Computex, an AMD vs Intel CPU SmackDown and Apple’s worst nightmare: The Week...
It’s all about computers this week as we sent one of our journalists all the way to Taiwan to find all the shockingly brilliant and downright bonkers computer-oriented gadgets at this year’s Computex...
View ArticleHands on: Dell XPS 15 Review
As well as a new-look XPS 13 2 in 1, Dell pulled the curtain back on a new Dell XPS 15 laptop at Computex 2019. Boasting Intel 9th gen processors – current 10th gen Ice Lake chips are apparently not...
View ArticleInside HP Omen X 2S 15 – disassembly and upgrade options
Innovation is the second name of this laptop… well, metaphorically speaking, as it has way more than one name. It is called the HP Omen X 2S 15 and it features two screens and liquid metal thermal...
View ArticleNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs GTX 1650 – benchmarks and performance...
As soon as we were able to get our hands on a GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, we made sure we don’t let it go until we have to. This resulted in some benchmarks performed and some games test quite thoroughly. We...
View ArticleIntel Core i9-9880H vs Core i7-8750H/8850H – more cores = more performance
Today we are comparing one of the most popular and well-optimized CPUs of the 8th generation Intel laptop processors versus one of the highest potent processors on the laptop market in general. Is the...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Ryzen 5 3500U – which Ryzen 5 processor is the best?
Not only Intel has two mainstream laptop CPU series – AMD has it too! In fact, they are now using the same naming scheme as their Blue rivals – H-series for the bulky laptops and U-series for the...
View ArticleMarzipan, Mac Pro, and iPad features: A wish list for WWDC19
Apple’s annual extravaganza is just around the corner. By the time my next column rolls around, we’ll know all the secrets that Apple has been sitting on for the last year. (Well, many of those...
View ArticleDell XPS 15 (2019) Review
Dell’s XPS laptops are considered the gold standard when it comes to premium notebooks, and the latest XPS 15 is no exception. Priced at ($999 to start, $1,399 as tested), this is one of the most...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 3 dominates while the Moto Z4 makes an unintended debut: Winners...
It has been a huge week in the world of tech, with all manner of goodies appearing at the Computex trade show in Taipei. This plus the ongoing saga of alleged iPhone 11, Galaxy Note 10 and Moto Z4...
View ArticleThe ZenBook Pro Duo is a more practical take on dual-screen laptops
Asus is using its 30th anniversary to celebrate the release of a number of innovative computing products at Computex, a few of which come with the company’s own take on dual-screen computing. In...
View ArticleMSI PS63 Modern 8RC review
MSI may not be the first name you think of when looking for a laptop but the Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, which often spares with Asus on everything from motherboards to servers, has signalled its...
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HP Spectre x360 OLED vs. Apple MacBook Pro: Which 15-Inch Laptop Wins?
Editors’ Note: Apple has announced a new version 15-inch MacBook Prowith an improved keyboard and faster 8-core processor. We will update this face-off once we’ve had a chance to test that model. HP’s...
View ArticleNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q – what’s the difference?
NVIDIA’s GTX 1660 Ti, as we saw, is a pretty efficient graphics card, that compares very well with the RTX 2060 for example. However, what should you do if you need that much of graphics power in a...
View ArticlemacOS 10.15 Will Kill 32-Bit Apps: What You Should Do
As we approach yet another major macOS update — macOS 10.15 is expected to arrive at WWDC 2019 — it appears that time’s running out on some of the apps we’ve collected over the years. Specifically,...
View ArticleIntel Core i7-1065 G7 vs Core i7-8565U – 10th gen seems promising
There have been some speculations lately on a brand new ULV processor line-up from Intel. In fact, it represents the long-awaited 10nm architecture and bears the code name – Ice Lake. Additionally,...
View ArticleNew MacBook Pro vs old MacBook Pro
Apple’s updated its latest versions of the MacBook Pro with some new processors and a new version of its butterfly-switched keyboards. Revamped 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros can be ordered from...
View ArticleHands on: Dell G3 15 Review
The Dell G3 15 was one of our favourite gaming laptops from last year. While not a best-in-class, bleeding-edge device, it offered excellent performance considering the extremely affordable prices. The...
View ArticleASRock conceptual Phantom and Taichi GPU cases look ready-made for Navi
We might have heard about AMD’s new Navi GPUs at Computex 2019, but we didn’t get to see them or even get the full lowdown – for that we’ll have to wait for E3 2019. In the meantime, ASRock’s mocked up...
View ArticleNvidia GeForce RTX ‘Super’ GPUs rumored to appear at E3
Rumor has it that Nvidia is going to reveal three new spins on its GeForce RTX graphics cards which could be juiced up in terms of clock speeds and have faster GDDR6 memory (as previously speculated)....
View ArticleSamsung’s updated Notebook 7 is ready for gaming with discrete GPU support
Samsung has refreshed its Notebook 7 line of laptops with four updated models, two of which ship with discrete graphics targeted at creators and gamers. All models in the Notebook 7 line have been...
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