MSI was among the most active manufacturers at CES 2021, being one of the first to reveal the updated 2021 versions of their laptops, with the newest GeForce Ampere Graphics cards. One of these devices was the MSI …
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Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the ASUS TUF Dash F15 (FX516)
ASUS was among the first manufacturers to trust and adopt AMD’s Ryzen processors for their laptops and so far, it has been an amazing choice. It’s no secret that AMD offers the best CPUs right now and that they have the bigger part of the market. So it was a …
[Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q – the 1660 Ti Max-Q proves that age doesn’t matter, as it crushes the RX 5300M
The first of the mobile RDNA graphics cards is here, in the face of the AMD Radeon RX 5300M. With it come the questions of “How good it is against X graphics card?”. We have already done some comparisons and are continuing to do more, in order to give you …
Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Dell Inspiron 13 7306 2-in-1
One of the latest additions to Dell’s family of convertibles is the new Dell Inspiron 13 7306. The convertibility aspect means this device is great for both personal entertainment, when you want to watch a movie or something, and professional use, with its great display and reliable Tiger Lake power. …
[Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (GDDR5) – The RX 5300M completely dominates this comparison
The first mobile RDNA graphics card is here, in the face of the Radeon RX 5300M. In order to give you the complete picture of how this new GPU for laptops performs, we are doing a bunch of GPU comparisons. We are comparing the RX 5300M against a slew of …
[Comparison] Intel Core i7-10870H vs Core i7-1165G7 – The Core i7-10870H is clearly the more powerful processor
Intel’s Tiger Lake is just the technology that we were waiting for. The new platform does a great job at providing great performance while keeping the power consumption and power efficiency at good levels. The Core i7-1165G7 is one of the most popular Tiger Lake chips that are available right …
Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2
With the barrage of new laptops that got released around the time of CES 2021, with most of them being gaming-oriented devices, we kind of lost track of the other great additions to the laptop market. The budget category is becoming more interesting with every passing year, with hardware becoming …
[Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) – unsurprisingly, the RX 5300M is the better GPU
While new and upcoming GPUs are great to compare, we have to remember the old warriors, who paved the way. With the news that NVIDIA will be returning to production of the GTX 1050 Ti and GTX 1650, to answer the GPU shortage that is happening right now, we have …
Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Lenovo ThinkBook 15p
Thin and powerful laptops are always a treat, combining portability with enough performance so that you can take your work on-the-go. One such device is the Lenovo ThinkBook 15p and while it isn’t the most portable one out there, it certainly is a great combination of weight and performance. Packing …
[Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop, 50W, 128-bit) – the 1650 Ti wins in 2 of 3 benchmarks and gets more FPS in gaming
It’s been a while since we have tested AMD GPUs and it’s nice for them to get back in the mobile GPU game. The Radeon RX 5300M that we will show off today, already had its first victory in the comparisons, and it was against both versions of the GTX …
Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Lenovo Yoga 7 (14)
2-in-1 devices have been getting better and better, as technology and innovations improve, the level of perfection that they are able to reach gets higher. The Lenovo Yoga lineup has gotten praise for being one of the best 2-in-1 brands as their devices always come with great specs and good …
[Specs, Info, and Prices] Dell Vostro 14 3400 and Vostro 15 3500 – Dell’s newest budget business offerings
Business devices have a pretty low barrier of entry, which is great so that despite the level of your business or job, you can find a secure and powerful device that can do pretty much everything that is asked from it. Today we will talk about two such devices, which …
[Comparison] Intel Core i7-10870H vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H – The Ryzen 9 is 12% better in 3D Rendering
CPU comparisons are our specialty, and today we have another one for you. While AMD has been on top in recent years, Intel is trying very hard to return stronger than ever and get back on top. The fighter that Intel has chosen for today is the Core i7-10870H, which …
Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (FA706, RTX 30)
Budget gaming laptops have been getting better and better, with more powerful hardware getting released at more affordable price points. ASUS decided to reintroduce its laptop, which changed the budget laptop game – TUF Gaming A17 (FA706, RTX 30). The laptop now employs two heavy hitters for its CPU and GPU, …
[Specs, Info, and Prices] The Legion 5 Pro adds faster hardware to the already very promising Legion 5
Lenovo already showed off their Legion 5, which was their claim for the best mid-range gaming laptop. Now, they have come out with another, more powerful version dubbed the Legion 5 Pro. Specs-wise, it somewhat steps on the toes of the more premium Legion 7, offering the same hardware, although …
[Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40/50W) – the Radeon trades blows with the more powerful GTX 1650
With the newly available RX 5300M the question arises of how good is it compared to the competition from NVIDIA. Today we are here to do just that by putting it against one of the most popular budget graphics cards that is available in pretty much every budget gaming laptop …
[Comparison] Intel Core i7-10870H vs Intel Core i9-10980HK – The Core i9 wins, but the Core i7 is dangerously close
The Intel of old that was on top of everyone might be gone, but they still make damn good and very powerful processors, that can be even better than AMD’s offerings in certain areas. Today we are here to compare two Intel CPUs that while maybe a bit old now, …
Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Dell Latitude 14 3410
Business devices are available at any price point. While the budget ones have been quite boring and offer uninspiring designs and a lack of innovations, we have to understand that this is not their job. After all, a business laptop’s main focuses are security and features. The Dell Latitude has …
[Comparison] Intel Core i7-10870H vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H – The AMD CPU is 12% better in 3D Rendering, but the Intel CPU wins in Photoshop
Intel and AMD have been the two biggest desktop and laptop CPU makers in the world. Today we are here to test two of their most popular high-end processors. In the blue corner, we have the Intel Core i7-10870H, which has an 8-core, 16-thread layout, and a boost speed of …
[Comparison] Intel Core i7-10870H vs Core i7-11370H – the Core i7-10870H is 59% faster in 3D Rendering and a bit quicker in Photoshop
Intel is trying ever so hard to recover its former glory as the number one CPU maker in the world. As you know, AMD is offering better products these days and Intel right now is David, which has to overcome the monstrous Goliath. The CPUs that we will compare today …
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