Yesterday, when AMD announced its new Radeon RX 5500 series, we heard that the MSI Alpha 15 would be the first machine to launch sporting the RX 5500M graphics chip. Now, we have more details on the laptop itself, and it's an all-AMD machine targeting 1080p gamers. The main feature …
Read More »macOS Catalina is now available as a free update
Yesterday Apple began rolling out its latest operating system, macOS Catalina. The successor to macOS Mojave, the new update is notable for removing iTunes and introducing Apple Arcade. It is available for some Mac machines released as far back as 2012. Announced in a Newsroom post by Apple yesterday, macOS Catalina …
Read More »Razer Blade Pro 17 Review (2019)
Briony thinks this is one of the best laptops released in 2019. Find out why ...
Read More »AMD set to launch 7nm mobile graphics to rival Nvidia’s budget GPU’s
AMD looks set to shake up the mobile graphics market with leaks of their new RX 5300M and 5500M specifications showing performance to rival Nvidia's budget mobile offerings. There have been many rumours over the past few weeks regarding AMD’s Navi 12 and 14 desktop graphics looking likely to be …
Read More »The Razer Blade Pro 17 now comes with a 4K/120Hz display option
While we are still waiting for high refresh rate 4K displays to become more common in the desktop monitor market, laptop makers are beginning to push the technology. This week, Razer announced that the Blade Pro 17 will soon be available with a 4K UHD screen and a 120Hz refresh …
Read More »Microsoft’s next Surface laptop may switch from Intel to AMD CPUs
Microsoft has been working closely with AMD for a good number of years now, partnering up on Xbox One and Project Scarlet console hardware. Now, Microsoft may be turning to AMD in other parts of its business, with the latest rumours suggesting that the next line-up of Surface laptops will …
Read More »Microsoft is gearing up to launch new Surface hardware
Microsoft has been building up the Surface line-up for a long time now, starting off with kickstand-equipped tablets and eventually spreading to all-in-one PCs, huge enterprise displays and laptops. Next month, Microsoft will be lifting the curtain on what’s next for Surface, although some leaks have already given us a …
Read More »IFA 2019: Razer shows off new Blade and Studio laptops
IFA 2019 has had a big focus on new gear for professionals, particularly where displays and laptops are concerned. Razer's booth was no different this year with the European debut of the Razer Blade Studio Edition, although there were also some interesting updates to the gaming-focused Blade laptops too. The …
Read More »IFA 2019: ASUS launches ProArt StudioBook series
Alongside the ROG Phone II and new flagship ProArt monitor, ASUS also announced the new ProArt StudioBook series of laptops. As you would expect, these are powerful workstation-grade machines aimed at graphics professionals, digital artists, animators, architects, programmers and more. The flagship is the ProArt StudioBook One (W590), a 15-inch …
Read More »The world’s first 300Hz gaming laptops launch at IFA
ASUS and Acer came to IFA this year armed with the world's first 300Hz gaming laptops.
Read More »The ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA502 packs a 120Hz display and GTX 1660Ti for £899
Just a few months ago, we reviewed the ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA502- one of the best budget gaming laptops on the market today. We were already impressed with its specs and performance at the £1249 launch price, but today, you can get it a lot cheaper in the UK, with …
Read More »Razer upgrades Blade 15 Base model with Nvidia GTX 1660Ti
Back in late 2018, Razer expanded its Blade 15 laptop lineup with an all-new ‘base' model, which lowered the entry level cost for Razer's gaming laptop series. Today at IFA, the Blade 15 Base got a nice update, bumping up the CPU and GPU specs for better performance. The new …
Read More »Razer’s new Blade Stealth is the world’s first gaming ultrabook
Today at IFA, Razer kicked off the event by announcing the all new Razer Blade Stealth 13, which doubles as the world's first gaming ultrabook.
Read More »MSI launches trio of Intel 10th Gen powered laptops
We've seen plenty of monitor and peripheral announcements throughout this week, but there have also been some interesting announcements on the laptop front. This week, MSI announced the expansion of its creator line up laptops, the world's first to be powered by Intel's new 10th Gen six-core processors. The new …
Read More »ASUS Republic of Gamers Zephyrus GX502GW Review
Its quite the looker, but does this svelte design from ASUS tick all the boxes?
Read More »MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG Laptop Review – the 5GHz laptop
MSI has crammed a 9900K into this laptop, and they say it can run at 5GHz on all cores
Read More »NVIDIA updates RTX Studio lineup with new laptops and 30-bit colour support on GeForce
Back at Computex, NVIDIA launched its new ‘RTX Studio' initiative, aiming to create professional drivers for creative desktop users and powerful workstation laptops for those who need to do design, editing, modelling work on the go. We saw a bunch of RTX Studio laptops announced then but a few more …
Read More »The best gaming laptops on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day ends later tonight but there is still some time to grab a good deal. So far, we have covered some of the best monitors and SSDs on sale for Prime Day and today we will be taking a look at gaming laptops, including the highly praised ASUS …
Read More »MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG sneak peek / Core i9-9900K at 5GHz!
MSi took Leo down their new Titan laptop with a 9900k desktop CPU which they claim can hit 5ghz
Read More »ASUS ROG Zephyrus G (GA502) Laptop Review
It's a thin-and-light gaming laptop from ROG - but it costs just £1249
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar III (G531GW) Review (i9-9880H / RTX 2070)
RTX 2070 & 8-core i9-9880H alongside a 240Hz screen! ASUS' ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW is a beast
Read More »Computex 2019: Gigabyte shows off X570 and X299 motherboards, PCIe 4 SSD and 4K OLED laptop
Yesterday at Computex, Gigabyte announced five new X570 AORUS motherboards and a brand new PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 SSD with blistering fast speeds. Now, Leo has had a chance to roam the booth to get a closer look, we've also discovered a few new bits that we didn't know about …
Read More »Computex 2019: Nvidia launches ‘RTX Studio’ laptop program aimed at creators
Amongst Nvidia's various announcements at Computex this morning, the company also launched the ‘RTX Studio' program, a new certification for laptops aimed at the ‘prosumer' or content creation markets. The idea is to essentially give OEMs a blueprint for the hardware spec someone in this consumer category would be after. …
Read More »Huawei MateBook X Pro (2018) Review – still WORTH it?
We look at the MateBook X Pro 2018 edition, and see if it is worth buying today
Read More »Gigabyte Aorus 15-X9 Laptop Review (i7-8750H, RTX 2070)
It's a 15in laptop from Gigabyte with an i7-8750H and RTX 2070. Is it still worth buying?
Read More »Gigabyte’s latest Aero 15 and Aorus 15 laptops pack Intel 9th Gen CPUs and up to 240Hz displays
Earlier this week, Nvidia officially launched the GTX 1660Ti and GTX 1650 graphics chips for laptops. We've already seen several models sporting these new GPUs from the likes of MSI, ASUS and Acer. Now, GIGABYTE is joining the club with two new laptop launches, the AERO 15 Classic and the …
Read More »New code suggests that Nvidia could be working on a 2-in-1 gaming tablet
With the discontinuation of the Shield Tablet last year and Shield Portable seemingly no longer on sale, Nvidia looked to have given up its portable gaming efforts. This could change in the near future, as code within the Shield Experience software suggests that Nvidia could be planning to re-enter the …
Read More »MSI arms its latest laptops with 9th Gen Intel Core i9 and the latest Nvidia graphics
MSI has updated its range of laptops to include Intel’s latest 9th generation Core mobile i9 processors and a selection of Nvidia’s RTX 20 series and GTX 16 series graphics cards. The company promises a noticeable performance increase of up to 45% in its P series of creator laptops and …
Read More »Intel rolls out 9th Generation Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 CPUs for laptops
Following on from CES earlier this year, we saw many new gaming laptops launch with new RTX graphics but the downside at the time was that they were packing Intel 8th Gen CPUs, with 9th Gen just around the corner. Now just a few short months later, Intel has updated …
Read More »NVIDIA launches GTX 1660Ti and GTX 1650 for laptops
Nvidia expands its laptop graphics offerings with the GTX 1660Ti and GTX 1650
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