Notebooks
AMD is looking to drive the AI PC market with options across multiple product lines, which aren't limited to consumer processors. While primarily designed for the commercial sector, AMD has announced the Ryzen Pro 8000 'Phoenix' series of APUs for desktops, which AMD claims is the first professional-grade CPU to include an NPU designed to provide on-chip AI neural processing capabilities. AMD has also announced the Ryzen Pro 8040 'Hawk Point' series of mobile processors designed for commercial laptops and notebooks. AMD's Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series processors come with support from AMD's Pro Manageability and AMD Pro Business Ready suites and are built with AMD's current generation Zen 4 cores. The Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series processors are...
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Lenovo’s New ThinkPad P1 Gen3 for Professionals: OLED, 8-core Xeon, Quadro
At the high-end of Lenovo’s ThinkPad designs, where professionals need server-grade features like ECC and graphics focused on compute or rendering, we get the P1 model which is updated...
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Lenovo Unveils ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3: 45 W Core i9, 15.6-inch, 1650Ti
For the high-performance commercial space, the line of Extreme Lenovo ThinkPads is a popular choice. For the current generation, Lenovo is unveiling a new X1 Extreme Gen3 version specifically...
23 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/17/2020
AMD Confirms That SmartShift Tech Only Shipping in One Laptop For 2020
Launched earlier this year, AMD’s Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” APUs brought several new features and technologies to the table for AMD. Along with numerous changes to improve the APU’s power...
55 by Ryan Smith on 6/5/2020
Samsung Unveils Intel-based Galaxy Book S: Intel’s Lakefield Inbound
Samsung this morning is taking the wraps off of the long-awaited Intel (x86) version of the company’s popular ultraportable, always-connected laptop, the Galaxy Book S. First teased by Samsung...
50 by Ryan Smith on 5/29/2020
Huawei Matebook X Pro and Matebook 13 2020 Models Available For Pre-Order
Back in February this year, we published an announcement that Huawei was planning on refreshing its Matebook X Pro for 2020. Following on from this, Huawei has announced that...
39 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/18/2020
Honor Magicbook 14 Notebook Review: Where Style Paints a Picasso
There are three major selling factors when it comes to laptops: Specifications, Price, and Style. It is exceedingly rare to have a laptop hit all three, and if often...
89 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/15/2020
Apple Launches New 13" MacBook Pro: 10th Gen Ice Lake and New Scissor Keyboard
Today Apple is releasing new revamped versions of its 13” MacBook Pro line-up, most notably updating the series with the new scissor-switch style Magic Keyboard, as well as giving...
85 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/4/2020
NVIDIA’s 2020 Laptop Refresh: Launches GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 2070 Super, & GTX 1650 Ti
With this week marking the launch of AMD’s Ryzen Mobile 4000 APUs and Intel’s Comet Lake-H mobile CPUs, this week is essentially the kick-off point for the next generation...
22 by Ryan Smith on 4/2/2020
Intel Details 10th Gen Comet Lake-H for 45 W Notebooks: Up to 5.3 GHz*
Two of the big announcements out of CES this year were both mobile related: Intel and AMD announced they would be launching new gaming laptop processors into the market...
158 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 4/2/2020
Ryzen Roundup: A Quick Overview of Ryzen Mobile 4000 Laptops From Acer, ASUS, Dell, & MSI
Originally announced back at CES 2020, AMD this week has finally launched its new "Renoir" Ryzen Mobile 4000 APUs. And with it, AMD's laptop partners have begun rolling out...
41 by Anton Shilov on 3/31/2020
Apple Reveals MacBook Air 2020: 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core and Scissor Keyboard, Starting At $999
Apple has unveiled its new generation MacBook Air lineup that features a number of long-awaited upgrades, including Intel’s newest processors with up to four cores as well as Iris...
59 by Anton Shilov on 3/18/2020
AMD Details Renoir: The Ryzen Mobile 4000 Series 7nm APU Uncovered
The notebook market has not been kind to AMD over the last decade – for a long, long time the company was only ever seen as the discount option...
95 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/16/2020
How Good (or Bad) is a $100 Laptop? The Coda Spirit Review
Back in late 2014, I remember Brett reviewing the HP Stream 11-inch laptop for $200. At the time, it was a great little machine, offering all you need to...
99 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/9/2020
Samsung Updates Galaxy Book Ion: First with Comet Lake & LPDDR4X
Samsung has revealed a new version of its Galaxy Book Ion 13.3-inch ultra-light notebook based on Intel’s 10th Generation Core (Comet Lake) processor. Of particular interest, the model of...
8 by Anton Shilov on 3/2/2020
Honor Magicbook 14-inch and 15-inch Notebooks with AMD APUs: Coming Worldwide
Last November, Huawei subsidiary honor launched a new line of notebooks inside China. The Magicbook line consisted of several models built on Intel, AMD, and offered a variety of...
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Slim, Powerful, Aggressive Pricing: New Lenovo ThinkPad X13
Known for its light weight and portability, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 also happens to be a halo product with a price to match. Demand for ultra-portable notebooks is high these...
19 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2020
New Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops: AMD Ryzen 4000 Pro or Intel 10th Gen
Lenovo’s ThinkPad T-series are arguably one of the most popular business-class notebooks combining performance and utility. Today, Lenovo introduced its new ThinkPad T14, T14s, and T15 laptops featuring the...
33 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2020
Huawei Announces MateBook X Pro New Edition, New MateBook D Laptops
Today Huawei is announcing a refresh of its popular MateBook X Pro laptop line, upgrading the internals to the newest Intel Comet Lake CPUs as well as introducing new...
14 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2020
MSI Intros Modern 15 Laptop: An Inexpensive Laptop for Content Creators
MSI has been actively targeting content creators with its laptops as of recently, so it's only fitting that this week the company introduced its Modern 15 notebook, aimed at...
28 by Anton Shilov on 2/21/2020
Compal Develops FlexBook: A Foldable 13-Inch PC with a Hardware Keyboard
Compal, a leading contract maker/ODM of notebooks and other mobile devices, has developed a prototype of a foldable hybrid tablet that can be equipped with a hardware keyboard. The...
11 by Anton Shilov on 2/18/2020
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