Laptops
While we've been expecting the availability of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor to be around the middle of this year, Lenovo has announced two new 'AI-powered' notebooks for the Windows on Arm platform. Announced is the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 14 and the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 both feature Qualcomm's latest 12-core Snapdragon X Elite processor, ushering in a new era for Microsoft's Windows on Arm platform. Lenovo aims to target content creators and business professionals with these new models. Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite processor looks set to try to change the adoption of the Windows-on-Arm devices, with a critical focus on providing AI capability on device, which promises up to 45 TOPs of performance solely from the Hexagon NPU. Powered...
AVADirect 3D Gaming Notebooks
Recently, AVADirect launched two new 3D gaming notebooks. The Clevo W860CU 3D and ASUS G51JX-3D both use NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology to make the most of the increasing amount...
5 by Balraj Sandhu on 8/4/2010
Asus U33Jc: Much Ado About Bamboo
There's an age-old battle between form and function. Some users will give up performance and features for a devices that looks cool, while for others the benchmarks are all...
34 by Vivek Gowri on 7/29/2010
Samsung's N210: Where the Matte Finish Went
Pine Trail netbooks are pretty much all the same: they give you a 10.1" 1024x600 display and pitifully slow CPU and GPU performance, but that's balanaced by good battery...
24 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/28/2010
Laptop Buyer's Guide: 14-inch and Smaller
In the second half of our Mobile Buyer's Guide, we focus on portable machines with screens smaller than 14". The market as a whole is getting a thorough overhaul...
79 by Vivek Gowri on 7/19/2010
Alienware M11x R2: A Legend Reborn
Four months ago, Alienware turned the mobile gaming world on its head by cramming a reasonably fast GPU into a small chassis with an 11.6" display. We loved the...
56 by Jarred Walton on 7/9/2010
Fermi Goes Mobile: AVADirect's Clevo W880CU with GTX 480M
Ever wonder what a $3,000 notebook looks like? NVIDIA's first DirectX 11-capable GPU makes its way into notebooks to reclaim the fastest mobile graphics crown from AMD, starting with...
47 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/7/2010Gateway LT32 Netbooks
Gateway is launching their latest netbook today. The LT32 is a little larger than the competition with an 11.6” display, but it promises improved performance from an AMD Athlon...
6 by Balraj Sandhu on 7/7/2010
Dell Adamo 13: CULV Goes Upscale
When it debuted at CES 2009, the 0.65” Dell Adamo 13 gave the notebook world a Windows equivalent to the MacBook Air. With the ultrathin body, the brushed aluminum...
67 by Vivek Gowri on 7/6/2010
Acer Aspire One Netbooks
Acer has announced four new editions to the Aspire One netbook line. The AO521 and AO721 feature AMD Athlon Neo II processors, while the AO533 will come with an...
3 by Balraj Sandhu on 7/5/2010
Alienware M11x R2 First Look
A few weeks ago, Alienware launched a revamped version of the famed M11x, the world's smallest gaming laptop. We've been pestering them to get a review sample ever since...
57 by Jarred Walton on 7/2/2010
Mobile Buyers' Guide: 14" and Larger Notebooks and DTRs
The back-to-school season is coming and refreshed product lines are already starting to appear on store shelves. Intel's dual-core Arrandale processors continue to dominate in terms of raw performance...
64 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/30/2010
Clevo W880CU with GTX 480M now Shipping from AVADirect
NVIDIA announced their foray into mobile DX11 parts last month with the GTX 480M. No longer content to use older desktop designs optimized for lower power draws, the 480M...
7 by Jarred Walton on 6/28/2010
Toshiba A505D-S6987: A Look at Turion II Ultra M600 Performance
Our review of the Toshiba A505D-S6987 brings us to an interesting crossroads. In recent years Toshiba has made a habit of producing fairly well-rounded and inexpensive notebooks that are...
22 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/23/2010
AMD and Intel Mobile Rematch: Gateway NV5933u vs. Acer 5542
Our previous comparison between AMD and Intel laptops is now a year old, and plenty has changed since then. With a couple of the more recent releases on hand...
39 by Jarred Walton on 6/18/2010
Lenovo Announces IdeaPad Y560d 3D Laptop
Lenovo is launching their IdeaPad Y560d today, better known as the company's first 3D laptop. The new laptop is marketed as "TriDef" due to the triad of a 3D...
22 by Balraj Sandhu on 6/17/2010
MSI GX640: $1100 for a Speedy DX11 Laptop
Finding a reasonable gaming laptop without spending a ton of money can be difficult; finding one with DX11 support and high quality components for $1100? That's just being greedy...
28 by Jarred Walton on 6/13/2010
Acer Ferrari One: An AMD Ultraportable
Acer's latest Ferrari-branded laptop looks to compete in the crowded CULV ultraportable market. Packing an X2 L310 processor and HD 3200 graphics, on paper at least the Ferrari One...
40 by Vivek Gowri on 6/8/2010
AVADirect's Clevo W860CU: Mobility 5870 vs. GTX 285M
Who makes the fastest mobile GPUs right now? That question can be a bit tricky to answer, since getting identical laptops other than the GPU is difficult at best...
32 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/3/2010
Computex 2010: New ASUS Notebooks
Tagging along with the launch of the Eee Pad and Eee Tablet at Computex 2010, ASUS has also unveiled a range of new notebooks. Amongst the new releases are...
7 by Balraj Sandhu on 6/1/2010
ASUS U30Jc Revisited: Adding an SSD
Last week we looked at the ASUS U30Jc and found a lot to like… so much that we awarded it a Bronze Editors' Choice. The stock configuration comes with...
35 by Jarred Walton on 6/1/2010
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