We received the HP’s newst laptop, the Spectre x360, late last year. It’s a beautiful computer with a premium built and top-of-the-line specs. The Spectre x360 is a great machine to consider if you are in the market for a new laptop. Now that it’s a few months old, our video editor Ron Parida decided to revisit the Spectre x360 and see how well it holds up in real-life tests. His usage...
Yes, it will run Crysis (and every other game) The marketing pitch from Asus for its new ROG G752 laptop is that it will run any game you throw at it. That's the benefit of pairing an Intel Skylake processor with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 980M GPU. The ROG G752 is a 17.3-inch laptop with a Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) resolution. It's an LED-backlit IPS panel with support for Nvidia's G-Sync...
Two batteries are better than one We love that laptops are getting slimmer, lighter, and overall more portable than ever before (have a look at Michael Dell introducing a new notebook 25 years ago), but if your work (or pleasure) takes you off the beaten path into some extreme environments, a thin and light machine probably isn’t your best bet. That’s where systems like Panasonic’s...
Gaming laptop brings the bling Gold seems to be the ‘in’ thing among mobile devices these days, so why not extend the color option over to laptops? That must have been what MSI was thinking when it conceived limited edition versions of its GS60 Ghost Pro 3K and GS60 Ghost gaming notebooks. Each one packs high end hardware inside a “luxurious golden chassis” measuring 15.35 inches by 10....
A desktop replacement that's short on compromises Looking to replace your desktop system with a laptop but weary of the performance you might be giving up? If so, then you owe it to yourself to check out MSI's new GT72 Dominator Pro laptop line. Available in two SKUs, the Dominator Pro is a 17.3-inch laptop that wields an Intel Core i7 4710HQ processor (2.5GHz to 3.4GHz), Nvidia GeForce...
A gaming laptop without the bulk The gaming category is one of the last frontiers for thin and light form factors in the mobile space, and if iBuyPower’s new Battalion MS1771-1 and MS1771-2 are any indication, gamers needn’t worry about lugging around big and heavy laptops. Despite wielding 17.3-inch Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) displays, these Battalion systems are billed as “ultra-thin...
We've already run through our favorite, but somewhat pricey, choices of laptops for back to school. However, we know not everyone can afford a $2,000 laptop. So we've put together a collection of our favorite units under $600. We were pleasantly surprised to see the quantity and quality of options in this price range.
Time: 5-15 minutes Cost: Free to $20 Difficulty: None Like many users, I use my laptop fairly regularly. I use it daily for work and occasionally for some gaming, which usually prompts my wife to ask, “Who are you killing today: Zombies? Aliens?”. But I keep it near me just about all the time. Laptops, tablets and smartphones are great useful tools and the more you use them the more...
The following post is sponsored by Best Buy. Head over to Best Buy for your back to school needs. It’s already that time of a year again. The ritual of returning back to school, and in conjunction the trip to store to stock up for school. And if you’re headed off to college you’ve got the literal laundry list of clothes, socks, underwear (never forget the undies). From my college...
Company touts energy efficiency and graphics performance ahead of Haswell launch The arrival of the next generation of Intel Core processors is drawing near and, as you would expect, the chipmaker is busy drawing the world's attention to all that is worth highlighting about its upcoming "Haswell" (codename) chips. The company most recently talked up the 22nm chips it is widely expected...