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Good performance at a fair price? The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 has been fitted with Intel's most powerful Alder Lake H model, promising great performance as a result. Nevertheless, its power limits reveal that Minisforum has put the Intel Core i9-12900HK on a bit of a leash, at least when it comes to its maximum turbo. Even so, its performance is still comparatively good. Our detailed review will reveal which advantages and disadvantages the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 brings.
Intel Core i9-12900HK | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 615 g

Good upgrade options for your office. Schenker's Work 14 Base is a simple office laptop which features a bright IPS display, good maintenance options and lots of ports. At the same time, its Intel Core i5-1235U offers enough performance for simple tasks.
Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 14.00" | 1.3 kg

Alder Lake-H is still fast! Geekom presented the XT12 Pro a few days ago as a powerful and efficient NUC mini-PC. However, based on an Intel Core i9-12900H, you have to make do with a slightly older processor. Using numerous measurements and benchmarks, we have analyzed whether Geekom can keep its promise of efficiency here and how well the XT12 Pro performs against the competition.
Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 545 g

Now with Advanced Optimus, but the power supply is too weak. Lenovo has improved its multimedia Yoga Pro 9i 16 flagship of the G9 generation in several areas. The 3.2K mini LED panel with 1200 nits is optionally matte and accompanied by Advanced Optimus. We put the most powerful configuration, which has the Core Ultra 9 185H and GeForce RTX 4070 laptop, to the test.
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 2.1 kg

Scar(red) Strix strikes again. The Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 (2024) is an iterative upgrade over last year's model, now featuring the Core i9-14900HX and a 175 W RTX 4080 Laptop GPU. The Scar 16 continues to uphold Asus's peak gaming performance tradition. However, it comes with a few caveats and faces an equally performant competition that vie for your hard-earned cash.
Intel Core i9-14900HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 2.7 kg

Price performance champion. A metal case, Core Ultra 7, 32 GB of RAM, a 3K IPS display, and a good keyboard - the RedmiBook Pro 16 offers all that for less than 1,000 Euros (~$1,066). In addition, a large 99-Wh battery ensures an extremely long battery life and Thunderbolt 4 is also included.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | 16.00" | 1.9 kg

Meteor Lake pared down. The Galaxy Book4 Pro 14 is Samsung's slim and light notebook for everyday use. It features a recent Meteor Lake processor as well as a high-resolution 120-Hz OLED touch screen. Both performance and battery life are no more than average.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | 14.00" | 1.2 kg

RTX business. The ExpertBook B3 boasts moderate emissions, long runtimes, two RAM slots, lots of computing power and Thunderbolt 4. Thanks to its GeForce RTX 2050, the 14-inch laptop is well-equipped for GPU-demanding tasks and gaming. Positive: Asus delivers this device with a three-year warranty.
Intel Core i7-1355U | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile | 14.00" | 1.7 kg

Does it always have to be a pro? With the Legion 7 16 G9, Lenovo is offering a comparatively slim and eye-catching gaming laptop which is also interesting for other target groups such as multimedia users or content creators. Intel's Core i9-14900HX and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4070 laptop ensure sufficient performance for the 3.2K IPS display and its P3 coverage.
Intel Core i9-14900HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 2.3 kg

Nuisance. Alder Lake, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, and an FHD panel result in a simple office notebook for a small budget. Very good battery runtimes and USB-C Power Delivery make a 15.6-inch laptop more attractive. The fan is not a pleasure, though.
Intel Core i3-N305 | Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) | 15.60" | 1.7 kg

Powerhouse. A Core i9-14900HX and a GeForce RTX 4070 equip the Aorus 16X (2024) for video editing, gaming and rendering. Adding to this is a bright 16-inch display (16:10, 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, G-Sync), 32 GB RAM, two SSDs with 1 TB of storage each, as well as a Thunderbolt 4 port.
Intel Core i9-14900HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 2.3 kg