March 24, 2016

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    Big surprise – ASUS N752VX’s battery life is the same as last year’s N751

    We were initially underwhelmed by the downgraded battery since the new N752VX has a slightly smaller unit than its predecessor (from 56Wh down to 48Wh). We are quite puzzled by that, but interestingly enough, the…

    March 23, 2016

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    First impressions of ASUS N752 – Core i7-6700HQ, GeForce GTX and 4K screen in a beautiful enclosure

    The machine is Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger than its predecessor and you have some good reasons to stay tuned for the in-depth review. It has an upgraded Core i7 Skylake processor, GeForce GTX 950M GPU…

    March 23, 2016

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    Check out more than 20 new additions in our M.2 SSD compatibility list

    With the new M.2 SSD standard gaining popularity in modern notebooks, and desktop PCs, of course, the confusion around the compatibility is growing as well. Most OEMs fail to list more information regarding their products…

    March 21, 2016

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    Good news Alienware 13 R2 users, the Full HD IPS panel on the laptop is flicker-free

    Despite the disappointing image quality of the Samsung panel found on the Alienware 13 R2, we have some good news in stored for you. Our oscilloscope didn’t register any PWM across all brightness levels, meaning…

    March 21, 2016

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    Inside Lenovo Yoga 510 – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

    The new Lenovo Yoga 510 is as modest with its upgrade options as we thought it would and it’s kind of understandable given the starting price of the machine (around $599). Also, the disassembly was…

    March 21, 2016

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    New laptops added to our NGFF compatibility list including the Alienware 13, HP ProBook 450 G3 and the new ASUS N552VW

    Another start of the week with another report for our NGFF M.2 SSD compatibility list, which if you haven’t already checked it out, make sure you do so here. Anyway, we’ve added several new notebooks…

    March 18, 2016

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    First impressions of HP ProBook 455 G3 / 450 G3 – AMD-powered business solution, but with a discrete GPU?

    We were quite astonished by the 14-inch version of HP ProBook 440 G3 and it looks like we are having a hard time not liking the 15-inch HP ProBook 455 G3, which is an AMD-powered…

    March 18, 2016

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    Alienware 13 R2 is another high-end laptop from the series with lackluster display quality

    Dell continues to put lackluster panels on its latest Alienware gaming laptops, but we are unsure why. The Full HD version of the Alienware 15 R2 appeared to be unsatisfying and we’ve all heard about…

    March 14, 2016

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    Check out the awesome battery life Alienware 13 has to offer

    Guess what, Alienware 13 has just astonishing battery life but we are still puzzled whether the notebook is considered to be an everyday 13-inch laptop or an ultra-portable gaming solution. In any case, our battery…

    March 13, 2016

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    Why the huge difference in performance of some Core m processors and what seems to be the problem

    We still have a bad taste in our mouth since last year’s Broadwell Core m chips due to some bad cooling design and implementations on OEMs’ side. Unfortunately, we are going to have the same…

    March 11, 2016

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    Check out our list of notebooks that feature NVIDIA’s G-Sync technology

    Lately, the so-called G-Sync technology has been sought after by a growing number of gamers and the same goes for the FreeSync technology developed by AMD. However, only the former is supported by the built-in…

    March 11, 2016

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    Intel Core m5-6Y54 makes its way into our CPU ranking system

    The new Core m lineup, part of the Skylake generation, is believed to right the wrongs from the previous mobile SoC family, which was introduced for the first time with Broadwell. We are talking about…

    March 10, 2016

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    LG G5 is up for pre-order and the price might be one of the key selling points of the device

    While Samsung is chipping in on those pre-purchase deals with their Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, LG has just started with their pre-orders as well. The device is selling in several European countries, including…

    March 07, 2016

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    Several new notebooks are added to our NGFF (M.2 SSD) compatibility list including the Lenovo Yoga 900S and Lenovo Yoga 710

    Our NGFF compatibility list continues to grow as we write reviews and inside articles of the latest laptops and we just added several new machines that you might be interested of. Let’s start with the…

    March 02, 2016

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    Dell Inspiron 5555’s battery life is “uninspiring”

    Dell’s AMD-powered low-end solution sits on our desk and we are almost ready with the full review, but here’s a useful information regarding the battery life for those of you who are impatient. You can…

    February 23, 2016

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    Lenovo IdeaPad Y900 video review – a different approach on gaming laptops

    Lenovo unveiled its plans to release a high-end gaming notebook to compete with the likes of ASUS ROG G752, Acer Predator 17 and Alienware 17 R3 with its latest addition to the Y lineup –…

    February 21, 2016

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    Dell Inspiron 7559 video review – a mid-range gaming notebook in Dell’s own style

    A lot of OEMs are competing in this price range like Acer, Lenovo and ASUS but Dell’s asking price is somewhat more affordable in some areas – US in particular. In Europe, however, the price…

    February 19, 2016

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    We got some pretty interesting results from our battery tests on the ASUS ROG GL752VW

    The ASUS ROG GL552VW got us pretty puzzled (we mean that in a good way) about its battery performance. We are used to pretty mediocre results from gaming laptops given the power draining hardware, but…

    February 19, 2016

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    ASUS ROG GL752 also uses PWM for screen dimming (0-99%)

    There are just a few things setting apart the 15-inch GL552VW and the 17-inch GL752VW gaming notebooks but the use of PWM isn’t one of those things. Our oscilloscope indicates that the display is flickering…

    February 18, 2016

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    Dell Inspiron 5559’s screen is flickering from 0 to 99%

    Another notebook down the pipeline is Dell’s Inspiron 5559 – a mid-range multimedia notebook with some decent specs. However, the screen appears to be flickering from 0 to 99% according to our oscilloscope. Also, the…