Is there any use for a laptop with two screens and is it comfortable to work with? Let’s take a look at the ASUS Zenbook DUO
It looks like dual-screen laptops are going to be the new trend for the coming year, so I’ll have to dedicate at least one post to them. To be honest, I’ve always liked one large screen better than two medium-sized ones. All attempts to use a laptop with a large monitor ended up with me […]
Three laptops, a Steam OS console, and a palm-sized mini-PC. 5 futuristic gadgets from Lenovo at CES that you want to buy right now
Ever since I started attending electronics shows regularly, Lenovo has been on my personal list of the boldest manufacturers of laptops and related devices. In a device category dominated by dull black and gray boxes, you have to try hard to find things that really stand out. At the last CES 2025, the manufacturer did […]
ROG Strix SCAR gaming laptop on RTX 5090: back cover removable without screws, liquid metal instead of thermal paste, and noise level up to 45 dB
In my life, I have changed more than a dozen desktop builds and laptops. Perhaps someday I’ll write a nostalgic post about the technology of the 90s and early noughties — my first Search, the next desktop based on the first «stump», and my first personal build in the 10th grade — a Celeron 500. […]
The laptop screen moves with the user. We show how Lenovo Auto Twist AI PC works
I’ve always liked Lenovo’s bold approach to concept devices. In my report from CES, I described the idea of a modular laptop, and at the recent IFA 2024 in Berlin, the company showed another fun concept called Auto Twist. This is a laptop with a hinged screen that moves with the user and is controlled […]
For those who are still building PCs. Warcraft graphics cards, Fallout console, 1.6 kW PSU — gallery of photos of new products from MSI
Who said that technology has to be black and boring? For many years, Apple has been the unchallenged leader in the segment of beautiful devices, whether laptops or smartphones. But the time has come when the Cupertino-based company is facing worthy competitors. I’ve already written about the metal-ceramic coating of Asus laptops, the nice…
New console from Acer — laptop processor and AI frame generation in the future. First look at Nitro Blaze 7
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Acer has unveiled its first portable console, Acer Nitro Blaze 7, at the IFA 2024 exhibition in Berlin. The company has entered a busy market with such devices as Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw. How is Acer going to surprise customers against the backdrop of so […]
With Apple-like features, only on Windows. First look at the beautiful and expensive Lenovo X1 Carbon laptop
Today I’m going to talk about another laptop powered by the new Lunar Lake processors that I managed to see live at IFA 2024 in Berlin. As in my previous reviews, I tried to find an unusual device that stands out from the crowd. So, meet the updated Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura […]
Laptop weighing 1 kg and 14 hours of battery life: a first look at Acer TravelMate P6 14 AI
Acer has always been one of those companies that produced budget-friendly yet high-quality devices. Their TravelMate is one of the most recognizable laptop series. My first device was just from this line, it was somewhere in the early noughties. At that time, 512 MB of RAM was considered the gold standard, all laptops had to […]
Laptops will never be the same again — how AI and Snapdragon processors will change them. Interview with Acer Vice President Massimiliano Rossi
Interviewing corporate representatives is a gamble with little chance of success. Most often, the interlocutors answer in the style of corporate press releases, where they will not forget to mention the word unique 20 times and emphasize the exclusivity of their product 50 more. However, it was different with Massimiliano Rossi, Vice President of…
Acer in 2024: «Macbook killers» Swift 14 AI, TravelMate P4 laptops-transformers, and new Chromebooks with Google AI
This week and last week, the Taiwanese brand Acer presented updated laptops from the popular TravelMate series, new Chromebooks, and, without exaggeration, revolutionary Windows devices with Snapdragon processors based on ARM architecture. Here is a brief overview of the new products. Windows laptops on ARM: long-awaited Macbook killers or…
Can a laptop replace a desktop: two months with MSI Raider GE78HX 13VI on RTX4090
In 2020, I abandoned gaming laptops as a class and built a desktop based on the latest line of processors and graphics cards at that time – Intel 10700K, EVGA RTX 3080, 32GB RAM Corsair Dominator Platinum 3600MHz DDR4. I was completely satisfied with the build, with only the poorly optimized nektgen version of The […]
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