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The 2024 Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16 (Gen 9) with an RTX 4070 GPU and a Ryzen 7 8845HS APU has gotten an enticing discount thanks to stackable coupon codes on Lenovo’s official store. The codes take a combined 7% off the retail price giving users who were waiting for the newest Legion Slim 5 to go on sale a chance to save some cash.

The high-end 17-inch gaming laptop has been on the market for a very short time, but a reputable electronics retailer is already granting a welcome discount on the RTX 4080 and Core i9-powered configuration of the 2024 MSI Raider GE78 HX.

Lenovo has quietly released the ThinkPad X13 2-in-1 G5, a refresh that adds Intel Core Ultra processors but drops ThinkPad Yoga branding. While Lenovo claims that the 2-in-1 will be available later next month, the machine is already orderable in the US.

Lenovo has revealed ThinkPad X13 G5 launch pricing, shortly after unveiling the laptop. While the new machine is already available in the US for $1,889, the ThinkPad X13 G5 should drop to $1,239 starting next month.

The Acer Aspire 5 comes in two configurations, with either an Intel Core i5-1335U or Core i7-1355U at the helm. This gets paired with 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory, a 512 GB PCIe SSD, in addition to a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display.

Introduced earlier today, the Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver software package labeled 551.86 comes with DLSS 3.5 optimizations for Portal with RTX, zero-day tweaks for the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition (scheduled for release in two days), as well as support for a list of 11 G-Sync Compatible displays.

One of the configurations of the 2023 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 has been discounted by $350 at Best Buy. The gaming laptop that's on sale comes with Intel Core i9-13900H, Nvidia RTX 4070, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and 16 GB of DDR5 RAM. It's currently available for $1,599.99.

Microsoft has confirmed the date of its second spring Surface launch event. For now, the company is expected to introduce all ARM-based machines as the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 with various other innovations to boot.

We recently reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2, the biggest and thickest ThinkPad workstation. While this powerhouse offers much more expandability than smaller models, we still find one area lacking: There are only two M.2 2280 storage slots.

Announced at MWC 2024, Honor has finally unveiled the pricing details of the MagicBook Pro 16. The new Intel Meteor Lake laptop without a dedicated GPU starts at CNY 6,199 (around $861), while the variant with Nvidia RTX 4060 starts at CNY 8,999 (around $1,250). Its maxed-out config with Intel Core Ultra 7, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB storage, and the discrete GPU is CNY 10,199 (around $1,417).

Two specific coupon codes basically cut the rather unrealistic list price of the just-released ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 in half, which means that even the coveted OLED configuration of Lenovo's latest 14-inch flagship laptop can now be ordered for less than $1,700.

Remedy Entertainment has done some optimisations to the PC version of Alan Wake 2 especially intended to give computers with older GPUs (e.g. GeForce GTX 10 Series) a performance boost. We’ve checked out how well the entire thing works out.

The 2023 Acer Swift Go 14 is currently retailing for only $799.99 on Acer’s website. The laptop packs a Zen 4 Ryzen 7 7840U CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage, and a 14-inch OLED display. Additionally, the machine weighs 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) and features a 1440p webcam, two USB 4 ports, and a 65 Wh battery.

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HP has refreshed the Pavilion Plus laptop with the latest Intel Meteor Lake and AMD Hawk Point processors. More specifically, the 2024 variant can be configured with Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, Core Ultra 7 155H, AMD Ryzen 5 8845HS, or Ryzen 7 8845H.

The Honor MagicBook Pro 16 has been officially listed in an online store in China. As the listing suggests, it is the first laptop to come with non-binary 24 GB of LPDDR5X memory. The Intel Meteor Lake laptop also has standard RAM capacity options.

Three months after showing off the new ThinkPad X1 models at CES, Lenovo is close to making the high-end Ultrabooks broadly available. The nearing release means Lenovo has finally released the full specs of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 and ThinkPad X1 2-in-1.

The baseline AMD configuration of the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 also comes with 16GB RAM and a rather paltry 256GB. However, deal hunters only have to invest $711 to get their hands on this reliable 16-inch business laptop.

Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, will begin selling the MacBook Air directly for the first time. Walmart stores will offer the M1 MacBook Air at a competitive price that undercuts Apple Refurbished M1 MacBook Airs by $60.

HP is now selling a new version of its USB-C Travel Hub dock accessory. Branded the USB-C Travel Hub G3, the dock comes with five ports, including twin USB Type-A and Type-C connectivity, all for under $70.

Crucial has announced a brand-new specification for its DDR5 memory portfolio. While the standard capacities are 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB, the latest computer memory module sits between 8 GB and 16 GB. That is, the new SODIMM RAM features 12 GB of capacity. As per the Amazon listing, it debuts on March 31.

The base variant of the 2023 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has seen a generous price cut on Best Buy. It has dropped to $899.99, which is a good sale price for a gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 7735HS and Nvidia RTX 4050. This config also packs 16 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

XMG has launched its latest Fusion 15 and Core 15 gaming laptops, which boast bright, 240 Hz, 16:10 displays alongside the latest Intel Core i9-14900HX and AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs.

Lenovo has officially launched the 2024 refresh of the Legion R7000P. As an upgraded gaming laptop, it comes with the latest AMD Ryzen 8845H processor, which is paired with the same GPU as the predecessor, the Nvidia RTX 4060. It's currently available for preorder in China at CNY 8,399 (around $1,168).

The 16-inch Acer Swift X 16 (SFX16-61G) with an OLED display is currently retailing for a respectable 20% off the list price on B&H Photo. Alongside a decently powerful lower mid-range GPU in the RTX 4050, the laptop rocks a top-end Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU. This results in a machine that is equipped to handle both CPU and GPU-intensive tasks.

The MacBook Pro 14 with the 11-Core M3 Pro processor usually starts at $1,999 at Apple's official online store, but a well-known online retailer is now selling the coveted multimedia laptop for $250 off the steep list price.

The 2023 Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (Gen 8) with AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Nvidia RTX 4060, and 14.5" OLED display has dropped to $1,049.99 at Best Buy. This sale price of the gaming laptop is also a record low, making this deal offer a good overall value.

Since 2013, the ThinkPad Yoga sub-brand was Lenovo's convertible series for the B2B business. No more: The new Lenovo ThinkPad X13 2-in-1 G5 drops the Yoga name, as the X1 2-in-1 already did earlier. In other ways, the new model is just a small update of the ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4.

A release without any fanfare: Lenovo has released the new Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 5. The newest model sports Intel Core Ultra, also known as Meteor Lake. The X13 G5 will be available both with U and H CPUs, but it appears there are no more AMD options or OLED screens planned.

Best Buy has the flagship Acer Predator Helios 16 listed for $1,849.99, $450 lower than its asking price of $2,299.99. It gets you a powerful gaming laptop, complete with a 16-inch QHD+ 240 Hz screen and top-spec Intel and Nvidia hardware.

It may not just be one Snapdragon X Elite for everyone, as Qualcomm recently tried to have us believe. Since the latest driver leak, we now know that there are at least eight different variants, four of which are not named Snapdragon X Elite but Snapdragon X Plus. This certainly indicates different price levels and configurations.

We were recently impressed by the many improvements made to the Spectre x360 16. HP has done exactly the opposite with the EliteBook of all things. Other than changing the processor, the company evidently hasn't done anything to address the existing issues of the predecessor – and it’s their Elite series to boot!

The latest Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 9 model is now enjoying a mentionable discount of $164 straight from Lenovo thanks to stackable coupon codes. The laptop comes with a 14-inch OLED display, an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, 32 GB of memory, and 1 TB of storage. Additionally, the machine features a backlit keyboard and weighs 1.43 kg.

The 2024 Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 14 made its debut in January of this year. As an upgraded version of the 2023 laptop, it was available with the Core Ultra 5 125H and Core Ultra 7 155H processors. Now, the company has started taking preorders for the Core Ultra 9 185H configuration.

Gathertech Co. has launched the Deeku HL108D dual-touchscreen laptop crowdfunding campaign on Green Funding in Japan. This inexpensive, 10.5-inch notebook weighs two pounds and runs an Intel N95 CPU for web surfing, lightweight gaming, art, and media consumption.

The Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 with a Core i7-13700H CPU, an RTX 4060 GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage can now be had for only $1,257.19 which, per Lenovo, is a considerable 29% discount on the list price. At the discounted rate, the Legion Slim 7i is worth a serious consideration in part due to its thin and light design and solid display.

The maxed-out gaming laptop from Alienware comes with the latest high-end components including the powerful Core i9-14900HX and RTX 4090. Thanks to a steep discount of $850, the m18 R2 is now on sale for its lowest price point yet.

Early details for Samsung's first Snapdragon X Elite-powered machine have surfaced online. Seemingly the device will arrive later this year as the Galaxy Book4 Edge and with a price tag that puts it in direct competition with Apple's recent MacBook Air releases.

Intel Lunar Lake CPUs are expected to drop sometime in Q4 of this year packing the next iteration of the tile-based design first introduced with Meteor Lake chips. Per the latest Lunar Lake performance leak, the LNL processors could perform a whopping 50% better in multi-threaded workloads vs the MTL-U chips at 17 W base power.

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 with an RTX 4050 GPU and a Core i5-13500HX CPU has dropped down to only $799.99 at Best Buy. At the new price, the laptop is sure to please mid-range buyers as it is highly rated by both users (4.7/5 rating at Best Buy) and media (87% rating in our review) alike.

Buyers searching for a large-screen notebook that doesn't break the bank might want to take a look at Dell's Inspiron 16. Featuring a 16-inch 1,200p touch display, Intel Core i7-1360P processor, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB SSD, it's currently down to $599.99 with free shipping.

Qualcomm isn’t wasting any time ensuring that it facilitates AI development for its Arm-based Snapdragon chips. The company has launched a new AI Hub with access to over 75 AI models and the tools developers will need to leverage the on-device AI capabilities of its chips.

Acer has launched the 2024 Shadow Knight Qing Pro gaming laptop in China. It packs the Intel Raptor Lake processors with the top-end model featuring the Core i7-13620H. As for the GPU, the base variant has Nvidia RTX 4050, while the other two come with RTX 4060. The starting price is CNY 5,999 (around $834).