Notebooks
Apple on Monday introduced its new generation MacBook Air laptops based on the company's most-recent M3 system-on-chip (SoC). The new MacBook Air notebooks come in the same sizes as the previous models – 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches – with prices starting from $1,099 and $1,299 respectively. The key improvement in Apple's 2024 MacBook Air laptops is of course the M3 processor. Fabbed on TSMC's N3B process, Apple's latest mainstream SoC was first launched late last year as part of the 2023 MacBook Pro lineup, and is now being brought down to the MacBook Air family. The vanilla M3 features four high-performance cores operating at up to 4.05 GHz, four energy-efficient cores, a 10 core GPU based on the latest graphics architecture (with dynamic caching...
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NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.0: Remote GameStream and Notebook Support
Coinciding with today’s launch of the R337 driver, NVIDIA has also updated their GeForce Experience (GFE) software to version 2.0. The updated beta drivers are available for notebooks as...
27 by Jarred Walton on 4/7/2014
Razer Announces the New Razer Blade: 14” QHD+ with GTX 870M
Gaming based laptops have boomed in recent months and quarters. There are plenty of companies getting their feet wet and some are trying to push the limits. QHD+ is...
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Dell XPS 15 Haswell Edition: QHD+ with a Refined Design
It's late, but our review of Dell's updated XPS 15 (9530, late 2013 edition) is finally ready. There were reasons for the delays, which we'll get into in the...
152 by Jarred Walton on 3/6/2014
MSI Launches New Keyboard Tools for Upcoming Gaming Laptops
The march on gaming laptops from MSI has been relentless these past couple of years. At most PC component events I attend, there is usually one ultra-powerful model...
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Toshiba’s 4K Laptops and Updated KIRAbook - CES 2014
The visit to Toshiba’s booth at CES was interesting for a number of reasons, and their upcoming lineup is a good indication of how polarized the PC and tablet...
15 by Jarred Walton on 1/17/2014
AMD Reveals First Mobile Radeon M200 Parts & Rebadges
While CES is generally not a big show for the GPU divisions of the major chip makers – those firms preferring to make major GPU announcements at their own...
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Gigabyte’s New AORUS SLI Gaming Notebook
Gigabyte had all of their current generation notebooks on display, which you can see in the images below, but while many of them are interesting in their own right...
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MSI: Updated Notebooks at CES 2014
MSI had all of their latest notebooks on display, along with some upcoming models that feature new designs and hardware. Most of the hardware and design elements remain the...
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iBuyPower Battalion M1771 (MSI GS70) Gaming Notebook Review
MSI is taking a page out of Razer's design playbook (in turn cribbing liberally from Apple's), but as it turns out, they may have beaten Razer at their own...
37 by Dustin Sklavos on 12/30/2013
Best Gaming Laptops and Notebooks - Holiday 2013
We're in the midst of updating all of our "best of" guides for the holiday season, and we've already covered what is likely the most popular category: Budget Laptops...
67 by Jarred Walton on 11/29/2013
Best Budget Laptops - Holiday 2013
Introduction Over the past decade, we've seen a dramatic slowing in the rate of performance increases on PCs and laptops. Where it was typical to see a doubling in performance...
30 by Jarred Walton on 11/28/2013
MSI Unveils GP Series Notebooks: GP60 and GP70
Today MSI unveiled their latest notebook line of notebooks, the GP series designed for mobile productivity, entertainment, and gaming. For those not keeping track, that means MSI now has...
4 by Jarred Walton on 9/30/2013
Microsoft Surface Event Live Blog
We're seated and inside at Microsoft's Surface event in New York City, where Microsoft will hopefully announce the upcoming Surface RT and Pro successors. We'll be live blogging away inside.
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Alienware 18 Gaming Notebook Review
Alienware's deluxe model benefits the most from the refresh.
61 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/16/2013
Audience Announces earSmart eS320 for Ultrabooks and All-In-Ones
One of the interesting trends of late has been the slow trickle of features which originated in the mobile space over to the more traditional notebook and desktop PC...
8 by Brian Klug on 9/9/2013
Analyzing the Price of Mobility: Desktops vs. Laptops
Computers have been getting faster over the years, and with the increased performance we eventually passed the point where most systems were “fast enough” and the various features and...
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Alienware 17 Gaming Notebook Review
Prior to the Haswell generation, the Alienware M17x was the gaming notebook to get. The new Alienware 17 has a fresh coat of paint and a new moniker, but...
46 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/6/2013
Eurocom X5 (Clevo P177SM)
Over the last decade or so, Clevo has been one of the more enduring notebook original design manufacturers, particularly when it comes to gaming and workstation-centric desktop replacements. I’m...
39 by Vivek Gowri on 9/2/2013
Mythlogic Pollux 1613 / Clevo P157SM Review
Two months after the Haswell and GTX 780M launch and there’s still some question as to what sort of performance you can expect. With the Mythlogic Pollux 1613 (aka...
47 by Jarred Walton on 8/30/2013
Acer V7-482PG-9884 Review: Everything You Need
There’s a careful balancing act that needs to be maintained when putting together any system. Cooling requirements need to be kept in check by size constraints, performance ties into...
62 by Jarred Walton on 8/24/2013
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