December 21, 2015

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Alienware 17 R3 has an incredible screen with 100% sRGB and 100% AdobeRGB coverage

The AUO 2DK4K-B173ZAN (4K UltraHD IPS IGZO) display of Alienware 17 R3 (Late 2015) is meant for fun and gaming, but you can actually do a lot more with it. Despite its gaming nature, the…

December 18, 2015

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The bigger screen size of the Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition is just one reason to opt for it (PWM report)

With the previous generation, Acer didn’t present a good reason to opt for the 17-inch version over the 15-inch version of the popular Aspire V15 and V17 Nitro laptops. This year, however, is a different…

December 18, 2015

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We’ve put the 3400mAh battery of Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) through our tests

We’re currently working on the in-depth review of Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) and you can expect it in the near future. In the mean time, the phone definitely packs some impressive specs, such as…

December 17, 2015

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Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) and its MediaTek MT6753 SoC passed our temperature test with ease

We haven’t tested the performance of Lenovo A7010’s MediaTek MT6753 SoC yet, but we managed to check the outer temperatures of the device after extended usage. As a usual we simulated 3D gaming on the…

December 16, 2015

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ASUS ROG G752 uses a revised version of the G751’s screen and both don’t use PWM for regulating brightness

Some of our display tests are over and, of course, the results are in. At least for the PWM test. It turns out that the new G752 uses the same revised version of last year’s…

December 15, 2015

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How hot does LG Zero’s back get during intensive tasks?

We’re continuing with our in-depth tests on LG Zero and as usual, one of the most interesting is the temperatures and comfort test that measures the outer temperatures of the device after heavy usage. We…

December 11, 2015

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Solution to Alienware’s slow OS boot problem (+ video)

As you’ve probably been aware of, the new Alienware 17 R3 (Late 2015) notebook is already in our labs. There was a little issue that worried us right after we got the machine – it…

December 11, 2015

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Toshiba: Having some trouble with the BYOD policy of your company? Maybe it’s time to move to CYOD

With the fast pace of development in technology and platforms, new meanings of work space, work device, mobility, security and data management are at hand. Now we are facing business that’s highly dependent on apps…

December 10, 2015

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Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) and the new ASUS N551VW are added to our M.2 SSD compatibility list

We try to keep our M.2 SSD compatibility list up to date, so here’s another batch of notebooks that we’ve added. This time, they are just three but two of them you might find particularly…

December 09, 2015

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The new Dell XPS 15 offers not only superb image quality but it’s also flicker-free

Yesterday we dropped the good news about the image quality of the new XPS 15, which has 100% sRGB and Adobe RGB color gamut coverage, high maximum brightness, high resolution and excellent contrast ratio. But…

December 08, 2015

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Look no further than the new XPS 15 for professional video and photo editing

A few tests just came in from our lab indicating that the new XPS 15 features almost perfect display quality. We’ve got the UHD version that packs Sharp touch-enabled IPS panel and it passed our…

December 08, 2015

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Lenovo Z51-70 has user-friendly screen without PWM from 60 cd/m2 screen brightness

Although the Lenovo Z51-70 doesn’t offer superb image quality or extraordinary powerful hardware, and it’s quite normal given the price range, but somehow it manages to balance between all these important aspects. Most importantly, though,…

December 03, 2015

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Several new notebooks are added to our PWM ranking table (ASUS GL552VW, Lenovo Y700, Dell Alienware 15 R2 and more)

If you haven’t already checked out our PWM ranking table, we suggest you do so here and if you are not familiar with the so-called screen flickering effect, you can learn all about it here.…

December 02, 2015

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Sample shots from the 13-megapixel Lenovo Vibe S1 camera

Vibe S1 had impressed us with the photos below, but we are still doing some test and you can expect its review really soon. The model is equipped with a 13-megapixels rear camera and it…

December 02, 2015

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Lenovo Vibe P1’s review is now updated with results from display and camera tests

The 5.5-inch Lenovo Vibe P1 with 5000 mAh battery sparked a lot of interest among our reader who asked a dozen of times about the results from our display and camera tests – we can…

December 01, 2015

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First impressions of Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) – more of a refresh than an upgrade but keeps all what’s good from its predecessor

The previous version of the Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition was praised for its well-balanced build quality and powerful hardware that’s capable of running the latest games. Also, the thin and light body appealed even…

December 01, 2015

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The new Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) did pretty good in our display tests

We got a hold of the new Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) gaming notebook and the initial test from our lab came out. We are happy that Acer kept the same image quality…

November 26, 2015

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ASUS N551VW has more common with the GL552VW than its predecessor. It uses the same LG IPS panel.

When you compare the ASUS N551VW’s and ROG GL552VW’s specs sheets you will hardly notice any difference. Both offer great hardware for the asking price and it turns out that they have even more in…

November 24, 2015

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ASUS K751LX PWM (screen flickering) report

Every now and then we like to post reports of the our PWM tests on some of the machines in order to spread awareness of this issue that’s been bugging us for so long now.…

November 22, 2015

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An updated list of Samsung devices getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow treatment

Just a few days following the leak of an initial Android 6.0 Marshmallow list for Samsung devices on the market, there is now a new and more detailed description. This time there are three phase…