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Blackview recently launched the AceBook 8 which is a budget 15.6-inch laptop with a few standout features. The AceBook's RRP is $319.99; perhaps rather unsurprisingly, several corners had to be cut to achieve that price point.

Announced earlier this year, the Asus NUC 14 Pro and NUC 14 Pro+ are now available for purchase. The former starts at $394.99 and comes with up to Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, while the latter is available with Core Ultra 9 185H at $869.

CPU options include the power efficient i3-1210U, i5-1235U and i7-1255U. Users may add up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM and up to 8 TB SATA3 SSD storage on a single SATA3 connector. The aluminium chassis is waterproof and dustproof, plus it can withstand temperatures between -10º C and 60º C.

Minisforum launched the AtomMan X7 Ti back in May, an Intel Meteor Lake mini PC that features the Core Ultra 9 185H. The company has now introduced the Minisforum UH125 Pro with a more affordable price tag. It starts at $439, and the variant with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage costs $639.

RedMagic Titan 16 Pro made its official debut yesterday. It's the first gaming laptop from the brand, and it comes with an Intel Core i9 processor that can be paired with Nvidia RTX 4060 or RTX 4070. The starting price in China is CNY 10,499 (about $1,444).

The Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra is a new mini PC that stands as a competitor to the Apple Mac Studio. It is available with up to Intel Core i9 14900 and Nvidia RTX 4060. The base model, on the other hand, comes with Intel Core i5 14500, and the starting price is AUD 3,299 (about $2,211).

The OLED display offers great color and brightness, but it is limited to 1080p@60 Hz. Also included: 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4 connector, 5 MP webcam and SD 4.0 card reader.

LG has updated its SuperSlim series, which remains available as a 15.6-inch laptop. Also still configured with an OLED display, the LG SuperSlim in its 2024 form features an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor that may perform worse than the Core i7-1360P that powers its predecessor.

Announced back in Computex 2024, the Acemagic X1 has made its official debut. It's claimed to be the "world's first" 360-degree dual-screen laptop, and under the hood, it sports Intel Core i7 1255U, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of storage. There's no word on pricing and availability yet.

The launch of Intel's next-generation gaming graphics cards is getting closer. Two new leaks reveal that Intel is working on three new GPUs equipped with up to 56 Xe2 cores. The new Xe2 architecture will soon be launched as part of Intel Lunar Lake.

A leaked document has shown off what Intel has in store with its 800 series chipsets/motherboards. It includes an integrated Thunderbolt controller and additional PCI3 Gen 5 lanes.

The 2024 LG Gram Pro 16 is enjoying a big discount in the official store. With this deal, you can score the laptop for just $1,494.19 by applying the coupon code "HECA14701." That translates to a $740 price cut from what the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H variant with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage generally goes for.

Higole has offered up a set of new mini-PCs. Available as the Higole F9B and F9B Pro, the series comes with a 6 W Intel processor and a choice of an optional 4G modem, an internal battery and a 7-inch display.

SZBOX has released the S7, a device that it advertises as a tablet but as serves as a rival to some mini-PCs. Available for $250, the SZBOX S7 combines 16 GB of RAM with an Intel Processor N100 processor, as well as a modest built-in battery and a kickstand for improved versatility.

Starting with FSR 3.1, AMD is separating frame generation from image upscaling. This means that older GPUs from Nvidia as well as Intel's Arc GPUs can now benefit from frame generation in select games.

An early Intel Lunar Lake sample has been tested in popular tests such as Geekbench, 3D Mark Time Spy and Cinebench. It has also found to be more power efficient than Meteor Lake.

The Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 with a 12-core Core i7-1360P and 16 GB of RAM has experienced its biggest price drop to date and the laptop is now retailing for a record low price. With a fast CPU, a 14.5-inch 2.8K display, and a 60 Wh battery, the laptop has all the hardware needed to become a solid daily-use machine.

RedMagic, a brand that's best known for its gaming phones, has made its entry into the gaming laptop market. The first unit, called Gaming Laptop 16 Pro, will launch on July 3 in China. It features an Intel Core i9 14900HX, Nvidia RTX 4070, a 16-inch 2.5K screen, and an aluminum alloy chassis with "MacBook-level" craftsmanship.

ASUS subsidiary AAEON has expanded its single-board computer (SBC) offering with a set of Intel Raptor Lake-based options. All sold under the banner of the PICO-RAP4, the new SBCs support multiple operating systems and contain numerous expansion options.

Interview Notebookcheck had an opportunity to speak with MSI's regional marketing managers Bruce Lin and Green Lin about the MSI Claw, Windows-on-Arm laptops and its future plans. While MSI will stick with Intel for the foreseeable future, it is open to the idea of collaborating with AMD for handheld chips at a later point.

The LG Gram SuperSlim SKU currently discounted to $999 features a 15.6-inch Full HD OLED screen, an Intel Core i7-1360P CPU, 32 GB of memory, and a total of 2 TB of SSD storage. The downside is that most users might have to get used to dongles, as it comes with just three USB-C ports and a 3.5 mm audio jack.

The high-quality OLED display comes with 2880 x 1800 resolution, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, variable refresh rate and 500 nit HDR brightness. Other specs include 16 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4 port and Wi-Fi 7 + BT 5.4.

Intel's Lunar Lake lineup will consist of nine CPUs. The flagship model is called Core Ultra 9 288V, followed by the Core Ultra 7 268V and Core Ultra 7 266V, Core Ultra 5 238V and Core Ultra 5 236V, with four more models in between. They all feature a 4+4 CPU, an Intel Xe2 Battlemage GPU and LPDDR5X 8,533 memory.

Asus has quietly launched Chromebox 5a, a minor refresh to the Chromebox 5 that the company launched last year. The mini PC packs Intel 13th gen processors, with the top-end model featuring Core i7 1355U. It starts at $294, which is a little lower than what last year's model started at.

GPD has refreshed one of its older mini laptops. For some reason, the company has decided to upgrade its entry-level Pocket 3, which is now available with faster RAM, a better processor and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, among other upgrades.

Intel's Arrow Lake laptops are rumoured for a mid-to-late September launch. Some Arrow Lake chips and high-end Z890 motherboards are expected to follow suit in October.

CheckMag Whether it’s QNAP, ASUStor, Synology or some other pre-built brand, a NAS is not a cheap piece of equipment. With free or low cost operating systems such as TrueNAS, Open Media Vault or even Unraid is it cheaper to build your own with new or second hand parts, or buy off the shelf? Let's take a look at the pricing.

RedMagic, a subsidiary of Nubia, has announced new details about its debut gaming laptop. Not only has the company shared a full release date, but it has also shared early specifications like a Core i9 processor and a modern NVIDIA GeForce GPU.

MINISFORUM has decided to refresh the MS-01, a mini-PC that was previously sold with Intel Core i9 processors. Now, the MINISFORUM MS-01 is available with a contemporary Core i5 processor, significantly reducing its starting price as a result.

A radiator that is around 20% of the entire compact case plus an additional custom aluminium block ensure that the i7-14700T CPU is properly cooled even when boosting to 5.2 GHz by raising the TDP from 35 W all the way up to 106 W.

Intel has promised that Lunar Lake, its next processor architecture, will be a revolution in multiple areas, particularly when it comes to efficiency. Reportedly, TSMC has now started mass producing the first batches of Core Ultra 200V chips using N3B and N6 nodes before a Q3 2024 release.

The new Chuwi Hi10 Max is designed to offer a great tablet experience with the ability to transform into a complete laptop with the optional magnetic keyboard. The Hi10 Max is Chuwi's first Windows tablet to sport a vibrant 3K display and is powered by the Intel N100 12th gen processor for class-leading performance, power efficiency, and connectivity on the move.

AMD and Intel have confirmed that the Microsoft Copilot Plus features won't be available on Strix Point and Lunar Lake laptops at launch. These systems will be getting them later through an update. That means the new AI features will remain exclusive to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X series for a while.

Released yesterday, the latest graphics driver for Intel Arc and Iris Xe comes with day-zero visual enhancements and performance optimizations for Destiny 2: The Final Shape and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Older titles such as Chivalry 2, Crysis, and Crysis 2 receive performance improvements of up to 16%.

Intel's next-generation Arrow Lake desktop and laptop processors are set to come onto the market in a few months' time. An extensive leak now reveals the most important specs of all four CPU classes in the Arrow Lake family.

Geekom is commemorating its 21st anniversary by offering a flat US$150 discount on the XT12 Pro. The XT12 Pro offers extensive multitasking and connectivity capabilities enabled by the Intel Core i9-12900H CPU. Coupled with copious RAM and storage expansion options, the Geekom XT12 Pro makes for the perfect multimedia and productivity companion that looks classy on your desk.