A few years ago Intel embarked on a strange journey in the effort to offer laptop-class processors with high-performance graphics: the Intel Kaby Lake-G line of chips paired an Intel processor with AMD Radeon Vega graphics. Now that journey has come to an end. Intel has announced that it’s discontinuing its entire Kaby Lake G […]
Acer Aspire 7 laptop with Kaby Lake G (Intel CPU and AMD graphics) coming soon
Remember Kaby Lake G? That’s Intel’s line of 8th-gen Intel chips with integrated AMD Radeon graphics. Intel unveiled the processor line in early 2018, introduced a new mini gaming PC powered by Kaby Lake G chips, and then Dell and HP released a few laptops with the processors. And… then Kaby Lake G sort of […]
Acer unveils a 3.3 pound, 15.6 inch laptop with Kaby Lake-G
The new Acer Aspire 7 is a laptop with a fairly big screen, a fairly small body, and more processing power than you’d expect from a laptop this size. Acer says the upcoming laptop measures just about 0.67 inches thick and weighs just about 3.3 pounds. But this 15.6 inch laptop supports up to a […]
Chuwi HiGame mini PC with Kaby Lake-G hits Indiegogo for $899 and up
The Chuwi HiGame mini is a compact gaming desktop with an Intel Kaby Lake-G processor and AMD Radeon Vega M graphics. Measuring just 6.8″ x 6.2″ x 2.9″, the HiGame is smaller than an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, but it’s a full-fledged desktop computer capable of handling virtual reality and/or multiple 4K displays. It’s […]
Chromebook “Kidd” with Intel Kaby Lake-G on the way (AMD graphics)
Chromebooks aren’t just cheap laptops with Google’s Chrome OS software anymore. There’s a wide range of Chrome OS devices these days, including entry-level and premium devices, and new form factors including tablets. But one thing we haven’t seen yet is a Chromebook with AMD or NVIDIA graphics. But that could change soon. Xda-developers spotted a […]
Emdoor unveils Kaby Lake-G gaming laptop and mini PC
Chinese device manufacturer Emdoor has unveiled several new designs for computers featuring Intel’s Kaby Lake-G processor with AMD Radeon graphics. The EM-B14KG is a compact desktop computer designed for gaming. It basically looks like a slightly larger, rounder version of Intel’s Hades Canyon NUC. The EM-NM14KG, meanwhile, is a 14 inch laptop with similar specs […]
Beelink introduces mini PCs with Gemini Lake, Kaby Lake-G processors
Last week Alfawise introduced a new mini-desktop computer with support for Intel Gemini Lake low-power processors and a design that’s more than a little reminiscent of last year’s Beelink S1 with an Intel Apollo Lake processor. So what’s next from Beelink? An updated model with a new design and a Gemini Lake CPU, obviously. But […]
Chuwi HiGame mini PC packs a Kaby Lake-G CPU with AMD graphics (crowdfunding)
Chinese device maker Chuwi’s next mini desktop computer is designed at gamers… or at least at gamers who don’t have a lot of room for a big gaming rig. It’s called the Chuwi HiGame, and it’s a computer that measures about 6.8″ x 6.2″ x 2.9″ while packing an Intel Core i5-8305G quad-core processor with […]
Intel and AMD’s team-up for laptop graphics could give NVIDIA a run for the money (review roundup)
Intel’s integrated graphics processors have gotten a lot better in recent years. Most recently Intel chips have no trouble handling 4K videos and you can even do some light gaming on a modern PC with Intel graphics. But the company’s newest chips bring something more to the tablet: discrete-class graphics courtesy of AMD. The 65 […]
Dell XPS 15 convertible with Kaby Lake-G now available (Intel CPU with AMD graphics)
The new Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 is a notebook with a 15.6 inch display, a 360-degree hinge for using the computer in tablet mode, and support for pen or finger input. But what really makes the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 unusual is that it’s one of the first computers to ship with an Intel Kaby […]
Dell launches XPS 15 convertible with Intel Kaby Lake-G (AMD Radeon Vega graphics)
Late last year Intel and AMD announced they were working together on a new set of chips that combine an Intel Core H-series quad-core processor and discrete-class AMD Radeon Vega graphics. At CES 2018 we’re starting to get a look at some of the computers that will ship with those new Intel/AMD Kaby Lake G-series […]
HP’s new Spectre x360 15 comes with either AMD or NVIDIA graphics
The latest HP Spectre x360 15 is a convertible notebook with a 15.6 inch, 3840 x 2160 pixel touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge, active pen support, and four Bang & Olufsen speakers. It measures 14.1″ x 9.8″ x 0.8″ and weighs about 4.6 pounds and the laptop has an 84 Wh battery that Hp says […]
Intel NUC mini PC with 8th-gen Intel Core CPU and Radeon graphics coming soon
Intel’s NUC line of mini desktop computers have been around for years, and for the most part they stuff the low-power guts of a laptop into a little computer that’s not much bigger than a small stack of CDs. But a few years ago the company kicked things up a notch with the introduction of […]
Intel 8th-gen Core chips with AMD Radeon graphics coming soon to laptops and mini PCs
All of Intel’s modern processors have integrated graphics and most of the company’s recent chips can leverage that GPU for things like 4K video playback and even some gaming. But serious gamers, video editors, or cryptocurrency miners might still prefer a system with a more powerful discrete graphics processor. Now Intel’s got a new line […]