This is my detailed review of the 2023 Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM special edition series, a co-venture collaboration with the ACRONYM design agency (with whom Asus worked in the past for the Zephyrus G14 ACRNM). We’ve talked about the standard ROG Flow Z13...
This is my detailed review of the 2023 MSI Raider GE78 series of performance/gaming laptops. The Raider lineup includes MSI’s top-of-the-line gaming and high-performance notebooks, alongside the behemoth of the GE77 Titan, which we’re discussing in a different article. For the 2023 generation, the...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Lenovo Slim Pro 9i and Slim Pro 7 lineups of premium performance ultrabooks. The Slim Pro 9i, also known as the Yoga Pro 9i here in Europe, is a novelty for Lenovo and a competitor in the...
Time to discuss the Nvidia RTX 4090 Laptop mobile graphics chip, the most powerful mobile dGPU option available so far in 2024 for high-performance gaming and work notebooks. The GeForce RTX 4090 is built on Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace architecture, with updated CUDA processing cores,...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 updates in the standard Asus ZenBook 14 OLED lineup of thin-and-light portable laptops. Those include the ZenBook 14 UX3402VA (Intel 13th-gen Core P) and ZenBook 14 UM3402YA (AMD Ryzen 7000) clamshell designs, as well as the 2-in-1...
Reviews are out for the 2023 generation of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 M2, with the updated M2 Pro and M2 Max specs, and in this article, we’re going to have a roundup of what has changed and what most of the notorious publications...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 Razer Blade updates, the Razer Blade 16 and the Razer Blade 18. Over the last many years, Razer made some of the best premium performance thin-and-light laptops available on the market with their Blade lineups (and we’ve...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 update of the Asus VivoBook Pro 16X OLED series, model name K6604JI. Over the last years, Asus offered some well-balanced creator laptops in the VivoBook Pro 16X lineup, with a variety of Intel/AMD specs, beautiful high-res OLED...
The ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 is one of the most powerful work/gaming laptops available in Asus’s 2023 lineup, and one of the very few built on an AMD hardware platform, alongside the 2023 ROG Scar 17 and Strix G17 models. The 2023 generation is,...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Dell Alienware m18 and Alienware m16 lineups of full-size gaming/performance laptops, the most powerful Alienware notebooks available for the 2023 generation. The Alienware m18 is a full-size behemoth of a laptop, larger and heavier than the previous...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 lineup of compact and lightweight performance laptops. Asus have been offering the M16 series in stores for the last two years, but the 2023 model is a significant revamp of the previous models,...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 versions of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 series, both the Legion Pro 5i Intel-based models and Legion Pro 5 AMD-based configurations. The Legion Pro 5s are Lenovo’s mid-range lineup of performance/gaming laptops, slotting in between the premium-tier...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 updates of the ROG Flow X13 and Flow Z13 13-inch performance/gaming ultraportable laptops. I’ve already documented the previous generations in our reviews, over here for the Flow X13 and here for the Flow Z13, so I’m familiar...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 update of the Asus ZenBook 14X series. Last year, the 14X was the most powerful 14-inch Asus ZenBook available in stores and my favorite mid-sized Zenbook design ever, as concluded in our detailed review available here. I...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 Asus ZenBook Pro 14 lineups of performance ultraportables, which include a brand new ZenBook Pro 14 clamshell design, as well as a hardware refresh of the dual-display ZenBook Pro Duo 14 series. I’m excited about the ZenBook...
In this article, we’re discussing the single AMD Advantage laptop in the 2023 Asus lineup, the Asus TUF Gaming A16 series. AMD Advantage laptops are entirely built on AMD CPU and GPU platforms, and this generation bundles AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen4 processors and a...
In this article we’re discussing Asus’s premium lineups of creative laptops for 2023, the Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 3D OLED (H7604) and the Asus ZenBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (UX7602). Among other things, these are both available with an optional 3D OLED glass-free...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 updates of the MSI Raider GE78 and MSI Raider GE68 lineups of top-tier performance/gaming ultraportable laptops, as well as the mid-tier MSI Vector GP77 and Vector GP68 models. Both are full-size performance laptops, now available with 16:10...
In this article, we’re discussing the updates in the Alienware X series of premium performance laptops, the compact Alienware x14 R2 update, and the new Alienware x16 R1 16-inch model. The 2023 Alienware x14 is mostly a revamp of the gen1 model from last...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Acer Predator Helios 16 and Predator Helios 18 lineups of full-size gaming/performance laptops, the most powerful Acer laptops available so far for the 2023 generation. We’ve reviewed the Predator Helios notebooks over the years and watched them...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU603 lineup of portable performance laptops. The naming of this series is so confusing. The first time I saw this, I was thinking a G16 is finally that much-awaited follow-up of the Zephyrus...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 G634 and ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 lineups, the most powerful ROG – Republic of Gamers laptops available this year. These follow up the 2022 ROG Scar 15/17 generations, which we’ve reviewed...
In this article, we’re discussing the Asus ROG Strix G16 G614 and ROG Strix G18 G814 lineups, the mainstream full-size full-power ROG laptops available for the year. This year, the Strix G and the Strix Scar models are nearly identical designs, with only some...
In this article we’re discussing the 2023 Asus ROG Flow X16 lineup of 2-in-1 performance laptops. This generation is a hardware update with a few other minor refinements of the 2022 Flow X16 that we’ve reviewed in these two previous articles: top-specced Flow X16...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 AMD-based high-performance ROG – Republic of Gamers laptops, the premium-tier 17-inch ROG Strix Scar 17 G733P, and the mainstream 17-inch ROG Strix G17 G713P. While this year most of the Asus ROG Strix Scar and ROG Strix...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Acer Swift 14 and Swift X 14 ultraportables. The Swift 14 is a 14-inch premium ultraportable design that follows up on the previous Swift 5 14 models of the past. It’s designed with portability in mind, and...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Acer Nitro 16 and Acer Nitro 17 series of gaming/performance laptops, the mid-tier budget-friendly options in the Acer 2023 lineup. We’ve reviewed the Nitro notebooks over the years and watched them evolve and improve. Previously, Acer offered...
Another year, another generation of ThinkPad laptops. Lenovo are quietly launching the 2023 iterations of their premium-tier Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (11th gen) clamshell business notebook and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (8th gen) 2-in-1 convertible model. For the most part, the two are hardware...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 and Ideapad Pro 5i lineups. These include some exciting all-purpose configurations, available in either 14-inch or 16-inch sizes, and with either AMD (Pro 5 models) or Intel (Pro 5i models) specs, alongside optional...
In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 and Ideapad Slim 5i lineups. These are Lenovo’s mainstream lineups of compact clamshell laptops for the year, available in either 14-inch or 16-inch variants, and with either AMD (Slim 5 models) or Intel...