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87% Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i7-7500U Notebook Review

Now in Rose Gold. The Kaby Lake update adds little to an already excellent XPS 13 experience. Users will only see marginal benefits in both performance and battery life when compared to the outgoing Skylake XPS 13.
Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel HD Graphics 620 | 13.30" | 1.3 kg

Allen Ngo, Klaus Hinum, 30 Oct 2016 19:13

76% HP 250 G5 Y1V08UT (Celeron N3060, HD) Notebook Review

Cheap and slow. The 6 W Celeron CPU makes for a subpar Windows 10 experience even when equipped with a primary SSD. Quiet operation and long battery life are the main benefits for such a low-power configuration.
Intel Celeron N3060 | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) | 15.60" | 2 kg

Allen Ngo, 30 Oct 2016 18:25

83% Asus Zenbook UX510UW-CN044T Notebook Review

All-rounder with gaming qualities. With the Zenbook UX510UW, Asus has created a successful compromise of a good gaming laptop and all-rounder for everyday use. The slim laptop pleases with a good configuration and good rates. However, the laptop has its shortcomings.
Intel Core i7-6500U | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | 15.60" | 2 kg

Sascha Mölck, 26 Oct 2016 03:04

86% MSI GT73VR 6RF Titan Notebook Review

A souped-up GT72. We checked out the GT73VR last month in its 1080p and GTX 1070 configuration and were blown away by its performance and workmanship. The pricier 4K UHD and 1080 SKU is even better, but it makes some sacrifices regarding contrast and colors.
Intel Core i7-6820HK | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile | 17.30" | 4.1 kg

Allen Ngo, 26 Oct 2016 02:51

82% Asus ZenBook UX360UA Convertible Review

Shaky candidate. The basically good and very long-running premium-range convertible stumbles - of all things - over its redesigned hinges. The manufacturer will have to rework this feature since a shaky display prevents using it in the Laptop Mode. That is all that has to be criticized since the new ZenBook has a lot to offer.
Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel HD Graphics 520 | 13.30" | 1.2 kg

Sven Kloevekorn, 24 Oct 2016 20:16

86% Fujitsu Celsius H760 Workstation Review

Great success. The Fujitsu Celsius H760 is a successful example of a classic workstation. Performance, flexibility, quality and ergonomics are the most important characteristics. Our in-depth review shows what else you can expect from the test model.
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 | NVIDIA Quadro M2000M | 15.60" | 3 kg

Tobias Winkler, 23 Oct 2016 06:57

Face Off: MSI GS63VR vs. Aorus X5S v5 vs. Aorus X5 v6

Super-slim gaming. The GS63VR is one of the thinnest notebooks with GTX 1060 graphics, but how does it compare to the GTX 980M and GTX 1070 in the Aorus X5S v5 and X5 v6? Our measurements show the performance and power consumption gaps between these popular Maxwell and Pascal systems.

Allen Ngo, 22 Oct 2016 04:00

Razer announces High-End Gaming Laptop Razer Blade Pro

The desktop in your laptop: Intel Core i7 quad-core CPU, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 GPU with 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB PCIe SSD storage, 4K-display with G-Sync support as well as a mechanical keyboard. What sounds like components from a powerful gaming PC is actually crammed into a chassis that is just 22 millimeters thin. But can this work? We already had the chance to take a closer look at the device in a first hands-on.

J. Simon Leitner, 20 Oct 2016 20:12

87% MSI GT83VR 6RE Titan SLI Xotic PC Edition Notebook Review

Superlative. If the price is not important and you want the maximum amount of performance, the MSI GT83VR is currently the best solution for fans of desktop replacements. The 18-inch gaming laptop is equipped with two Pascal GPUs in an SLI system. The other components are also state of the art. Our review will show whether the cooling system can handle demanding 3D workloads.
Intel Core i7-6820HK | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop) | 18.40" | 5.5 kg

Florian Glaser, 20 Oct 2016 06:13

81% HP ProBook 655 G2 T9X09ET Notebook Review

AMD @Business. Around 790 Euros (~$873) has to be put on the table for the ProBook 655 G2. For that, you get a business notebook which delights with good input devices, a robust casing and low operating noise. Unfortunately, it disappoints once again with the screen.
AMD Pro A8-8600B | AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo) | 15.60" | 2.3 kg

Sascha Mölck, 19 Oct 2016 00:48

84% Acer TravelMate X3 X349-M-7261 Notebook Review

A rounded bundle. Acer's slim laptop pleases with an elegant aluminum casing. The configuration is also fitting: IPS panel, fast processor, SSD. The good battery life, backlit keyboard, and a three-year warranty supplement this.
Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel HD Graphics 520 | 14.00" | 1.5 kg

Sascha Mölck, 19 Oct 2016 00:45

Acer Graphics Dock with Nvidia GTX 960M Review

Surprise! A graphics card in an external case - familiar. In the past, this technology has not worked as intended. In this review, we put all that aside and take a look at what the GPU is capable of. Update 10-15-2016: Aspire Switch 12S does not turn into a gamer.
Intel Core i5-6200U | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | 15.60"

Sebastian Jentsch, 19 Oct 2016 00:38

Mafia 3 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Interesting scenario with technical issues. One thing right away: You will be disappointed if you expect triple-A graphics from “Mafia 3”. The visual quality of the open-world game is average at best. Our benchmark test will show whether this is at least good news for users of low-end and mainstream PCs.

Florian Glaser, 16 Oct 2016 18:21

FIFA 17 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Engine Switch. Every year, football fans get to choose between the two giants, Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA. The latter has just been released in its 17th iteration with gleaming graphics. We ran FIFA 17 on multiple notebook and desktop GPUs to check how well the game runs.

Florian Glaser, 14 Oct 2016 08:30

84% MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro Notebook Review

Slim and fast. Thanks to the new Pascal GPU, MSI now packs high-end performance into a slim laptop. The temperature development is okay and other areas of the GS63VR Stealth Pro are convincing as well, but MSI should have another look at the fans.
Intel Core i7-6700HQ | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile | 15.60" | 1.9 kg

Andreas Osthoff, 12 Oct 2016 05:24

Face Off: Asus X302UV vs. HP Envy 13 vs. Lenovo IdeaPad 710S

Mainstream 13-inch workbook. You don't have to spend over $1000 USD for a portable 13-inch notebook. These options may not look as pretty as the XPS 13 or Spectre series, but they have just enough features to get the job done.

Allen Ngo, 11 Oct 2016 21:34

89% Lenovo ThinkPad P70-20ER000XUS Workstation Review

Pricey yet powerful. Lenovo’s latest P70 configuration features an Intel Xeon Skylake CPU and bumps the GPU to an NVIDIA M4000M, while also introducing NVMe SSD storage. How do these upgrades affect overall performance? And is this still a workstation worth considering today?
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 | NVIDIA Quadro M4000M | 17.30" | 3.7 kg

Steve Schardein, 11 Oct 2016 08:16

83% Aorus X5 v6 Notebook Review

No performance compromises. The unique Aorus X5 is back with Pascal, individually lit RGB keys, and 120 Hz/5 ms FHD display options all in a chassis just under 23 mm thick. Owners will get the same gaming performance as a desktop with GTX 1070 graphics, albeit in a much louder package.
Intel Core i7-6820HK | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile | 15.60" | 2.6 kg

Allen Ngo, 10 Oct 2016 06:10

81% Acer TravelMate B117-M-P16Q Netbook Review

Inexhaustible. The TravelMate B117-M offers silent operation, very long battery runtimes, and a three-year warranty. At a price of 550 Euros (~$616), it is not one of the cheapest models. The installed SSD and Windows 7 and Windows 10 Pro version are reflected in the price.
Intel Pentium N3710 | Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) | 11.60" | 1.4 kg

Sascha Mölck, 08 Oct 2016 01:17

79% Lenovo IdeaPad 510-15ISK Notebook Review

A vision in white. Although the tester wouldn't want to marry the light and compact, 15-inch multimedia device by Lenovo, he doesn't have anything against a business relationship. The newcomer with a dedicated GeForce 940MX did not really show any major shortcomings in the test. The most striking feature, however, remains to be the unusual color that will certainly also appeal to female users.
Intel Core i5-6200U | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX | 15.60" | 2.2 kg

Sven Kloevekorn, 07 Oct 2016 05:20

88% Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i5-7200U Notebook Review

Small update, no effect?! Dell secretly updated its top seller: The XPS 13 is one of the first models that gets the latest Kaby Lake processors from Intel. The chassis does not appear to be changed, and the display is similar as well. We once again do a live review and will update the article continuously.
Intel Core i5-7200U | Intel HD Graphics 620 | 13.30" | 1.3 kg

Klaus Hinum, J. Simon Leitner, 04 Oct 2016 00:00

78% Cube i7 Book CDK09 Convertible Review

Skylake convertible. The Cube i7 offers a fast Core m3-6Y30 SoC, 64 GB SSD, and a 10.6-inch IPS touchscreen for little money. Logically, cutbacks had to be made in many places. We will reveal where concessions have to be accepted in this test of the tablet including a keyboard dock.
Intel Core m3-6Y30 | Intel HD Graphics 515 | 10.60" | 1.4 kg

Peter Strasser, Klaus Hinum, 05 Oct 2016 07:30

78% Acer Extensa 2520-59CD Notebook Review

Pulled parking brake. Apart from its quiet operating noise, Acer's 15.6-inch device does not attract any attention. Unfortunately, the installed Core i5 processor cannot develop its full computing power.
Intel Core i5-6200U | Intel HD Graphics 520 | 15.60" | 2.4 kg

Sascha Mölck, 05 Oct 2016 07:30

Killer Wireless-AC 1535 Review

The Killer AC 1535 is a high-end ac standard WLAN card, which offers numerous features, with special focus on gamers. In our review, features, such as, MU-MIMU, ExtremeRange and Advanced Stream Detect will be tested.

Klaus Hinum, 05 Oct 2016 07:26

83% HP ProBook 650 G2 Notebook (Full HD) Review

Disappointing screen. HP's mid-range business laptop pleases with decent input devices, solid casing, good battery life, and low system noise - unlike the Full HD panel that is a disappointment. We expect considerably more from a 1050 Euro (~$1179) laptop.
Intel Core i5-6200U | Intel HD Graphics 520 | 15.60" | 2.3 kg

Sascha Mölck, 03 Oct 2016 20:49

85% Eurocom Sky X7E2 (Clevo P775DM3) Notebook Review

Too hot to handle. We revisit the Clevo P775DM1 as the Eurocom Sky X7E2 with an unlocked LGA 1151 CPU and the fastest Pascal GPU to date. Core temperatures and fan noise are both quite high as expected when such high TDP components are involved.
Intel Core i7-6700K | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile | 17.30" | 4.2 kg

Allen Ngo, 03 Oct 2016 20:36

69% HP 15z-ba000 Notebook Review

Tangled up in blue. The HP Notebook 15z is a run-of-the-mill, 15.6-inch notebook designed to fulfill basic needs. While it fails to stand out from the crowd, it offers "just enough" performance for everyday tasks and has no real significant shortcomings aside from a fairly high price.
AMD A6-7310 | AMD Radeon R4 (Beema) | 15.60" | 2 kg

Bernhard Pechlaner, 03 Oct 2016 19:20

Comparison Review: B&O Play A2, Bose SoundLink III and Teufel Boomster

An earful. The speakers most manufacturers integrate into their smartphones, tablets and even notebooks often leave something to be desired. One option is to hook up external speakers which can easily be connected via Bluetooth technology. We check three different speaker systems and evaluate their sound quality.
3.4 kg

Daniel Schmidt, 02 Oct 2016 09:17

Face Off: Lenovo ThinkPad T460s vs. ThinkPad X1 Yoga vs. ThinkPad Yoga 460

14-inch ThinkPad. The traditional PC is becoming obsolete according to Lenovo. Are these 14-inch convertible ThinkPad alternatives really any better than the classic and long-established T series?

Allen Ngo, 30 Sep 2016 22:27

80% Acer Aspire E5-575G (i5-7200U, GTX 950M) Notebook Review

Lots of hardware for little money. Thanks to a GeForce GTX 950M and a cutting-edge Kaby Lake processor, Acer's Aspire E5-575G should render even sophisticated games smoothly - and this at a competitive price of just 600 Euros ($673). What is the catch?
Intel Core i5-7200U | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M | 15.60" | 2.4 kg

Till Schönborn, 29 Sep 2016 09:44

75% HP Pavilion 15-aw004ng Notebook Review

Good Package. The Hewlett Packard Pavilion 15-aw004ng is an interesting notebook. The 15.6 inch allrounder packs a matte FHD screen, a SSD and an AMD dual graphics setup. The price for all these goodies: 550 Euros. A price like that for a packet like this can convince most buyers to look the other way when faced with certain flaws, such as, below-average battery life and a one year warranty.
AMD A10-9600P | AMD Radeon R8 M445DX | 15.60" | 2 kg

Sascha Mölck, 28 Sep 2016 18:44

Windows

87% Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i7-7500U Notebook Review

76% HP 250 G5 Y1V08UT (Celeron N3060, HD) Notebook Review

Microsoft Surface Studio AiO now official

83% Asus Zenbook UX510UW-CN044T Notebook Review

86% MSI GT73VR 6RF Titan Notebook Review

82% Asus ZenBook UX360UA Convertible Review

86% Fujitsu Celsius H760 Workstation Review

Face Off: MSI GS63VR vs. Aorus X5S v5 vs. Aorus X5 v6

Huawei: Two bigger Matebooks planned for 2017?

Razer announces High-End Gaming Laptop Razer Blade Pro

Razer now livestreaming pre-announcement event on Twitch

87% MSI GT83VR 6RE Titan SLI Xotic PC Edition Notebook Review

81% HP ProBook 655 G2 T9X09ET Notebook Review

84% Acer TravelMate X3 X349-M-7261 Notebook Review

Acer Graphics Dock with Nvidia GTX 960M Review

New Samsung Galaxy TabPro S model now available

Teclast prepping new tablets with Apollo Lake processors

Mafia 3 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Acer Swift 3 and Swift 7 now available

FIFA 17 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

HP Elite x3 Lap Dock hits the market

HP Envy 13 gets Kaby Lake processors

Asus Transformer Mini now up for pre-order

Lenovo Miix 710 and Miix 720 leak online

Oculus certifies Aorus X7 v6 gaming notebook as "Oculus-Ready"

84% MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro Notebook Review

Face Off: Asus X302UV vs. HP Envy 13 vs. Lenovo IdeaPad 710S

89% Lenovo ThinkPad P70-20ER000XUS Workstation Review

83% Aorus X5 v6 Notebook Review

Microsoft: Surface Phone might not come before 2018

81% Acer TravelMate B117-M-P16Q Netbook Review

Microsoft: Windows event announced for 26th of October

79% Lenovo IdeaPad 510-15ISK Notebook Review

88% Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i5-7200U Notebook Review

78% Cube i7 Book CDK09 Convertible Review

78% Acer Extensa 2520-59CD Notebook Review

Killer Wireless-AC 1535 Review

Windows Hello might hit Android

83% HP ProBook 650 G2 Notebook (Full HD) Review

85% Eurocom Sky X7E2 (Clevo P775DM3) Notebook Review

69% HP 15z-ba000 Notebook Review

Asus quietly unveils the Zenbook UX410 notebook

Microsoft: Windows 7 remains on sale in 2017

Comparison Review: B&O Play A2, Bose SoundLink III and Teufel Boomster

Face Off: Lenovo ThinkPad T460s vs. ThinkPad X1 Yoga vs. ThinkPad Yoga 460

Aorus X7 v6 gaming notebook to ship with a QHD 120 Hz display

80% Acer Aspire E5-575G (i5-7200U, GTX 950M) Notebook Review

75% HP Pavilion 15-aw004ng Notebook Review

Fitbit Charge 2 hits the US market

Logitech SmartDock and Surface Pro 4 for Skype Business Meetings

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