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Acer Swift Go 14 and 16 are compact laptops with high-res OLED displays

Acer’s new Swift Go line of laptops are thin, light, and powerful machines with impressive displays. Two of the first models announced are the Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) and Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71), which have high-resolution OLED displays featuring 120 Hz refresh rates, 500 nits peak brightness, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, among other things. Both notebooks feature 13th-gen […]

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Lightweight Acer Swift 14 laptop with Intel Raptor Lake coming in March for $1400 and up

The Acer Swift 14 (SF14-71T) is a premium thin and light notebook with an aluminum unibody chassis, a 14 inch touchscreen display, and support for up to a 13th-gen Intel Core H-series processor. It measures less than 0.6 inches thick and weighs about 2.65 pounds. The Swift 14 will be available in March with prices starting at […]

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Alienware x14 R2 is a compact gaming laptop with Raptor Lake-H and up to NVIDIA RTX 4060

The Alienware x14 R2 is a gaming laptop with a 13th-gen gen Intel Core H-series processor, a 2560 x 1600 pixel, 165 Hz display, and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40-series graphics. But it’s also a fairly compact notebook (by gaming standards), measuring 12.6″ x 10.3″ x 0.6″ and weighing just under 4.6 pounds. So […]

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Acer’s new Swift X 14 combines Raptor Lake-H and NVIDIA RTX 4050

The new Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71) is a thin and light laptop that packs a lot of punch into a compact design. Available with 45-watt, 13th-gen Intel Core H-series processors and optional support for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 discrete graphics, the computer can be used for gaming. But it’s designed for mobile graphics work and […]

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Acer’s eKinekt Bike Desk lets you power your laptop by pedaling

Sitting for prolonged periods may or may not eventually kill you, but in recent years a number of companies have introduced alternatives for folks who’d prefer to stand, walk, or even ride a bike at their desk. Acer’s new eKinekt Bike Desk goes a step further. Not only does it let you get some exercise […]

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NVIDIA brings RTX 40 series graphics to laptops (higher performance, lower power consumption)

NVIDIA is overhauling its laptop graphics lineup with a new line of RTX 40 series mobile GPUs that the company says deliver better performance than the RTX 30 series while consuming less power. The company says every major PC maker plans to launch gaming and/or mobile workstation-class computers featuring the new GPUs in the coming […]

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Intel introduces Alder Lake N-series chips for laptops priced below $400

Intel is rethinking its low-cost, low-power processors for entry-level laptops in a big way this year. That mean a new name, new features, support for higher frequencies and more processor cores, and a new architecture… well kind of new. The new Intel Alder Lake-N line of chips are basically what you’d get if you took […]

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Intel launches Raptor Lake mobile chips (13th-gen for laptops)

When Intel launched its 13th-gen Core “Raptor Lake” processor lineup last fall, the company started with a series of high-power, high-performance chips meant for desktop computers. Now the company is bringing Raptor Lake to laptops and mini PCs. The first computers powered by Raptor Lake mobile chips should arrive in the coming months with base […]

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Lenovo Smart Paper E Ink tablet could be the global version of China’s Yoga Paper

The Lenovo Yoga Paper is an E Ink tablet with a 10.3 inch greyscale display that supports pen and touch input, a Rockchip RK3566 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and Android-based software. First announced earlier this year, the Yoga Paper is available in China for around $400 and up, but Lenovo hasn’t announced […]