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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE has been improved, but is quite expensive considering its performance (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Does Samsung really like its fans? The Galaxy Tab S10 FE casts doubts

It's certainly commendable that Samsung wants to make its high-end tablets more affordable for users with a tighter budget. But is that truly the purpose of the Galaxy Tab S10 Fan Edition? Check out our review results and find out...

Florian Schmitt, 02 May 2025 22:24

We have reviewed the 2025 Asus ROG Strix G16 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Asus ROG Strix G16 2025 review verdict: Good RTX 5080 gaming laptop, but faster Ryzen 9 9955HX is only available with RTX 5070 Ti

The new Asus ROG Strix G16 is a fast gaming notebook with an RTX 5080 Laptop, which is an excellent match for the native QHD resolution of its matte IPS panel. However, the 5080 Laptop is only available in combination with the Cor...

Andreas Osthoff, 30 Apr 2025 20:43

We have reviewed the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Lenovo Legion Tab 3 review verdict: Compact gaming tablet without much competition

The Legion Tab Gen 3 left a great impression in our review. The light and compact gaming tablet is quite versatile thanks to stylus support as well as powerful hardware components. Despite some limitations, we can recommend the iP...

Marcus Herbrich, 28 Apr 2025 21:01

Latest BIOS update brings back G-Sync support to the Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10 (Image source: Lenovo)

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10 owners should update their BIOS to fix an important Nvidia feature

The OLED display is impressive with a laundry list of high-end features, but several units have been shipping with an older BIOS version without G-Sync support.

Allen Ngo, 26 Apr 2025 07:39

Microsoft Surface Pro OLED for Business (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Microsoft's Windows-on-ARM approach for private users damages the reputation of Surface devices

The new Intel version of the Surface Pro convertible is not really interesting for private users due to the high price, but this problem is artificially created by Microsoft. This will damage the reputation of its own products and...

Andreas Osthoff, 19 Apr 2025 14:09

Overall, the Motorola Moto G15 impressed us in our test thanks to its low price. (image source: Notebookcheck)

The Motorola Moto G15 might just be the new price-to-performance hit for newbies

Motorola has now brought its elegant design to its super affordable smartphones, such as the Moto G15 LTE phone for under $150. We have summarized for you what else the phone can do—apart from looking good—and who we recommend buy...

Florian Schmitt, 12 Apr 2025 17:07

The Nothing Phone (3a)'s Glyph interface can display notifications and incoming calls. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Review verdict on Nothing Phone (3a): The powerful mid-range smartphone has all the right features

The transparent back with LED lighting makes Nothing's smartphones truly unmistakable. The latest newcomer is called the Nothing Phone (3a), which boasts a good selection of mid-range features—even including a zoom camera.

Manuel Masiero, 11 Apr 2025 16:47

The Lenovo Yoga 7 14 2in1 G10 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Lenovo's Yoga 7 14 Convertible is not only much cheaper than the Yoga 9, but also better in some respects

Lenovo offers a wide product lineup and it is not easy always easy to find the right device. It is even more complicated when you have two very similar products like the two 14-convertibles we just tested, where the less expensive...

Andreas Osthoff, 08 Apr 2025 13:17

The Apple iPad Air with Apple M3 offers a lot of power and a high-quality casing. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Verdict on the Apple iPad Air 13 (2025): A powerful tablet for almost all kinds of use

It doesn't always have to be the most expensive of its kind, as the differences between the Apple iPad Air 13 (2025) and the top-of-the-range iPad Pro are not so great. With an older processor generation and a not-so-bright IPS sc...

Florian Schmitt, 01 Apr 2025 12:42

Some budget gaming laptops from MSI are shipping with just 8 GB of RAM and an anti-tamper sticker to dissuade end-users from upgrading the memory themselves (Image source: MSI)

It's 2025 and retailers are still selling gaming laptops with just 8 GB of RAM

8 GB of PC RAM was barely acceptable a decade ago and it remains true a decade later especially on gaming laptops. Unfortunately, models are *still* shipping with just 8 GB of RAM which can noticeably impact the user experience.

Allen Ngo, 01 Apr 2025 06:44

Razer Blade 16 2025 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

The 2025 Razer Blade 16 with the RTX 5090 Laptop looks like a downgrade

This year, Razer uses a significantly slimmer case in the Blade 16, even though this requires compromises in some places. The new model looks a bit like a downgrade overall.

Andreas Osthoff, 31 Mar 2025 19:02

Notebookcheck has reviewed the Samsung Galaxy S25 (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Review verdict on the Galaxy S25: Samsung's compact smartphone needs better hardware

Thanks to a compact design and comprehensive feature set, the Galaxy S25 offers an interesting package. However, the Samsung phone showed a few self-inflicted weaknesses in our recent review. For more details on where we see the m...

Marcus Herbrich, 30 Mar 2025 19:55

Looks of a Yoga, quality of a ThinkPad, feature-set of a ThinkBook: Lenovo's ThinkPad X9-14 blurs the line

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Aura Edition seems like an interesting hybrid of different Lenovo laptop lines: In terms of looks, it could be a Lenovo Yoga. In terms of the features, it could be a ThinkBook. But in terms of quali...

Benjamin Herzig, 29 Mar 2025 13:05

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 for Business (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Microsoft should let Surface Laptop 7 buyers choose between Intel and Qualcomm

Our review of the Surface Laptop with Intel’s Lunar Lake clearly shows that it's the better device overall. Instead of pushing Windows on ARM at the expense of customers, Microsoft should offer both versions and let buyers choose....

Andreas Osthoff, 26 Mar 2025 19:26

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i boasts quiet cooling but has to make compromises

The Lunar Lake-powered EliteBook Ultra G1i is an impressive high-quality business laptop, but compared to the more traditional EliteBook X notebooks, certain compromises had to be made.

Andreas Osthoff, 25 Mar 2025 22:08

Nintendo Switch OLED vs. OneXplayer X1 Pro - The Smurfs 2. (Image source: Marc Herter/ Notebookcheck)

OneXplayer X1 Pro: Nintendo Switch on steroids

The OneXplayer X1 Pro redefines mobile gaming power. With its flexible 3-in-1 functionality as a handheld, tablet and laptop, it surpasses the limits of the Nintendo Switch, although the concept here is also somewhat reminiscent o...

Marc Herter, 25 Mar 2025 01:04

Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro with AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro: The perfect mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 9 APU?

The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro is a compact mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS and a Radeon 780M iGPU. Thanks to OCuLink, external graphics cards can be connected to further increase performance. The device also impresses with...

Sebastian Bade, 25 Mar 2025 01:00

A 90% score for the Dell Pro 13 Premium business laptop. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Almost perfect with a score of 90%: Verdict on the Dell Pro 13 Premium

Dell's habit of slapping "Pro" and "Premium" onto its product names may make us roll our eyes, but the Dell Pro 13 Premium is still an almost ideal business laptop. Why the "Premium" label is justified is explained in our review s...

Christian Hintze, 24 Mar 2025 01:03

New Asus V16 laptop offers good value for under $1000, but its all-plastic case disappoints in our in-depth testing (Image source: Notebookcheck)

New Asus V16 offers good value for under $1000, but its all-plastic case is a turn off

Asus' new entry-level laptop looks great on paper with its 144 Hz IPS display and GeForce RTX graphics. However, some users will likely disapprove of the narrow color space and dull plastic design.

Allen Ngo, 23 Mar 2025 04:54

Lenovo Yoga 9 14 2in1 G10 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Lenovo should equip the Yoga 9 flagship convertible with a better 4K OLED display

With its premium Yoga 9 14 convertible, Lenovo wants to appeal to creative users by offering a 4K OLED panel in the more expensive model variants. But aside from the high resolution, the panel falls short and doesn't even offer pr...

Andreas Osthoff, 23 Mar 2025 01:09

This game is like Tony Hawk: Pro Skater with skis, and it may be your new addiction - SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding Review

SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding is an arcade game that has you skiing down a mountain scoring as many tricks as you can. Released in February 2025, its gained a small following earning over $75000 from the time of writing.

Sasha (Tristan) Mathews, 21 Mar 2025 17:10

Atomfall will be playable on PC and consoles on March 27 (image source: Notebookcheck)

Atomfall initial impressions: Quintessential choose-your-own-adventure game with plenty of exploration

Atomfall attempts to recreate the magic perfected by RPGs of the yesteryears. Its semi-open-world is packed with secrets and a non-linear approach to storytelling.

Anil Ganti, 21 Mar 2025 15:00

Core Ultra 7 155H exhibiting throttling behavior by up to 25 percent on smaller laptop models

A 16-inch model can run the Core Ultra 7 155H processor up to 50 percent faster than on the 13-inch MSI Summit E13 AI Evo equipped with the same CPU option.

Allen Ngo, 12 Mar 2025 01:58

MSI Claw 8 AI+ (Image source: Notebookcheck)

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld's hardware is good, but its software still needs some fine-tuning

MSI's new Claw 8 AI+ is currently one of the best gaming handhelds on the market, but at $899.99, it also isn't cheap. Its hardware is good, but MSI really needs to improve its software.

Andreas Osthoff, 11 Mar 2025 15:30

OnePlus 13R review (image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Test verdict on the OnePlus 13R: The attractive smartphone partly fails its objectives

If you're on the hunt for an upper-class phone with very long battery life and a well-rounded overall package, then the OnePlus 13R may be the perfect companion for you. However, our test of the OnePlus phone also revealed some sh...

Marcus Herbrich, 11 Mar 2025 14:55

Leica quad cameras on the Xiaomi 15 Ultra (Image source: Daniel Schmidt)

Xiaomi 15 Ultra: Hands-on with three AI photo editing tools

With AI being all the rage right now, Xiaomi has included a comprehensive suite of AI features in its flagship phone under the HyperAI moniker. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at three image editing tools.

Daniel Schmidt, 10 Mar 2025 13:27

Review of the Vivo X200 Pro Mini. (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Verdict on the Vivo X200 Pro Mini: Top smartphone for small hands

Vivo's X200 Pro Mini is a powerful smartphone in a compact form factor that shines with its high-quality Zeiss cameras. Our review reveals why the smallest variant of the Vivo X200 Pro is a great alternative to the Samsung Galaxy ...

Marcus Herbrich, 03 Mar 2025 00:20

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (Image source: Daniel Schmidt)

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Few innovations but still top-notch

As the current market leader, Samsung doesn't seem to feel much pressure and only introduced some minor upgrades to its latest flagship phone. Is the significantly improved Galaxy AI enough reason to upgrade to the S25 Ultra?

Daniel Schmidt, 28 Feb 2025 21:29

The metal chassis is one reason why the Idea Tab Pro looks much more premium than its price suggests. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Lenovo Idea Tab Pro: Gigantic, high-quality tablet for little money

Not everyone wants to spend a thousand dollars on a large creative tablet with pen support, which is where the Idea Tab Pro from Lenovo comes in. Here, users get great all-round tablet at a reasonable price. We summarize our test ...

Florian Schmitt, 23 Feb 2025 02:30

Enough with the cheap screens, Lenovo: Low-end screen of ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 should not be a thing anymore

Lenovo continues to outfit its affordable E series ThinkPads with bad screens. This really should not be the case in 2025, and it also shows that Lenovo does not really understand the target audience for this series.

Benjamin Herzig, 20 Feb 2025 18:31

The elegant metal case is not a given with such an affordable tablet (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Lenovo Tab – Compact Full-HD tablet comes with proper satellite tracking

The manufacturer introduced the Lenovo Tab at CES as an affordable entry-level model for kids, school, college, and the living room. We tested the tablet and summarize our results for you here.

Florian Schmitt, 19 Feb 2025 01:54

Handheld gaming: A Valve Steam Deck and a Lenovo Legion Go S. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Gaming handhelds: Here's what really matters

CheckMag The market for gaming handhelds is booming. New devices are springing up everywhere and more and more manufacturers are venturing into the segment. Too much choice can be paralyzing, so knowing what makes a good handheld is certai...

Marc Herter, 18 Feb 2025 03:28

You can no longer toggle ECC states on the RTX 5090 Blackwell GPU

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 departs from RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 4090 flagship tradition, drops VRAM ECC for pro workloads

Nvidia has curiously removed the option to toggle VRAM ECC state via the driver in the RTX 5090. Cards like the RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 4090 allow turning on ECC state via the driver to improve memory reliability for professional work...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 13 Feb 2025 16:02

You can easily spend a hundred-odd hours in Avowed (image source: Xbox)

Avowed Review: Immersive world with immense replay value

Avowed is Obsidian Entertainment's newest RPG set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. As the emperor's envoy, we're tasked with finding and eliminating the Dreamscourge in the Living Lands. This takes us down a perilous path that...

Anil Ganti, 13 Feb 2025 15:28

More than 24 hrs of battery life: The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 demonstrates Qualcomm's efficiency

The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 QOY offers an interesting combination of a big 84 Wh battery and the energy efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus CPU. In our Wi-Fi test, the battery lasts more than 24 hrs.

Benjamin Herzig, 11 Feb 2025 15:12

Ripe for Strix Halo: The next version of the ThinkPad P14s AMD needs Ryzen AI Max

Lenovo's ThinkPad P14s with AMD CPU is still using Ryzen 8000, but we expect an update to Zen 5 soon. With the next model, Lenovo should use Strix Halo no matter what instead of the normal Strix Point chips, as the compact worksta...

Benjamin Herzig, 28 Jan 2025 17:43

Unequal treatment: How Lenovo makes the AMD variant of the ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 worse

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 exists two times: once with AMD Ryzen 8000, and once with Intel Core Ultra. Too bad that the Intel variant is much more interesting, as it features a stronger cooling system, bigger battery and a ded...

Benjamin Herzig, 26 Jan 2025 13:08

The Teclast T60 Plus (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Test verdict on the Teclast T60 Plus: Incredibly affordable 12-inch tablet

The 12-inch entry-level tablet is not only able to impress in our test with the size of its display but also scores with a good contrast and a brightness that is attractive for this price class. On the other hand, you also have to...

Marcus Herbrich, 22 Jan 2025 13:15

Honor Magic7 Pro (image source: Daniel Schmidt)

Honor Magic7 Pro: The powerful flagship smartphone impresses almost across the board

The Magic7 Pro is Honor's flagship smartphone for 2025 and during our test, it impressed us with its extensive features, long battery runtimes and good camera setup. However, it isn't entirely without its weaknesses. We have summa...

Daniel Schmidt, 19 Jan 2025 17:43

The HP EliteBook 845 G11 (Image source: Andreas Osthoff, Notebookcheck)

HP's EliteBook 845 is one of the best business laptops, but the cooling performance is still a weak point

The HP EliteBook 845 G11 is still a very good business laptop with AMD processors including the fast HS-series chips. However, the cooling performance struggles a bit with the fast CPU options, so we would recommend a U-series chi...

Andreas Osthoff, 09 Jan 2025 00:39

Xiaomi 15 Pro in review. (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Giant leap in battery life: Verdict on the Xiaomi 15 Pro

The Xiaomi 15 Pro is one of the best smartphones of 2024, as it comes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and powerful Leica cameras at a fair price. Read our detailed review to find out whether the smartphone is worth purchasing.

Marcus Herbrich, 04 Jan 2025 02:32

Hot laptop model runs too hot: ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 AMD too powerful for its own good

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 AMD is one of the more popular ThinkPad laptops, as it marries the traditional T series with AMD's Ryzen platform. With the latest generation, Lenovo restores upgradeability and the device also offers...

Benjamin Herzig, 30 Dec 2024 17:38

Vivo X200 Pro in review. (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

A smartphone of extremes: Verdict on the Vivo X200 Pro

The Vivo X200 Pro proves to be a very decent smartphone in many areas in our review, but there are also massive flaws in terms of heat dissipation and performance stability. Then again, the latter seems to be a general trend in cu...

Marcus Herbrich, 24 Dec 2024 01:16

ThinkPad X1 Nano successor: With a sub 1 kg weight, the Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 13 is the X1 Nano replacement

When Lenovo did not announce a ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 4 this year, people wondered what would happen with the most compact and lightweight ThinkPad laptop. With the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 on the market now, it is clear that the s...

Benjamin Herzig, 19 Dec 2024 16:06

OnePlus 13 in review. (Image source: Marcus Herbrich)

Snapdragon 8 Elite with a performance handicap? Verdict on the OnePlus 13

The OnePlus 13 is a very interesting high-end smartphone. Above all, the very powerful hardware at a comparatively low price is a selling point of the model. The Snapdragon 8 Elite proves to be very powerful in our tests, but also...

Marcus Herbrich, 18 Dec 2024 08:10

Finally good battery life with Intel: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 shows off Intel's efficiency progress

Intel laptops of the last few years had bad battery life. At long last though, it seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel: Intel Lunar Lake improves the power efficiency and thus battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon...

Benjamin Herzig, 16 Dec 2024 22:59

The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Apple's MacBook Pro 16 with M4 Max is the best laptop for video editing

The new M4 Max SoC increases performance in all areas by 20-30%, further extending its lead over other comparable laptops. In addition to impressive single-core performance, the M4 Max is also one of the fastest chips in multi-cor...

Andreas Osthoff, 16 Dec 2024 00:04

The Xiaomi 15 is currently only available via import and starts at around $800 (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Verdict on the Xiaomi 15: Solid flagship with top hardware

With the Xiaomi 15, Xiaomi is steadfastly sticking to its policy of offering small flagship smartphones. The 6.36-inch device is extremely fast with Snapdragon 8 Elite, impresses with very long battery life and the 120 Hz display ...

Manuel Masiero, 15 Dec 2024 22:58