Intel’s Core i7-8750H processor is a 6-core, 45 watt that’s most commonly found in gaming laptops and other mobile computers. But compact desktop computer maker Partaker has stuffed the chip into its latest small form factor desktop. The Partaker B18 is available from AliExpress for about $450 and up. The entry-level price is for a […]
Intel NUC mini computers with 28 watt Coffee Lake chips now available
If you don’t count the “Hades Canyon” and “Skull Canyon” models aimed at gamers, most of Intel’s NUC mini computers to date have shipped with 15 watt or lower power processors. But while the new Intel NUC “Bean Canyon” line of computers are about the same size and shape as their predecessors, they’re powered by […]
ASRock Jupiter: Tiny desktop PCs with 65W Intel Coffee Lake chips
ASRock is preparing to launch a new line of compact desktop computers powered by Intel’s 8th-gen Core “Coffee Lake” processors. The upcoming ASRock Jupiter measures 7″ x 7″ x 1.3″ and houses a 65 watt processor. While the company hasn’t said which processor options will be available for the upcoming computer, it seems likely that we can […]
Intel’s Coffee Lake NUC mini PCs shipping in September, up for pre-order now
Intel’s new “Bean Canyon” NUC computers are tiny desktop PCs powered by 28 watt Intel Coffee Lake processors with Intel Iris Plus 655 graphics. If you don’t count the Intel “Skull Canyon” and “Hades Canyon” NUCs, which are larger models aimed at gamers, the new Bean Canyon systems are the most powerful NUC mini computers […]
Intel launches Coffee Lake NUC mini computers
As expected, Intel has officially launched a new line of compact desktop computers powered by 28 watt 8th-gen Intel “Coffee Lake” processors with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655. The new “Bean Canyon” NUC computers aren’t available for purchase yet, but you can read all about them in a 74 page document posted to the Intel […]
Apple’s 2018 MacBook Pro lineup: 8th-gen Intel Core chips, more RAM, display, keyboard, and Touch Bar improvements
Apple is launching a new generation of MacBook Pro laptops today with Intel Coffee Lake processors, support for up to 32GB of RAM on the larger models, and a design that should look familiar… but which include a few improvements including a quieter keyboard and a bigger battery. The new MacBook Pro laptops with 8th-gen […]
Intel’s next-gen NUC mini PCs will have 28W Coffee Lake processors
The gaming-oriented Intel Hades Canyon NUC with an Intel Kaby Lake-G processor is technically the first of Intel’s min computers to feature an 8th-gen Intel processor. But the company’s first mainstream NUC systems with 8th-gen chips are coming later this year. While most older NUC systems featured the same kind of 15 watt processors you’d typically find […]
Shuttle unveils Intel Coffee Lake mini PCs
Small form-factor PC maker Shuttle is starting to show off a line of mini computers with Intel Coffee Lake processors. The Shuttle DH310 is an entry-level model with support for up to a 6-core, 12-thread processor, while the Shuttle DH370 is a slightly higher-end version with a rugged design. Shuttle also has an XH310 model […]
System76 launches a 4.4 pound Linux laptop with 6-core Intel CPU, NVIDIA graphics (Oryx Pro)
Linux computer maker System76 launched its first laptops with 8th-gen Intel Core processors last year. Those computers featured quad-core, 15 watt processors based on Intel’s Kaby Lake Refresh architecture. But now System76 is taking pre-orders for a laptop that packs much more power. The updated System76 Oryx Pro features an Intel Core i7-8750H hexa-core, 45 watt […]
Dell’s 4-pound XPS 15 laptop now supports up to Core i9 hexa-core processor, NVIDIA GeForce 1050TI graphics
Dell is launching an updated version of its XPS 15 thin-and-light laptop. The new model is still a 4 pound laptop with a 15.6 inch display and optional support for up to a 4K touchscreen. But Dell says the new model has an updated display panel which is brighter and enables longer battery life. Oh, […]
Intel’s first hexa-core chips for laptops coming soon (leaks)
There’s more evidence that Intel plans to launch laptop chips with up to 6 cores and 12 threads. We got a first glimpse at an unannounced 45W Core i7-8720HK hexa-core processor in December, and details about a higher-performance Core i7-8750HK leaked this week. Now a leaked Intel roadmap suggests Intel may have at least one […]
Intel Coffee Lake 6-core laptop CPU leaked
Intel started shipping 8th-gen Core processors for laptops this year, but so far we’ve only seen a handful of 15 watt quad-core chips designed for thin and light computers. Now it looks like higher-power, higher-performance chips are on the way. Images posted on Chinese service Tieba allegedly shows a computer with an Intel Core i7-8720HK […]
Updated Intel roadmap leaked: Gemini Lake this month, Cascade Lake-X in late 2018
Intel’s next-gen, low-power Celeron and Pentium processors are almost here. We’d been expecting Intel’s first “Gemini Lake” processors to have shipped by now, but an updated roadmap shared by the folks at MyDrivers shows that the first Gemini Lake processors should ship this month. The roadmap also lays out plans for new mid-range and high-end […]
Intel is bringing Core i9 chips to laptops (and other leaked details about upcoming 8th and 9th-gen Core chips)
You can already find a few laptops powered by 8th-gen Intel processors… but so far your only options are models with 15 watt, quad-core chips based on Intel’s Kaby Lake Refresh design. Soon you may be able to pick up a more powerful model with a 45 watt processor based on Coffee Lake-H architecture. Intel […]