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Dell XPS 15 9530 comes with 40 W to 50 W TGP GeForce RTX 4070 graphics

The TGP is less than half of what most dedicated gaming laptops with the same GPU are aiming for. Nonetheless, the RYX 4070 is still a significant upgrade over last year's RTX 3070 especially for content creation and studio applic...

Allen Ngo, 02 May 2023 08:41

This AAA gaming tablet has us convined: Asus ROG Flow Z13 with RTX 4060 reviewed.

This AAA gaming tablet has us convinced: Asus ROG Flow Z13 with RTX 4060 reviewed.

Can you squeeze an i9-13900H and an RTX 4060 into a tablet and expect it to work well? Yes, at least in the Asus ROG Flow z13. The 13-inch tablet renders all games in Full HD on its bright QHD+ screen and is less noisy than usual ...

Christian Hintze, 01 May 2023 10:38

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 in review: Enduring 16-inch ultrabook with RTX 4050

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16: RTX 4050 laptop with long runtimes and AMOLED panel

Samsung attempts to balance performance, mobility, power consumption and noise emissions in the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra 16 - and does well as a result. The Core i7-13700H and GeForce RTX 4050 deliver plenty of performance for gaming a...

Sascha Mölck, 01 May 2023 04:02

Medion Erazer Major X20 in review: gaming notebook with RTX 4070 and good equipment

Medion Erazer Major X20: RTX 4070 notebook with mechanical keyboard

Medion installs up-to-date hardware into the Medion Erazer Major X20: a Core i9-13900HX and a GeForce RTX 4070 power the potent gaming notebook. Other specs include a responsive 16-inch screen (QHD+, 240 Hz, G-Sync) in 16:10 forma...

Sascha Mölck, 26 Apr 2023 04:15

The Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G impresses with its Sony IMX766 and OIS.

Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G test verdict: Time for a strategy change in the smartphone segment

The Redmi Note 12 Pro impresses in our test with a powerful main camera, a bright AMOLED panel as well as good equipment for a current street price of ~300 Euros (~$330). But the multitude of Xiaomi models brings the manufacturer ...

Marcus Herbrich, 26 Apr 2023 02:57

GeForce RTX 3050 vs. GTX 1660 Ti: Two GPUs for two different purposes

If you're a gamer or content creator on a tight budget, then the GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 3050 are going to be two common options on many laptops. The RTX 3050 becomes an easier sell for accelerating graphics editing software as its gam...

Allen Ngo, 25 Apr 2023 21:32

Lenovo's new Yoga Pro 7 14 AMD offers an almost unbeatable value for money

The Yoga Pro 7 is Lenovo's latest 14-inch ultrabook. Featuring a Ryzen 7 7735HS with the snappy Radeon 680M iGPU as well as a matt 2.5K IPS display, even the base model offers excellent value for it €1,129 (US$1,237) price tag.

Andreas Osthoff, 25 Apr 2023 20:36

A question of sense: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD is pretty redundant

Lenovo sell the ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 AMD as a mobile workstation - yet it is missing many workstation features. This makes it barely any different to the ThinkPad T14 Gen 3. Lenovo should really have a think about which features ma...

Benjamin Herzig, 19 Apr 2023 13:16

We tested the large 17-inch HP Envy 17-cr0079ng allrounder. (image: HP)

HP Envy 17 tested: A large multimedia laptop with GeForce RTX and 4K display

The specifications of the HP Envy 17-cr0079ng sound more than solid for a multimedia laptop. While the large, 17-inch laptop impresses in many areas in the test, it also gives some reasons for critique.

Marcus Schwarten, 17 Apr 2023 00:22

MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF: Gaming laptop with a low-power RTX 4060

MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF: Gaming laptop with a low power consumption and long battery life

The compact Cyborg 15 is not designed for the highest performance, but mobility, a long battery life, and a low power consumption also play a role. Nonetheless, the Core i7-12650H and GeForce RTX 4060 allow you to play all the cur...

Sascha Mölck, 16 Apr 2023 23:39

These are the fastest and slowest GeForce RTX 4090 laptops you can now buy

After being in the market for a couple of months, the mobile GeForce RTX 4090 has proven to be quite the leap over last year's mobile RTX 3080 Ti. If you want the fastest version, however, then there a couple of laptop models to a...

Allen Ngo, 14 Apr 2023 06:53

Honor Magic5 Pro – A powerful test performance with some small weaknesses

The Honor Magic5 Pro offers a pure high-end experience, now including a guaranteed update period that can keep up even with that of the Google smartphones. In addition to the great 50-MP triple camera setup, it focusses particular...

Daniel Schmidt, 08 Apr 2023 02:08

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) with Mini-LED

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) review: Neither Intel Gen 13 nor RTX 40 - OLED and Mini-LED displays are the new laptop's highlights

The new Intel and Nvidia generations - a Core i9-13900H as well as a powerful RTX 4090 - are doing the work in the new Asus M16 gaming laptop and the result is an increase in performance and efficiency. However, the real highligh...

Christian Hintze, 04 Apr 2023 14:25

Razer is ahead of the curve when it comes to small and compact 330 W AC adapters

The 330 W power brick that ships with the Blade 16 and Blade 18 is almost 60 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than the 330 W adapters from Asus, Dell, MSI, and others.

Allen Ngo, 04 Apr 2023 03:18

HP Omen 17 (2023) review: The gaming laptop uses an RTX 4080

HP Omen 17 (2023): QHD gaming laptop with RTX 4080 allows CPU undervolting

A Core i9-13900HX and GeForce RTX 4080 provide sufficient performance for video processing, rendering, and QHD gaming. The keyboard of the laptop offers individual key illumination, six macro keys, and a lot of space for arrow key...

Sascha Mölck, 02 Apr 2023 01:13

MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4050 reviewed: US$1499.99 for a budget gamer at the RTX 3060 level is too much

Budget gamers with RTX 3060 are plentiful and start from US$800. MSI simply installs an RTX 4050 in its budget gamer and slaps on a whopping US$1499.99 price tag despite otherwise outdated components! This is not how it works, MSI...

Christian Hintze, 31 Mar 2023 13:00

First in-house Core i7-13700HX benchmarks show a 25 percent performance boost over the popular Core i7-12700H

The performance leap is noticeable over the previous generation Core i7-12700H. Power consumption, however, has scaled up as well. Expect many gaming laptops to begin shipping with larger AC adapter to better accommodate the Turbo...

Allen Ngo, 31 Mar 2023 06:17

Lenovo's high-end convertible Yoga 9 14 would benefit massively from an AMD processor

The Yoga 9i 14 is Lenovo's most expensive consumer convertible and relies exclusively on Intel processors. However, the brand new Raptor Lake Core i7-1360P does not really live up to expectations in our review because it lags behi...

Andreas Osthoff, 30 Mar 2023 08:10

Medion Erazer Beast X40 review: Gaming laptop with with RTX 4090

Medion Erazer Beast X40: High-end gaming with RTX 4090 and optional water cooling

With the Core i9-13900HX and GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop, Medion has given the Erazer Beast X40 the latest and most powerful hardware available right now. The device also features a fast 16:10 screen (2,560 x 1,600), a mechanical keyb...

Sascha Mölck, 25 Mar 2023 16:36

MSI Raider GE78 HX now available to be one of the first laptops with PCIe5 SSD support for read rates of over 15 GB/s

It'll be interesting to see how the GE78 HX can deal with all that residual heat from PCIe5 NVMe SSDs when the drives become more widely available later in the year. At least the MSI model has no issues running PCIe4 SSDs at full ...

Allen Ngo, 23 Mar 2023 05:23

The Moto G53 focuses on multimedia use with its Dolby Atmos stereo speakers and large 120 Hz screen.

Verdict on the Motorola Moto G53 5G: Midrange smartphone with no penchant for anything special

The Moto G53 possesses rock-solid features for the affordable midrange category, but nothing revolutionary. The question that the smartphone inevitably raises is: what display resolution is considered up to date in 2023?

Marcus Herbrich, 20 Mar 2023 09:21

Finally, quiet gaming with the Asus ROG Strix G16

The Asus ROG Strix G16 is able to extract a lot of performance from its strong hardware. An Intel Core i9 and a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 ensure high FPS on a 240 Hz panel in many games. But things get really interesting when it com...

Marc Herter, 20 Mar 2023 08:51

Colorful lights, powerful hardware, and not much more: Asus ROG Strix G17

Focus on gaming performance: Asus ROG Strix G17 with remarkable single purpose

With a Ryzen 9, RTX 4070, and 240-Hz panel, all the basics are in place for a gaming laptop. Our test shows that the hardware also keeps its promises. At the same time, the overall package might be too lopsided for some interested...

Mario Petzold, 19 Mar 2023 19:36

GPD Win 4 is fast, but it's as loud as many gaming laptops

Great power comes with great fan noise, apparently. The GPD Win 4 crams a laptop-class Ryzen 7 6800U CPU in a form factor that's twice as small. As a result, the internal fan has to work overtime to keep the processor under contro...

Allen Ngo, 18 Mar 2023 07:13

Asus ships the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 with AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX, the fastest mobile processor available

The new 2023 model of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 offers many highlights including the new GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop or the new 240 Hz Mini-LED screen. Asus also uses the new AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, which beats Intel's HX CPUs and is a...

Andreas Osthoff, 17 Mar 2023 23:16

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U integrated Radeon 680M achieves Playstation 4 level graphics, runs God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Final Fantasy XV at 1080p30

The Ryzen 7 7736U laptop would consume just 60 W when running games compared to 110 to 145 W on the PS4 while offering a similar level of performance. Integrated graphics have come a long way since the launch of the Sony console 1...

Allen Ngo, 17 Mar 2023 18:56

Samsung Galaxy S23 (Photo: Daniel Schmidt)

Samsung Galaxy S23 - Compact high-end smartphone with small compromises

The Galaxy S23 is the smallest and cheapest model in Samsung's current high-end series. This year, a few shortcomings compared to the more expensive smartphones have been addressed, but not all of them.

Daniel Schmidt, 11 Mar 2023 16:31

LG Gram 17 with an RTX 2050 - Maybe too light?

A 17-inch laptop with a dGPU, weighing only 1,407 grams. Hardly any other device in our database boasts so much potential power while remaining as light and compact as this 17-inch laptop with a QHD display. But, is the LG Gram 17...

Marc Herter, 09 Mar 2023 14:51

Nvidia driver 528.49 is borked on the Blade 18 RTX 4070, Razer says a fix should be coming soon

[Update #1] If you care about DLSS 3 on external monitors and G-Sync support, then you'll want to stay on an earlier graphics driver for now. The issues we experienced are repeatable on multiple units according to Razer.

Allen Ngo, 03 Mar 2023 20:29

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Photo: Daniel Schmidt)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: The Android flagship just got even better

Samsung is now equipping its premium smartphone series globally with Qualcomm chipsets, which is definitely noticeable in our tests. But the Galaxy S23 Ultra also boasts some improvements outside the SoC.

Daniel Schmidt, 03 Mar 2023 10:37

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2022) test: A great gaming laptop with well-rounded equipment

Before laptops with Intel Raptor Lake and Geforce RTX 40xx will become available shortly, we still tested a well-optimized gaming laptop with the current CPU und GPU architecture. As a good and well-rounded gaming device, the M16 ...

Christian Hintze, 19 Feb 2023 21:09

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ABA7 in review: Enduring office notebook with a powerful Ryzen APU

Direct from the test lab: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 - Ryzen with stamina

Lenovo's office notebook offers a strong Ryzen 5 APU, moderate emissions and good battery runtimes. Another positive aspect: USB-C power delivery is supported.

Sascha Mölck, 18 Feb 2023 10:48

Xiaomi installs fast UFS 4.0 storage and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 into its high-end smartphone.

Verdict on the Xiaomi 13 Pro: The premium smartphone concept has not been fully fleshed out

The Xiaomi 13 Pro is without doubt a very good smartphone. Although the Chinese manufacturer has meanwhile adjusted the price of its premium smartphone series to the competition á la Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Xiaomi continues to i...

Marcus Herbrich, 17 Feb 2023 10:08

Asus VivoBook 15X OLED with Ryzen 5 5600H CPU and 512 GB SSD on sale for US$550 (Image source: Newegg)

Deal | Asus VivoBook 15X OLED with Ryzen 5 5600H CPU and 512 GB SSD on sale for US$550

The measly 8 GB of RAM is thankfully easily upgradeable. The OLED panel handily beats any laptop display in this price range in terms of color and accuracy.

Allen Ngo, 14 Feb 2023 01:54

Leica camera on the Xiaomi 13 (image: Daniel Schmidt)

Xiaomi 13: Does many things better than its predecessor

The Xiaomi 13's global launch is a highly anticipated event. The phone performed well in our review and has been improved in many areas. Here you will find out what these improvements are, where the phone is still lacking and why ...

Daniel Schmidt, 11 Feb 2023 16:32

The mobile GeForce RTX 4080 is 35 percent slower than the desktop RTX 4080 and that can be problematic for consumers

The wide performance gap between mobile and desktop GeForce 40 is a strong case for reintroducing the "M" suffix to Nvidia's lineup of mobile GeForce RTX GPUs. The current naming convention of the GPUs could certainly be improved ...

Allen Ngo, 10 Feb 2023 19:11

The ThinkPad P16 with the Nvidia RTX A2000 is not worth the investment

The Lenovo ThinkPad P16 with an Nvidia RTX A2000 is not worth it

Lenovo sells its ThinkPad P16 mobile workstation with a range of options, including the graphics chips. The RTX A2000 from Nvidia is one of them - but hardly worth it.

Benjamin Herzig, 03 Feb 2023 11:45

Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) review: A quiet office laptop with a long battery life

Huawei MateBook D 14: Elegant 14-inch laptop with a very good battery life

The 14-inch laptop from Huawei includes a Tiger Lake processor, brings an elegant metal case, produces only little noise, and offers a long battery life. At the time of our test, the whole package is available at a price point aro...

Sascha Mölck, 30 Jan 2023 21:21

Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 is now faster, but no longer offers an audio jack

The Surface Pro is Microsoft's flagship convertible, and the ninth generation now offers Wi-Fi 6E and a leap in performance thanks to the Alder Lake CPU, but other features such as the optional LTE modem or the audio jack have bee...

Andreas Osthoff, 27 Jan 2023 09:17

Gigabyte G7 KE: Affordable gaming laptop with a powerful RTX 3060

Gigabyte G7 KE: RTX 3060 gaming notebook with no Windows operating system

With the Core i5-12500H CPU and a GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU, all current titles can be displayed smoothly on the matte FHD display (300 Hz). The GPU and CPU are accompanied by a fast PCIe-4 SSD (1 TB), 16 GB of RAM, and a Thunde...

Sascha Mölck, 26 Jan 2023 09:40

The Nvidia GeForce MX series is struggling against the AMD Radeon 680M

With a TGP range as low as 35 W, the mobile GeForce RTX 4050 may effectively kill the aging mobile GeForce MX series for good. There's very little reason to prefer a discrete GeForce MX when an integrated AMD solution can offer fa...

Allen Ngo, 24 Jan 2023 02:42

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD: Currently probably the best ThinkPad laptop

Lenovo introduces numerous ThinkPad laptops into the market every year that each cover different market segments. It is not easy to select one model from this wide selection that is "the best," but we still think that for most use...

Benjamin Herzig, 21 Jan 2023 20:57

Alienware m17 R5 with AMD hardware reviewed: Suboptimal drivers unnecessarily slow down strong AMD gamer

Compared to the combinations of Intel CPU and Nvidia graphics, gaming laptops with a CPU and a GPU both from AMD are in the minority. If all pure AMD machines have major driver problems similar to the current Alienware m17 R5, the...

Christian Hintze, 18 Jan 2023 08:58

HP EliteBook 835 G9 in review: Powerful business notebook with bright screen and great keyboard.

HP EliteBook 835 G9: Powerful and durable thanks to Ryzen

The EliteBook scores with a powerful, energy-efficient Rembrandt APU, USB 4, LTE modem and very good battery runtimes. HP uses a very bright 13.3-inch screen in a work-friendly 16:10 format (1,920 x 1,200) with an optional privacy...

Sascha Mölck, 16 Jan 2023 14:47

HP Spectre x360 16 review: 2-in-1 laptop with a great display, strong runtimes and a 5 MP webcam

HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 16: 2-in-1 laptop with good webcam for video conferencing

HP's 2-in-1 device offers an Alder Lake CPU, two Thunderbolt 4 slots, and a 3k touchscreen display (16 inches) in the more work-friendly 16:10 format. The touchscreen can be operated with the fingers as well as with the included H...

Sascha Mölck, 14 Jan 2023 13:41

MSI Pulse GL76 skips G-Sync, MUX, Advanced Optimus, and Thunderbolt support to keep prices low

The Pulse GL76 excels in the big three: CPU, GPU, and display all for a reasonable price. A lot of extras features are missing, but they're not deal breakers for most gamers on a budget.

Allen Ngo, 14 Jan 2023 03:26

Acer Aspire Vero AV14-51 laptop review: Alder Lake power paired with great stamina

Acer Aspire Vero AV14-51: 14-inch notebook with superb battery life

Acer tries to go sustainable with the Aspire Vero: the chassis of the 14-inch laptop is partly made of recycled plastic. In addition, the device offers great performance, Thunderbolt 4 support and outstanding battery life.

Sascha Mölck, 07 Jan 2023 16:05

HP Victus 15 has a short two-hour battery life even when on the lowest power settings

Despite its large 70 Wh battery pack, the Victus 15 lasts for just a fraction of most other gaming laptops when running on battery power. Runtimes are so short that there could potentially be a bug with the numerous power profile ...

Allen Ngo, 02 Jan 2023 19:21

HP's 1000-nits Sure View panel is bright, but the picture quality is compromised

A built-in privacy filter can be very handy on the go and prevent unwanted eyes on sensitive data, but there are a couple of limitations. This is also the case for the HP EliteBook 865 G9, which would offer a better overall packag...

Andreas Osthoff, 28 Dec 2022 19:49

Selbstleuchtende OLED-Pixel des ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 OLED: Trading image quality for battery life

We have now reviewed several configurations of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10, and an OLED model recently passed through our test labs. Image quality certainly counts among its advantages, but buyers are forced to sacrifice batte...

Benjamin Herzig, 27 Dec 2022 13:22

Review Snippet

Dell XPS 15 9530 comes with 40 W to 50 W TGP GeForce RTX 4070 graphics

This AAA gaming tablet has us convinced: Asus ROG Flow Z13 with RTX 4060 reviewed.

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16: RTX 4050 laptop with long runtimes and AMOLED panel

Medion Erazer Major X20: RTX 4070 notebook with mechanical keyboard

Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G test verdict: Time for a strategy change in the smartphone segment

GeForce RTX 3050 vs. GTX 1660 Ti: Two GPUs for two different purposes

Lenovo's new Yoga Pro 7 14 AMD offers an almost unbeatable value for money

A question of sense: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD is pretty redundant

HP Envy 17 tested: A large multimedia laptop with GeForce RTX and 4K display

MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF: Gaming laptop with a low power consumption and long battery life

These are the fastest and slowest GeForce RTX 4090 laptops you can now buy

Honor Magic5 Pro – A powerful test performance with some small weaknesses

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) review: Neither Intel Gen 13 nor RTX 40 - OLED and Mini-LED displays are the new laptop's highlights

Razer is ahead of the curve when it comes to small and compact 330 W AC adapters

HP Omen 17 (2023): QHD gaming laptop with RTX 4080 allows CPU undervolting

MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4050 reviewed: US$1499.99 for a budget gamer at the RTX 3060 level is too much

First in-house Core i7-13700HX benchmarks show a 25 percent performance boost over the popular Core i7-12700H

Lenovo's high-end convertible Yoga 9 14 would benefit massively from an AMD processor

Medion Erazer Beast X40: High-end gaming with RTX 4090 and optional water cooling

MSI Raider GE78 HX now available to be one of the first laptops with PCIe5 SSD support for read rates of over 15 GB/s

Verdict on the Motorola Moto G53 5G: Midrange smartphone with no penchant for anything special

Finally, quiet gaming with the Asus ROG Strix G16

Focus on gaming performance: Asus ROG Strix G17 with remarkable single purpose

GPD Win 4 is fast, but it's as loud as many gaming laptops

Asus ships the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 with AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX, the fastest mobile processor available

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U integrated Radeon 680M achieves Playstation 4 level graphics, runs God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Final Fantasy XV at 1080p30

Samsung Galaxy S23 - Compact high-end smartphone with small compromises

LG Gram 17 with an RTX 2050 - Maybe too light?

Nvidia driver 528.49 is borked on the Blade 18 RTX 4070, Razer says a fix should be coming soon

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: The Android flagship just got even better

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2022) test: A great gaming laptop with well-rounded equipment

Direct from the test lab: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 - Ryzen with stamina

Verdict on the Xiaomi 13 Pro: The premium smartphone concept has not been fully fleshed out

Deal | Asus VivoBook 15X OLED with Ryzen 5 5600H CPU and 512 GB SSD on sale for US$550

Xiaomi 13: Does many things better than its predecessor

The mobile GeForce RTX 4080 is 35 percent slower than the desktop RTX 4080 and that can be problematic for consumers

The Lenovo ThinkPad P16 with an Nvidia RTX A2000 is not worth it

Huawei MateBook D 14: Elegant 14-inch laptop with a very good battery life

Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 is now faster, but no longer offers an audio jack

Gigabyte G7 KE: RTX 3060 gaming notebook with no Windows operating system

The Nvidia GeForce MX series is struggling against the AMD Radeon 680M

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD: Currently probably the best ThinkPad laptop

Alienware m17 R5 with AMD hardware reviewed: Suboptimal drivers unnecessarily slow down strong AMD gamer

HP EliteBook 835 G9: Powerful and durable thanks to Ryzen

HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 16: 2-in-1 laptop with good webcam for video conferencing

MSI Pulse GL76 skips G-Sync, MUX, Advanced Optimus, and Thunderbolt support to keep prices low

Acer Aspire Vero AV14-51: 14-inch notebook with superb battery life

HP Victus 15 has a short two-hour battery life even when on the lowest power settings

HP's 1000-nits Sure View panel is bright, but the picture quality is compromised

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 OLED: Trading image quality for battery life

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