Amazon Gaming Week kicked off on Monday, April 28, and I’ve been keeping a close watch on gaming laptop sales. While I’ve dug up quite a few great Gaming Week RTX laptop sales, the best deal spotted so far isn’t actually available at Amazon. Walmart is home to the MSI Thin 15.6 for just $699, … Read more
Intel’s oddball Core Ultra 200V laptop chips—codenamed Lunar Lake—will apparently be a one-off experiment, not to be replicated in future Intel laptop chips. They’re Intel’s only processors with memory integrated onto the CPU package; the only ones with a neural processing unit that meets Microsoft’s Copilot+ performance requirements; and the only ones with Intel’s best-performing … Read more
Anker has become the go-to standard when it comes to essential tech accessories, from reliable chargers to a range of computer peripherals. The company stands for excellence and affordability, topping best-seller lists again and again. From the ocean of laptop docking stations, the Anker 5-in-1 USB-C hub is the popular model that takes its rightful spot … Read more
Specs are not bare-bones but are far from luxe; the 14-inch touchscreen has a 2,880 x 1,800-pixel resolution, and the system is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 268V CPU. That’s a few steps up from the basic processor model, but still a step down from higher-end options you typically find at this price. … Read more
If most of the discounts you’re seeing from today’s laptop deals aren’t enough for a student on a tight budget, here’s an offer from Amazon to consider: the Nimo Young Book for only $300, for savings of $140 on its original price of $440. That’s an excellent price for this device, but it’s only going … Read more
Thankfully, the touchpad is the perfect size, made of Gorilla Glass and featuring a crisp response when depressed. You won’t be able to miss the added lighting effect in the top-right corner. This purely decorative effect oddly pulses whenever you’re using an AI app (or when you press the Copilot key). It’s supposed to pulse … Read more
Like the other Ryzen Framework Laptops (both 13 and 16), not all of the Ryzen AI board’s four USB-C ports support all the same capabilities, so you’ll want to arrange your ports carefully. Framework’s recommendations for how to configure the Ryzen AI laptop’s expansion modules. Credit: Framework Framework publishes a graphic to show you which … Read more
Lenovo is a safe recommendation for anyone seeking a powerful and capable gaming laptop. The flagship Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has never tried to be the sleekest or most luxurious laptop. Still, for several years now, it has offered an excellent blend of performance, reliability, and features. Now, a new generation of Intel and NVIDIA … Read more
The Ryzen AI 7 350 is on par with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, give or take. It’s slightly behind in single-core performance, as measured by Cinebench R24, and a half-step ahead in multi-core. These processors aren’t known for being a powerhouse. Rather, the focus is all on efficiency. … Read more
Does your notebook need a Core Ultra 5, a Ryzen AI 9, or something in between? Today, picking which processor is right for you is a baffling choice that can add a bundle to a laptop’s price. So is the cost worth it? Do you need big-time processing power, or can you make do with … Read more