Intel

Intel or AMD ZenBook? Intel Evo or AMD Ryzen AI ZenBook – which one takes the crown this year as the better subnotebook? Which is lighter, faster, or simply the more well-rounded package? We pit the silver Intel ZenBook 14 with Core Ultra 7 255H against the black AMD ZenBook 14 with Ryzen AI 7 350.
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Arc Graphics 140T | 14.00" | 1.3 kg

With the Alliwava GH9, the manufacturer is launching a visually striking mini PC on the market that promises high computing power in a small chassis thanks to the Intel Core i9-12900HK, 32 GB RAM, and 1 TB SSD. Modern interfaces such as Thunderbolt 4, dual 2.5 gigabit LAN, and Wi-Fi 6 round off the package. But is that enough to prevail against strong competition?
Intel Core i9-12900HK | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 402 g

A question of price. The Medion Erazer Scout 17 E1 is the first notebook based on the GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop to land in our editorial office. Our review tests the RTX 5050 Laptop to find out how the new lower mid-range Blackwell GPU performs against the RTX 5060 and RTX 5070, and what the 17-incher is generally capable of.
Intel Core 5 210H | Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop | 17.30" | 2.7 kg

A sub-€500 surprise: With the Aspire Go 15-51P, Acer has a Windows 11 laptop on offer that manages to stay affordable while still delivering a well-rounded package. Thanks to a speedy Core i5 processor, 16 GB of RAM, and impressive battery life, the deal looks almost too good to be true.
Intel Core i5-1334U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 15.30" | 1.7 kg