Laptop

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 with a Core i7-12700H and an RTX 3060 is a powerful gaming laptop that is also quite portable thanks to its comparatively low weight and slim profile. Best Buy now has an open-box unit in like-new condition for US$850 off the US$1,649.99 list price.

The MSI Stealth 16 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is now official. It packs top-shelf hardware from Intel/Nvidia, an OLED screen, 32 GB of RAM, and 2 TB storage. It also comes with an accessory bag that has a keyboard, mouse, mousepad and USB drive, all of which are Mercedes-AMG-themed.

MSI has announced a new variant of its flagship Raptor Lake-HX laptop, the MSI Raider GE78 HX Smart Touchpad. It adds a touchpad next to the trackpad, complete with programmable keys and quick access to commonly used Windows functions.

The 2022 Dell G16 (7620) gaming notebook with a Core i9-12900H processor and an RTX 3070 discreet laptop GPU is now enjoying a mentionable 17% discount at Dell's official store. Aside from the powerful CPU and GPU, the laptop also comes with a 165 Hz display and upgradable RAM and storage.

Two stackable coupon codes for Dell's official online store bring a well-equipped mid-range configuration of the popular G15 5525 down to US$999, which is a quite reasonable price for an RTX 3070-powered gaming laptop that also features AMD's quick Ryzen 7 6800H.

The Alienware m17 R5 with a Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU, an RX 6850M XT GPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and 1 TB of PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD is going for an amazing 43% off thanks to stackable coupons. What’s more, the notebook can also be upgraded down the line as there are SO-DIMM slots for memory and two M.2 slots for storage.

Lenovo US has unveiled its Memorial Day 2023 sales with offers such as savings of just over US$700 on the Legion Slim 7 Gen 7 laptop. There are also ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 configurations with 13th-gen Intel processors for up to 39% off, with the possibility of even more off with new limited-time coupons.

YSJ MiniPC has released an Intel Alder Lake-N backed mini-laptop. Also equipped with an 8-inch IPS display, the device is orderable with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 2 TB of storage.

LG is now selling the Gram SuperSlim in Europe, following the lightweight laptop's release in the US. While the Gram SuperSlim weighs under a kilo, LG still includes a bright OLED display, a 60 Wh battery, and a powerful Intel Raptor Lake-P processor.

Acer has announced a potentially significant expansion of the SpatialLabs Developer tool-kit for the creation of new "3D stereoscopic experiences" today (May 26, 2023). The OEM has unveiled its own SteamVR Bridge driver, as well as a certification for OpenXR Runtime. SpatialLabs Pro Devices are also now rated to support the Unity plug-in, which is popular among professional creators of various disciplines.

Acer has introduced the Predator Triton 16 in addition to the previously announced Triton 14 and Triton 17 X variants. The Predator Triton 16 offers Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake-H CPU options and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU together with a 240 Hz 1600p IPS G-Sync display. Acer uses liquid metal as the thermal interface material for the CPU.

The Alienware m15 R7 with an 8-core Ryzen 7 6800H CPU and an RTX 3070 Ti GPU is currently going for US$915 off the list price. In addition to capable hardware, the laptop comes with 16 GB of DDR4 memory and 1 TB of PCIe storage both of which are upgradable.

Acer is upgrading its Swift Edge 16 premium business laptop ahead of Computex 2023. The Acer Swift Edge 16 features AMD Ryzen 7040 APUs with up to Radeon 780M graphics and a 16:10 120 Hz WQXGA+ OLED panel among other features. Acer has also equipped the Swift Edge 16 with a QHD 1440p webcam and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

Dell has now put the highly-rated XPS 13 9315 on sale for US$200 off the list price that can be increased further through a coupon code. Aside from the lack of a diverse port selection and almost zero upgradability, the machine is overall excellent with good CPU performance for day-to-day tasks and extended battery life.

Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake Core Ultra 7 1003H has surfaced in PugetBench's Lightroom Classic test. The 14th gen CPU seems to be only slightly ahead of a Whiskey Lake Core i7-8665U in this benchmark, but this is likely due to it being an early engineering sample.

Introduced last year, the Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with model number RZ09-0421NED3-R3U1 sports an Intel Core i7-12800H processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, and a fast 240 Hz QHD display. Now, thanks to a generous 33% discount, it can be acquired for US$1,999.99 instead of US$2,999.99.

Thanks to a generous 77% discount applied by Amazon to the not-so-generous US$499.99 list price, the 2 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCIe SSD is now available for US$114.99. According to Camelcamelcamel, this is the lowest price of this SSD recorded so far. The 500 GB model is also a good deal at just US$29.99.

Xiaomi has presented the Redmi Book 14 in China, where it has launched with a 2.8K and 120 Hz display. Available with a choice of two Intel Alder Lake-H series processors, the 1.37 kg laptop also has LPDDR5 RAM and PCIe 4.0 storage, among other features.

AMD has announced four new 15 Watt processors: the Ryzen 5 7520C, Ryzen 3 7320C, Athlon Gold 7220C and Athlon Silver 7120C. They will debut alongside Dell and Asus' Chromebooks later in 2023.

Even though Schenker is adding the more powerful i7-13700H CPU and dGPU options up to an RTX 4070 mobile GPU, the new M23 Vision models are still considered the world's thinnest and lightest in their performance and form-factor classes.

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is now sale at Best Buy for almost 15% off the US$1,579.99 list price. The machine features an Intel Core i7-13700HX Raptor Lake CPU, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of expandable RAM thanks to two SO-DIMM slots, and 1 TB of PCIe storage that can also be swapped out.

A quite decent AMD configuration of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4 has been put on sale at the brand's official online store, which is where a certain coupon code currently grants a significant US$1,217 off of the original MSRP of this 14-inch business laptop.

The 2023 Lenovo Slim 7i with a 14-inch 2.8K display and the latest 13th-gen Core i5 CPU can now be had for a cool US$119 off the list price. The laptop comes with Windows 11 Pro and features an FHD webcam that supports Windows Hello facial recognition.

Samsung is could be working on a mashup between a Chromebook and a Dex dock for its line of Galaxy smartphones. The details on the device are scant at this stage, although it suggests Samsung is keen to more deeply integrate its hardware in the vein of Apple.

Sightful, an AR-focused startup, has launched the Spacetop, the world’s first augmented reality laptop. The device marries a regular laptop keyboard with an integrated lightweight AR headset to create an immersive productivity and entertainment experience.

Medion's gaming laptop offers a well-rounded level of equipment: Core i7, RTX 4050, 16 GB of RAM, 1-TB SSD, and 144-Hz display. If you set it up right, the laptop allows for gaming with a low noise development. The whole package is available for about 1,500 Euros (~$1,658).

With the latest Memorial Day deals, HP is offering an RTX 4060-powered Victus for just over US$1,200. This is the 16.1-inch model with 1080p 144 Hz IPS screen, 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM and 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage.

A new China-exclusive ThinkPad laptop has appeared. The new Lenovo ThinkPad T14p is a rebrand of last year's Lenovo ThinkPad Neo 14, equipped with the newest Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs - and the more prestigious ThinkPad T series name.

CTO Mark Papermaster revealed at this year's ITF World event that AMD will soon introduce its own hybrid core technology with performance cores and efficiency cores similar to Intel's and Apple's implementations. This technology is to be featured on server-grade processors as well, and AMD will extensively use generative AI to improve energy efficiency along with core speeds.

Low weight (approx. 1.2 kg), compact size and an AMOLED screen in a work-friendly 16:10 format (2,880 x 1,800) characterize Samsung's 14-incher. Other advantages include the two Thunderbolt 4 ports and very good battery runtimes.

Xiaomi has outlined details about a forthcoming Redmi Book online. Arriving next week as the Redmi Book 14, the laptop will contain a 2.8K and 120 Hz display, 45 W processors from Intel's Raptor Lake generation and twin M.2 2280 slots, among other features.

Available on Amazon in no less than 9 sizes that range between 120 GB and 4 TB, the PNY CS900 SATA III SSD is now discounted between 12% (480 GB) and 40% (120 GB). This drive ships with a 7 to 9.5 mm spacer. All orders come with 90 days of Amazon Music Unlimited (only applicable to new subscribers).

For now, only select mobile-grade processors will feature the AI XDNA IPUs. AMD is considering IPUs for desktop and server CPUs some time in the next three years, not before software support sees clear expansion.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is now going for US$650 off at Best Buy for the Ryzen 9 6900HS and Radeon RX 6800S configuration. The laptop is highly rated with an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars on Best Buy and for good reason, as it is both portable and powerful.

A relatively small but certainly welcome 7% discount makes the Acer Nitro 16 configuration with an RTX 4070 a reasonable choice for impatient gamers who cannot wait for the inevitable price drops that these 2023 gaming laptops will eventually experience.

MediaTek is reportedly developing a new SoC with four Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores. It is manufactured on TSMC's N4P node and could compete with next-gen laptop offerings from Apple and Qualcomm.

Lenovo's 14-inch Yoga Pro 7 subnotebook is optionally available with the fast GeForce RTX 4050, with which you can run all the latest games smoothly in 1080p on a 120 Hz screen. At the same time, the fantastic IPS panel scores with P3 coverage and accurate colors.

Also available with Intel Core i7-12700H and i9-12900HK processors, the Alienware x17 R2 gaming laptop with i9-12900H is now available for US$1,999.99, US$900 less than Dell's estimated value of US$2,899.99. This discounted configuration also comes with GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, 16 GB RAM, a 1 TB SSD, and Windows 11 Home.

A well-rounded AMD configuration of the budget-friendly ThinkPad E15 has now received one of its biggest discounts thus far, which has dropped the 15-inch business laptop to US$652 at Lenovo's very own online shop.

Apple threw a wrench in Samsung's 8th-gen OLED display investment plans as it is reportedly delaying the launch of the MacBook with OLED display with a whole year. Sluggish MacBook sales may have premeditated Apple's decision.