CES is coming up and as expected, a slew of new laptops are due to be announced, with much of the marketing set to revolve around AI functionality. As part of this push, Microsoft is now working with OEMs to ensure that new Windows laptops ship with a new keyboard …
Read More »Intel launches Meteor Lake with first wave of Core Ultra processors
Back at Intel Innovation 2023, Intel announced plans to launch its Intel Core Ultra processors in mid December. Based on the Meteor Lake architecture, the first wave of Core Ultra CPUs for laptops have now been officially announced and we have all the details on specs and features.
Read More »Computex 2023: Leo takes a closer look at MSI’s new laptop line-up
This week at Computex, MSI unveiled a slew of new laptops, aimed at gamers, creators and even big fans of Mercedes-AMG. In this video, Leo takes a closer look at the new range. Watch via YouTube below: Timestamps: 00:00 Stealth 16 Mercedes AMG showcase 01:25 New MSI Laptop Portfolio 06:22 …
Read More »Nvidia may have quietly retired its MX series laptop GPUs
Nvidia's discrete MX laptop GPUs don't top the performance charts, but historically they've still provided a bit more grunt than a mobile CPU's iGPU. iGPUs are getting better and better however, and now they're often replacing the MX series in laptops that you would expect to have a dGPU. As …
Read More »CES 2023: Nvidia unveils new RTX 40-powered laptops, prices start at $999
Today during its CES 2023 keynote, Nvidia officially unveiled the first RTX 40 series GPUs for laptops. According to Nvidia, around 60 percent of Nvidia laptop users have not yet upgraded to an RTX GPU, and the company is looking to change that with its new chips. Power and thermal …
Read More »MSI announces new laptops powered by Intel 11th Gen Core CPUs and RTX 30 graphics
Today, MSI is launching a new line-up of laptops for gaming and creative professionals, packing the latest Intel 11th Gen Core H-series processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series graphics. MSI's new laptops promise to deliver a 30 percent performance upgrade over the previous generation, as well as improved features …
Read More »Intel reportedly refreshing the Tiger Lake-U and H35 series
New reports point to a possible refresh of Intel's Tiger Lake-U and H35 series. Unannounced Tiger Lake-U processors have appeared on laptop product pages, we have also seen specifications for unreleased Tiger Lake-H35 processors. Notebookcheck's database has been updated with two new Tiger Lake-H35 processors: the Intel Core i7-11390H and …
Read More »Unannounced AMD Ryzen 5000 mobile CPUs listed in HP laptops
Not long ago, AMD has announced its Ryzen 5000 Mobile processors, but it seems that there are a few SKUs that weren't revealed at that time. Now, thanks to a few HP laptop spec sheets and a mysterious benchmark entry, we know about the Ryzen 5 5650U and the Ryzen 7 5850U.
Read More »CES 2021: AMD unveils Ryzen 5000 mobile processors
After plenty of speculation, Lisa Su today officially announced AMD's Ryzen 5000 mobile processors at CES 2021. These new mobile parts are split between the more performant H-series and the lower-power U-series, scaling up to 8-core/16-thread parts that can push past a 45W TDP...
Read More »MSI discounts some of its best gaming laptops in early Black Friday deals
If you are looking to pick up a new laptop at the moment, then it is worth shopping around as many retailers and laptop makers are doing early Black Friday deals this year. MSI is one of them, with five popular laptop models discounted early for November.
Read More »AMD and Lenovo collaborate on laptops for education
AMD and Lenovo have announced that they are working together on education solutions – powered by a new AMD 3015e CPU that offers up to 2 cores and 4 threads with a TDP of only 6W. There's a great need for learning platforms. According to UNESCO “more than 1 billion students, over …
Read More »CES 2020: Der8auer discusses using liquid metal in laptops
Leo chats with Der8auer about the recent trend of liquid metal inside laptops
Read More »AMD launches 2nd Gen Ryzen PRO and Athlon Pro mobile processors
AMD has officially begun rolling out its next generation laptop processors, with 2nd Gen Ryzen PRO and AMD Athlon PRO hitting the market, complete with Radeon Vega graphics on board
Read More »Early adopters for RTX laptops will want to double check their version Windows
RTX laptops are finally hitting retail but early adopters will want to double check their version of Windows if they want to take advantage of ray-tracing.
Read More »ASUS releases Strix Hero and Strix Scar notebooks to MOBA and FPS crowds
While there are plenty of peripherals out there that cater to specific gaming genres, ASUS has pushed it one further by marketing its new Strix Hero and Scar notebooks for MOBA and FPS titles respectively. Of course, neither are tied to just one genre, packing enough specs to play most …
Read More »Affordable GTX 1050-powered laptops said to launch at CES
It has been over a month since we saw the launch of Nvidia's new low-power GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050 graphics cards. However, we have yet to see these more affordable options make their way to laptops for gamers who require the portability. Fortunately, if this week's rumours are correct, …
Read More »Dell showcase new versions of XPS 12, 13 and 15: KGTV
With the release of any new line of processors, you can expect most system manufacturers to refresh their ranges of hardware offerings to make use of it. The recent Skylake ‘tock' cycle is no different, with a number of new systems being released within its XPS range of laptops. The 12, 13 …
Read More »It looks like Samsung has been messing with Windows Update
It looks like Samsung has been messing around with the Windows Update feature on its own laptops, which is causing quite a stir this week. According to Microsoft's Patrick Barker, Samsung has a program titled ‘Disable_Windowsupdate.exe' as part of its own Samsung branded computer update tool called SW Update. It …
Read More »Alienware 17 Gaming Laptop Review
Today we are analysing the Alienware 17 – a powerful gaming machine which fits into the Alienware range between the 18 that we looked at a few weeks ago and the 14 which has yet to pass through our labs. Is it worth a shortlist? writing essay service We were …
Read More »G.Skill announces new 8GB 2133MHz CL11 SO-DIMM kit
G.Skill is looking to push the current envelope as much as possible with the unveiling of its latest Ripjaws kit designed with laptops in mind. That's right, this new high performance DDR3 kit with an 8GB capacity (2 x 4GB) is a matched pair of SO-DIMM, featuring a bandwidth of …
Read More »Alienware 18 Gaming Notebook Review (with Intel Core i7 4930MX)
Today we are going to take a look at one of the most powerful gaming notebooks to ever hit the market, the Alienware 18. This fits in right at the top of Alienware's range and is one of the most expensive gaming notebooks that is currently available on the market. …
Read More »HP to release the worlds first gesture enabled pc
Even with touch screens being so common in Windows 8 laptops now, I think it's time we stopped putting our grubby fingers all over their nice HD screens. HP agrees, which is why its newly announced notebook, the Envy 17 Leap Motion SE, supports gesture input. Set for release this …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Joran Schoonderwoerd from MSI
Anyone who can remember progressing from a Commodore 64 to a PC – largely with gaming in mind – can rest assured that it's a very familiar path for the KitGuru editorial team. When we got the opportunity to interview MSI's Product Manager, Joran Schoonderwoerd, we were definitely interested. Read on …
Read More »No SSD? Why are laptop companies so sad?
Since 2010, KitGuru has been driving the notion that all systems should boot off an SSD. With the pricing on SSDs so competitive across the board – and laptop companies telling us how important battery life is – why do the vast majority of notebooks come with a cruddy old …
Read More »Who wouldn’t want a laptop that looks like a classic console?
Laptops aren't exactly as vogue as they once were at the moment, weathering the netbook trend of a few years ago and now sitting quietly in the corner while everyone plays with their tablets. But Sega's Note PC certainly makes me want to get a new one, since it comes …
Read More »Laptop prices have stagnated for 2 years
We have all gotten used to the idea that we work in/around a fast-paced industry where product cycles endlessly spin out new product at lower prices than ever before, but that's not so true in the laptop sector. Even with massive competition from the tablet PC industry, laptops seem to …
Read More »MSI GT70 0NC 17.3″ Laptop Review (i7 3610QM / GTX 670M)
Touting a 17.3” 1080p screen, 16GB of memory, RAID 0 SSDs, a BluRay drive and Killer Gaming network card, is MSI’s latest ‘Gaming Series’ iteration worth its credit card-crunching £1,999 price tag?!
Read More »Asus Transformer Pad TF300T Android Tablet Review
At KitGuru we test quite a wide range of products from numerous manufacturers. It would be fair to say that we look at many products from Asus but they are usually high-end motherboards or graphics cards designed with overclockers and gamers in mind. Asus have their fingers in many more …
Read More »No Core i3-branded mobile Ivy Bridge parts at launch
After many months of Ivy Bridge talk and still another month or so to go before its supposed launch date, it's been discovered that there doesn't appear to be any Core i3 models coming out for notebooks; rather, Ivy Bridge mobile parts will be confined to Intel's Core i7, Core …
Read More »60,000 laptops burn to a crisp
If you find yourself easily attached to electronics on an emotional level (and I'm not just talking about those times when you stroke the side of your iPad with lust in your eyes and whisper, “I love you so much baby”); first of all, you should probably seek professional help! …
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