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...
Gigabyte P34G First Impressions: A Thin and Light Gaming Notebook
Over the course of a year, we look at a lot of devices and hardware; while it may require a lot of effort to publish a full review on...
64 by Jarred Walton on 10/1/2013MSI Unveils GP Series Notebooks: GP60 and GP70
Today MSI unveiled their latest notebook line of notebooks, the GP series designed for mobile productivity, entertainment, and gaming. For those not keeping track, that means MSI now has...
4 by Jarred Walton on 9/30/2013HP Announces Spectre 13 x2 Hybrid Ultrabook
Since the launch of Windows 8, many users have been waiting for something that does a better job of spanning the gap between laptops/Ultrabooks and tablets. We’ve seen sliders...
48 by Jarred Walton on 9/19/2013Alienware 18 Gaming Notebook Review
Alienware's deluxe model benefits the most from the refresh.
61 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/16/2013The AnandTech Mobile Show, Live from IDF 2013 [video] Updated: Now high-res
Sorry for the late posting on this, I was trying to get a high res copy of the video to push live first but it looks like that's coming...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 9/11/2013Acer Previews Haswell Chromebook at IDF
While they’re not for everybody (yet?), Chromebooks have become one of the most popular laptops to buy online lately – more specifically, Acer’s $200 C710-2833 Chromebook is reportedly selling...
4 by Jarred Walton on 9/11/2013Sony Announces PS Vita PCH-2000, PS Vita TV
Kicking off today is what’s sure to be a busy week. Both Apple and Intel have events scheduled over the next few days, with an Apple product announcement and...
13 by Ryan Smith on 9/9/2013Analyzing the Price of Mobility: Desktops vs. Laptops
Computers have been getting faster over the years, and with the increased performance we eventually passed the point where most systems were “fast enough” and the various features and...
110 by Jarred Walton on 9/7/2013Alienware 17 Gaming Notebook Review
Prior to the Haswell generation, the Alienware M17x was the gaming notebook to get. The new Alienware 17 has a fresh coat of paint and a new moniker, but...
46 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/6/2013Amazon Launches New Kindle Paperwhite
With all the advances in tablet technology, the experience of reading a physical book is still preferred by many people – or if not a book, then an e-book...
22 by Jarred Walton on 9/5/2013ASUS Announces Zenbook UX301 and UX302 Haswell Ultrabooks
Our final ASUS IFA announcement for today is for their new Ultrabooks, which we’ve been waiting to see for a couple months now. I thought ASUS pretty much nailed...
56 by Jarred Walton on 9/4/2013ASUS Announces X102BA Touchscreen Ultraportable with AMD’s Temash APU
As we wrap up with ASUS’ IFA announcements for today, we shift from the tablet and smartphone sectors over to laptops. Launched back in May, Kabini is AMD’s alternative...
17 by Jarred Walton on 9/4/2013ASUS Announces Transformer Book T300 - Windows 8 Detachable Tablet
Earlier today (sorry – I’m writing these up as fast as my fingers will go!), ASUS announced their new Transformer Book Trio, a hybrid Android + Windows 8 tablet/laptop...
24 by Jarred Walton on 9/4/2013Lenovo Announces New ThinkPad T, X, and S series Ultrabooks
Today in the pre-IFA excitement in Berlin, Germany, Lenovo announced updates to their T, X, and S series Ultrabooks, with thinner form factors, a variety of panel options, larger...
46 by Jarred Walton on 9/3/2013Eurocom X5 (Clevo P177SM)
Over the last decade or so, Clevo has been one of the more enduring notebook original design manufacturers, particularly when it comes to gaming and workstation-centric desktop replacements. I’m...
39 by Vivek Gowri on 9/2/2013Mythlogic Pollux 1613 / Clevo P157SM Review
Two months after the Haswell and GTX 780M launch and there’s still some question as to what sort of performance you can expect. With the Mythlogic Pollux 1613 (aka...
47 by Jarred Walton on 8/30/2013Acer V7-482PG-9884 Review: Everything You Need
There’s a careful balancing act that needs to be maintained when putting together any system. Cooling requirements need to be kept in check by size constraints, performance ties into...
62 by Jarred Walton on 8/24/2013Choosing a Gaming Laptop, Back-to-School 2013 Edition
We regularly get asked for opinions on what product is “best” for a certain use case. Naturally, what makes a product perfect for one user may not matter much...
61 by Jarred Walton on 8/23/2013NVIDIA 326.80 Beta Drivers Available – Splinter Cell: Blacklist Ready
NVIDIA is pretty good about staying on top of the latest releases with updated drivers, and today is no different. Building from the current 326.41 Beta release, today’s 326.80...
4 by Jarred Walton on 8/20/2013Acer R7 Review: Something Different
What happens when you rethink everything concerning the traditional notebook and try to come up with something newer and hopefully better? Earlier this year, Acer released the Aspire R7...
114 by Jarred Walton on 8/15/2013