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Back to the roots! The Mercury series is Minisforum's pride and joy - this time they have released a tiny mini PC which promises decent performance. An AMD Ryzen 7 6800U with super-fast DDR5 RAM as well as modern USB4 ports are situated within the PC's small case. In this review, you can read about what else this little one has to offer, with the help of a variety of measurements and benchmarks.
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U | AMD Radeon 680M | 239 g

Core i9-13980HX and RTX 4070 Laptop. Asus offers a powerful machine for creative users in the ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED. Intel's Core i9-13980HX and the GeForce RTX 4070 laptop take care of performance-related matters, but the new 120 Hz OLED panel is not completely convincing.
Intel Core i9-13980HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 2.4 kg

Subnotebook powered by Ryzen. The ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 AMD has already delivered a convincing outing with Ryzen 5000. Since last year, the same platform is available with Ryzen 6000. The compact ThinkPad for business customers does not disappoint and is still a good choice, even in the year 2023.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U | AMD Radeon 660M | 13.30" | 1.3 kg

XPS-inspired keyboard and clickpad. The Latitude 9440 2-in-1 represents the biggest and perhaps riskiest change in the Latitude 9000 series to date. Some of the design choices are definitely nice to see from a visual perspective, but others can feel like a step backwards.
Intel Core i7-1365U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 14.00" | 1.6 kg

New processor, same performance. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 is only a small update with a current Intel Raptor Lake processor that barely offers additional power plus the standard built-in, low-power display is getting on a bit now. So, is the high price justified?
Intel Core i7-1365U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 14.00" | 1.2 kg

Perfect Windows ultrabook?! The new MateBook X Pro comes in the familiar 2022 design but can offer a bit more computing power with a new Intel Core i7-1360P. The well-known and good case, including a large display with many features, is a great companion. We will clarify the strengths and weaknesses of the MateBook X Pro 2023 in this review.
Intel Core i7-1360P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 14.20" | 1.3 kg

High-end OLED laptop. Asus' new ZenBook 14X comes equipped with the powerful Intel Core i9-13900H. With an above-average robust case, an OLED display with 120 Hz and very good battery life, the ZenBook impresses, but the processor has its limits. More about that in the following review.
Intel Core i9-13900H | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 14.50" | 1.6 kg

Business style in the midrange. The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 was one of our top-rated ThinkPad laptops last year. The ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 3 successor, with its Alder Lake CPU, still does many things right, but some things have also become worse in the business convertible.
Intel Core i7-1265U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 13.30" | 1.2 kg

11-hour distance runner. The Aspire 5 scores points thanks to its powerful Raptor Lake processor, Thunderbolt 4 and amazing runtimes. Acer have equipped the laptop with a 14-inch touchscreen display (1,920 x 1,200 pixels) in a 16:10 format. An active stylus completes the setup.
Intel Core i5-1335U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 14.00" | 1.6 kg

RTX 4070 for content creators and gamers. Asus is relaunching the 14.5-inch Zenbook Pro and has equipped the fast multimedia notebook with a Raptor Lake Core i9-13900H and the new GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU. The 120 Hz OLED panel with 2.8K resolution is also new, but has a negative impact on battery life.
Intel Core i9-13900H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 14.50" | 1.7 kg

Key player. This 17.3-inch Schenker laptop is one of the most powerful of its kind on the market right now. Featuring a Core i9-13900HX and an RTX 4090 Laptop, the device is kitted out for 4K gaming, video editing and rendering. It can hold up to three SSDs (including 1x PCIe 5) and has very decent battery life.
Intel Core i9-13900HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 17.30" | 3.4 kg

Consistent. Medion's QHD gaming laptop offers respectable performance (Core i7-13700HX, GeForce RTX 4060), good features (16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 240-Hz panel, Thunderbolt 4) and decent runtimes. A "silent mode" makes quiet gaming possible.
Intel Core i7-13700HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 17.30" | 2.9 kg

Tight 130 W USB-C power budget. The XPS 17 is one of the few laptops to offer GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4080 graphics options powered solely by a USB-C adapter. There are a few comprises for sure much like on previous models, but this latest iteration is as optimized as ever.
Intel Core i7-13700H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 17.00" | 2.5 kg

Triple A. The VivoBook doesn't exactly come with the newest hardware (Alder Lake, Ampere), but it does score points for other reasons: The Asus laptop has a bright 16-inch screen (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) in 16:10 format which has a high refresh rate (120 Hz) and great color space coverage (DCI-P3).
Intel Core i7-12700H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 1.9 kg

Galaxy Book Air. Low weight (approx. 1.2 kg), compact size and an AMOLED screen in a work-friendly 16:10 format (2,880 x 1,800) characterize Samsung's 14-incher. Two Thunderbolt 4 ports and very good battery life also add to the notebook's appeal.
Intel Core i7-1360P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 14.00" | 1.2 kg

Delicate Gram. A low weight of about 1.35 kg (~2.98 lb), an excellent battery life, and a matte 17-inch display (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) in the 16:10 format represent the highlights of the LG Gram 17. They are accompanied by two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a good keyboard.
Intel Core i7-1360P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 17.00" | 1.4 kg

Gaming ultrabook. Lenovo is offering its new Yoga Pro 7 14 with the GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU and a matte 3K display with 120 Hz and P3 color space coverage. This turns the compact 14-inch device into a powerful multimedia device that can also run the latest games.
Intel Core i7-13700H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 14.50" | 1.5 kg

Imbalanced. Despite the 16-inch format, the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 can be considered a mobile laptop because of its compact size, low weight, and very good battery life. In addition, it offers an AMOLED display in the work-friendly 16:10 format (2,880 x 1,800 pixels) and a powerful Core i5 processor.
Intel Core i5-1340P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 16.00" | 1.6 kg

NUC but quiet! The Geekom Mini IT12 is an interesting alternative to the well-known Intel NUC models. The Taiwanese manufacturer has chosen a mobile Intel Alder Lake SoC. In this review, we took a closer look at what this mini PC can deliver, and whether it can live up to the class leader, Intel. Thanks to its Thunderbolt port, we were also able to take a look at its gaming performance using an external GPU.
Intel Core i7-1260P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 572 g

Slimmer isn't always better. Asus has completely reworked last year's Zenbook S13 OLED, and the new 2023 model has now become lighter and also slimmer. In addition, Asus has replaced the AMD chip with an Intel Raptor Lake processor, but that isn't really an advantage. In everyday operation, the two fans are also a problem.
Intel Core i7-1355U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 13.30" | 1 kg

The golden mean? Samsung attempts to balance performance, mobility, power consumption and noise emissions in the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra 16 - and does well as a result. The Core i7-13700H and GeForce RTX 4050 deliver plenty of performance for gaming and rendering, even at reduced power.
Intel Core i7-13700H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 1.8 kg

The last samurai. The Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 will be the final ThinkPad with the classic 1.8 mm keyboard. It's also the first workstation model in the ThinkPad series with the AMD Ryzen 6000H series - the mixture of old and new in this relatively inexpensive ThinkPad workstation is exciting.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H | NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU | 15.60" | 2.2 kg

Expensive office laptop. Microsoft have updated the Surface Laptop 5 with Alder Lake processors and Thunderbolt 4 - but the rest of the device has remained the same. Neither performance nor features can make up for the laptop's premium price.
Intel Core i7-1255U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 15.00" | 1.6 kg

Upgraded. Medion's heavily equipped gaming notebook offers a large 16-inch screen (QHD+, 240 Hz, G-Sync) in 16:10 format, a mechanical keyboard, 32 GB of RAM and a whopping 2 TB of storage space. A Core i9-13900HX and a GeForce RTX 4070 drive the powerful computing behemoth.
Intel Core i9-13900HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 16.00" | 2.4 kg

Dynamic AMOLED2X The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 actually beats our measurement hardware with its lighting-fast display. The same cannot be said for the Intel Core i5-1340P. This is the Raptor Lake processor's debut at Notebookcheck and it hast left us ... unimpressed.
Intel Core i5-1340P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 16.00" | 1.7 kg