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We’ve spent time with several different AMD Ryzen 4000 laptops lately and this right here, the ROG Zephyrus G15 from Asus, is one of the more balanced products available right now with this new AMD hardware. It’s not as well made or as compact...
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Update – January 22, 2022 The following steps are confirmed to work with the XPS 15 7590: 1. Set BIOS settings to default 2. From BIOS -> Security, disable UEFI firmware capsule updates ‘ 3. Run BIOS from Windows; the system will restart 4....
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Razer’s Blade Stealth is the most compact gaming-ultrabook money can buy right now, but the 2019 model cut a few corners. We’ve reviewed it here on the site and our main complaints were the limited CPU performance in taxing loads, the squashed keyboard layout,...
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For years now, the Dell XPS 13 has been my personal ultrabook of choice and one of the better thin-and-light notebooks on the market. However, the XPS 13 hasn’t seen a significant update for a while, and that’s changing with the early-2020 Dell XPS...
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Acer and Lenovo are looking for their own share of the pie called “budget gaming-notebooks” in 2020, and are working on both Intel 10th gen and AMD Ryzen 4000 configurations of their Nitro 5 and Legion 5 lineups. We’ve already covered the Intel models...
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This is our detailed review of the Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA706II, the base-tier model of the 2020 TUF Gaming A17 series based on AMD Ryzen 4000 H and Nvidia GTX hardware. The FA706 is the slightly larger 17-inch version of the more compact...
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With 10th gen Intel Core H hardware now available, everyone is updating their notebook lineups, including Lenovo. Among others, they have some brand new Legion gaming models in the works, called Legion 5 and Legion 7, scheduled as follow-ups for the popular Legion Y540...
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We’ve spent the last two weeks reviewing a couple of AMD 4000-series powered laptops, and in this article, we’ll look at how the Asus TUF Gaming A15, currently the best value offer in this AMD lineup, compares with one of the best Intel-based models,...
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This article is a quick comparison between the 15 and the 17-inch versions of the new Asus TUF Gaming notebooks based on AMD 4000 hardware and Nvidia GPUs. We’re going to look at the main differences and similarities between them, as well as explain...
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Lenovo makes some of the most competitive gaming laptops of the moment as part of their Legion line, with devices like the high-tier Legion Y740 and the mid-range Legion Y540. What they don’t make is a gaming ultrabook, a thin-and-light performance laptop that can...
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Intel’s 10th gen Comet Lake-H hardware update is just around the corner now and the official launch is expected for early April 2020. There is however lots of info about the platform out there, based on various leaks and product-listings. That’s why this article...
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This article is a quick comparison between two configurations of the Asus TUF Gaming A15 mid-tier gaming series based on AMD Ryzen 4000 and Nvidia hardware. The two versions that we’re looking at are the FA506IV with a Ryzen 7 4800H processor and Nvidia...
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In this article, we’re going to have a look at how the mid-tier AMD Ryzen 5 4600H APU fares against the higher-tier AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in benchmarks, games and real-life use, but also how these two compare to a couple of the other...
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MSI are refining most of their gaming notebooks lineup for 2020, with revamped editions of the ultraportable GS Stealth series, the performance GE Raider and the budget-friendly GF65 Thin lines. The MSI GS66 Stealth follows up the popular GS65 Stealth Thin from 2018/2019, which...
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This is our second review of a 2020 Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506 notebook, this time in a lower-tier FA506IU configuration, after carefully analyzing the top-tier FA506IV model in a previous article. This FA506IU variant is more affordable than the IV model, as it’s...
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As you might be aware, single-channel RAM notebook configurations experience a significant drop in gaming performance compared to a dual-channel implementation with similar specs, due to how the recent Windows installments manage memory on dual-graphics laptops that get both an iGPU and a dGPU....
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Shyly, Acer also announced some of their updated plans for 2020, with new versions of the Predator Triton 500 ultraportable and the mainstream Nitro 5 gaming notebook in the works, and scheduled in stores for around April/May. Surprisingly, no word on the highly-popular Predator...
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A few years ago Asus launched the TUF Gaming notebook series, as a more budget-friendly alternative of their premium ROG Gaming lineup. This article is a detailed review of their latest TUF Gaming A15 FA506 update, based on an AMD Ryzen 4000 platform and...
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Along with the release of Intel’s 10th Gen laptop CPUs, Razer has updated their Razer Blade 15 options. It’s not just a CPU upgrade either – Razer has made some significant improvements on their premium ultraportable that I’m confident everyone will like. First let’s...
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While the Duo GX550 is now the top-of-the-line offer in the ROG Zephyrus lineup, Asus have also updated their 15 and 17-inch Zephyrus S models for this generation. First off, they went with a slight change in naming, with the 15-inch Zephyrus S GX502...
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ASUS are not just updating their ultraportable Zephyrus lineups with Intel 10gen hardware and Nvidia Super graphics, but in fact their entire series of performance notebooks, including the mainstream ROG G and the high-performance ROG Strix Scar models. In this article, we’re taking a...
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Last year’s Zephyrus M GU502 was potentially my favorite model in the entire 2019 Zephyrus lineup, due to its simpler and lightweight construction, alongside the mid-range configuration that eventually made it more accessible for the average user than the higher-tier Zephyrus SGX502. This year,...
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Asus make some of the better performance/gaming ultraportables money can buy with their ROG Zephyrus lineups. But the main reasons they’ve earned my appreciation over the years is the fact that they’re not resting on their laurels, instead, they’re constantly working on pushing the...
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MSI’s are on fire at CES 2020, unveiling not just a brand new ultraportable GS66 series, but also a completely revamped version of their Raider performance 15-inch series, the GE66 Raider. As expected, the GE66 Raider follows-up on the GE65 Raider from 2019, which...
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For the last few years, the Acer Predator Helios 300s have been some of the best-value mid-tier gaming laptops on the market. They offered solid performance and the right features in an affordable package, but their dated design was in dire need of a...
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For years now, AMD barely mattered in the laptop space, and even if their platforms have improved in recent years, they’ve only been the lower-tier budget alternatives for the Intel Core H platforms. Not anymore, though. As of Spring 2020, Ryzen 4000 Mobile platforms...
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AMD finally matters in the laptop space with their Zen 2 Ryzen 4000 H platform, and not just when it comes to performance in demanding loads, but also with daily use and gaming. Gaming, in particular, is something the previous Ryzen platforms have struggled...
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In this article, we’re taking a close look at the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX434FLC, the early-2020 update of the popular ZenBook 14 series of ultraportable laptops. This is based on last year’s ZenBook 14 UX434FL and UX433FN, with a similar design and construction, but...
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StudioBooks are a newer lineup of mobile workstation notebooks from Asus, and we’ve already covered some of the available options here on the site, such as the StudioBook Pro 17 and the beastly StudioBook Pro X. However, aside from the top and mid-range models...
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This is the Asus ExpertBook B9 B9450. It’s marketed as the world’s lightest 14-inch business laptop as of early 2020, and yes, it weighs less than a kilo even in its bigger battery version, or under 900 grams if you opt for the smaller...
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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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