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AMD Ryzen 7000 “Dragon Range” chips for gaming laptops coming in 2023

AMD plans to launch the first Ryzen 7000 series desktop chips later this year, with mobile versions aimed at laptops and other compact computers coming in 2023. But that oversimplifies things a bit, because it turns out AMD will actually be launching two different lines of laptop chips next year. In addition to the previously expected […]

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Chuwi LarkBox X mini PC with Ryzen 7 3750H now available for $399

Chinese PC maker Chuwi has a history of offering small, affordable computers including laptops, tablets, and compact desktop PCs. Some keep the price low by tapping entry-level processors like Intel’s Atom-based Celeron and Pentium Silver chips. Others tap processors that are a few generations old instead. The Chuwi LarkBox X takes the latter approach. It’s […]

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AMD launches 35-watt Ryzen 6000HS laptop chips with RDNA 2 graphics

The first laptops powered by AMD’s Ryzen 6000 mobile processors should arrive soon with new models on the way from Acer, Asus, Dell (Alienware), Lenovo, Razer, and others. While AMD’s 2022 mobile chip lineup will eventually include a wide range of processors including 15-watt U-series chips and 45+ watt Ryzen 6000HX series processors, the first […]

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What’s the difference between AMD’s new Ryzen 5000 Barcelo and Cezanne chips? Not much

This week AMD launched its Ryzen 6000 “Rembrandt” line of mobile processors featuring eight new Ryzen 6000H series chips for higher-performance computers and two new Ryzen 6000U series chips for more energy-efficient notebooks. But the company also introduced three new mobile chips that are part of the Ryzen 5000U family. And they’re… not really all […]

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Lilbits: AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile, Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 and other leaks on the eve of CES 2022

Many big tech companies and news outlets may have opted not to actually go to Las Vegas for the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, but the show is still going on both in-person and virtually. So expect a flood of announcements over the next few days. Kicking things off, the Consumer Technology Association has announced a […]

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Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 laptop supports up to a Ryzen 9 5950X processor (notebook with the heart of a desktop PC)

PC maker Eurocom has a history of stuffing desktop computer parts into laptops, but the new Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 may be the company’s most powerful desktop replacement to date. It’s a 5.7 pound laptop computer with a 15.6 inch, 240 HZ display, support for up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics, and an AMD AM4 socket […]