Laptop

The AMD-powered 2024 version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has just hit the market a few months ago, but thanks to a notable $150 discount at Best Buy, the 14-inch gaming laptop with a gorgeous 120Hz OLED display has already reached a pretty reasonable price point.

ASUS has now confirmed plans to offer the Zenbook Duo through its various regional online stores. Starting at €1,599 in the Eurozone but £1,999.99 in the UK, the ASUS Zenbook Duo also retails for $1,499 in the US.

The MINISFORUM V3 is now official, having been released in China at the end of March. Now, renowned YouTuber ETA Prime has provided the first independent video showcasing the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U-powered convertible ahead of its global launch later this month.

Lenovo has announced the 2024 refresh of Yoga Air 14 in China. The laptop comes with up to Intel Core Ultra 7, 32 GB RAM, and 1 TB storage. It also features a PureSight OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a lightweight chassis. The launch date is on April 18, but the company has yet to reveal pricing details.

The upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will include an updated version of the Power Profiles Daemon. Laptop users in particular, especially those with the latest Intel or AMD components, should benefit from the power management improvements.

MINISFORUM has added a whole new category to its portfolio with the MSS-A156. The 15.6-inch portable monitor has a 144Hz refresh rate to go with its 1440p resolution - not to mention a 10-point touch response rating. The OEM touts it as an ultra-slim plug-and-play accessory to extend the user's laptop, smartphone or tablet on the go with generous I/O that include USB-C and an audio jack.

The new Dell XPS 14 9440 is a heavy, thick and—most notably—expensive multimedia laptop. However, Dell has placed too great an importance on its design, resulting in its performance falling short. For less money, the competition offers considerably better alternatives.

The flat Galaxy Book4 Pro 16 is supposed to be a high-quality all-rounder and the OLED touchscreen offers very good image quality. However, Samsung's RRP of $17449.99 is too high, especially in view of the meager memory configuration and the absurdly limited amount of RAM (16 GB).

The new Razer Blade 18 can be configured with an Intel Core i9-14900HX, 64 GB of RAM, 4 TB of storage, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, although it won't come cheap, as pricing tops out at an eye-watering $4,799.99.

Qualcomm has finally compared the Snapdragon X Elite to the latest Intel Core Ultra and Apple M3 processors and the results look quite promising, at least for the lower power SKU. For instance, with a 23 W power limit, the Snapdragon X Elite beats the Apple M3 SoC, the Core Ultra 7 155H, and the Ryzen 7 7840U in terms of performance-per-watt in Cinebench 2024.

The Dell G15 (5535) gaming laptop with a Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU, RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of memory, and 512 GB of storage is now retailing at a discount of $250 on Dell’s official store. With the price cut in place, the Dell G15 presents a solid value proposition considering the gaming performance of the components on offer.

Samsung is apparently already running tests with the Galaxy Book5 Pro based on Intel Lunar Lake, as a variant with a next-generation Intel processor and its brand-new iGPU based on the Xe2 architecture has been spotted in a benchmark database.

ASUS has now released the Vivobook Pro 15 OLED across Europe and the UK. Starting at £1,599.99 and €1,899, respectively, the Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (N6506) comes with a 75 Wh battery, a 120 Hz display and up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor.

A new Samsung battery certification appears to have revealed the battery capacity for the company's Galaxy Watch5 Pro successor. Arriving as either the Galaxy Watch7 Pro or Galaxy Watch7 Ultra with the model number SM-L700 and SM-L705, the smartwatch is slated to combine a near 600 mAh battery with a 50% more power efficient chipset.

The AMD-powered ThinkPad Z16 features the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H, a beautiful chassis, a 400-nit IPS display with full sRGB color space coverage as well as a reasonable amount of memory. On sale for 74% off the official list price, the 16-inch Lenovo laptop is arguably worth a look.

A Lenovo laptop with an “83ED” codename previously showed up on Geekbench with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite X1E78100 CPU. Now, another listing has popped up, but this time, the system is codenamed “4810UV0100.” It has the same processor as the last listing, but the new one shows better performance scores.

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 14 price has dropped by a considerable 21% at Best Buy. The price reduction makes the machine an enticing option owing to its latest Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, 16 GB of memory, 512 GB storage, and a 14-inch AMOLED display.

HP has put together an interesting package with the Victus 15: a gaming laptop for the budget segment featuring a Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6500M, 8 GB of RAM, a 512 GB SSD and an FHD panel. The notebook is going for as low as €599 with Windows 11 included.

Golden Pig Upgrade, a reliable Bilibili leaker, has revealed what Intel plans to call its next generation of laptop chips. The next-gen Arrow Lake chips will launch as Core Ultra 200 SKUs, whereas the non-ultra Core 200H processors will still be based on Raptor Lake.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 is currently down to just $607.99. It ships with a 16-inch WUXGA screen with touch capability, AMD's latest Ryzen 5 8645HS processor, 16 GB of memory, and a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 drive.

Lenovo has introduced a new power adapter in China. With an initial price of CNY 249 (around $34), the Legion C170 GaN charger can deliver 170W of power and is compatible with multiple protocols, including PD 3.0.

Power is something the 16-inch Legion Pro 7 doesn’t lack, with the GeForce RTX 4080 and Core i9-14900HX achieving some of their best results in the laptop. The remaining specs are great as well: 32 GB of RAM, Thunderbolt 4, a bright QHD+ display (Dolby Vision, G-Sync, 240Hz, 16:10 aspect ratio). Is this the ideal laptop for gamers and creators?

The 2024 HP Omen Transcend 14 features a 2.8K OLED display and other decent components for mid-range gamers who have set their sights on a portable 14-inch gaming machine with an RTX 4060.

The JSAUX FlipGo is touted as one of the most innovative dual-stacked portable monitors thanks to its one-cable, easy mode-switching design. It is touted as the "ideal companion" for those who work either on the road or in an office with a range of stand options supported out of the box. Now, its crowdfunding campaign is nearly over - but not before accruing seven figures in terms of backing.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i features a 16-inch IPS display, a 13th-gen Intel Core i5-1335U processor, 16 GB of soldered memory, and a 512 GB SSD. It also has decent connectivity, including three display outputs, and is currently on sale for just $399.99.

The latest Apple MacBook Air 13 with the 3 nm M3 SoC has been discounted by a mentionable 9% to coincide with the regular starting price of the base M2 MacBook Air. The discount makes the M3 MacBook Air 13 which was already a stellar device an even easier buy.

Video of a Snapdragon X Elite reference laptop running Baldur’s Gate 3 has surfaced online, showing performance in the vicinity of the AMD Radeon 780M and Meteor Lake’s Intel Arc iGPU. Qualcomm has previously claimed that the Adreno GPU of the X Elite massively outshines the Radeon 780M when using identical power.

The 2022 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA402RK) has been priced down to less than $800 on ASUS’s official store. The discount, which amounts to $310 in total, makes the machine a potential bargain owing to its strong internals, excellent 14-inch display, and more than 9 hours of battery life during browsing.

Google has partnered with Qualcomm to announce that the version of Chrome specifically for Windows laptops on ARM is now available. The browser's new iteration will be able to run on PCs powered by the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite platform, but can also be used on its forebears from now. It is already backed to boost performance on these devices.

Lenovo formally launched the Xiaoxin Pro 14 two months back, and now, the company has put the Pro 16 up for pre-orders. The new laptop comes with Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage, a 2.5K 120 Hz display, and an 84 Wh battery. It can be pre-ordered in China for CNY 6,799 (around $941.96).

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 with a 13.5-inch touch display, a 6-core Ryzen 5 4680U CPU, and 16 GB of RAM is currently down by a massive 49% off the list price on eBay. The hugely discounted rate makes the notebook a serious contender for folks who want a quality display, all-day battery life, and good performance on a tight budget.

The AMD-powered Lenovo ThinkPad T16s Gen 2 is equipped with the Ryzen 7 Pro 7840U and a 1TB SSD. Thanks to two stackable coupon codes, the 16-inch workstation laptop is now on sale for a compelling sale price of $1,149.

The Acer Predator Triton 14 has experienced an impressive $800 discount on the list price on Amazon. The discounted configuration features a Core i7-13700H CPU, an RTX 4070 laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of Gen 4 storage. Additionally, with a 14-inch Mini-LED display up front, the Acer Predator Triton 14 can both run and display modern games at high frame rates without a hitch.

Notebooks equipped with Snapdragon X Elite chips are set to debut this summer. Historically, ARM chips with integrated GPUs have faced challenges in smoothly running Windows games. However, Qualcomm's assertion at the 2024 Game Developers Conference suggests a shift in this regard.

The ThinkPad E series may be the bottom of the barrel for the ThinkPad line, but that does not make them bad machines. For the newest version, Lenovo is returning the line back to fully upgradable RAM with two SO-DIMM slots.

Lenovo has lifted the veil of the new ThinkPad L series, budget ThinkPad laptops for enterprise users. The Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 and ThinkPad L16 G1 offer a total redesign with 16:10 screens and USB4 on the AMD models.

System76 has launched the 2024 refresh of the Lemur Pro. The new Linux laptop brings Intel Meteor Lake processors in a familiar design. To be specific, it’s available with Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and Core Ultra 7 155U CPUs. As for the price, the base model with 8 GB of RAM and a 500 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD is $1,399.

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Laptop 6, albeit only its 'for Business' guise for now. Available to purchase by consumers as well, the latest Surface Laptop comes in two sizes, each with modern Intel Meteor Lake processors, a new anti-reflective display and two Thunderbolt 4 ports for larger variants.