and one with a 360-degree convertible design.

Samsung has shared details for the Galaxy Book4 Pro 14-inch, the smallest member of its new Galaxy Book4 trio. Available from next month in South Korea, the Galaxy Book4 Pro 14-inch will ship with Intel Core Ultra 5 and Core Ultra 7 processors, plus LPDDR5X RAM and a 120 Hz AMOLED display.

Samsung has brought forth another MacBook Pro 16 challenger. Replacing the Galaxy Book3 Ultra, the Galaxy Book4 Ultra features a robust set of components, including an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU and an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor. Samsung has improved its 'Ultra' in various areas from its predecessor too, including switching to 140 W charging.

The LG Gram 16 (2023) convertible laptop price has reached the cheapest ever level on Amazon. The laptop packs a Core i7-1360P CPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and 512 GB of storage. Additionally, the notebook comes with a stylus which pairs nicely with the 16-inch 2.5K IPS touch panel on the front

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 (Gen 9) is now official with the Intel Meteor Lake processors, DDR5X memory, and PCIe Gen 4 storage. The laptop rocks a 14-inch touch display alongside Wi-Fi 6E/7 as well as cellular connectivity. Powering the internals is a 57 Wh battery that, according to Lenovo, is made from 80% Post Consumer Content (PCC).

Lenovo has updated the IdeaPad Pro 5i with current-gen Intel hardware. It is configurable with up to an Intel Ultra 9 processor and a GeForce RTX 4050/Intel Arc GPU. Prices start at $1,149, with sales to follow suit soon.

The Acer Predator Triton Neo 16 is now official with Intel Core Ultra processors, a GeForce RTX 4070 and a 3.2K 165 Hz screen. It goes on sale in February 2024.

The new Acer Swift Go 14 has been officially announced. It is an Intel Evo-certified thin-and-light laptop and comes with the latest hardware from Intel. You can purchase it in February 2024 starting at $999.

ASUS has upgraded the Zenbook 14 OLED, which it now sells with the model number UX3405. Not only does the new 14-inch laptop feature up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor, but it can also be configured with 32 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, a 75 Wh battery and a 120 Hz OLED display, among other features.

The entry-level configuration of Acer's Swift Go 16 thin and light laptop comes equipped with an Intel Core i5-1335U processor, 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD. Also included is a tall 16:10 IPS display, along with a QHD webcam, which helps the notebook stand out at its price point.

The Dell Inspiron 16 5635 laptop appears to have hit a new low price, making it worth a second look. The handy notebook is now advertised with a 35% price cut, which considering it comes with a Zen 3 SoC, a decent amount of RAM, and an SSD with a considerable capacity, is a tempting proposition. The Inspiron 16 5635 weighs in at around 4 pounds (1.8 kg).

Released yesterday with full support for The Finals, Squad, The Day Before, as well as Fortnite Chapter 5, the GeForce Game Ready Driver 546.33 also comes with one-click optimal settings support for six titles, including the recently released Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Sadly, there are no new G-Sync Compatible displays this time.

The good-looking 16-inch gaming laptop from Asus not only features a powerful Core i9 and RTX 4070 combo, it also has a pretty sleek design which makes the ROG Zephyrus M16 a reasonable choice considering its currently discounted sale price of just under $1,500.

Huawei has confirmed plans to offer the MateBook D 16 2024 in Europe. Designed to compete within the popular 16-inch laptop space, the MateBook D 16 2024 combines up to an Intel Core i9-13900H processor with a 1200p display and a 70 Wh battery but starts at €999 with lower specifications.

Upcoming Dell laptops in 2024 are likely to feature serviceable displays as part of Dell's Concept Luna sustainability initiative. This year, Dell is augmenting Concept Luna with an emphasis on "circular design" that includes modularity, reduced emissions, improved telemetry, and easy recycling.

The Intel Meteor Lake processors are right around the corner with an improved iGPU, better efficiency, and a dedicated NPU for handling AI workloads on device. However, the Core Ultra processors could lose the AI race to AMD as the Meteor Lake NPU performance reportedly lags behind the Ryzen 8040 Hawk Point APUs.

Highlights for the new VIA 14 Pro include 32 GB DDR5-6400 RAM as base option, dual M.2 SSD slots with PCIe 4.0 X4 speeds, microSD card reader and a 14-inch LTPS-IPS screen with 2880x1800 resolution.

The quite powerful HP Omen 17 configuration with an RTX 4080 is slowly approaching the very enticing $1,500 mark as a reputable online retailer has introduced the largest discount thus far on the 17-inch gaming laptop.