HP Envy 15 First Impressions

As you may recall, I recently reviewed the HP Envy x360 13 and loved it: This AMD Ryzen 4000-series convertible is one of the best portable PCs I’ve ever used, a near-perfect combination of performance, longevity, versatility, affordability, and quality. Part of the appeal of that machine is related to wear it sits in HP’s product lineup: The firm […]

ASUS Introduces The World’s First HDMI 2.1 Certified Gaming Monitor

ASUS’s Gaming Brand, Republic of Gamers, announces that it will be releasing the world’s first HDMI 2.1 certified gaming monitor offering a screen size of up to 43 inches. This HDMI 2.1 certification has passed all compatibility and validation tests, which was conducted by Allion Labs, Inc. ASUS Introduces the World’s First HDMI 2.1 Certified which features […]

Razer’s Sleek Blade 15 Gaming Laptop Hits $1,100

With Intel Comet Lake-based laptops out for a while now, gaming laptop mainstays with older processors are getting hefty price cuts. Take 2019’s standard version of the Razer Blade 15, which is now selling for $1,099.99. That’s $500 off its typical $1,599 price point. This version of the Razer Blade 15 packs a last-gen Intel Core i7-9750H, […]

Dell finally addresses XPS 17 9700 and Precision 5750 charging woes, but the solution isn’t as simple as you may think

A few weeks ago, we started receiving multiple messages from XPS 17 owners about charging issues with their expensive new purchases. Though we were a bit skeptical at first, we were able to reproduce and confirm the problem on our own unit quite easily. Fast-forward to today and Dell now has a solution to the problem alongside […]

Surface Pro X begins testing new July firmware update for Insiders

Surface Pro X owners can snag a firmware update for their 2-in-1 device if it’s on an Insider build of Windows 10. We saw the update on a device in the Beta ring, but there’s a chance that the update is avaialble on other Insider rings as well. We can confirm that the update, dated July […]

CHUWI COREBOOK PRO PERFORMANCE TESTED, GREAT FOR PRODUCTIVITY WHILE STAYING COMPACT

The recently launched Chuwi CoreBook Pro is a 13 inch full-screen laptop which specializes itself in mobile productivity. A great timing as due to the pandemic many of us have been forced to work from home and transform our personal space in a productive place. The laptop also packs some very interesting features such as the light and […]

Apple Confirms Stunning New MacBook Pro Details

As Apple focuses on its environmental impact and reducing the company’s carbon footprint, the MacBook Pro will lead the charge as part of a stunning commitment from Tim Cook and his team. Today’s news from Apple confirms that it is working with aluminium suppliers on carbon-free processing. As an intermediate step, the 16-inch MacBook Pro will be the first hardware to use […]

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s with AMD Ryzen 4000 now fully customizable

When announced in February, Lenovo said that the AMD variants of the ThinkPad T14 and ThinkPad T14s were gonna be available in June. June came and went, with the two T series ThinkPad laptops nowhere to be seen. But the delay was not huge, as the new ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 and ThinkPad T14s Gen […]

Lenovo improves ThinkPads running Linux but issues with problem machines remain

Last month, when Lenovo announced it was going to certify its ThinkPad lineup for use with Linux operating systems, my mind turned to one device, the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2. At the end of last year, I chronicled my issues with the device, and while it was fair criticism at the time that my use of Fedora might […]