Laptop / Mobile

It's a new laptop from Gigabyte, packing an i9-14900HX and RTX 4070 for £1900

Today at CES Leo spent some time looking at the new Omen Transcend 14 laptop. It is very thin and light, but packs up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor under the hood, which also means it benefits from Intel's new AI Boost technology.

At CES today, Razer unveiled its latest round of Blade gaming laptops. The Blade 16 is the world's first laptop to feature a 16-inch OLED display with 240Hz refresh rate, but that isn't the only standout here. There is an even more powerful Blade 18 model on the way, and …

CES is coming up and as expected, a slew of new laptops are due to be announced, with much of the marketing set to revolve around AI functionality. As part of this push, Microsoft is now working with OEMs to ensure that new Windows laptops ship with a new keyboard …

CES is set to kick off shortly and Dell is eager to get its new product announcements rolling. Ahead of the event, Dell has announced its new range of XPS laptops, designed with minimalist principles while trying to maximise performance. The InfinityEdge display on the new XPS laptops immediately stands …

MSI has recently announced the launch of its new Prestige 16 AI series of laptops. Featuring unique AI-based technologies and the new Intel Core Ultra CPUs, the new MSI laptops come in 16-inch and 13-inch models for you to choose from. The lightweight Prestige 16 AI laptops feature the new …

Tuxedo Computers, a specialist in Linux notebooks, has decided to launch what should be the first mass-produced all-AMD Linux gaming laptop, the Sirius 16, powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS APU and Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU. The laptop has a sleek all-aluminium chassis with configurable RGB keys, providing …

Earlier this year, AMD launched the Ryzen 7040U series of processors, packing Zen4 cores for efficient, thin and light laptops. Now, AMD is debuting two more laptop chips, utilising the Zen4c architecture.  The Ryzen 7040U series is spearheaded by the Ryzen 7 7840U with 8 cores and 16 threads, followed …

It's a 14in thin and light laptop with a UK price of £1200 - and Leo takes it to Malaysia!

Chromebooks debuted over ten years ago with the objective of offering simple PCs with dependable performance and security. Now, Google is building upon that foundation with the release of Chromebook Plus, a new category of Chromebooks designed to deliver more performance and various AI capabilities. Google has developed Chromebook Plus, a …

On hybrid laptop designs, the term "hybrid" refers to laptops that include both integrated and discrete GPUs. These two may collaborate to increase power efficiency by routing graphics jobs to either graphics subsystem, depending on their complexity. However, on many computers, this causes an issue that Microsoft hopes to solve with CASO (Cross Adapter Scan-Out).

KitGuru attended the recent Intel Innovation event and heard for ourselves when Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the laptop chips that had been codenamed Meteor Lake would be launched as Intel Core Ultra. Also, in news that surprised none of us, we learned that 'AI is taking over'. We trust Gelsinger meant this in a good and interesting way but the thought of Skynet taking over our lives leaves something to be desired.

If you were looking for a cheaper MacBook, then you might be in for a treat. A recent report claims Apple is developing a “low-cost” MacBook planned to release next year, competing with Google's Chromebooks and other entry-level laptops. The M1 MacBook Air from 2020 is Apple's current cheapest MacBook …

Back at Computex, we witnessed the unveiling of MSI's latest collaboration, a limited edition Mercedes-AMG laptop. It has been a couple of months since then but as of this week, the laptop has become officially available. MSI's new partnership with Mercedes-AMG has been described as a long-term one, so we …

The Legion 9i is an upcoming gaming laptop with high-end components, featuring an Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU and a GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU. This much power can be hard to cool in a laptop, regardless of its size, but Lenovo engineers were up to the challenge. Instead of going …

At CES earlier this year we learned about a number of new AMD laptop chips in the 7040HS and 7045HX series. Today we have the opportunity to showcase an HP Omen 16 laptop that uses an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor with eight cores/16 threads that are built on the latest Zen 4 architecture.  This enables the HP Omen 16 to storm along in office work or games while consuming very little power, and that helps to maximise battery life.

Amazon Prime Day is officially live until July 12th and there are plenty of PC deals to be found. Here, we take a look at the best laptop deals from MSI, with RTX 40 laptops starting at just £799. 

We check out the latest Razer Blade, packing AMD's newest Ryzen mobile CPU

The Razer Blade 14 is making a big return this year with an all-new model. This time around, Razer has gone with the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS for the processor, pairing it up with Nvidia RTX 40 graphics, DDR5-5600MHz memory and speedy SSD storage.  The new Razer Blade 14 packs …

Leo checks out AMD's Dragon Range Ryzen 9 7945HX mobile CPU

The Gigabyte G5 KF (2023) gaming laptop offers an affordable entry point to the latest Nvidia graphics technology. The inclusion of an RTX 4060 is impressive for the £1200 asking price. How does the laptop perform overall though?

Acer announced a major update to its gaming laptop lineup, refreshing with Intel 13th Gen Intel Core CPUs and Nvidia RTX 40 series laptop GPUs. The Predator Triton 17 X, Predator Helios Neo 16, Predator Triton 14, and Predator Helios 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition are among the new releases. The …

This keyboard has force sensitive keys - but what does that actually mean in practice?!

New year, new laptops! We check out the Aorus 17H, with RTX 4080 and i7-13700H

The first day of CES has been eventful, with Intel unveiling new 13th Gen Core mobile processors for laptops and Nvidia rolling out a new line of RTX 40 series GPUs for laptops. Now, laptop makers are showing off their new designs for 2023 and Asus ROG is at the …

The MSI Titan is returning in 2023 in new and improved form. This time around, MSI is laying claim to the title of the world's first 4K/144Hz Mini LED laptop.  In an announcement this week, MSI revealed that its new Titan GT77 laptop will be available with a 4K/144Hz Mini …

Chromebooks are not particularly good as gaming platforms, but the evolution of cloud gaming has made it possible to play games almost anywhere, including on these laptops. With that in mind, Chromebook manufacturers like Acer, Lenovo and Asus have designed their first “gaming Chromebooks”. Unlike other laptops, “gaming Chromebooks” focus …

It is officially Amazon Prime Day, making today a great time to shop around for new tech deals. MSI has gone all out for the occasion, slashing prices across its range of laptops, targeting everything from ultrabooks and general-purpose laptops to powerful portable gaming machines.  The Amazon Prime deals on …

Xiaomi has two fresh smartphones hitting the UK market this month – the new Xiaomi 12T and the 12T Pro. These are the company's new flagships for the international market, powered by a suite of new technologies, including a new imaging system for enhanced photos and videos.  The Xiaomi 12T …

This laptop just got a £450 price cut - should you buy it in mid-2022?