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Clevo N240WU is a barebones laptop with 8th-gen Intel Core i7 for $669

PC makers are starting to ship laptops featuring Intel’s 8th-gen Intel Core “Kaby Lake Refresh” processors. But if you’re having trouble finding one with the exact specs you’re looking for, here’s an unusual option: you can pick up a barebones Clevo model for $669 and outfit it with memory, storage, and an OS on your […]

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Lenovo’s Kaby Lake-R lineup includes new Yoga, IdeaPad, Legion laptops (leaks)

Lenovo’s planning to launch several new laptops and refresh a few other models this fall, if leaked product listings at a Polish store are anything to go by. We should know more about pricing and availability in a few days: Lenovo is holding a press event ahead of the IFA trade show on August 31st. […]

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Dell Inspiron 7000 series convertible goes Kaby Lake-R

Dell’s 13 inch clamshell laptops aren’t the only models getting a spec bump up to Intel’s 8th-gen Core processors. The company’s 13 and 15 inch convertible tablet-style notebooks are also being updated to include Intel’s new 8th-gen Core processors, which Dell says should offer up to 33 percent better performance (in some situations). The Dell Inspiron […]

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Dell Inspiron 13 7000 with Kaby Lake-R CPU coming in October for $800 and up

Dell is giving its Inspiron line of 13 inch, 15 inch, and 17 inch notebooks a Kaby Lake-R update. As usual, the models I’m most interested in are the most portable, including the Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop with a 13 inch display and the 13 inch Inspiron 7000 convertible with a 360-degree hinge and a […]

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Acer Nitro 5 Spin convertible with Kaby Lake-R coming in October

Acer’s Nitro laptops are designed for gamers, with the company’s current Nitro 5 laptops packing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 100 graphics and 45 watt, quad-core Intel Kaby Lake-HQ series processors. Now the company is getting ready to launch a new convertible model called the Nitro 5 Spin. But it’ll have one of Intel’s new Kaby Lake-R […]

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Intel’s 8th-gen Core chips for laptops have twice as many cores, up to 40 percent better performance

Intel’s first 8th-gen Core processors are set to hit the streets in September, and for this launch, Intel is taking aim at notebooks. The new Intel Core i5-8250U, Core i5-8350U, Core i7-8550U and Core i7-8650U chips are 15 watt, quad-core processors with support for hyperthreading. So while they’re manufactured using the same 14nm+ process as […]

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HP launches ProBook 400 G5 business laptops with Kaby Lake Refresh chips

HP is updating its business laptop lineup with new 13.3 inch, 15.6 inch, and 17.3 inch HP ProBook 400 G5 series laptops. As usual, the model I’m most interested in is the smallest, which is the 13.3 inch HP ProBook 430 G5 notebook that measures 12.8″ x 9.2″ x 0.8″ and weighs about 3.3 pounds. […]