Laptop

Core i7-1360P vs. Core i7-1280P. Dell has updated its XPS 13 Plus 9320 this year with 13th gen Raptor Lake CPUs. Other than the name change, however, everything else remains essentially the same as on last year's Core i7-1280P configuration including even processor performance.

More traditional with less fuss. Unlike the over-the-top Latitude 9440, the Latitude 7440 sticks to tradition to be more down-to-earth and easier to use. The updated 16:10 aspect ratio is always welcomed, but a few features have been lost in the transition.

RTX 4050 for $1,699.99. The new MSI Stealth 14 Studio was presented at the beginning of this year and aside from targeting gamers, the device also aims to speak to users who are searching for great performance within a compact 14-inch case. The Core i7-13700H and GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop's performance has hit the mark, however, the laptop isn't without its flaws: its keyboard and short runtimes, to name a few.

The gaming workstation. A solid and understated design paired with computational power. This is the figure the XMG Pro 15 E23 cuts in our review. Whether as a laptop for content creators or gamers, the XMG Pro 15 impresses with powerful Nvidia graphics and a wonderful QHD display which covers the P3 color space.

The perfect allrounder? The MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG combines a 13th-generation Intel CPU as well as an Nvidia RTX 4070 laptop GPU. From a visual point of view, the Stealth 16 Studio is very dignified, meaning the device is not only focused on gamers. Both a demanding day in the office in an understated design and evening gaming sessions playing the latest titles are no problem for this laptop. In our review, we take a look at what else the MSI Stealth 16 Studio has to offer.

Annoying fan & reduced performance. Acer have updated their Swift X 14 - this time giving the multimedia laptop a fresh new case, a new OLED panel as well as new components from Intel and Nvidia. Unfortunately, the total package of this $1,400 device seems to only impress on paper and next to its relatively short battery life in everyday use, the laptop's cooling system also proves to cause some issues.

Surprisingly compelling. Lenovo's latest Legion laptop lavishly looks the part without needing to cut corners in regards to chassis quality, auxiliary features, or display options. Performance is excellent even though it lacks some enthusiast-class processors.

Quiet times. The gaming laptop's i7-13700H and the RTX 4060 are perfectly suited to modern games. And, on top of that, the Nitro 17 hardly suffers from any weaknesses. So far, so predictable. The clever power management implementation makes all the difference and ensures Acer's laptop is quiet despite its power.

A little bigger, but a lot faster. The Omen 16 is back this year with an improved cooling solution that's larger and more efficient than before. It also happens to have one of the lowest starting prices we've seen for a GeForce RTX 4060 laptop at US$1100.

Configurable, many connections. Schenker's VIA 15 Pro is a 15.6-inch office laptop with an AMD processor and a matte WQHD IPS panel with 165 Hz. Besides two SO-DIMM slots, two SSDs can also be installed and the large battery enables very long battery runtimes.

Core i9-13980HX and RTX 4070 Laptop. Asus offers a powerful machine for creative users in the ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED. Intel's Core i9-13980HX and the GeForce RTX 4070 laptop take care of performance-related matters, but the new 120 Hz OLED panel is not completely convincing.

Subnotebook powered by Ryzen. The ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 AMD has already delivered a convincing outing with Ryzen 5000. Since last year, the same platform is available with Ryzen 6000. The compact ThinkPad for business customers does not disappoint and is still a good choice, even in the year 2023.