Most laptops with discrete graphics are premium gaming machines or mobile workstations aimed at folks that need a high-performance GPU for graphic design, video editing, or gaming. And then there’s the T-bao Tbook Pro X86. It’s a $299 laptop with an NVIDIA graphics card and a low-power Intel Celeron Apollo Lake processor. Is it the […]
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Acer Swift 3 notebook NVIDIA MX150, quad-core Kaby Lake-R now available for $800
After launching the Acer Swift 3 notebook family earlier this year, Acer is updating the lineup with new models sporting Intel Core i5-8250U quad-core processors. The latest laptops come in 14 and 15.6 inch varieties, with list prices staring at $680. One of the most interesting models sports a 14 inch full HD display, 8GB […]
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NVIDIA launches entry-level GeForce MX150 graphics for laptops
NVIDIAÂ is launching a new entry-level graphics processor for notebooks. The new GeForce MX150 is an upgrade from the GeForce 940MX graphics that have been used in laptops for the past year or so, but NVIDIA says the new card offers up to 3 times better performance-per-watt. Among other things, that means the new chip can […]
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Origin launches 4 pound EVO15-S gaming laptop with GTX 1060 graphics
Origin PC has launched a gaming laptop with a powerful processor, discrete graphics, and a surprisingly compact design. What’s not surprising about the Origin EVO15-S laptop its its high price: it sells for about $2099 and up. The notebook has a 15.6 inch full HD IPS display and the system measures about 15″ x 9.8″ […]
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Zotac ZBOX MN321 mini PC packs NVIDIA graphics
Zotac offers a few tiny desktop computers with discrete graphics, including the recently unveiled Zotac ZBOX EN860 with a Core i5 Haswell CPU and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M graphics. But if you’re looking for something a bit more affordable, this month the company also introduced the ZBOX MN321. This model has a Celeron CPU and […]
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Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook updated with Haswell CPU, NVIDIA GPU
The Acer Aspire S3 is one of the grandaddy’s of all ultrabooks. Acer introduced the first model way back in the fall of 2011. Since then the company has upgraded the S3 a few times by offering faster processors and other improvements, but the higher-priced Acer Aspire S7 has gotten more love from Acer designers. […]
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Asus VivoBook U38DT ultraportable notebook with AMD CPU, discrete graphics
What do you get if you take the Asus VivoBook U38N ultraportable notebook and add discrete graphics? Apparently you get the Asus VivoBook U38DT. That’s the name of an upcoming 3.4 pound notebook with a 13.3 inch touchscreen display, an AMD quad-core processor, and Radeon HD discrete-class graphics. While there’s no mention of the Asus […]
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HP to offer AMD graphics on some Intel-powered ultrabooks
HP’s new line of 14 and 15.6 inch ultraportable laptops come in two flavors. The HP Envy 4T and Envy 5T will be available as ultrabooks with Intel processors, or “sleekbooks” with AMD processors. No matter which processor you get, the case design will remain the same and the laptops will be about the same […]
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NVIDIA launches 28nm graphics processor for ultrabooks
NVIDIA is introducing its next-generation graphics processing technology, and along with a new high-end GeForce GTX 680 graphics for desktop gaming, the company has a new mobile solution for ultrabooks and other notebooks. This isn’t a huge surprise. We already knew that the Acer M3 ultrabook would feature an NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics processor based […]
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Gigabyte ultrabook features a 14 inch, high resolution display
While Intel is positioning ultrabooks as premium ultraportable notebooks with reasonable price tags, there’s one premium feature that’s currently an exception instead of a rule: high resolution displays. Almost every ultrabook we’ve seen to date has a 1366 x 768 pixel display. But Gigabyte’s upcoming U2442V ultrabook has a 14 inch, 1600 x 900 pixel […]