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Acer’s new Predator Triton 500 SE gaming laptop features Intel Alder Lake and NVIDIA RTX 30 Series

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The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is a gaming laptop with an all-metal chassis that measures less than 0.8 inches thick and which has an understated design making it a notebook that wouldn’t look out of place in the office, unlike many gaming-class computers. After launching a model powered by an 11th-gen Intel Core processor […]

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop update brings Ryzen 9 6900HS, Radeon RX 6800S and a webcam

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Over the past few years the Asus ROG Zephryus G14 has earned a reputation as a high-performance gaming laptop with a compact but stylish body thanks to a grid of LED lights on the lid that allows you to customize the look of the laptop on some models. This year’s model takes things to another […]

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Acer Swift X is a compact laptop with Intel Alder Lake and discrete graphics

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The new Acer Swift X is a thin and light laptop powered by a 12th-gen Intel Core processor and discrete graphics. Or actually, it’s two different laptops that match that description, because Acer is offering 14 and 16 inch models. While specs are similar across both models, the larger Swift X has a higher resolution display and […]

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Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173080C is a compact PC with NVIDIA RTX 3080

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Zotac’s latest ZBOX Magnus EN series mini PC with discrete graphics is an 8.3″ x 8″ x 2.5″ computer that houses an Intel Core i7-11800H processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 laptop graphics with 16GB of GDDDR6 memory and up to 150W of power. The new ZOTAC ZBOX Magnus EN1713080C will be available either as a barebones […]

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HP Elite Dragonfly G3 is a 2.2 pound laptop with a 13.5 inch, 3:2 display and Intel Alder Lake

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HP is updating its Elite Dragonfly line of thin and light business laptops with a new model sporting the latest Intel processor and a new 3:2 aspect ratio display that provides more vertical screen space while still keeping the starting weight below 2.2 pounds. The new HP Elite Dragonfly G3 will be available starting in March, […]

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Intel Arc discrete graphics now shipping to PC makers

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CES 2022 may be the coming out party for Intel’s 12th-gen Core Mobile processor family, but we’re going to have to wait a little longer for news about the company’s other big new product launch for this year: its Intel Arc discrete graphics. While the company isn’t ready to provide specs or availability details yet […]

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Intel’s Alder Lake Mobile chips bring hybrid architecture to laptops, promise up to 40-percent performance boost

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A few months after launching the first 12th-gen Intel Core desktop processors based on Alder Lake architecture, Intel is introducing its first Alder Lake mobile chips. And there are an awful lot of them. Intel is launching 28 new mobile processors as part of the 12th-gen Intel Core mobile lineup. They range from 9-watt chips […]

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Intel Evo platform now includes devices with foldable displays, Core H-Series chips

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The Intel Evo Platform is basically Intel’s way of verifying that laptops offer a certain set of “key experiences.” When the platform first launched in 2020 that meant long battery life, quick resume from sleep, and fast charging, among other things. Now Intel is introducing the 3rd-gen Intel Evo Platform. Along with those earlier experiences, […]

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HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is a 13.5 inch convertible for business

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The HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is a thin and light laptop with a 13.5 inch FHD+ or higher resolution touchscreen display with a 3:2 aspect ratio, support for a pressure-sensitive digital pen, and a 360-degree hinge that lets you use the computer in laptop or tablet modes. With a 12th-gen Intel Core vPro processor, an […]

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Alienware x14 is a 4 pound gaming laptop with a 144 Hz display and up to NVIDIA RTX 3060

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When Dell launched the Alienware X line of ultrathin gaming laptops last year the company focused more on slim profiles than light weights – the smallest available at the time was a 5 pound Alienware x15 with a 15.6 inch display. But the new Alienware x14 is a smaller, lighter laptop that doesn’t skimp on horsepower. […]