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The next generation of handhelds is here, and the Lenovo Legion Go S is the first to hit the market with AMD's new APU, the Z2 Go. It will also be the first mobile console, next to the Steam Deck, to run Valve's very own operating system, even though we will have a look at the Windows version today.

NZXT just released a whole line-up of peripherals that aim to combine the super-clean looks the company is known for with high-quality materials and a ton of features. We had the chance to test their new mechanical TKL keyboard, a super-light mouse, a USB microphone and a mousemat to bring everything together.

Honor just unveiled its shiny new high-end Android smartphone to rival the Samsung S25 series, the iPhone 16Pro, and the rest of the premium competition. While it may miss that one stand-out feature, it does everything you would want from a modern smartphone extremely well and is even priced very competitively—for now.

Nvidia's new Blackwell-powered desktop GPUs are right around the corner, and since I want to cover some of the new cards here on the channel as well, it's time for a new system. Intel's Arrow Lake Core Ultra 285K will power this absolute unit of a PC, and who knows, maybe this will be our new workstation for 2025. But please enjoy our video, and stay tuned for our full RTX 5090 review.

As a video creator myself, I use most of the laptops that make their way into our studio for video editing to get a better feel for them, so I have always been intrigued by whether "proper" mobile workstations can offer a better experience for all of our content creation needs. To answer that question, we got our hands on the HP ZBook Fury 16 G11, which is a proper beast ... and not just for work ;)

MSI just unveiled their laptop line-up for this year during CES 2025, and amongst the obligatory upgrades to new Intel and AMD CPUs and, of course, Nvidia's latest RTX 5000 series GPUs, they also doubled down on the 18" form factor. Please consider subscribing for future review videos of laptops, desktop hardware, smartphones, tablets, and general tech content. (Ad)

AMD just unveiled its new line-up of laptop CPUs, and we finally get a new high-end 16-core monster (with an X3D variant), new CPUs for handhelds, and the fastest integrated GPU ever. Enjoy our video, and please consider subscribing for future review videos of laptops, desktop hardware, smartphones, tablets, and general tech content.

Intel just introduced its new CPU architecture, Arrow Lake, to laptops. With Arrow Lake H (Core Ultra 200H) for thin and light performance machines and Arrow Lake HX (Core Ultra 200HX), we get quite an extensive line-up of mobile silicon for a plethora of new notebooks. Please consider subscribing for future review videos of laptops, desktop hardware, smartphones, tablets, and general tech content.

XMG, a boutique laptop brand from germany just updated one of the fastest #gaminglaptops of 2024, launched an all-new 18" workstation that can take up to 192GB of RAM and 16TB of storage, and they are amongst the first brands to offer AMD #Strixpoint powered laptops with upgradable RAM. So, of course, we had to check them out!" Please enjoy our video and subscribe so you won't miss our coverage of the biggest tech event of the year!

We just got some hands-on time with some of Lenovo's new Legion products and got to check out the redesigned Legion Pro 7i, alongside the new Legion GOs, running either Windows or SteamOS. Please enjoy our video and subscribe so you won't miss our coverage of the biggest tech event of the year!

Being a big fan of the 2024 Razer Blade 16, I was kind of disappointed when I got the first bits of information about the update for 2025. A much slimmer chassis probably meant drastically reduced power levels for the GPU, kneecapping a great performer quite severely. But it turns out I was wrong, and Razer may have found the perfect balance between portability AND performance. Please enjoy our video and subscribe so you won't miss our coverage of the biggest tech event of the year!

During CES 2025 Dell and Alienware just announced a completely new line-up of laptops, displays and desktop PCs. We had some early hands-on time, especially on the Alienware side with the Area 51 and Area 51m, and it is refreshing to see them return to their roots and focus on large, uncompromising gaming machines with a unique look. Oh yeah, and they also killed the Dell XPS ... the latitude ... Inspiron ... ;) Please enjoy our video and subscribe so you won't miss our coverage of the biggest tech event of the year!

We finally got an early first look at the completely new 2025 laptop line-up for Asus ROG. Alongside updated versions for the ROG Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 with new Intel CPUs and, of course, NVIDIAs next-gen mobile GPUs, we also get a redesigned ROG Strix Scar in 16" and 18" flavours. Please enjoy our video and subscribe so you won't miss our coverage of the biggest tech event of the year!

We are in Las Vegas for #CES2025 and would like to take you guys along for the ride. Before we get into it, though, I wanted to show you guys our setup and the tech I use to film, edit, and create our content. Please enjoy our video and subscribe so you won't miss our coverage of the biggest tech event of the year!

Why not buy a desktop right away before opting for an 18" gaming laptop? Or rather go with the much more established and also a lot more practical 16" competition? Well, if you ask me, the "big boys" offer a lot and definitely have a place in today's laptop market. We tested almost all of the gaming and content creation behemoths currently available, so please enjoy our video.

The Gigabyte Aorus 16X is a prime example of a solid gaming experience without many compromises at a very reasonable price point. While we did test the i9-14900HX SKU thoroughly on the website, the i7-equipped variant I was able to get my hands on for this video might be the better pick.

You can not quite decide whether to go for a 4K display for all of your content creation needs or those stunning-looking story games or something with a lower resolution but a much faster refresh rate to give you the competitive edge. Well, you do not have to decide anymore since the Alienware 2725QF can deliver both 4K at up to 180Hz and 1080p at a pretty insane 360Hz, all at a very reasonable price. We will tell you if all this sounds to good to be true in this very video.

Are you looking for a premium 16" performance/gaming notebook that can do it all? Then you might have looked into the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 and Lenovo's Yoga Pro 9. If you can not decide between the two, maybe this video will help.

A redesigned chassis, slower GPU options, a new RAM standard, and one of the best trackpads in the world make the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 not only a very powerful notebook for business folks but also a very stealthy performance (and even Gaming) All-Rounder. Unfortunately, it is very expensive, especially compared to similar or better-equipped consumer laptops, so the question is: Who should buy the P1?

We had the chance to try the latest single-player action adventure from the folks at #machinegames early before launch to look at some gameplay and how the DLSS 3.5 and heavily ray-traced title performs on the latest laptop hardware.

Having all your mobile computing devices able to talk and interact with each other has been a long-standing pillar of Apple's software ecosystem. Can you get something similar on the Windows side of the fence? We tried it with Samsung products and were impressed with a (mostly) streamlined and very efficient experience.