HP is bringing two new Chromebooks to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. The HP Chromebook 11 G6 Education Edition is a compact laptop with a ruggedized case, a 180 degree hinge, and support for up to 8GB of RAM and up to 64GB of storage. HP’s new Chromebook 14 G5, meanwhile, […]
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Should you wait for Meltdown & Spectre-proof CPUs before buying a new PC or phone?
This week we learned of major security vulnerabilities affecting nearly every current PC, server, and smartphone processor on the market as well as many released in the past decade or so. The Meltdown vulnerability primarily affects Intel processors, although chips based on new ARM Cortex-A75 design are also impacted. AMD chips are considered safe from […]
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Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) with Kaby Lake-R coming soon
Samsung’s high-end Notebook 9 series laptops aren’t the only ones getting an 8th-gen Intel Core processor update ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show. The company has just announced that it’s updating its Notebook 7 Spin convertible laptop with a new 2018 model sporting a quad-core Intel Core i5 processor. The Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) […]
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Would you pay $420 per year for a cloud-based virtual gaming PC?
High-end gaming computers can be expensive… and it’s not necessarily a one-time investment. If you spend $1000 or more to get the best CPU, graphics card, memory, storage, and peripherals available today, you may be tempted to upgrade one or all of those components in a year or two. So maybe French startup Blade’s idea to […]
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Zotac introduces 2018 ZBOX Mini PC lineup ahead of CES
Zotac’s 2018 line of ZBOX mini PCs range from low-end models with Intel’s low-power Gemini Lake processors to new high-end PCs with workstation-class NVIDIA Quadro graphics. There are also new fanless models with improved heat dissipation and support for 8th-gen Intel quad-core processors. The company says its new fanless system has a redesigned chassis that […]
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Lenovo Tablet 10 Windows 2-in-1 coming this month.
Lenovo’s latest Windows tablet features a 10 inch display, an Intel Celeron N-series processors, an active pen, and a detachable keyboard. It’s called the Lenovo Tablet 10, and while Lenovo hasn’t announced the price yet, the processor choice suggests that this is a tablet that will focus on energy efficiency rather than bleeding edge performance. […]
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2018 Lenovo ThinkPad L notebooks coming this month for $609 and up
Lenovo’s latest mid-range 13 inch ThinkPad laptop weighs 3.2 pounds, measures 0.74 inches thick, features a 13.3 inch, 1080p display, and like all of Lenovo’s new laptops, it charges via a USB Type-C port. The Lenovo ThinkPad L380 is coming this month for $609 and up, and it’s just one of several new L-series laptops […]
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Lenovo updates ThinkPad T series with new T480, T480s, and T580 models
Lenovo’s 2018 line of ThinkPad laptops look a lot like their predecessors, but all of the new models are available with 8th-gen Intel Core processors and a few new features including a “ThinkShutter” privacy cover for the webcam. While some folks put tape over their camera to make sure it’s not recording when it isn’t […]
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Lenovo introduces ThinkPad X280 and X380 Yoga
Lenovo is unveiling its 2018 laptop lineup ahead of next week’s consumer electronics show, with new ThinkPad X, T, and L series computers. All of the new models use USB Type-C power adapters, support Windows Hello facial recognition, and supports 8th-gen Intel Core processors. Some of the thinnest and lightest new models are in the […]
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Dell launches 2018 XPS 13 laptop (this time it’s even thinner)
Dell helped kick off the thin-bezel laptop trend in 2015 when the company launched a Dell XPS 13 laptop with a 13.3 inch display stuffed into a laptop the size of a typical 11.6 inch model. Since then, Dell has updated the XPS 13 several times by upgrading the processor and other internal components. But […]