Acer’s first Chromebook with AMD Ryzen processors are coming next month. The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 is a 3.4 pound convertible with a 14 inch touchscreen display and a 360-degree hinge that lets you use the Chrome OS computer in laptop or tablet modes. The Chromebook Spin 514 will be available starting in February for […]
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System76 introduces Pangolin Linux laptop with Ryzen 4000U
The next Linux laptop from System76 will be a model with a 15.6 inch display and support for up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4700U processor. The System76 Pangolin laptop should be available soon for $849 and up. Like all System76 computers, the Pangolin will be available with a choice of Ubuntu or the company’s […]
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ASRock Mars 4000U is a Ryzen mini PC that’s just 1 inch thick
ASRock’s latest small form-factor desktop computer is a mini PC that measures 7.6″ x 5.9″ x 1″ and which is powered by an AMD Ryzen 4000U series “Renoir” processor. That’s a line of 15 watt chips more commonly found in laptops, but a growing number of small desktops use Renoir chips as well. The new ASRock […]
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MINISFORUM EliteMini UM700: Mini PC with Ryzen 7 3750H for $569 and up
MINISFORUM has been on a tear this fall, releasing a series of compact desktop computers in rapid succession, including a model with discrete graphics, one with an Intel Ice Lake processor, and another with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4750G processor. The latest entry is the MINISFORUM EliteMini UM700. It’s a 5″ x 5″ […]
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Gigabyte BRIX mini PCs with AMD Ryzen 4000, Intel Tiger Lake chips coming soon
Gigabyte’s BRIXÂ line of computers are small form-factor desktops that have historically been powered by Intel processors… with a few exceptions over the years that have featured AMD chips under the hood. This year with the AMD and Intel duking it out in the power/performance/price race like never before, AMD seems to be hedging its bets. […]
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Meet some of the first mini PCs with Ryzen Embedded V2000 chips
This week AMD introduced its second-gen Ryzen Embedded processor lineup, promising up to a 2X performance boost over the previous-gen. While the new Ryzen Embedded V2000 chips aren’t nearly as fast as the company’s latest mainstream laptop and desktop processors, they’re designed for use in different types of computers – think thin clients, industrial and […]
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AMD launches Ryzen Embedded V2000 chips with up to 2X performance boost
It’s been a few years since AMD introduced its first Ryzen chips for embedded devices, and in that time the company’s laptop, desktop, and server processors have made big strides in performance while the embedded chips have… not. Now AMD is updating its embedded chip family with the introduction of Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors. They’re […]
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This laptop packs an AMD Ryzen 5000 desktop processor (Update: maybe not)
AMD’s new Ryzen 5000 chips have made their debut to largely positive reviews, with early testers concluding that AMD has overtaken Intel in both single and multi-threaded performance. But so far AMD has only released desktop-class Ryzen 5000 chips. We’ll have to wait until next year for more energy efficient laptop versions. Don’t want to […]
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Aya Neo handheld gaming PC pre-orders begin in Nov (after slight delay)
The Aya Neo is a handheld computer that looks more like a game console than a PC. But with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U processor, Radeon Vega 6 graphics, 16GB of DDR4-4266 memory, and a 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD under the hood, it’s a full-fledged computer designed to be held in your hands. First announced earlier […]
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MINISFORUM EliteMini BOX X400 mini PC supports up to a Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G processor
MINISFORUM’s next small form-factor desktop computer looks nearly identical to the EliteMini H31G the company launched last month. But under the hood, the new MINISFORUM EliteMini BOX X400 is a different machine. While both computers share the same chassis, the former is powered by a 9th-gen Intel Core processor and NVIDIA graphics, while the new […]