HP Omen X 2S gaming laptop adds a clever second display
At this point, gaming laptops are mostly a known quantity. Many of them use the same hardware, so the big difference usually come down to aesthetics. HP turned that whole concept on its head today by...
View ArticleInside HP 250 G7 – disassembly and upgrade options
HP 250 G7 is one of the many budget options on the market. However, a lot of people view it as a cheap alternative to the ProBook series of HP. However, does it offer some of the most significant...
View ArticleHP’s dual-screen OMEN X 2S gaming laptop looks like a super-sized Nintendo DS
HP’s new OMEN X 2S laptop is apparently a ‘world first’ – a gaming laptop with two displays, which is intended to let you ping messages to mates on Discord while playing, instead of having to rely on...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U – benchmarks and performance comparison
Are the latest AMD CPUs sufficient enough to surprass the last generation of Ryzen processors. In order to answer this question we’ve put side by side the Ryzen 5 of today versus the Ryzen 7 of...
View ArticleIntel Core i9-9880H vs Core i5-9300H – benchmarks and performance comparison
Our first contender – the Core i9-9880H is the top of the line ninth generation processor from Intel. It aims to challenge every challenger and laptop cooling with its eight cores and sixteen threads....
View ArticleHP 15 (15-da0000) review – did we go back in time?
Recently, we showed you a review of a very budget-friendly laptop, that features a decent processor. That was the HP 250 G7 with its Core i5-8265U. However, today, we are looking at a similar laptop –...
View ArticleAdata SD600Q ruggedized external SSD review
Adata is probably one of the most prolific storage vendors on the market, which is very surprising given that it doesn’t produce any components by itself and has to rely on third-parties for parts. Yet...
View ArticleWhat we’d like to see in the ThinkPad X1E Gen 2 for 2019
I previously wrote in my long-term review for the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 (essentially the same laptop as the X1 Extreme except with Nvidia Quadro GPUs instead of GeForce) that it was my favourite laptop of...
View ArticleCyberpower Ultra 5 GTX Gaming PC Review
The Cyberpower Ultra 5 GTX Gaming PC is a custom-built gaming PC configured specifically to get incredible value for HD gaming. While you have the option of mixing and matching various other components...
View ArticleAcer Predator Helios 300 review (15-inch PH315-52 2019 model – RTX 2060)
Summary: Acer did an excellent job with this redesigned Predator Helios 300 PH315-52, pretty much creating a new laptop from scratch, with a smaller form-factor, latest generation hardware and most of...
View ArticleZombieLoad Attacks May Affect All Intel CPUs Since 2011: What to Do Now
There’s a good chance your laptop is powered by an Intel CPU. If so, then you’ll need to update your computer immediately, after a class of vulnerabilities was discovered that allows attackers to steal...
View ArticleMSI GS65 Stealth review – 9th Gen Intel processors and RTX graphics cards,...
Today we are looking at a very rare breed of laptops. It is called the MSI GS65 Stealth and it features a stylish – near industrial design. Actually, with the advance of technology manufacturers are...
View ArticleAsus ROG Zephyrus S GX502 review (GX502GW model – i7-9750H, RTX 2070)
Summary: The Zephyrus S GX502GW is a major step-up from the early-2019 Zephyrus S GX531 lineup. It still offers plenty of performance in an even smaller, lighter and sturdier package, but this time...
View ArticleHP Spectre x360 15T (2019) review
It’s obvious that, when HP designed the Spectre x360 series, it wanted an ace that would essentially compete with Apple’s hugely popular Macbook Pro. We must say that, with their HP Spectre x360 15T...
View ArticleIntel Core i7-9750H laptop processor benchmarks, vs i7-8750H and i7-7700HQ
If you’re looking for a modern gaming or high-performance laptop in the second part of 2019 and first half of 2020, that’s most likely running on an Intel 9th gen Coffee Lake-Refresh hardware platform...
View ArticleGigabyte Aorus 15 X9 Review
The Aorus 15 X9 is a new machine from Gigabyte’s specialist gaming brand, and it takes a different approach to the offshoot’s previous devices. Aorus systems of past have been among the most outlandish...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-8265U – Intel manages to surpass AMD
This is a showdown between the updated Intel Core i5-8265U and AMD’s latest Ryzen 5 3500U. We are expecting to see a fierce battle since both of these devices use 15W and are aimed at around the same...
View ArticleASUS ZenBook S13 UX392FN Hands-on Review
In January at CES 2019, ASUS announced the new ZenBook S13 UX392FN boasting a premium CNC-milled aluminum design and an immersive screen with 97% screen-to-body ratio. We finally got our hands on one...
View Article4 Reasons to Wait for the 2019 Mac Pro, 3 Reasons Not To
The current Mac Pro was updated in 2017, but there are several major reasons to wait for the 2019 Mac Pro, or whatever Apple calls the new Mac Pro that we expect this year. Apple’s been quick to...
View ArticleSamsung’s Sleek, RTX-Powered Notebook Odyssey Available Now
May 17 2019 Update: The Samsung Notebook Odyssey is currently available for preorder here, for $1,999, and it will start shipping out May 24. This article was originally published Jan 7 2019. Samsung...
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