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Asus Zenbook UX305 with Core M Skylake now available for $699

The Asus Zenbook UX305 is a small, light, and low-power laptop with an affordable price tag. Earlier this year Asus launched a model with a Core M Broadwell processor, and I was pretty impressed with the $699 compact, fanless laptop. These days you can pick one up for around $100 off the list price… but there are […]

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Dell XPS 15 notebook with InfinityEdge display now available for $1000 and up

As expected, Dell’s new XPS 15 laptop features a slim design, super-thin bezels around the screen, and an optional Ultra HD display. The new Dell XPS 15 with a 6th-gen Intel Core Skylake processor is now available from Dell.com for $1000 and up. While I don’t pay a lot of attention to most notebooks with 15.6 […]

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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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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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Intel launches 6th-gen Core “Skylake” chips for desktop, mobile devices

Intel is holding a coming out party for its 6th-generation Core family of processors. The company launched two desktop chips based on the “Skylake” platform in August, but now Intel is expanding the lineup with a wide range of processors designed to use anywhere from 4.5 watts to 91 watts of power. I’m most interested in […]

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Intel Core M Skylake details start to emerge

Intel’s Skylake chips for mobile devices including notebooks and tablets will come in several different flavors. Skylake-H chips will offer the highest performance, but they’ll also use the most power. Skylake-U chips will be 15 watt processors aimed at ultrabooks and other devices that are designed to balance power consumption and performance. And then there’s the […]

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HP Spectre X2 12.5″ convertible with Core M Skylake on the way

The HP Pavilion x360 isn’t the only 2-in-1 tablet form HP that’s getting a Skylake update. The folks at Notebook Italia also spotted evidence that HP plans to add a new model to the Spectre X2 line of Windows tablets with detachable keyboards. The new HP Spectre X2 is expected to feature a 12.4 inch display […]

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Next-gen Asus Zenbook UX305 to feature Core M Skylake CPU

The Asus Zenbook UX305 made a bit of a splash when it launched earlier this year thanks to the thin-and-light laptop’s combination of a low price tag and surprisingly strong specs. Now it looks like Asus is getting ready to launch an updated model featuring Intel’s next-gen Core M processor based on “Skylake” architecture. Like […]