Buyer’s Guide

Since Intel ceased producing NUCs with Core processors from the thirteenth generation, Asus has assumed the role of premium brand and created the Asus NUC 14 Pro with the latest Core Ultra silicon. The hardware examined here has an extended case, an Intel Core Ultra 7 165H processor with 16GB of DDR5 memory, and 512GB of NVMe storage. It is available in a wide range of SKUs. The memory and storage on this hardware are internally accessible for upgrades since…

Packed into a smartly cooled chassis, the Alienware x16 R2 has a strong Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 performance, together with a gorgeous mechanical keyboard and solid battery life. Still, the $3,199 price tag is exorbitant. Unfortunately, the 16-inch display and speakers did not meet the high standards I anticipated for a device at that price, but quality costs money. Even yet, putting the Alienware x16 R2 aside isn’t easy. The machine has a lot…

Customers looking for a desktop computer’s power in a small, portable package are the target market for the GMKtec K9 mini PC. Its processing and graphics capabilities are excellent despite its small size. This is one of the best little PCs available, perfect for creative work like photo and video editing, heavy office software, gaming, and video editing. Because it can extend RAM and internal storage far more than most competitors, it is a flexible option for a range of…

Microsoft is making a big deal out of this upgrade with the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, which starts at $999 and ships with a Qualcomm CPU. This is because the Surface Laptop 7—or Surface Laptop 7th Generation, as Microsoft refers to it—has an internal Snapdragon X Plus or Snapdragon X Elite chip. These new Qualcomm chips meet the requirements to be the first of Microsoft’s new Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 computers with NPUs that can enable advanced AI features in…

With the release of the new XPS 16 and XPS 14, Dell has updated its lineup of XPS laptops, switching up the popular sizes. Nevertheless, the Dell XPS 13 maintains the small, portable form factor of its predecessors. Because this entire new series has embraced the design language introduced with the Plus models, those who are astute observers of the XPS lineup will notice a strong resemblance between this model and the previous XPS 13 Plus. It is one thing…

Lenovo has joined Microsoft and Qualcomm in their relentless efforts to push Arm-powered Windows computers into the mainstream. The Yoga Slim 7x and ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 are the company’s entry-level models from its consumer and business lines, respectively. During a Lenovo presentation, our video team had the opportunity to use both of these laptops. See what they thought of it at first in the video below! Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Since I enjoy ThinkPads and am writing this…

With the release of the new HP OmniBook X, the company’s consumer laptop lineup underwent a dramatic shift. In order to make buying an HP notebook easier, OmniBook will gradually replace names like Envy, Pavilion, and Spectre in the future. The numbers 3, 5, 7, and X will now appear next to each consumer device name; 3 and X represent the least expensive and most expensive options, respectively. A few of the upcoming OmniBooks will come equipped with the Qualcomm…

To put it bluntly, this is our second look at a 40Gbps USB 4 SSD, and we like what we see in the Adata SE920. It boasts an elegant design, impressive speed, and a clever enclosure with a micro-fan you can turn on and off as needed. Amazing things. What characteristics does the Adata SE920 have? The SE920 has one of the most unusual features I’ve seen: half of the latching, spring-loaded outer shell slides out by roughly half an…

Since this is a family publication, I can’t exactly recall what I said when Lenovo’s 3D software was first activated, but let’s just say that it was followed by a giggle of happy laughing. I’ve seen glasses-free 3D in action several times, most recently on Acer’s Predator Helios 3D 15 laptop, so this was all the more startling. Even so, I was shocked to see a 3D object sitting in front of me on a 27-inch monitor. How does it…