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This budget-friendly configuration of the Dell G16 7620 might not feature the most potent dedicated graphics card, but thanks to a good-looking QHD display with full sRGB coverage, the 16-inch gaming laptop might be worth a look for gamers who can sacrifice some GPU performance in favor of a decent screen.

Best Buy is selling an Asus Chromebook with a 14-inch FHD screen, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and an AMD Ryzen 3 7320C APU for US$279. This is a savings of $220, or roughly 44% off the Chromebook's retail price.

Zen5 is a considerable microarchitectural leap over Zen4, yet its design is not that different, so IPC gains could reach 15% with the same core counts. Zen6, on the other hand, is bringing architecture and package design changes, possibly launching with stacked CCDs on top of the IOD and up to 16 performance cores per CCD.

The new HP Victus 16 switches things up by using an Intel Raptor Lake-HX chip, the Core i5-13500 HX. It is paired with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050. While it is technically an entry-level SKU, both components perform well but are held back by the last-gen chassis and cooling systems.

The newly-announced Intel Meteor Lake processors bring a brand new architecture with the promise of impressive efficiency gains, boosted iGPU performance, and power-efficient ML performance. That said, per a new leak from Tom of Moore’s Law Is Dead, the Meteor Lake CPUs might not bring a substantial performance jump as the Core Ultra 7 155H only appears to offer multi-core performance on par with the current gen Raptor Lake mobile chips.

Other specs include 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 16-inch QHD+ IPS display with 165 Hz refresh rate and 100% sRGB color gamut, and an SD card reader.

The Ryzen 7 7840S limited to 30 W TDP is only 5% slower than a Ryzen 9 7940HS that can boost to 54 W. This variant is exclusive to Lenovo, and the Yoga Air 14s ultrabooks with 1 TB storage and 32 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM are available for ~US$1,140 only in China for now.

Gaming laptops and PCs manufactured by the German company Captiva are slowly making their way onto certain online stores. We have finally tested one - and it impressed us with its graphics performance. Unfortunately, the manufacturer keeps its barebone a secret. Why is this?

Driven by the Intel Core i5-12500H alongside Intel Iris Xe graphics, the Asus ROG Flow Z13 (model GZ301ZA-PS53) with 16 GB memory and 512 GB PCIe SSD storage is now 34% off on Amazon. Thanks to this generous discount, this 13.4-inch gaming hybrid can be acquired for US$859.99 instead of US$1,299.99.

The fastest components are not always the best, as proven by the EliteBook 845 G10. With the smaller Zen4 Ryzen 7 7840U processor, the business notebook is even better because the fan almost always remains inactive in everyday use.

LPDDR modules thus becomes as versatile as regular DDR SO-DIMMs, but also get 50% performance improvements, 70% efficiency gains and 60% mounting area reduction, with commercialization slated for 2024.

The 2023 Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4, also called the ThinkBook Plus Twist, has now been discounted by an incredible 44%. The laptop features a main OLED display with a secondary color E-ink panel on the back. Powering these panels is a Core i7-1355U processor alongside 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

LG has entered the niche market of laptops with foldable displays. Joining the ranks of ASUS, HP and Lenovo, the LG Gram Fold is a 17-inch tablet by default that can be folded to use as a 12.3-inch laptop. Billed as catering to five use cases, the LG Gram Fold has a modern Intel Raptor Lake processor and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 with the Intel Core i7-1365U, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB SSD is 54% off on eBay. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a highly portable 14-inch laptop with dependable performance and the typical ThinkPad touches you'd expect.

We have tested the compact Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 4 with an OLED screen. This made us realize again: When using an OLED screen, dark mode is a must.

Lenovo's ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 packs a high-resolution 4K display with up to 600 nits, the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H and Nvidia T1200 graphics card into an old-school 15-inch package that may be a suitable desktop replacement for some laptop buyers.

Limited to only 150 systems, this Razer Blade 16 variant combines top-tier specs like the RTX 4090 and a dual-resolution mini-LED 16-inch screen with Lamborghini's design elements borrowed from the new Revuelto supercar.

CheckMag 2017 was a heady year for Nvidia. The Pascal architecture remains fondly regarded even today, with the GTX 1080 Ti seen as one of the company's high-water marks - but it also ruled the bottom end of the market, with the MX150 the only game in town for low-power graphics in thin-and-light laptops. Six years later, the MX brand is seemingly abandoned to rot - what happened?

The HP Victus 15 is enjoying a whopping 33.33% discount at Best Buy. The laptop features a 15-inch 144 Hz FHD display, an RTX 3050 6 GB GPU, and a Core i5-13420H. Additionally, there is 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage both of which can be expanded thanks to a single M.2 and two SO-DIMM slots.

Microsoft has updated its flagship laptop and 2-in-1 machine. Available as the Surface Laptop Studio 2, the new device comes with Intel Raptor Lake-H processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs and an updated trackpad. The Surface Laptop Studio 2 starts at US$1,999.99 but US$2,399.99 for a version with a dedicated GPU.

Microsoft has refreshed its Surface Laptop Go series, which is now on its third generation. The Surface Laptop Go 3 is still missing a backlit keyboard and retains the same I/O as its predecessor. Microsoft equips the new Surface Laptop Go with an Intel Core i5-1235U processor, plus up to 512 GB of storage and 16 GB of RAM.

Lenovo's new budget ThinkPads E14 & E16 are available with improved optional screens, which left a good impression during our reviews. The keyboards on the other hand are worse compared to previous models.

The Core series gets a new 16-inch model powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 7840HS and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 or 4060, This model combines mid-range features as well as premium ones like Cherry MX switches, a 99 Wh battery, liquid metal thermal compound for the processor and the dGPU, plus up to 96 GB DDR5 RAM.

The GIGABYTE AORUS 15 is an affordable mid-range gaming machine with decent internals, a high-refresh-rate display, and long battery life. The laptop is currently on sale at Best Buy for a decent US$150 discount. The newly reduced rate makes the already good notebook even better.

Black Shark - which started out as Xiaomi's gaming smartphone division - has heralded its "new gaming era" with the Green Ghost controller. It boasts ALPS joysticks for enhanced "durability" and "2,000-level accuracy". It has been joined by a new smartwatch, open-ear earbuds and a new MagCooler 3 Pro in the brand's updated web-store.

Topic chassis: Lenovo has mostly used various types of plastic for ThinkPads. This saves money, but the ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 shows that magnesium would be the better choice.

Panther Lake is expected to enter production in Q1 2024, and Lunar Lake will most likely launch in Q4 2024 as the successor of Meteor Lake, while Arrow Lake will bring the Core Ultra series to desktops with the new LGA-1851 socket. Future models coming after Meteor Lake should also integrate Intel's own take on 3D-stacked cache to better compete with AMD's X3D processors that currently reign supreme when it comes to gaming.

The ASUS Zenbook 14X with a Core i5-13500H CPU, a 14.5-inch OLED display, 8 GB of LPDDR5 memory, and 512 GB of storage has been priced down by US$250 at Best Buy. The discounted notebook seems like a good deal, as it is quite well-reviewed owing to commendable construction, beautiful display, strong performance, and extended battery life.

CheckMag We have chosen a selection of 3 gaming laptops from our detailed Notebookcheck reviews: The ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY, the Legion Pro 7 16 and the Erazer Beast X40 all sport 175 W RTX 4090 graphics and spacious, color-accurate, flicker-free displays for content creation and unrestrained gaming.

Lofree asserts that its latest product is "extremely thin" compared to the average "all aluminum" mechanical keyboard. Nevertheless, it still accommodates "highly acclaimed" Full POM switches from Kailh that are, moreover, hot-swappable and paired to custom keycap layouts. The Flow also integrates an "innovative" Gasket Mount system and can be used in wired or wireless modes.

Intel's glass substrate technology for next-generation advanced packaging is planned to make its debut in the second half of this decade. The breakthrough achievement will enable the continued scaling of transistors in a package and advance Moore’s Law to deliver faster AI, HPC and graphics applications.

The decked-out version of last year's LG Gram 17 (17Z90Q) is currently discounted to just US$1299.99 on Amazon US. For that price, users get a large 17-inch IPS display, a high-end Intel Core i7-1260P processor, 32 GB of non-user-upgradable RAM, and a 2 TB SSD.

The Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16 is currently experiencing a considerable discount of US$350 at B&H Photo. Thanks to a powerful CPU and GPU combo in the 14-core Core i9-13905H and RTX 4060, the machine should crunch through content production tasks while also being able to play modern AAA games at FHD/QHD with elevated graphics.

Ready for use on PlayStation 5 consoles, the Lexar Professional NM800 PRO NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD can hit sequential read/write speeds of 7,500/6,500 MB/s. Available earlier this year for US$279.99, the 2 TB variant of this high-end SSD is now down by 51% on Amazon, so it currently goes for US$122.99.