Laptops
In what appears to be a mistake or a jump of the gun by ASUS, they have seemingly published a list of specifications for one of its key notebooks that all but allude to the next generation of AMD's mobile processors. While we saw AMD toy with a new nomenclature for their Phoenix silicon (Ryzen 7040 series), it seems as though AMD is once again changing things around where their naming scheme for processors is concerned. The ASUS listing, which has now since been deleted, but as of writing is still available through Google's cache, highlights a model that is already in existence, the VivoBook S 16 OLED (M5606), but is listed with an unknown AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor. Which, based on...
The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Review: Meteor Lake Marks A Fresh Start To Mobile CPUs
One of the most significant talking points of the last six months in mobile computing has been Intel and their disaggregated Meteor Lake SoC architecture. Meteor Lake, along with...
69 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/11/2024
Asus Unveils Dual-Screen Laptop: Zenbook Duo with two 14-inch OLED Displays
Modern higher-end 14 and 16-inch-class notebooks offer performance that is enough for the vast majority of productivity and even content creation workloads. As a result, the main limitation of...
9 by Anton Shilov on 1/12/2024
Intel Intros Core (Series 1) U-Series Mobile Chips: Raptor Lake Refreshed for Thin & Light
Alongside Intel’s bevvy of 14th Generation Core product announcements for desktop and mobile today, the company is also releasing a collection of new SKUs under their new Core (Series...
1 by Ryan Smith on 1/8/2024
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Performance Preview: A First Look at What’s to Come
Last week we saw the announcement of Qualcomm’s first post-Nuvia laptop SoC design, the Snapdragon X Elite. A new brand name being anchored by a new, custom Qualcomm CPU...
52 by Ryan Smith on 10/30/2023
Qualcomm Previews Snapdragon X Elite SoC: Oryon CPU Starts in Laptops
While Qualcomm has become wildly successful in the Arm SoC market for Android smartphones, their efforts to parlay that into success in other markets has eluded them so far...
84 by Ryan Smith on 10/24/2023
Modular LPDDR Memory Becomes A Reality: Samsung Introduces LPCAMM Memory Modules
Although Low Power DDR(LPDDR) memory has played a pivotal role in reducing PC laptop power usage, the drawback to the mobile-focused memory has always been its tight signaling and...
30 by Ryan Smith on 9/25/2023
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) Laptop Review: Mobile Ryzen 9 7945HX3D with 3D V-Cache Impresses
With all the success and esteem that AMD's 3D V-Cache on their desktop CPUs has garnered over the last year, it was only a matter of time before we...
23 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/22/2023
AMD Announces Ryzen 9 7945HX3D: Ryzen Mobile Gets 3D V-Cache
For this year's ChinaJoy expo, AMD is taking to the show to announce a new and very special mobile CPU for high-end, desktop replacement-class laptops: the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D...
51 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/27/2023
The Razer Blade 14 (2023) Laptop Review: Ryzen 9 7940HS Tested With GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics
Perhaps one of the most popular brands in the realm of gaming, if not the most popular, is Razer. Offering products across multiple categories, although primarily renowned for their...
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Razer Updates The Blade 14 With Ryzen 9 7940HS, Up to RTX 4070 and 32 GB DDR5-5600
Despite running late and experiencing shipping delays, AMD's latest Zen 4 mobile chips with RDNA 3 graphics and Ryzen AI, the Ryzen 7040HS mobile chips, are becoming more widely...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/14/2023
LG's 2023 Gram Style Series Laptops Are Now Available, Starting At $1,499
The latest Gram Style series laptops, which LG announced at CES, are available as of today at the company's website or select authorized retailers. The LG Gram Style series...
12 by Zhiye Liu on 3/20/2023
The MSI Titan GT77 Review: Desktop-Class Core i9-12900HX Tested
MSI is synonymous with gaming notebooks and the company’s Raider lineup is one of the top gaming platforms on the market. But, MSI has always kept a tiny bit...
25 by Brett Howse on 9/1/2022
Updated AMD Notebook Roadmap: Zen 4 on 4nm in 2023, Zen 5 By End of 2024
As we've come to expect during AMD's Financial Analyst Day (FAD), we usually get small announcements about big things coming in the future. This includes updated product roadmaps for...
23 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/9/2022
Intel Launches Alder Lake-HX Series Core Processors: 55W and PCIe 5.0 For High-End Mobile
Intel today is announcing a new range of mobile 12th Gen Core family processors designed for enthusiast and desktop-replacement class laptops, the Alder Lake-HX series. Focusing on the more...
51 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/10/2022
The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED Review: For The Creator In All Of Us
ASUS has been building notebooks for the creator market for several years now, and today we are looking at the Vivobook Pro 15 OLED. The name kind of gives...
34 by Brett Howse on 3/7/2022
Lenovo Announces The ThinkPad X13s Laptop, Powered By Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
During the MWC 2022 trade show in Barcelona, Lenovo unveiled the first laptop powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chip, the ThinkPad X13s. Using a passively-cooled design...
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Intel Alder Lake-H Core i9-12900HK Review: MSI's Raider GE76 Goes Hybrid
At CES this year, Intel officially announced its expanded Alder Lake lineup including the performance-laptop focused H-Series processors, which traditionally fit in the 45-Watt range. Today we finally get...
153 by Brett Howse on 1/25/2022
Intel Expands 12th Gen Core to Ultraportable Laptops, from 5-cores at 9 W to 14-cores at 28 W
Over the years Intel has prided itself on its ability to provide processors that fit into the ultraportable, professional market. We’re talking thin and light designs with obscene levels...
92 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/19/2022
How Privacy Has Come To the Forefront of Laptop Design At CES 2022
Over the last several years there has been a renewed push towards privacy features from the laptop industry. With the majority of PC sales being laptops, and battery life...
24 by Brett Howse on 1/10/2022
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