Can you make a thin gaming laptop without sacrificing performance or gaming features you’ve come to expect? Alienware says its new x14 does just that while claiming to be the “world’s thinnest gaming laptop.”
By gaming features we mean such luxuries as a 14-inch 1920×1080 144Hz screen with G-Sync Advanced. G-Sync Advanced, if you don’t know, lets the laptop automatically switch between a direct connection from the GPU when running on AC to a hybrid GPU mo
Dell’s original thin-bezel XPS 13 set the pace for all other laptop designs, and now Dell is looking to do it again with its gorgeous new XPS 13 Plus. The star of the show? Dell has loaded the XPS 13 Plus with Intel’s new 12th gen Alder Lake processors, giving the machines a formidable performance boost.
But let’s start with the physical design, and that conversation begins with a striking difference that sets the XPS 13 Plus apart from the slightly lighter XPS 13: the int
The Nighthawk RAXE500 was one of the first-out-of-the-gate Wi-Fi 6E routers, and in my estimation, the only one so far to truly show the promise of Wi-Fi 6E. While other existing 6E routers I’ve used have been impressive, allowing me to peek behind the curtains to see the low-latency, high-bandwidth future of Wi-Fi, Netgear’s initial release in this space was the first one to throw the curtains wide. It was prohibitively expensive, however, and overkill for most networks.
As you
Intel launched its “Alder Lake” 12th-gen Core H-series mobile processors at CES 2022 today, preparing for a future wave of gaming notebooks in the new year. One unexpected surprise is the new “P-series” processor class, which will address what the chip manufacturer calls “performance thin-and-light laptops.”
In October, Intel launched the desktop version of Alder Lake and it had more to say about filling in the gaps in its desktop processor lineup on Tues
As Intel moves into the third generation of its Evo premium brand, the company is drastically expanding its reach. It’s now diving into new areas such as business notebooks, peripherals, desktops, and devices with folding displays.
Naturally, Intel’s latest iteration of the Evo brand is built upon the company’s 12th-gen Core processor, Alder Lake. But, according to Josh Newman, vice president of the Client Computing Group and general manager of mobile innovation, new Evo f
Intel said Tuesday at CES 2022 that it has begun shipping its Arc graphics processors to customers, including both the mobile and desktop variants.
Intel had already said that the Arc GPUs (code-named Alchemist) were scheduled to ship during the first quarter of 2022, so the announcement comes as no surprise. Still, the availability of Arc graphics will alleviate some of the pressure on the GPU market, which has been beset by supply shortages that are expected to continue into 2022. Intel d
Intel has yet to formally launch its new Arc discrete mobile GPU, but it’s already scored a design win: inside a new 16-inch version of Acer’s Swift X laptop.
Acer is launching a pair of new Swift X notebooks this week at CES 2022, albeit with several key questions left unanswered. We don’t know when the new Swift X models will ship, or how expensive they’ll be, either. Still, launching the new Arc chip might just be meaty enough.
In August, Intel revealed that it
Acer’s new Predator Triton 500 SE laptop attempts to be everything for all people. A gaming notebook, a content-creation powerhouse, and a notebook PC that can survive for hours off of a single charge. Even the price isn’t that excessive at $2,299.99.
Acer launched its premium notebook at CES 2022 for shipment in March along with new, redesigned versions of its Predator Helios gaming laptops as well as a number of flexible configurations used by its Acer Nitro 5.
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AMD unwrapped its first Ryzen 7 with V-Cache on Tuesday morning at CES 2022 and talked up the big transition that will come with its 5nm Zen 4 and AM5 platform later this year.
In the highly anticipated unveil, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su showed off a Ryzen 7 5800X3D that, she said, can run with Intel’s best gaming chip: the mighty Core i9-12900K.
The secret sauce to the 7nm Ryzen 7 5800X3D is its use of a cache directly bonded to the top of the 8-core CCD package using Through-Silicon Via
Does Nvidia know we’re knee deep in the midst of The Great GPU Shortage? Seems not. During its CES 2022 keynote, the green team came out swinging with not one, not two, but four fresh graphics cards for desktops and laptops alike, ranging from the entry-level GeForce RTX 3050 to a beastly new GeForce RTX 3090 Ti flagship.
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Let’s start with the GeForce RTX 3050, since the world is in dire need of affordable graphics cards. This latest GPU m