Notebooks
For this year's ChinaJoy expo, AMD is taking to the show to announce a new and very special mobile CPU for high-end, desktop replacement-class laptops: the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, AMD's first V-cache-equipped mobile CPU. Slated to launch on August 22nd, the new chip is set to break new ground for AMD in the mobile space, all the while giving gamers an even more potent CPU for high-end gaming laptops. Based on AMD's cutting-edge 3D V-Cache packaging technology, which places an additional slice of L3 cache on top of the existing L3 cache on the core complex die (CCD), the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D marks the first time AMD has brought their extended L3 cache technology to the mobile space. And like the Ryzen desktop parts already...
SSD and USB 3.0 Performance of the Retina Display MacBook Pro
Two major upgrades offered to all of Apple's new MacBook lineup are updated SSDs and native USB 3.0 support. The same updated SSD is present across all of Apple's...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
How the Retina Display MacBook Pro Handles Scaling
Earlier this morning Apple introduced its next-generation MacBook Pro equipped with a Retina Display. The 15.4-inch panel features a native resolution of 2880 x 1800, or exactly four times...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
True to Form, Dell Updates the Inspiron Line
While refresh season is generally a little underwhelming for press and end users alike (surprise surprise, vendors are using the newest generation of processors!), there can be diamonds in...
13 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/5/2012Sony Goes Whole Hog With a New Ultrabook, Updates Vaio Notebook Line
It's not surprising with Computex on and hardware refreshes from the three major players (AMD, Intel, NVIDIA) that vendors have been updating their offerings. What is surprising is just...
4 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/4/2012HP Updates Workstations with Ivy Bridge
In a move sure to come as a surprise to approximately no one, HP is updating several members of their workstation lineup with new Ivy Bridge-based processors, including Ivy...
3 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/4/2012
ASUS Zenbook Prime (UX21A) Teardown
ASUS' Zenbook Prime is due for its official launch later this month. As we found in our early review of the UX21A, ASUS addressed nearly every problem we had...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2012
ASUS Zenbook Prime (UX21A) Review: The First of the 2nd Gen Ultrabooks
The first round of Ultrabooks were mostly underwhelming. It shouldn't be a surprise, but many of the efforts were just half hearted at best. Of the companies who shipped...
192 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/22/2012
Mobile Ivy Bridge and ASUS N56VM Preview
Intel is firing a massive artillery barrage at its competition today with the release of desktop and mobile Ivy Bridge processors. Last year’s Sandy Bridge gave Intel a huge...
49 by Jarred Walton on 4/23/2012_carousel.jpg)
Capsule Review: GeChic's On-Lap 1302 Laptop Monitor
Just three months ago we took GeChic's 13" USB 2.0-powered monitor, the On-Lap 1301, for a test run. What we found was a compelling concept for a product that...
24 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/15/2012
Toshiba Satellite P755D: Nearing the End of the Road for Llano
While the launch of Trinity isn't too far away, it's important to remember there are still plenty of Llano notebooks available today with a lot to offer on their...
34 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/11/2012
Toshiba Portege R835: Less Ultra, More Notebook
With the deluge of ultrabooks stemming from Intel's initiative over the past few months, it's easy to forget ultraportables have been a part of the Windows PC landscape for...
81 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/30/2012
NVIDIA's GeForce 600M Series: Mobile Kepler and Fermi Die Shrinks
While the desktop-bound GeForce GTX 680 is undoubtedly the most exciting release from NVIDIA today and the true flagbearer for their new Kepler microarchitecture, NVIDIA actually has a whole...
25 by Dustin Sklavos & Jarred Walton on 3/22/2012
Dell XPS 13: A Different Kind of Ultrabook
Late last year, before CES, we had the opportunity to check out Dell's then-upcoming entrant to Intel's nascent ultrabook market, the XPS 13. Dell has been refocusing their XPS...
85 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/13/2012
Clevo Refreshes X7200 With X79-Based P270WM, AVADirect First in Line
Clevo's venerable X7200 notebook has gotten more than a little long in the tooth. The desktop hardware-based behemoth has been sporting the X58 chipset and support for LGA1366 processors...
9 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/6/2012
ASUS Zenbook UX Series, Now in Pink
Out of all of the launched Ultrabooks, we like ASUS' Zenbook UX21 and UX31 the best. While ASUS doesn't have any major Ultrabook announcements at CES, it is updating...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012
Intel's Functional Nikiski Concept PC: Transparent Touchpad Doubles as a Screen Window
Intel talked about the Nikiski concept PC at Computex last year. The concept is simple: replace the palm rest and touchpad on a notebook with a transparent strip with...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012
OCZ Scores an Ultrabook Design Win for Everest: LG Super Ultrabook Z300
OCZ is on a roll at CES this year. It just announced LG's Super Ultrabook Z300 will ship with a 256GB mSATA Indilinx Everest based SSD. I'm still trying...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012
Introducing the 2012 Mobile Benchmark Matrix
Testing computer hardware can be a difficult process. On the one hand there’s a desire for more information and benchmarks, and on the other hand there’s a desire for...
48 by Jarred Walton on 1/6/2012
ASUS Zenbook (UX21) Review
Tablets have introduced a number of great features that are currently without equal in the notebook space. They are ultra light, extremely responsive, have tremendous battery life and are...
109 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/22/2011
ASUS Zenbook UX21 Teardown
Since it is a new product line for ASUS we were eager to get a look inside the 11-inch Zenbook as we progressed through our review process. Similar to...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/18/2011
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