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    Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (PH18-I71) レビュー – 圧倒的なMini LED、凄まじいRTX 5090のパフォーマンス、発熱の激しいCPU

    Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (PH18-I71) は、ハードコアゲーマー、クリエイター、そして極限のパワーユーザー向けに設計された、超プレミアムなデスクトップ代替型の大物マシンです。まず最初に目を引くのはその巨大な筐体で、その直後に息をのむような18インチのMini LEDディスプレイが印象に残ります ――当レビュー機では、ピクセル密度よりも速度が重視される場面では、240Hzで1920×1200に切り替え可能な、極めて鮮明な3840×2400パネルが搭載されています。 レビュー中、私たちはその驚異的なアップグレード性に完全に圧倒されました。最大256GBまで対応する4つのRAMスロットと、Gen 5スロットを1つ含む3つのM.2スロットは、今日のノートPC市場において大きな驚きです。 RTX 5090によるゲーミング性能、デュアルThunderbolt 5ポート、5GbE LAN、Wi-Fi 7接続も同様に印象的です。 しかし、この圧倒的な性能には重大なトレードオフも伴います。持続的な負荷がかかるとCPUが極端に高温になり、アイドル時でもファンが常に静かとは限らず、それ以外は素晴らしいMini LEDディスプレイも、敏感なユーザーにとっては深刻な問題となり得る激しいPWMフリッカーが発生します。 その結果、このマシンは圧倒的なパワーと高い拡張性を備え、真にエキサイティングな一台である一方で、決して完璧とは言い難いものです。 テスト構成: – Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 – 96GB RAM…

    7月 08, 2020

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    AMD Ryzen 3 4300U vs Ryzen 5 3500U – the old mid-ranger beaten by the new budget CPU

    Today we have two AMD processors, one which came out in March and the other – in January of last year. Additionally, one of them doesn’t support Simultaneous multithreading, meaning it doesn’t support more threads…

    7月 07, 2020

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    Inside Acer Predator Triton 300 (PT315-52) – disassembly and upgrade options

    This Predator Triton 300 (PT315-52) has some fresh changes over its predecessor and one of them is the upgrade to three M.2 slots. Check out all Acer Predator Triton 300 (PT315-52) prices and configurations in…

    7月 07, 2020

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    MSI GF63 8RD/10Sx review – looks better than it works

    Every year there is a lot of new CPU and GPU options and the manufacturers are updating their machines since there is better hardware available. This is the case with the MSI GF63 Thin 10SCXR…

    7月 06, 2020

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    Inside Lenovo Legion 5 (15) – disassembly and upgrade options

    One of Lenovo’s bestsellers – the Legion 5 (15) delivers decent computing performance and gaming capabilities at a relatively easy-digestible price. Check out all Lenovo Legion 5 (15) prices and configurations in our Specs System…

    7月 06, 2020

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    Acer Predator Triton 300 (PT315-52) review – stylish design, quick displays, and 10th Gen Intel processors

    After the Triton 300 (PT315-51) of last year was pretty much a carbon copy of the Helios 300 and the Nitro 5, we were left with something to demand. And now, it seems like Acer…

    7月 03, 2020

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    ASUS ROG Strix G15 G512 review – breaches the 4.00 GHz threshold in stress testing

    In a world where obnoxious gaming laptops are becoming rarer than undercooked beef, ASUS is actually taking a step back. Now, you can see that the Strix G15 G512 is a gaming device from miles…

    7月 03, 2020

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    Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-72) vs Helios 700 (PH717-71) – the beast gets updated

    The new Acer laptop is sporting a new look as well as new hardware. The CPU and GPU have been upgraded to the newest generation in both configurations, making it a pretty good choice for…

    7月 02, 2020

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    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 8th Gen review – the popular premium series gets even better

    If we have to list everything Lenovo advertises this laptop with, we’ll comfortably fill a book with the size of “A manual on how not to advertise”. Nevertheless, the price tag suggests that there must…

    7月 02, 2020

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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1060 – can you believe these GPUs are three years apart

    While the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti is preparing for the budget GPU crown, we will give you a blast to the past, comparing it to one of the most popular graphics cards of the past…

    7月 02, 2020

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    Inside Acer TravelMate P2 (TMP215-52) – disassembly and upgrade options

    Although we weren’t able to perform most of our tests, it was good to see that the upgradability is decent on this unit. Check out all Acer TravelMate P2 (TMP215-52) prices and configurations in our…

    7月 01, 2020

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    Lenovo Legion 5 (15) review – playing it safe but still delivering

    Lenovo’s Legion series is one of the best sellers on the market. And this is no coincidence. They are constantly delivering quality at a relatively low price, making it one of the best gaming notebooks…

    六月 30, 2020

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    Acer TravelMate P2 (TMP215-52) review – not what we expected

    Acer is making one of the toughest workhorses on the market. Some of them include shake protection, bump protection, and black magic protection. Others, however, impressed with their price tags. Today’s hero – the TravelMate…

    六月 30, 2020

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    Inside Lenovo Ideapad 5 (14) – disassembly and upgrade options

    This is one of the best ultrabooks for the money, both in terms of built quality and performance. However, upgradability is definitely not one of its strongest points. Check out all Lenovo Ideapad 5 (14)…

    六月 30, 2020

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    What is Tiktech and how we found useful portable monitors for benchmarking

    Recently, we’ve been looking for a small monitor that could eventually ease our daily routine while testing laptops. The idea was to find something significantly smaller than a regular PC monitor so we could test…

    六月 29, 2020

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    Acer Chromebook Spin 311 (CP311-3H) review – two days of battery life thanks to the ARM SoC

    Well, the Chromebook family has just expanded. While a lot of manufacturers are trying to bring performance to the Chrome OS, today we are going to concentrate on a rather budget solution. It doesn’t feature…

    六月 26, 2020

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    Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15) review – an excellent 3:2 display, custom AMD processors and extremely tight form factor

    We were finally able to snatch a retail unit of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15). For those who know little about it, Microsoft is trying to implement the Apple technique and sells their own,…

    六月 26, 2020

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    Inside Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-52) – disassembly and upgrade options

    Practically a 17-inch copy of the Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55). Check out all Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-52) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review. 1. Remove the bottom…

    六月 25, 2020

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    Lenovo Ideapad 5 (14) review – one of the best affordable ultrabooks you can get

    Well, the new Ideapad 5 (14) is here and its main thing this year is symmetry. When you look at it in an open position you see two speaker grills flanking the keyboard, which is…

    六月 25, 2020

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    AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Intel Core i5-1035G4 – another heavy defeat for Intel

    Today we have two processors that each introduced a new feature for their company. First, there is the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U which along with a couple of its Ryzen 4000U friends brought the 7nm…

    六月 24, 2020

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    Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-52) review – 17-inches of reasonably priced gaming

    The popularity of the Nitro series worldwide is undoubtedly high. One of the main reasons for that is their low price. Indeed, most of the time, they are outsold by the Predator Helios 300 series,…