Reviews

Dell Precision 14 3490 review – Quiet Power for Professionals on the Go

The Dell Precision 14 3490 is the smaller version of the Precision 3590 that we already reviewed. The latter is a good office machine with pleasant comfort under load. The 3490 model is offered with…

March 23, 2022

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[Specs and Info] ASUS Chromebook Detachable CZ1 (CZ1000) – the most rugged of Chromebooks

This is what manufacturers should focus on when thinking of what new Chromebook they need to build. Instead of making the 1000th office device with the same design, ASUS has decided to expand the reach…

March 23, 2022

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[Comparison] Intel Core i7-1195G7 vs Core i7-11370H – Does TDP matter?

Tiger Lake was the first right step in Intel’s journey of redeeming itself and striking against the AMD hegemony in the CPU market. Both the U-series and the H-series deliver good performance and Alder Lake…

March 23, 2022

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Inside HP Envy 15 (15-ep1000) – disassembly and upgrade options

As one of the most promising devices on the market, the laptop makes a good case in terms of future-proofing. You get good upgrade options, and the access to them is pretty easy, to be…

March 22, 2022

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 review – it’s pricy but is it worth it?

We are observing an interesting trend in the mobile market. Smartphones are getting wider (in terms of aspect ratio), while laptops are getting narrower. This has some significant implications in media consumption, where 16:9 has…

March 22, 2022

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[FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – the 95W GPU is 13% faster

The Counter-Strikes games are one of the most popular of all time. CS:GO (Counter-Strikes: Global Offensive) is not an exception – the title often tops the STEAM & GAME STATS chart, especially since the game…

March 22, 2022

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Inside ASUS Zenbook S UX393 – disassembly and upgrade options

Expectedly, you get no memory upgrade options. On the bright side, the SSD inside can be swapped. Check out all ASUS Zenbook S UX393 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in…

March 22, 2022

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[Specs and Info] The Lenovo Legion 5i (15″ Intel, 2022) gets some new hardware options on the low-end

The Legion 5 gaming laptops have always been at the front in terms of being overall great gaming devices with high-powered hardware and amazing designs that spawned the new trend of low profile and incognito…

March 22, 2022

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[Comparison] Intel Core i7-11390H vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800U – The AMD Supremacy

The Ryzen 5000U-series processors offer really good performance for their 15W TDP. Today we will see how the most powerful ULV chip on the market fares against a CPU with more than twice the TDP,…

March 21, 2022

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[The Bottleneck Effect] Gaming performance with single vs dual-channel memory

In the previous two articles, we showed you how much of a bottleneck is the Core i5-11300H compared to the Core i7-11370H, when either of them is paired with the 90W RTX 3050, and why…

March 21, 2022

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HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is the workstation with the longest battery life we’ve tested

Workstation laptops have been getting really good in the past years, especially since laptop hardware is improving at a very steady pace. This means that with every generation, we have better performance and efficiency, which…

March 21, 2022

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[Specs and Info] Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook (15″, ILJ7) – good looking and easy on the budget

The Chromebook space is filling up quickly with very similar laptops, which isn’t really productive. Most new Chrome OS-based devices offer the same Celeron, Pentium, or Athlon budget CPUs, which are pretty much what you…

March 21, 2022

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[FPS Benchmarks] GTA V on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – RTX 3050 Ti is 10% faster on average

GTA V is still one of the most popular Rockstar Games titles. The game has a large player base mainly because of the multiplayer mode that is constantly updated with new content via patches. For…

March 21, 2022

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[Comparison] Intel Core i7-1195G7 vs Core i7-1165G7 – hardly any difference

ULV-series CPUs are getting better and better since architectures are using smaller processes, all of which improve both efficiency and performance. Today we have two very similar processors, if not identical processors. The Core i7-1195G7…

March 21, 2022

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Inside Acer Aspire 3 (A317-53) – disassembly and upgrade options

It is very common for budget 17-inchers to have a ton of free space inside. This is not necessarily a bad thing though, since the tech needed to run a modern laptop is shrinking in…

March 21, 2022

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[Comparison] Intel Core i7-11390H vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800H – The choice is obvious

This will be horrible to witness, so keep the children and faint of heart away from the screen while reading this. The Core i7-11390H is a very controversial chip, which strives to be both efficient…

March 20, 2022

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603 review – great end result thanks to some tricks

Following the success of the Zephyrus G15 GA503, ASUS was quick to release the 16-inch M16. Its name is a bit of a mouthful (ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603), but at the end of the…

March 18, 2022

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[FPS Benchmarks] Red Dead Redemption 2 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – RTX 3050 Ti is 20% faster on average

Red Dead Redemption 2 is another blockbuster created by Rockstar Games. This is one of the good console ports that we’ve witnessed in the last few years. Just like the Grand Theft Auto games, in…

March 18, 2022

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[In-Depth Comparison] Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (16″) vs ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X OLED (N7600) – Questionable decisions all over the place

Last time we compared two budget laptops that actually had the necessary features and characteristics to be considered as affordable Creator machines. The HP 470 G8 and the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (17″) brought great displays…

March 18, 2022

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Acer Predator Helios 500 (PH517-52) – Top 5 Pros and Cons

While not everyone will be able to fit this device into their budgets, or their backpacks for that matter, today we have the 100% unapologetic Predator Helios 500 (PH517-52), which has the power to challenge…

March 18, 2022

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[Comparison] Lenovo Yoga 9i (14″, 2022) vs Yoga 9i (14″) – what are the differeces?

Talk about a total makeover. The Yoga 9i (14″, 2022) is a completely new device, built from the ground up to be a stylish and modern laptop that contrasts its predecessor a lot. The hardware…