[January 2025] Amazon Japan: Top 10 Best-Selling Laptops – Apple Dominates with Early 2024 MacBook Air Taking Top Spot!

It's clear like night and day that you don't need a high-end or even a mid-range laptop for normal light tasks. A modest 15W CPU is more than enough if it's accompanied by 16GB of RAM and a decent SSD. The HP 15 (15-fc0000) is an inexpensive device that will do the job for people who want to get a notebook on a budget for browsing the Web and and playing light games from time to time. However, you have to pay attention to the specs before buying because the machines with Zen 2 CPUs are tied with up to 16GB of soldered RAM while the ones with Zen 3 chips rely on a pair of SODIMMs which makes th[...]

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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 is a sleek-looking light machine that has a slightly dated Intel Alder Lake U-series CPU under the bonnet. In reality, that's not an issue since the 10-core chip packs enough performance for regular tasks. Of course, if you are a power user, perhaps a 15W chip isn't exactly your cup of tea. Since that's a compact laptop, the upgradability, and the port selection are limited. Still, compared to the Apple devices, here you get an M.2 slot and regular Type-A and Type-C ports which are compatible with the majority of the peripherals out there.The 12.4-inch Pix[...]

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Apple regards its MacBook Air as the best-selling 13-inch laptop in the world. The company is also notorious for artificially differentiating the Air from the Pro, by either reducing its port count, limiting its cooling, or both. Well, this year, Apple did something unexpected. The manufacturer created all new housing for the Air, which includes a new display form factor (it now has the infamous notch), while the Pro remained largely overlooked.Indeed, both devices are outfitted with the latest Apple M2 chip. And once again, the MacBook Pro 13 (2022) receives an active cooling solution, w[...]

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In 2024, the market offers a lot of budget gaming laptops and some of them are pretty capable for their price. One of the notable mentions in this category is the Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-41) which is a great bang for the buck but has one bad flaw - the super high noise during CPU-heavy tasks. On the other hand, we got the MSI Thin 15 B12U which is also an inexpensive gaming machine and it looks pretty sleek for its class.This one is offered with Intel Alder Lake-H CPUs and up to RTX 3050 with 4GB VRAM. The 12th Gen 45W chips are still a good choice for the budget segment. They pack tons of [...]

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Navigating the crowded budget laptop market can feel overwhelming, especially when manufacturers often prioritize specs over real-world usability. If you’re a student or a casual user seeking a portable machine that balances affordability with practicality, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15” Gen 8 deserves a closer look. But does it truly deliver, or does it cut too many corners? We’ve spent weeks testing this device to uncover what makes it tick—and where it falls short—so you don’t have to gamble your hard-earned cash on marketing claims.At first glance, the Slim 3 Gen 8 lives up [...]

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Today, the visitor in our office is being pretty light on your budget. Nevertheless, the Vivobook 15 (X1502) aims to strike you with its bold hardware choices, as well as its high-performance potential.One would imagine that ASUS will want to cut some costs when it comes to hardware. Well, that's definitely not the case. This machine is supplied with an Alder Lake CPU. There are options with 15W TDPs, and others with 28W power limits.And here comes the trick up ASUS's sleeve - it's the "My ASUS" app. Through it, you can change between three performance presets. The most potent one has[...]

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Just like any other manufacturer, Apple offers new devices every year. They sport modern hardware and other improvements. This time around we'll show you the Apple MacBook Air (13", M3). As you may already guess by looking at the name, this machine has the M3 SoC combined with 8-core or 10-core iGPU plus Wi-Fi 6E for connectivity. Compared to the M2 predecessor, this machine looks like a decent refresh in terms of hardware and features. Aside from the faster CPU and GPUs, the RAM is also soldered. It's great to see that even the default 256GB storage option features two NANDs which significant[...]

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