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For the last years, Acer’s Predator Helios 300s have been among the best selling and most recommended performance/gaming/all-purpose laptops on the market, and for good reason. We’ve reviewed all the available Helios 300s over time, and this article gathers our thoughts on the most...
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The 14-inch Acer Swift 3 series includes some of the best-value affordable ultrabooks on the market, and I’ve recently spent time with their latest update as of late-2020, the Swift 3 14 SF314-59 model with Intel Tiger Lake hardware. Update: Acer also offer an...
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After spending more than a month with the Razer Blade Stealth, I was eager to return to my daily driver, the Razer Blade 15, and see how much I missed it. But then Razer was kind enough to lend me one of their newer...
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Among the multitude of ASUS ZenBooks available in stores these days, the ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 series steps-out of the crowd with its sub-one-kilo lightweight magnesium construction, good-quality matte screen, uncompromised IO, and long battery life. Most lightweight ultrabooks sacrifice on some of those...
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The ZenBook S Flip UX371 is the premium 2-in-1 convertible offered by ASUS in stores as of late-2020, and their first ultrabook certified as an Intel Evo platform. Only the highest-tier of portable laptops built on Intel Tiger Lake hardware get the Evo badge,...
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I finally got to use the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7 for a while, and gathered my thoughts on it in this article. Lenovo also sell this as the Yoga Slim 7 in some markets, but it’s the same product, so I’ll refer it as...
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Earlier in the year, MSI announced their updated GE66 Raider 15-inch performance laptop, and I’ve been impatiently waiting to get my hands on it for many months now. This GE66 Raider had big shoes to fill-up, following on the competent GE65 Raider model from...
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Asus have recently revamped their entire lineups of ZenBook ultrabooks, and while I’ve tested most of their clamshell models in recent months, I was yet to touch their updated 2-in-1 convertible models till now. Not anymore, though, this article is our detailed review of...
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After reviewing the highly-competitive AMD Ryzen based versions of the IdeaPad 5 and Slim 7 earlier this year, we’ve finally got our hands on the ThinkPad T14s business ultrabook based on AMD’s Ryzen Pro hardware series, the 2020 follow-up of the popular ThinkPad T490s...
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Earlier this year I’ve reviewed the 13-inch Swift 3 ultraportable with Intel IceLake hardware, an interesting and fairly affordable portable laptop with a productivity-focused 3:2 display. Several months later, Acer updated the series with the newer Intel Tiger Lake hardware, updated the thermal design...
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Nitros are Acer’s entry-level performance laptops, devices meant to offer the best specs, performance and features for as little money as possible. However, Acer offers two Nitro versions, the all-plastic Nitro 5 which we’ve reviewed a while ago, and the more premium Nitro 7,...
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September 18, 2020: I ended up replacing the JBL bar with a different set of speakers and sub. Scroll to the end to see what I got! May 31, 2020: With four months of usage under my belt, I’m updating this article with a...
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When I first heard about the Surface Duo last year, I’ll admit that I was intrigued but also skeptical. I didn’t really understand what I would actually do with phone that folded closed and had no use in that position. It wasn’t until I...
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This is our detailed article of the Asus ROG Strix G15, in the higher-end G512LV configuration with an Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia RTX 2060 graphics, in the updated and overclocked 115W variant. Right now, the Strix G15 is the most affordable ROG...
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This here is our detailed review of the 2020 update of the Asus VivoBook S15 M533, in the M533IA configuration based on AMD Ryzen 4000 hardware. VivoBooks are Asus’s line of mid-level ultrabooks, the more affordable alternative for their premium ZenBooks. While in the...
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Last year I got the opportunity to review two Razer Blade Stealth models – one with the Nvidia MX150 and the other with an updated GTX 1650. While I liked them, there were some aspects about both models which I found a bit frustrating....
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The world of gaming mice is almost as competitive as the e-sports themselves, but a small team calling themselves “Zephyr Gaming” looks to distinguish themselves by offering something fairly unique: In addition to the “standard” high-end features of OMRON switches, a 16,000 DPI sensor,...
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This here is the Asus ZenBook 14 UM425, in its UM425IA configuration based on the AMD Ryzen + Radeon Vega hardware platform. Right now, this ZenBook is one of the most interesting ultrabooks available for less than 1000 EUR here in Europe (and probably...
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The Nitro 5s are Acer’s entry-level gaming notebooks, their most affordable options meant for buyers on a budget. However, Acer does offer the Nitro 5s in a multitude of configurations. This article is about the updated 2020 15-inch Nitro 5, code-name Nitro 5 AN515-55,...
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The MSI Creator 17 is the first notebook to ship with this new generation mini LED IPS display, and I finally got to spend time with it in these last weeks. This is 17-inch mobile workstation built on the latest 2020 Intel and Nvidia...
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This here is the compact 13-inch ZenBook 13 UX325JA, the mid-2020 update of the popular Asus ZenBook ultrabook series. It’s been slightly redesigned from the previous 13-inch ZenBook UX331 and UX333 models, but more importantly, it features updated hardware (Intel IceLake), updated connectivity with...
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A few weeks ago Asus quietly introduced their updated 2020 ZenBook lineups, code name ZenBook 14 UX425JA (with a 14-inch screen), and ZenBook 13 UX325JA (with a smaller 13-inch format). I wanted to spend some time with these before sharing my thoughts with you,...
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I finally got to spend time with the 2020 MSI GS66 Stealth performance ultraportable, and I’ve gathered my thoughts on this product down below, with the solid traits and its quirks. You probably know plenty about it by now, but having reviewed it later...
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I bought this 14-inch version of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 about three weeks ago and it took me a little longer to publish my thoughts, and that’s because I wanted to see whether a color-deficient screen is something I can live with or not....
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We’ve tested several Huawei laptops over the years and ended up recommending most of them, such as the compact MateBook 13 and the competitively-priced MateBook 15. We’ve never properly tested their flagship MateBook X Pro series, though, until now, when we got to spend...
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Razer was kind enough to lend me one of their new Razer Blade Pro 17 models – this one with an RTX 2080 Super! I’m very interested to see just how well it stacks up against the model I reviewed last year, as well...
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In this article we’re having a look at the 14-inch version of the Lenovo IdeaPad 320S, one of this new breed of portable laptops that put a 14-inch screen inside a smaller 13-inch body. Lenovo plans to offer the IdeaPad 320S line in both a...
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This here is the 2020 Acer Predator Triton 300, a mid-tier 15-inch gaming ultraportable that slots in between Acer’s Helios and Triton 500 lineups, as a more affordable portable performance laptop. The Triton 300 series was initially unveiled at IFA in the fall of...
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In this article, we’re taking a detailed look at the 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo GX550 from ASUS, their new top-of-the-line performance 15-inch ultraportable. ROG laptops are among the most popular gaming and performance notebooks in their segments, and this series builds on Asus’s prior...
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This is our detailed review of the 2020-model Gigabyte Aero 15 XB performance ultraportable. After spending some time with the beefier Aorus 17 and knowing that Gigabyte have redesigned the compact Aero model for this year, I was looking forward to getting my hands...
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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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