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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…

    12月 02, 2015

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    Acer Predator G6-710 preview – Acer’s new geared up desktop predator

    We’ve decided to mix things up a bit from all the notebook, smartphones, hybrid machines, etc. with one of Acer’s newest desktop configurations part of the Predator gaming family. But before we jump in the…

    12月 02, 2015

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    Lenovo Vibe P1’s review is now updated with results from display and camera tests

    The 5.5-inch Lenovo Vibe P1 with 5000 mAh battery sparked a lot of interest among our reader who asked a dozen of times about the results from our display and camera tests – we can…

    12月 01, 2015

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    First impressions of Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) – more of a refresh than an upgrade but keeps all what’s good from its predecessor

    The previous version of the Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition was praised for its well-balanced build quality and powerful hardware that’s capable of running the latest games. Also, the thin and light body appealed even…

    12月 01, 2015

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    Prestigio Muze C3 preview – a wide variety of features for a decent price

    A new Prestigio model has caught our eye and we’ve decided to do a quick preview of the device. Prestigio Muze C3 has a clean, classic design, dual-SIM card capacity, quad-core CPU, 8MP camera and…

    12月 01, 2015

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    The new Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) did pretty good in our display tests

    We got a hold of the new Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) gaming notebook and the initial test from our lab came out. We are happy that Acer kept the same image quality…

    11月 30, 2015

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    Acer Predator 8 review – a powerful tablet, designed to impress gamers

    The tablet market can’t be compared to the smartphone because the competition there is fierce. However, whenever a new interesting model pops out, it is bound to attract the attention of the users, especially when…

    11月 30, 2015

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    Inside Lenovo Z51-70 – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

    Lenovo Z51 is one of those affordable multimedia machines on the market that falls into the mid-range segment. It won’t surprise you with powerful hardware or strong aluminum build, but the hardware is capable of…

    11月 30, 2015

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    LG L Bello II preview – a stylish 5-inch smartphone with interesting features at a decent price

    LG L Bello II is a new phone from the Korean manufacturer, The device positions itself in the lower class where the competition is getting more and more dire showing that the company has serious…

    11月 30, 2015

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    First impressions of Prestigio Wize C3 – a low-end 5-inch model

    Here is the new smartphone accessible to a wide range of people, and one of the most serious competitors to GSmart Essence. We want to share with you our first impressions of the device. You…

    11月 27, 2015

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    ASUS N551VW review – although the N552 is around the corner, the new N551 is still affordable, powerful and perfect for multimedia

    ASUS labels the N series notebooks as multimedia-centric, but we have to disagree on that one. Since the last upgrade, the N551 has become so powerful to a point where you can’t really tell the…

    11月 27, 2015

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    First impressions of the latest gaming flagship – Alienware 17 R3 (Late 2015) – hardware out of this world!

    The all new, latest and most powerful Alienware laptop ever is now (finally!) in our lab. We’re talking about Alienware 17 R3 with Intel Core i7-6820HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M and up to 32GBs of…

    11月 27, 2015

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    First impressions of GSmart Essence – an extremely budget model

    GSmart has already shown their interest in getting a bigger market share in the low and mid-range segment and one of their latest additions to the budget class – GSmart Essence is in our hands…

    11月 26, 2015

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    Inside ASUS N551VW – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

    The new ASUS N551VW doesn’t differ on the inside from its older predecessor except for the slightly improved cooling system. We are not sure whether this small change will bring a lot of improvement but…

    11月 26, 2015

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    ASUS N551VW has more common with the GL552VW than its predecessor. It uses the same LG IPS panel.

    When you compare the ASUS N551VW’s and ROG GL552VW’s specs sheets you will hardly notice any difference. Both offer great hardware for the asking price and it turns out that they have even more in…

    11月 26, 2015

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    Inside Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575G) – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

    We like to do this sort of articles not only for the review but mostly for the kicks. Today we’re going to share with you what we found in a notebook, which basically has everything…

    11月 25, 2015

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    First impressions of Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575G) – a stylish offering from the middle class

    A couple of days ago we shared our first impressions on one of Acer’s newest models – Aspire V15 V5-591G. Today, however, we’re going to do the same but with another notebook from the same…

    11月 25, 2015

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    Sneak peеk at ASUS’ new multimedia laptops – N552 and N752

    ASUS announced two new models from their N series with N552 being a 15.6-inch machine and N752 is a 17.3-inch one. Both of them boast 6th generation Intel Core CPUs and NVIDIA GTX GPUs, making…

    11月 24, 2015

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    ASUS N551VW first impressions of the refreshed multimedia-centric notebook

    ASUS’ N series notebooks are renown for its elegant looks, a bit bulky yes, but packs a good hardware at a decent price. Yesterday ASUS announced the successor, ASUS N552, but until we get our…

    11月 24, 2015

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    ASUS K751LX PWM (screen flickering) report

    Every now and then we like to post reports of the our PWM tests on some of the machines in order to spread awareness of this issue that’s been bugging us for so long now.…

    11月 24, 2015

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    Overclocking the new Alienware 15 R2 (Late 2015) with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M

    You’ve probably already seen our in-depth review of the latest 15-inch Alienware R2 (Late 2015), and how its cooling system manages the high load in our synthetic and real-life gaming tests. Since we were more…