Following on from several leaks earlier this year, Nvidia is launching the RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 laptop GPUs today. RTX 3050 series laptops will start at $799 and deliver up to 2x the performance compared to the previous generation GTX 1650 Ti.
Read More »Intel ‘Tiger Lake-H45’ Core i9-11950H emerges on Geekbench 5 database
It looks like there will be more Tiger Lake-H45 SKUs than we initially thought. A previous leak that we shared showed that there would be two Intel ‘Tiger Lake-H45' Core i9 CPUs, but a new entry on Geekbench 5 database suggests otherwise. As per this Geekbench 5 entry for an …
Read More »Windows 10 now has 1.3 billion active users
Back when Microsoft first introduced Windows 10, it had a lofty goal of reaching 1 billion active users within its first three years. That milestone ended up taking five years to reach, with Windows 10 being found on 1 billion active devices by March 2020. Now a year later, Microsoft …
Read More »Nvidia introduces six new RTX workstation desktop and mobile GPUs
Nvidia will expand its RTX A workstation series with two new desktop GPUs and four laptop GPUs. During GTC, the company also revealed two entry-level mobile GPUs based on the Turing GPU architecture without RT or Tensor cores. Up to now, the Nvidia RTX A6000 was the only desktop workstation …
Read More »Asus and Acer laptop specifications hint at upcoming RTX 3050 and RTX 3050Ti
According to Asus and Acer laptop listings, Nvidia might be getting ready to launch two new GPUs for laptops. The listings show that there will be an RTX 3050 and an RTX 3050Ti GPU option for some Asus and Acer laptops, while also giving some details of these unannounced GPUs. …
Read More »Intel Tiger Lake-H45 to launch in Q2, according to XMG
Since Intel's announcement of Tiger Lake-H45, we have been wondering when the company will release its planned 8-core SKUs. Thanks to an XMG representative, we now have a fairly trustworthy source sharing a possible release date, stating that laptops powered by Intel Tiger Lake-H45 will be available in Q2 2021. …
Read More »Ryzen 9 5980HS Hands-On: ROG Flow X13 Performance & Throttling
The eight-core, sixteen-thread Ryzen 9 5980HS is a performance monster in its 35W TDP mode, but there are some quirky clock speed and throttling behaviours with the Flow X13 laptop. Let’s have a closer look...
Read More »Nvidia confirms changes to Max-Q laptop GPU branding
Update (22/01/21): Earlier this week, Nvidia began changing some of the messaging around Max-Q, planning to drop the GPU differentiating moniker for the upcoming RTX 30 GPUs for laptops. Nvidia already got in touch with us once to explain this, stating that Max-Q has grown “beyond only GPU optimisations”. Now …
Read More »CES 2021: MSI unleashes new laptops powered by Nvidia RTX 30 series
Following on from last night's announcement that Nvidia's RTX 30 series is coming to laptops, MSI has today unveiled its latest gaming notebooks, powered by Intel and Nvidia. As part of the MSIology event hosted today at CES 2021, the company exhibited its new range of laptops. There's some familiar …
Read More »CES 2021: Lenovo unveils Yoga Slim 7i Pro with OLED display
Lenovo has announced a new version of its Yoga Slim 7i Pro laptop. While this notebook was first unveiled back in September 2020, this new model differentiates itself from the original thanks to the use of a 14-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also uses an 11th Gen Intel …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 5800U laptop APU spotted on Geekbench 5 database
AMD's Ryzen 5000U CPUs are expected to arrive within the next few months, with a mix of Zen 2 refreshed SKUs and newer Zen 3 models. Recent leaks have started to point towards what performance we can expect from these upcoming processors. A Geekbench 5 database entry for the Ryzen …
Read More »The world’s first QHD/165Hz gaming laptops have been revealed
Until now, QHD high refresh rate displays were usually associated with desktop PCs, but it seems Eluktronics is about to change that. The company has announced the world's first QHD 165Hz laptops, offering "the most crisp and snappy experience out of any laptop on the market".
Read More »8C/16T Intel Tiger Lake-H processor spotted on Userbenchmark
Intel has already started to ship its first Tiger Lake processors, but higher-end Tiger Lake processors are expected to come in early 2021. As the release of these mobile high-powered processors comes closer, the first benchmark of a Tiger Lake-H processors has been spotted. For now, Intel has only released …
Read More »Razer Blade 15 Advanced Review (i7-10875H/2080 Super Max-Q)
We check out Razer's 2020 iteration of the Blade 15 Advanced, priced at over £3000
Read More »MSI unveils Summit Series laptops for business and enterprise
Last year we saw MSI debut a new line of high-performance laptops for creative professionals. Now in 2020, MSI is expanding on that with a line of business laptops known as the ‘Summit Series', which are among the first laptops to be powered by Intel's new 11th Gen Core processors. …
Read More »Toshiba is officially out of the laptop business
Toshiba has quietly left the PC and laptop business this month. Following on from a majority stake sale of its PC business to Sharp two years ago, Toshiba has now handed off the remaining minority stake that it still held. Toshiba sold over 80 percent of its PC business to …
Read More »ASUS launches VivoBook Flip 14 laptop with 360° hinge
ASUS yesterday announced the VivoBook Flip 14 TM420. The new laptop from the Taiwanese manufacturer uses a 360° hinge that allows the VivoBook Flip 14 TM420 to be used as “traditional laptop, a tablet, or anything in between”. The ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 can be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4700 mobile …
Read More »Analysts detail growth in PC market during Q2 2020
While there have been plenty of reports of doom and gloom in the PC market over the years, time and again, these have been countered with reports of growth. This time around, two analytic firms have observed growth in the PC market, with shipments rising by more than 10 percent …
Read More »Schenker launches VIA 15 Pro with AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and magnesium chassis
Schenker has announced the VIA 15 PRO, a laptop equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Ryzen 5 4600H housed in a magnesium chassis. As a professional laptop, it also ships with an excellent IPS display. Schenker's VIA 15 Pro is not be confused with the VIA 15, since the …
Read More »Gigabyte reveal new Aorus laptops with Windforce cooling
Gigabyte has launched a new range of Aorus notebooks designed for pros on the go. The Aorus 5 vB and Aorus 7 vB are powerful, lightweight, easy to carry, durable devices equipped with new Windforce cooling systems. These two new members of the Aorus family are extremely portable and feature …
Read More »Razer Blade 17 returns with up to 300Hz display and other upgrades
The Razer Blade 17 makes a big return this year with an all new model packing Nvidia RTX graphics, Intel 10th Gen CPUs and on top of all of that, a 300Hz display option for ultimate responsiveness in competitive gaming. There are three separate Razer Blade 17 models to choose …
Read More »Adata releases its first gaming laptop under the XPG brand
Adata is about to launch its first gaming system. Under the XPG brand, Adata has partnered with Intel to launch the XPG Xenia, a gaming laptop equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, a GeForce RTX or GTX GPU, and XPG's memory and SSD. Featuring Intel's Core i7-9750H processor paired with …
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep3) – Talking AMD, Nvidia and Intel!
AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have all been busy with their new laptop products in the form of Ryzen 4000 APUs, 10th Gen Comet Lake-H CPUs, and RTX Super GPUs. Luke and Leo discuss the best bits and highlight their fondness for the ever evolving mobile computing space.
Read More »Asus announce Electro Punk laptops and peripherals
Asus has become masters of implementing RGB lighting into its huge range of devices and peripherals. However, PC enthusiasts and gamers are always searching for other ways to express their personalities through their rigs, so Asus ROG has come up with a new way to make that happen without having …
Read More »Nvidia launches RTX Super GPUs for laptops with new Max-Q upgrades
This week, Nvidia is refreshing its gaming laptop hardware with new RTX Super series GPUs and new enhancements to Max-Q. Nvidia is also looking to reduce the starting price point for gaming laptops, with GTX 1650 laptops set to be available for as low as $699 and RTX 2060 laptops …
Read More »Ryzen 4000 Mobile – 7nm Zen 2 & Vega Explained
AMD has shared more details on its upcoming Ryzen 4000 Mobile 'Renoir' APUs with 7nm Zen 2 and Vega cores. Offering up to eight cores and sixteen threads from the Zen 2-based CPU cores in 15W and 45W form, will AMD be able to compete against Intel's dominance in the mobile market? And how will AMD's strict focus on high performance graphics capability compare to Intel's competition?
Read More »Early review gives us our first look at Ryzen 4000 series performance in a laptop
The first review of a laptop using a Ryzen 4000 series CPU has been published online. A Ukrainian website reviewed the upcoming Acer Swift 3 SF314-42, which houses the mid-tier Ryzen 5 4500U. With this being our first look at a Ryzen 4000 series laptop processor in action, we had a peek at the …
Read More »Huawei unveils its ultra-light MateBook D laptop series
Huawei has launched a new range of ultra-light MateBook D laptops aimed towards young customers. The series includes two new 14-inch and 15.6-inch devices that offer a revolutionary cross-platform experience. The Huawei MateBook D series includes a range of new features such as support for multi-screen collaboration and an ultra-slim …
Read More »Razer Blade Stealth 13 Mercury White Laptop Review (i7-1065G7)
It's a new ultrabook from Razer, priced at £1500
Read More »CES 2020: Acer unveils range of new laptops and desktop systems
Luke goes hands-on with a 300Hz gaming laptop from Acer
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