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The Razer Blade 17 suddenly has a bigger battery this year. What's the secret?

Razer as upped the capacity of the internal battery from 70 Wh to 82 Wh despite making no other changes to the overall dimensions or appearance of the latest Blade 17. Something inside had to give and it's thankfully just a minor ...

Allen Ngo, 02 Apr 2022 08:39

Lenovo's new Legion 5i Pro 16 G7 with the RTX 3070 Ti is a very good Gaming Laptop

The Legion 5i Pro 16 is a very good gaming laptop for 2100 Euros. It offers plenty of gaming performance for the QHD resolution with the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. There are no real drawbacks, except for the loud fan noise.

Andreas Osthoff, 31 Mar 2022 11:39

A powerful camera in the Galaxy S22 Ultra

Galaxy S22 Ultra: Samsung's top smartphone still needs to work out some kinks

While Samsung's new top smartphone is a tour de force in our test, it also shows some weaknesses. Find out here where exactly the problems lie and why this probably won't really be such a big deal.

Daniel Schmidt, 31 Mar 2022 06:07

That awkward moment when a GeForce RTX 3060 laptop can outperform some GeForce RTX 3070 laptops

Can a 100 W GeForce RTX 3070 beat a 140 W GeForce RTX 3060? Apparently not. Buying a gaming laptop these days can be harder than it needs to be when performance between different GPUs often overlap.

Allen Ngo, 28 Mar 2022 00:22

Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 in review: compact 4K multimedia notebook

Gigabyte Aero 16: 4K OLED and Thunderbolt 4 for Gamers and Creators

A Core i9-12900HK CPU combined with a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU with access to 16 GB of VRAM are more than powerful enough to run all current games smoothly on the Aero 16's 16:10 4K OLED display. The device also comes with t...

Sascha Mölck, 27 Mar 2022 19:18

Huawei P50 Pro: Once at the top, it has now become exotic

Huawei remains the most prominent victim of the trade war between the US and China. The smartphone brand has downright plummeted. The P50 Pro comes to Europe and is still able to impress in many areas. But the sanctions are also v...

Daniel Schmidt, 22 Mar 2022 02:43

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 is a mild evolution of the first-generation Core Edition smartphone.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G smartphone review conclusion: Can less sometimes be more?

The Nord CE 2 5G is the continuation of OnePlus's Core Edition series, and an overall improvement. However, we would have liked to see more effort put into the display, and the updated SoC is not without its downsides.

Marcus Herbrich, 20 Mar 2022 19:41

The new Alienware x14 is almost too thin for a Gaming Laptop

Laptops tend to get thinner every year, but is this really a good thing for a gaming system? We are not sure and the new Alienware x14 shows that a thin chassis requires compromises in terms of performance.

Andreas Osthoff, 20 Mar 2022 14:04

The P50 Pocket surprises us with a great photo quality in our test.

Verdict on the Huawei P50 Pocket: A foldable smartphone turns into a fashion accessory and camera dream

The Huawei P50 Pocket offers some interesting equipment in addition to the foldable OLED panel. However, the high price point of the foldable may not turn a purchase of the 1200-Euro (~$1310) smartphone from Huawei into an attract...

Marcus Herbrich, 16 Mar 2022 03:26

Razer Blade 15 2022 vs. Blade 15 2018: Four years of accumulating improvements

The Razer Blade 15 series has been utilizing the same chassis design for almost five years running. Despite the lack of any major physical changes between yearly models, the internal updates have nonetheless added up over time. If...

Allen Ngo, 13 Mar 2022 22:07

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Studio is very expensive for old tech

You can get the regular Surface Laptop with Intel or AMD processors, but Microsoft equips the new high-end device Surface Laptop Studio with old Tiger Lake quad-core CPUs, which are hardly competitive anymore. The manufacturer sav...

Andreas Osthoff, 11 Mar 2022 00:19

The new Huawei MateBook E is an interesting, but also expensive Windows OLED Tablet

The new MateBook E from Huawei is a Windows tablet, which shares many similarities with the own MatePad series including the good OLED screen, great speakers, and good cameras. There are, however, some limitations when you want to...

Andreas Osthoff, 08 Mar 2022 23:30

MSI GP66 Leopard vs. Vector GP66: What's the difference?

MSI has confusingly given two different names for two laptop models that are essentially identical from a visual standpoint. In reality, there are notable differences between them to keep in mind especially if you plan on purchasi...

Allen Ngo, 05 Mar 2022 06:21

External power bricks for laptops are getting kind of chonky. This MSI adapter measures 18 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm and weighs just under 1 kg

External power bricks or AC adapters for gaming laptops are getting kind of chonky

A super-thin and sleek gaming laptop can only be as portable as the AC adapter that comes with it. With the power-hungry Intel Alder Lake-H series, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, and RTX 3080 Ti now available, potential buyers will want to ...

Allen Ngo, 02 Mar 2022 22:24

Asus ExpertBook B3 Flip in review: 2-in-1 laptop with input pen and LTE modem

Asus ExpertBook B3 Flip: 2-in-1 notebook with two cameras and LTE modem

The ExpertBook B3 offers an LTE modem, two Thunderbolt 4 ports in a 14-inch form factor (FHD, IPS). The touchscreen can be used with the included input pen. The latter is stowed away in a panel in the base unit.

Sascha Mölck, 28 Feb 2022 08:00

Core i9-12900H benchmarked: Intel has outpaced the Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 9 H-series by comfortable margins (Image source: Intel)

27 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX PCs vs. the Core i9-12900H: Intel comes out on top, but there's a catch

The 12th gen Core i9-12900H is approximately 30 percent faster than the average laptop or mini PC running on the competing Zen 3 Ryzen 9 5900HX. What Intel doesn't want you to know, however, is that the chipmaker had to up the pow...

Allen Ngo, 26 Feb 2022 20:43

The Xperia Pro-I is more or less an Xperia 1 III with the 1-inch sensor of the Sony RX100 VII compact camera.

Verdict on the Sony Xperia Pro-I: Only worth it with smartphone accessories?

The Sony Xperia Pro-I shines with a very extensive camera software and optional vlogging accessories. However, the camera quality of the Sony smartphone is not beyond reproach ...

Marcus Herbrich, 22 Feb 2022 12:42

Xiaomi 12 Pro: Get it while it's hot or wait and see?

The 12 Pro is Xiaomi's 2022 flagship smartphone and not only comes with the latest Snapdragon SoC, but also a highly modern display, long battery life and a triple camera worthy of the name. But is an import model worth it?

Daniel Schmidt, 21 Feb 2022 13:31

The Moto G200 5G is Motorola's newest flagship model of the Moto G series, equipped with the Snapdragon 888+.

Test verdict on the Motorola Moto G200 5G - Mid-range smartphone with amazing performance

The Motorola Moto G200 5G offers a lot of performance. The mid-range smartphone doesn't fail to impress with its 144-Hz panel, a Snapdragon 888+, UFS 3.1 storage and LPDDR5 RAM. In other areas, however, the Moto G flagship is lack...

Marcus Herbrich, 19 Feb 2022 11:20

Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip in review: 2-in-1 laptop with 5G modem and long battery life

Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip: A 2-in-1 laptop for the business sector

The ExpertBook offers a 5G modem, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a 14-inch touchscreen display (1920x1200 pixels) with a 16:10 aspect ratio. You can operate the screen through touch input as well as with the included Asus Pen.

Sascha Mölck, 19 Feb 2022 08:37

HP's ZBook Fury 17 G8 wastes potential

Mobile workstations are primarily supposed to be reliable companions for professional users and offer a lot of performance at the same time. The ZBook Fury 17 G8 basically meets these criteria, but we think HP wastes a lot of pote...

Andreas Osthoff, 18 Feb 2022 14:42

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 in review: Quiet, affordable office laptop

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05: Quiet, affordable office laptop

Lenovo's 15.6-incher has a Tiger Lake processor on board, it barely warms up, and it only produces a small amount of noise. Windows 10 Home in S mode serves as the operating system (an upgrade to Windows 11 is possible). The purch...

Sascha Mölck, 14 Feb 2022 07:12

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G: Still a strong alternative even after its late release

Yes, the Galaxy S21 FE 5G is late compared to its predecessors. But this isn't really a bad thing, and it still makes it a strong alternative, especially in Germany, even compared to the Galaxy S22.

Daniel Schmidt, 12 Feb 2022 18:59

The second-generation Snapdragon 888 smartphone comes with a 4K triple camera on the back and 5G support.

Verdict Microsoft Surface Duo 2: The software does not do the smartphone justice

The Surface Duo 2 is a good iteration of the Surface Duo series. As our review of the foldable phone shows, however, Microsoft still has a lot of work to do - this also applies to the direct comparison with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fo...

Marcus Herbrich, 08 Feb 2022 16:12

Honor 50 Lite: Only attractive at a discount?

The Honor 50 Lite launched in Germany with an MSRP of around 300 Euros (~$343), and it intends to win over buyers with fast 66-watt charging, a good display, and a high-resolution quad-camera setup. Unfortunately, the smartphone s...

Daniel Schmidt, 08 Feb 2022 02:03

The Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 reveals many strength in the test but also some weaknesses that can be remedied. (image: Acer)

At a low price, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 reveals various strengths and weaknesses in the test, some of which can be remedied

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 is an affordable laptop that showed various strengths in our test. However, there are also some weaknesses, even though they can be remedied.

Marcus Schwarten, 07 Feb 2022 22:22

Poco M4 Pro 5G: Our review reveals that there is not much to criticise

The Poco M4 Pro 5G is a very low-priced smartphone that has very few weaknesses for a device in this price-range. Our review reveals what the M4 Pro 5G is all about.

Daniel Schmidt, 06 Feb 2022 15:03

Acer TravelMate P4 in review: Business endurance runner with Thunderbolt 4

Acer TravelMate P4: Compact 14-inch laptop supports Power Delivery

The TravelMate P4 scores points with long battery life, relatively low emissions, and a Thunderbolt 4 slot. Windows 10 Pro serves as the operating system. A plus: Acer grants the laptop a three-year warranty.

Sascha Mölck, 03 Feb 2022 03:48

Testing the Fujitsu Lifebook A3510: An affordable office laptop with a maintenance cover

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510: With Power Delivery, maintenance cover, and DVD burner

Fujitsu's 15.6-inch laptop produces relatively low emissions, does not weigh too much (1.8 kg, ~4 lb), and offers a DVD drive. Windows 10 Pro serves as the operating system (upgradable to Windows 11). A positive feature is the mai...

Sascha Mölck, 02 Feb 2022 21:22

The Schenker Vision 14 with the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti does not really have any competitors

You can now get the lightweight ultrabook Schenker Vision 14 with a dedicated RTX 3050 Ti GPU, but still weighs less than 1.2 kg. The compact laptop leaves a good impression in many regards, but there are also some drawbacks and I...

Andreas Osthoff, 31 Jan 2022 13:13

Beelink GTR5 Ryzen 9 mini PC one-ups almost every Intel NUC thus far in raw processor performance

The Ryzen 9 5900HX is leaving its mark not only on high-performance laptops, but also on upcoming high-performance mini PCs as well. The lesser-known Beelink GTR5 will be one of the fastest NUC-sized mini PCs in terms of processor...

Allen Ngo, 30 Jan 2022 21:42

Dell Latitude 5420 with a powerful cooling solution: The Core i5 is unleashed, although the iGPU falls short of expectations.

Excellent Core i5, terrible clickpad: Dell Latitude 14 5420 review

We recently reviewed the business system Latitude 14 5420 in depth. Particularly under prolonged load, the Core i5 performs better than average. The iGPU Intel Iris XE, on the other hand, is slow and does not reach the expected pe...

Sebastian Jentsch, 30 Jan 2022 10:47

Schenker XMG Pro 15 Late 2021 (Clevo PC50HS-D) in review: Slim, lightweight 4K gaming laptop

Schenker XMG Pro 15: 2-kg gaming laptop with 4K OLED screen and Thunderbolt 4

The Core i7-11800H CPU and GeForce RTX 3080 mobile GPU complement the bright, high-contrast 4K OLED screen well and are able to run all current titles smoothly. The GPU comes with 16 GB of video memory. Another plus: The laptop in...

Sascha Mölck, 23 Jan 2022 03:34

Dell Inspiron 15 3511 is one of the easiest laptops to service in its price range

We love how quick and easy it is to add RAM and storage to the Dell Inspiron 15 3511

Do you hate it when PC manufacturers artificially make it difficult to service a laptop? All you'll need a simple Philips screwdriver for any upgrades on the Inspiron 15 3511.

Allen Ngo, 22 Jan 2022 20:17

Manufacturers increasingly try to attract gamers and professionals at the same time - Schenker XMG Pro 17 (Clevo PC70HS) review

The Schenker XMG Pro 17 we just tested shows the attempt of the manufacturer to also design and advertise large gaming laptops as a slim solution for creative professionals. While this may turn off some gaming enthusiasts who valu...

Christian Hintze, 19 Jan 2022 20:20

Infinix InBook X2 adds features not found on the InBook X1 Pro, but performance remains the same

Infinix InBook X2 adds features not found on the InBook X1 Pro, but performance hasn't changed

It looks like Infinix will be sticking with older Intel Ice Lake CPUs for yet another year like to keep prices at more affordable levels. The display remains excellent with its >90 percent sRGB coverage even if it suffers from mor...

Allen Ngo, 18 Jan 2022 23:00

The HP Pavilion 14 is slow to win you over

Its energy-efficient Tiger Lake i5 CPU and integrated GPU positions this notebook in the middle range. If the SSD and RAM in the test configuration were not surprisingly lush, one could almost consider the configuration reasonable...

Mario Petzold, 15 Jan 2022 16:58

Testing the Acer TravelMate Spin B3: A robust 2-in-1 laptop with pen input

Acer TravelMate Spin B3: A silent 2-in-1 device with pen input and Power Delivery

Acer's 2-in-1 device offers silent operation, a good battery life, and an NVMe SSD. The touchscreen can be operated either with your fingers or the included input pen. Windows 10 Pro serves as the operating system.

Sascha Mölck, 14 Jan 2022 21:34

Honor MagicBook View 14: Versatile 14-inch laptop

Honor MagicBook View 14: Compact all-rounder with touch display

If you're looking for a laptop with a touchscreen, you should take a look at the Honor MagicBook View 14. The 14-inch display in the 3:2 aspect ratio has a crisp resolution of 2520x1680 pixels and a refresh rate of 90 Hz.

Florian Glaser, 13 Jan 2022 04:53

Gigabyte A5 X1 in review: Powerful gaming laptop

The Gigabyte A5 X1 allows for gaming without noise

The Ryzen 9 5900HX APU and the GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU bring all modern computer games smoothly onto the matte Full HD display (240 Hz) of the A5 X1. It scores points with good color reproduction. The laptop also offers space ...

Sascha Mölck, 09 Jan 2022 09:03

With the Galaxy M52 5G, Samsung succeeds in creating an attractive and light mid-range smartphone.

Verdict on the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G: The Samsung smartphone often comes up short

The Galaxy M52 5G brings many virtues of a good mid-range smartphone and benefits from a very bright AMOLED-Plus panel. However, the South Korean manufacturer also creates some difficulties for itself, which makes it difficult to ...

Marcus Herbrich, 04 Jan 2022 22:03

Review of the Acer Aspire 1 A114-61: ARM laptop with great battery life

Acer Aspire 1 A114-61: Outstanding battery life thanks to a Snapdragon SoC

The Aspire 1 comes with an IPS screen, an Office 365 Personal one-year subscription and great battery life. The notebook is based on an ARM chip, which is passively cooled. The whole package costs only 273 Euros (~$309).

Sascha Mölck, 03 Jan 2022 19:46

Huawei nova 9: You can clearly see the similarities to the Honor 50

Huawei nova 9: The separation from Honor looks like this?

With the Huawei nova 9 and the Honor 50 the two companies that used to be connected now each present their own smartphone. The result is two identical smartphones, one with and the other without Google Services.

Mike Wobker, 01 Jan 2022 23:27

Review of the Acer Swift 1 SF114-34: Silent and long-lasting 14-inch laptop

Acer Swift 1: Well-priced 14-inch laptop with outstanding battery life

Acer’s 14-inch laptop scores some major points thanks to its great battery life, silent operation, keyboard backlight and matte IPS screen. The quad-core Pentium Silver N6000 performs about as well as a Skylake chip. Windows is no...

Sascha Mölck, 28 Dec 2021 18:00

The Korean manufacturer expands its popular A series with another entry-level model in the form of the Galaxy A12 Nacho.

Review verdict on the Samsung Galaxy A12 Exynos: Is Samsung bad at making entry-level phones?

Our review of the Galaxy A12 Exynos revealed more than just pros for the Samsung smartphone. The Galaxy handset's shortcomings, some of which are significant, should be assessed before buying the Galaxy A12 (SM-A127F), since the e...

Marcus Herbrich, 28 Dec 2021 07:05

Not much new in the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE: Powerful but superfluous smartphone

The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G New Edition (NE) turned out to be a sham in our review. Although it offers a few new features, there are no real advantages for the customer.

Daniel Schmidt, 27 Dec 2021 06:19

Beelink GTI 11 hits the Intel NUC where it hurts: Price (Image source: Banggood.com)

Beelink GTI 11 mini PC hits Intel NUC where it hurts: Price

When configured with the exact same Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 500 GB NVMe SSD, and a registered copy Windows 10 Pro, the Beelink GTI 11 will come in at least $100 USD cheaper than the Intel NUC 11 Panther Canyon.

Allen Ngo, 27 Dec 2021 04:08

Two years after the introduction of the Redmi Note 8, Xiaomi presents a new version of its bestselling smartphone.

Test verdict on the Redmi Note 8 2021 - The previous "display dream" now with a weak panel

With its Redmi Note 8 2021 entry-level smartphone, Xiaomi hardly succeeded in creating a real upgrade compared to the Redmi Note 8 from 2019. However, the Xiaomi smartphone is still able to keep up with the affordable Galaxy compe...

Marcus Herbrich, 21 Dec 2021 21:18

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 sacrifices chassis rigidity to be as thin and light as possible

Potential buyers will have to make the tough decision on whether or not it's worth making deep cuts to hinge rigidity and chassis strength for a much lighter, thinner, and more travel-friendly design.

Allen Ngo, 21 Dec 2021 08:02

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The Razer Blade 17 suddenly has a bigger battery this year. What's the secret?

Lenovo's new Legion 5i Pro 16 G7 with the RTX 3070 Ti is a very good Gaming Laptop

Galaxy S22 Ultra: Samsung's top smartphone still needs to work out some kinks

That awkward moment when a GeForce RTX 3060 laptop can outperform some GeForce RTX 3070 laptops

Gigabyte Aero 16: 4K OLED and Thunderbolt 4 for Gamers and Creators

Huawei P50 Pro: Once at the top, it has now become exotic

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G smartphone review conclusion: Can less sometimes be more?

The new Alienware x14 is almost too thin for a Gaming Laptop

Verdict on the Huawei P50 Pocket: A foldable smartphone turns into a fashion accessory and camera dream

Razer Blade 15 2022 vs. Blade 15 2018: Four years of accumulating improvements

Core i7-12700H vs. Ryzen 9 5900HS | Intel's Alder Lake is slower than AMD's Cezanne Zen 3 at 45W TDP

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Studio is very expensive for old tech

The new Huawei MateBook E is an interesting, but also expensive Windows OLED Tablet

MSI GP66 Leopard vs. Vector GP66: What's the difference?

External power bricks or AC adapters for gaming laptops are getting kind of chonky

Asus ExpertBook B3 Flip: 2-in-1 notebook with two cameras and LTE modem

27 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX PCs vs. the Core i9-12900H: Intel comes out on top, but there's a catch

Verdict on the Sony Xperia Pro-I: Only worth it with smartphone accessories?

Xiaomi 12 Pro: Get it while it's hot or wait and see?

Test verdict on the Motorola Moto G200 5G - Mid-range smartphone with amazing performance

Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip: A 2-in-1 laptop for the business sector

HP's ZBook Fury 17 G8 wastes potential

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05: Quiet, affordable office laptop

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G: Still a strong alternative even after its late release

Verdict Microsoft Surface Duo 2: The software does not do the smartphone justice

Honor 50 Lite: Only attractive at a discount?

At a low price, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 reveals various strengths and weaknesses in the test, some of which can be remedied

Poco M4 Pro 5G: Our review reveals that there is not much to criticise

Acer TravelMate P4: Compact 14-inch laptop supports Power Delivery

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510: With Power Delivery, maintenance cover, and DVD burner

The Schenker Vision 14 with the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti does not really have any competitors

Beelink GTR5 Ryzen 9 mini PC one-ups almost every Intel NUC thus far in raw processor performance

Excellent Core i5, terrible clickpad: Dell Latitude 14 5420 review

Schenker XMG Pro 15: 2-kg gaming laptop with 4K OLED screen and Thunderbolt 4

We love how quick and easy it is to add RAM and storage to the Dell Inspiron 15 3511

Manufacturers increasingly try to attract gamers and professionals at the same time - Schenker XMG Pro 17 (Clevo PC70HS) review

Infinix InBook X2 adds features not found on the InBook X1 Pro, but performance hasn't changed

The HP Pavilion 14 is slow to win you over

Acer TravelMate Spin B3: A silent 2-in-1 device with pen input and Power Delivery

Honor MagicBook View 14: Compact all-rounder with touch display

The Gigabyte A5 X1 allows for gaming without noise

Verdict on the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G: The Samsung smartphone often comes up short

Acer Aspire 1 A114-61: Outstanding battery life thanks to a Snapdragon SoC

Huawei nova 9: The separation from Honor looks like this?

Acer Swift 1: Well-priced 14-inch laptop with outstanding battery life

Review verdict on the Samsung Galaxy A12 Exynos: Is Samsung bad at making entry-level phones?

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE: Powerful but superfluous smartphone

Beelink GTI 11 mini PC hits Intel NUC where it hurts: Price

Test verdict on the Redmi Note 8 2021 - The previous "display dream" now with a weak panel

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 sacrifices chassis rigidity to be as thin and light as possible

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