The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga is a notebook that becomes a tablet when you tilt the 14 inch touchscreen display back 360 degrees. It weighs 2.8 pounds, measures two thirds of an inch thick, features support for up to an Intel Core i7 Skylake processor, and supports up to 16GB of RAM. But the most eye-catching […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad 710S is a 13.3 inch, 2.6 pound laptop coming this summer for $799 and up
Comments Off on Lenovo IdeaPad 710S is a 13.3 inch, 2.6 pound laptop coming this summer for $799 and upThe Lenovo IdeaPad 710S may not be the thinnest or lightest laptop Lenovo is launching at CES, and it may not have the most impressive display or a convertible design that lets use use  it like a tablet. But this notebook looks like a solid option for folks looking for a compact notebook with a […]
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LG Gram 15: A big laptop that weighs just 2.2 pounds
The LG Gram line of laptops are notebooks that weigh about a kilogram, which is roughly 2.2 pounds. The company has been offering models with 13.3 inch and 14 inch displays for a little while, and now LG is showing off a 2.2 pound laptop with a 15.6 inch display. Normally I don’t pay a […]
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Microsoft Store brings back Black Friday PC savings (up to $500 off)
The Microsoft Store is running its annual 12 days of deals sale, and today’s sale is a doozy. The company is offering up to $500 off the prices of select Intel-powered PCs. If the sale looks familiar, that’s because the prices pretty much match the Microsoft’s Black Friday deals on many of these laptops, tablets, […]
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More Asus Zenbook UX305 notebook models
Asus recently launched an updated version of its affordable Zenbook UX305 ultrabook with the new model sporting an Intel Core M Skylake processor rather than the Broadwell chip found in the version I reviewed earlier this year. But it turns out Asus isn’t stopping at one new model. There are actually several new versions, including one […]
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Dell XPS 13 notebook goes Skylake
Dell’s new XPS 13 laptop has the same thin and light design (and super-slim screen bezels) as the model introduced earlier this year. But Dell is overhauling the notebook’s insides. New models are available with Intel’s 6th-gen Core “Skylake” processors. The company is also now offering XPS 13 notebooks with up to 16GB of RAM. […]
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HP’s $200 Stream notebooks get Braswell chips, slimmer design
HP is giving its Stream line of low-cost laptops an upgrade and a minor makeover. The new HP Stream 11 and Stream 13 are a little thinner and a little lighter than the models HP released in 2014. The bigger news is under the hood, where HP has upgraded the laptops from Bay Trail to […]
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Dell Inspiron convertible notebooks go Skylake
Dell is updating its Inspiron line of consumer notebooks, convertibles, and desktops with new models featuring 6th-gen Intel Core “Skylake” processors. Among other things, that means you can now get an 11.6 inch or 13.3 inch Dell Inspiron convertible notebook with a Skylake chip, which should offer improved graphics, longer battery life, and slightly better CPU […]
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Acer launches Aspire V 13 laptop for $599 and up
Acer’s latest Aspire V 13 laptop features an Intel Skylake processor, optional full HD and touchscreen displays, and support for up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. The new Acer Aspire V 13 is a portable notebook that weighs about 3.5 pounds or less, and which should be available in October […]
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Lenovo 100S Chromebook and Windows laptops coming in October for $179 and up
Lenovo’s latest Chrome OS laptop is coming in October for $179 and up. The Lenovo 100S Chromebook features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and up to an Intel Celeron N2840 Bay Trail processor. While the specs seem a bit dated at a time when Cherry Trail, Braswell, and Skylake chips are available, […]