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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…

    8月 10, 2016

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    Second debut of the ASUS G752VS laptop with GTX 1070, this time in Russia (but the price is much higher)

    Did ASUS decide that $2299 / 2060 EUR is a low price for a laptop with the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and raise it up to $2899 / 2599 EUR or that’s just for…

    8月 10, 2016

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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M with GDDR5 VRAM makes it to top 20 in our GPU rankings

    Even though the GTX 950M GPU has been announced long ago and has been released on the market in two different variations – with DDR3 and GDDR5 VRAM – but only now we had the…

    8月 09, 2016

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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (for notebooks) is the new leader in our GPU ranking

    It’s been a while since we tested the Predator 17X – an extreme version of the standard Predator 17 with desktop-like performance – but we thought we give you an update of our ranking table…

    8月 09, 2016

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    MediaTek announced the powerful 10-core Helio X30 mobile chip

    MediaTek officially presented a new mobile CPU – Helio X30. Similarly to the already announced Helio X20 and Helio X25, this new chip features 10 cores divided in three clusters. The first one offers four Cortex-A73 cores ticking up…

    8月 09, 2016

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    Quick look at Sony Xperia X Performance – first impressions, camera, performance

    Last month we shared with you our reviews of Sony Xperia X and Xperia XA, and now we would like to have a quick look at the premium member of this lineup. Of course, we are…

    8月 08, 2016

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    HP Pavilion 15 (2016) review – HP is stepping up its game with a good performance/price ratio

    The mainstream Pavilion lineup from HP is one of the series that received a somehow subtle overhaul. Without drawing too much attention to the outer chassis, the Pavilion 15 and 17 received a major overhaul…

    8月 08, 2016

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    ASUS ROG G752 (FHD) display profiles – Quality and Health impact results

    The ASUS ROG G752 has an excellent IPS panel with numerous useful properties for multimedia and especially gaming. One of the few Full HD IPS panels on the market with 75Hz refresh rated packing a…

    8月 08, 2016

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    Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium – Gaming Tests

    Several days ago we shared with you that we had managed to overclock GTX 1080 GameRock Premium to the maximum frequency of 2139 MHz (2113 MHz stable). We would like to make it clear that in…

    8月 08, 2016

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    Inside Dell Latitude E5570 – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

    The next one to visit our white disassembly table is the Dell Latitude E5570. Pretty easy to service high-end business laptop that offers plenty of upgrade options, although some models are limited to only one…

    8月 07, 2016

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    The Samsung Galaxy J (2016) lineup – affordable and really durable smartphones

    During the last couple of months we had the chance of testing four Galaxy J (2016) Samsung smartphones. Characteristic of this lineup is that its representatives are budget and mid-range devices. Despite the price difference…

    8月 06, 2016

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    In Win 904 Black quick review – simplistic, stylish, and distinguishable

    At the Computex 2016 event, we observed some awesome In Win computer cases turned into very pleasing creations that can surely be a beautiful part of our everyday lives. Even though they were modified by…

    8月 06, 2016

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    Unlike its predecessor, the new Dell Latitude E5570 doesn’t use PWM at all

    Last year’s Latitude E5550 offered not only excellent image quality but also had no PWM from 25% screen brightness and up. However, this year’s model uses a different panel, which, in addition to securing excellent image…

    8月 06, 2016

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    Lenovo Vibe K5 Note + MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 after a stress test – reasonably hot

    MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 is one of the mobile CPUs we recently tested for the first time in our review of Sony Xperia XA. We are now again presented with this chip but this time it…

    8月 06, 2016

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    ASRock Z170A-X1 preview – simplistic design and a lot of features

    The last two motherboard previews we did were those of MSI X99A Gaming Godlike Carbon and ASRock X99 Extreme6/3.1. The former targets gamers who want to use the maximum potential of their components, whereas the latter is meant…

    8月 05, 2016

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    Lenovo Vibe K5 Note’s 3500 mAh battery demonstrates good battery life

    We are still testing Lenovo Vibe K5 Note’s capabilities, and before presenting our full review of this model, we want to share an article dedicated to its battery. The latter has a capacity of 3500 mAh,…

    8月 05, 2016

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    Overclocking Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium – we managed to go above 2.1GHz

    After we managed to overclock MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X, the time came for the other non-reference GPU model in our office – GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium by Palit. The latter is a 2.5-slot which…

    8月 05, 2016

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    Here are the prices of the first notebooks with GTX 1060 and 1070 GPUs – Lenovo’s Medion Erazer

    You never know what the of the internet hold but sometimes, you find interesting stuff. Just like that, we stumbled upon what appears to be the first available for purchase gaming notebook featuring the newest…

    8月 05, 2016

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    Snapdragon 615 (+Adreno 405) vs MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 (+Mali-T860) – performance, benchmarks, and temperatures

    Recently we had the chance of testing MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10’s capabilities. This mobile chip is found in Sony Xperia XA – a model we reviewed last month. One of the Qualcomm alternatives to Helio P10…

    8月 05, 2016

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    Alienware 13 R2 (FHD) display profiles – Quality and Health impact results

    The Alienware 13 R2 is the smallest Alienware-branded notebook you can find right now and configurations include FHD and QHD IPS panels. We got the chance to test out the 1080p variant and the results…

    8月 04, 2016

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    Lenovo IdeaPad 110 preview – a decent budget bargain

    We continue our series of laptop previews with a cheap and cheerful mobile solution suitable for every home or a good gift for a future student. This notebook is Lenovo IdeaPad 110 and it comes in…