Items tagged with Laptops
Silicon Motion is one of the leading producers of NVMe PCIe SSD controllers. At the recent Flash Memory Summit one of the firm’s senior managers reportedly indicated that the first laptops packing PCIe 5.0 SSDs will hit retail by the end of 2024. According to Chinese tech media, Silicon Motion’s Product Planning...
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It's been a couple months since Intel announced it was halting investments into its popular NUC business while simultaneously hammering out a non-exclusive license agreement with ASUS to manufacture, sell, and support current and future NUC devices. Be that as it may, a new (sort of) NUC device has launched in Europe...
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Lenovo has a new flagship gaming laptop—Legion 9i (16", Gen 8)— and at least on paper, it leaves little to be desired. It's also the first 16-inch laptop in the Legion lineage, and the only one in the world to boast a self-contained liquid cooling system, which Cooler Master helped design. And that's all just the tip...
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School is back in session, or very soon if it's not in your area, and with it comes the need for new technology to do research, write essays, complete homework and so on. As such, Best Buy has some solid deals on a variety of laptops that will suit the needs of students of any age.
Kicking things off, we have the...
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We're approaching the midway point of August and that means the back-to-school shopping frenzy is right around the corner. If you want to get a head start and are in need of a laptop for the school year—one with gaming chops—you're come to the right place. We've rounded up more gaming laptop deals that are currently...
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In the old days, going back to school meant stocking up on reams of paper, lead pencils, binders, and if you were really fancy, a TI-82 graphing calculator (high tech!). Some of those might still be on the list of supplies, but these days it's essential to have a capable laptop. Don't sweat it if you're in need of an...
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Lenovo has a new gaming laptop on the horizon with some features that are a first for its Legion line. Chief among them is form factor—the Legion Slim 5 (14", Gen 8) is the first-ever Legion gaming laptop to feature a 14-inch class (14.5-inch) display, with a redesigned keyboard to accommodate the compact size. It's...
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Having a bout of the back-to-school blues as summer rushes by? Well, let's turn that frown into a gigantic grin giddy with anticipation, because while you're stocking up on essentials for the upcoming school year, we've rounded up a whole bunch of gaming laptops that are equally suitable for schoolwork and play. And...
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We're less than a full month into the summer season but even so, it's not too early to think about stocking up on supplies ahead of the inevitable back-to-school rush that looms. We reckon you can find things like paper, pens, and binders at your local Wally World or equivalent. But if it's a laptop you're after...
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In comparison to the Golden Cove and Raptor Cove P-cores featured on Intel's recent desktop CPUs, the Gracemont E-cores are downright puny. However, they're not slow processors in comparison to "CPUs in general." In fact, the per-clock integer performance of Gracemont is not far off of the Skylake core used in every...
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In case you hadn't noticed, Amazon's much-hyped Prime Day event has arrived and with it comes a bonanza of bargains on practically every type of item you can imagine. Naturally, we're more focused on technology-related deals. Those are plentiful as well, including deep discounts on gaming laptops from brands like...
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Has it been a minute or three since you've treated yourself to a new laptop? Unlike desktop PCs, the upgrade path in most laptops is limited at best, and sometimes non-existent. At some point, it comes time to bite the bullet and splurge on a new system. If you're at that point, don't despair—there are bargains to be...
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Google's original pitch for the Chromebook was a cheap, low-power device that connected to all your tools and data in the cloud. Consequently, most Chromebooks have modest hardware, and what few high-end Chromebooks we've seen have scarcely taken advantage of the extra power. That could be about to change with...
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Alienware m18 R1: As Configured - $3,495 (Starting - $1,999) Alienware's new 18-inch gaming laptop is powered by Intel's and NVIDIA's fastest mobile silicon and it's a beast with untapped potential. Attractive Chassis High Quality Keyboard Nice Display Minimal Bloatware Price Premium Minimal Battery Life...
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Razer Blade 14 (2023): As Configured - $2,699 (Starting $2,399) The latest Razer Blade 14 packs AMD's top mobile Ryzen processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics into a slim, sleek, attractive laptop, with impressive results. Attractive Design Strong Performance Latest AMD Platform with Ryzen AI Beautiful...
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Razer is rolling out a new Blade 14 this year that packs significantly better performance and better display options compared to the company's preview gen outgoing model. This latest generation Blade 14 features current-generation hardware, including AMD’s latest offering of Ryzen 7000 mobile CPUs and select models of...
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You remember the Ryzen 7040 series? You probably do; we've written about them quite a bit lately. These are the AMD CPUs that were code-named "Phoenix," or possibly "Phoenix Point" depending on which roadmap you look at. They're monolithic chips, unlike the Ryzen 7045 series, and they're also fabricated on a denser...
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This Memorial Day weekend is filled with deals on gaming laptops, from an affordable Lenovo Ideapad with an RTX 3050 to an ASUS beast with an RTX 3080. So, no matter your budget, there is likely a deal to be had.
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop
The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptop is a great entry-level gaming...
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External GPU enclosures can change the way you think about buying a laptop, as they have the capability to turn a sleek and slim ultrabook into a veritable powerhouse for gaming. That's the pitch, anyway, from Gigabyte and its Aorus RTX 4090 Gaming Box built around NVIDIA's flagship consumer Ada Lovelace graphics...
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Gamers have good reason to go shopping for hardware upgrade this week. Deals abound as part of the Amazon Gaming Week sales event, which runs through Sunday, May 28, and they include deep discounts on everything from CPUs and storage, to 4K TVs and streaming sticks. There are are too many products spread across...
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There is quite a bit of intrigue surrounding Intel's CPU roadmap, in large part because of back and forth rumors regarding the chip maker's plan to release or not release a desktop variant of Meteor Lake. Clarity will come in time. Either way, we know that Arrow Lake also figures into Intel's future chip plans, and a...
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Dell is now accepting orders for its recently-unveiled Precision 5680, a compact mobile workstation that packs an "amazing punch." Exactly how amazing depends entirely on how you configure the machine, but fully loaded, you're looking at a potent pairing of Intel's 13th Gen Core i9-13900H vPro processor based on...
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