15.6 inch or larger laptops - reviews, news and more
This section includes our guides and reviews on the available full-size laptops with 15.6-inch screens, or the larger 16-inch and 17-inch models. Most of the units covered in here are still fairly compact and portable, but more powerful than the standard ultrabooks. We also cover the available high-tier multimedia notebooks, the available full-size laptops with convertible screens and a large selection of gaming notebooks with powerful hardware, dedicated graphics, excellent screens, and specific designs and particularities.
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We’ve talked about the mid-2019 lineup of Asus ROG Zephyrus gaming ultraportables in several previous articles, and in this one, we’ll further take an in-depth look at the Zephyrus G GA502 subseries. The Zephyrus G GA502 sits at the bottom of the line, beneath the...
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Those of you familiar with the site know that I own and use a Blade 15 Advanced as my everyday driver, but I’ve also spent time with and reviewed the Blade Stealth and, more recently, the updated Blade Pro 17. As I stated at...
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There’s an old saying that goes “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”. The question about buying the XPS 15 7590 for me is this: What do you call it when you get fooled four times? An idiot? An optimist? A laptop reviewer? I’ve said it again and again over...
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The TUF FX Gaming series is Asus’s entry-line for gaming notebooks, and in this article, we’re taking a deep look at the TUF FX705DU model, the updated 2019 variant based on AMD Ryzen CPUs and Nvidia Turing GPUs. This is a fairly new combo...
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Nitros are Acer’s entry-level gaming laptops, devices meant to offer excellent specs and value for not a lot of money. In this article, we’re covering the 2019-edition of the Nitro 5 series, the 17-inch AN517-51 version. There’s also a 15-inch Nitro 5 AN515-54 model, which...
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This is our detailed review of the mid-2019 MSI GL63 gaming laptop, in a mid-tier configuration with a Core i7 processor, Nvidia GTX 1660Ti graphics and dual-storage. The GL63 is not a new model by any means, it’s merely a hardware refresh with some...
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There’s no doubt you considered getting an Acer’s Predator Helios 300 if shopping for a good value mid-tier gaming laptop in the last years, something with excellent performance, latest generation hardware and a good price. As of 2019, Acer has completely revamped the Helios...
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This is our detailed review of the mid-2019 update of the Asus ROG G703GX gaming and performance notebook, in a higher specced configuration with a 9th gen Intel Core i9-9980HK unlocked processor, a 200W implementation of the Nvidia RTX 2080 graphics chip and 64...
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The MateBook D is Huawei’s line of affordable laptops, and in this article, we’ve gathered out impressions on a slightly older model, yet one that’s still popular in some regions, the MateBook D 15 MRC-W10. This offers a compact and light all-metal construction, a...
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The Nitro series is Acer’s entry-level lineup of gaming notebooks, and the Nitro 7 is their newest model as of the first part of 2019. Unlike the Nitros of the past, this new addition is a little different, with a more compact and much...
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We’ve reviewed most thin-and-light performance laptops with RTX graphics in the last few months, and out of the existing options, Asus were the only ones to stick with an inverted design in their ROG Zephyrus S GX531 line. That came with several sacrifices, though,...
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This article gathers our impressions on the updated Acer Aspire 7 2019 line, a computer designed to offer performance in a compact and light 15-inch envelope. Unlike the previous Aspire 7 lineups, I feel that the A715-73G models target a completely different audience and...
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Acer’s Predator Helios line includes some of the best value mid-range gaming laptops on the market, with popular devices like the Helios 300 and the Helios 500, both covered in previous in-depth articles on the site. As of the spring of 2019, Acer offers...
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For the last years, Acer’s Nitro line of value gaming laptops stood proof that you did not have to pay a lot of money in order to get a pretty good gaming experience. It’s true they somewhat sacrificed on design, speakers and screen quality,...
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While Chromebooks were initially launched as inexpensive alternatives to Windows laptops, they’ve come a long way in recent years, both in terms of the OS’s capabilities, but also in terms of the overall hardware quality. Acer have been one of the spearheads in promoting...
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This article is a detailed review of the Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701 GX gaming ultraportable, in the top-specked configuration with a Core i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics and 1 TB of SSD storage. Quite a few 17-inch thin-and-light gaming notebooks built...
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This is our detailed review of the 2019 Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX531 GX gaming ultraportable, in the top-specked configuration with a Core i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics and 1 TB of SSD storage. This actually builds on last year’s Zephyrus S...
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Lenovo is fairly new at making gaming laptops, but their Legion lines have been some of the best-buy products in their categories in the last two years, with the Y720/Y520 and then the Y530/Y730 models. Despite that, Lenovo is not resting on their laurels...
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This is our review of the Asus ZenBook 15 lineup of full-size ultrabooks, the compact 15-inch laptops with modern specs, few compromises, and highly competitive pricing in most regions. Down below I’ve listed all our reviews of this series from recent years, starting with...
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Although Gigabyte is not among the largest laptop manufacturers on the market, they’ve been building some highly praised enthusiast devices for quite a while now. In fact, their Aero 15s have been among the best ultraportable gaming laptops money could buy in the last...
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Back in 2018, Asus was among the first to update their mid-range gaming line with a smaller footprint and narrow bezels around the screen, while keeping all the other elements that made the ROG Strix lines competitive. As a result, the early 2019 models...
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I wrote yesterday about OLED panels finally making a comeback in the form of upgrade options for 15-inch laptops this year (sources say in March), with the XPS 15 headlining as one of the laptop series to receive such an update. More configuration options...
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As more and more reviewers rely on loaner devices and being first with a review to stay afloat, long-term reviews of laptops are becoming rarer. However, the overall user experience, manufacturer support, and engineering are aspects that are difficult to speak of without an...
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The MSI GE75 Raider is one of the few existing 17-inch gaming laptops that offer powerful hardware inside a compact and light chassis, and thanks to the implemented cooling, is also able to deliver on the performance that hardware is capable of. The GE75s...
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This article is our detailed review of the MSI GE75 Raider series, MSI’s updated line of mid-range 17-inch gaming laptops. We’ve spent a few weeks with several different versions of the GE75, and in this article, we’re primarily talking about the GE75 Raider 8SE...
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This article is a detailed review of the Acer Predator Triton 500 PT515-51, in the top-specked configuration with a Core i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics, 32 GB of RAM and two SSDs in Raid0. The Triton 500 is a brand-new design and...
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It took Nvidia a while to put the Turing GPU architecture inside laptops, but it’s happening from the second half of January 2019, so you should stay tuned for our detailed reviews of various RTX notebooks in the weeks to come. In the meantime,...
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It took Nvidia a long while to put the Turing RTX architecture inside laptops, but that has changed as of January 2019, and a plethora of gaming notebooks based on RTX graphics is available in stores these days. We’ve covered each important launch is...
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For years Dell’s Alienware has been the brand-name most enthusiasts associated to gaming computers, either desktop PCs or laptops. Things have changed these days, with all the other major OEMs offering gaming devices now, but even so Alienware machines stick towards the top of...
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Two years ago Asus launched an entry-level gaming line called TUF Gaming, a value-oriented class of gaming notebooks meant for those looking for solid performance at a lower budget. Last year they completely redesigned it. This year they further updated the configurations and made...
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Fanless laptops (completely silent) in 2024 – the best options
In this article, we’re discussing fanless laptops and silent Windows ultrabooks and Chromebooks, or in other words, laptops with passive cooling solutions, without a fan that spins and makes...
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