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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 17, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (AMD): A little guy that has a lot of potential

    The aspect ratio renaissance that is currently underway is responsible for a lot of new and interesting devices. What first started in the smartphone industry has now made its way into the laptop market, and…

    8月 17, 2021

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    Inside Dell Latitude 14 9420 (2-in-1) – disassembly and upgrade options

    Unfortunately, here, you will be met by soldered memory and no options for upgrades. On the bright side, the build quality is on point. Check out all Dell Latitude 14 9420 (2-in-1) prices and configurations…

    8月 17, 2021

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    Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021) stays cool under heavy load, but at what cost?

    The Legion 5 laptops from Lenovo offer powerful specs and great designs, for less than what you would expect. The most recent Legion 5 brings the Zen 3-based Ryzen 5000H-series processors, along with the Ampere…

    8月 16, 2021

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    Lenovo Legion 7 (16″, 2021) review – vapor chamber is the way to go

    In 2021 there are a lot of gaming laptops. Some are equipped with Intel CPUs, others with AMD. But the biggest confusion this year was made by NVIDIA. They have announced their RTX 3000 mobile…

    8月 15, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Acer Swift 1 (SF114-34)

    The Swift 1 (SF114-34) offers a decent package for the price. A low TDP Celeron or a Pentium chip with high power efficiency offers long battery life, even if the laptop itself doesn’t have a…

    8月 14, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021)

    The Legion 5 series from Lenovo has always offered powerful hardware in a relatively inexpensive package. While the IdeaPad Gaming 3 is usually their best price to performance ratio laptop, the Legion 5 brings newer…

    8月 13, 2021

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    Acer Predator Triton 300 SE (PT314-51s) review – a lowkey gaming machine

    Usually, the purely gaming brands allow themselves to experiment. This is how the 14-inch Alienware and Razer laptops were born. However, last year, ASUS was one of the mainstream manufacturers that stepped into the seemingly…

    8月 13, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 (AMD) – Ryzen 5000U Pro series and adequate displays are a part of the mix

    The Ryzen Pro series CPUs are made especially for businesses and workstation laptops. They promise increased stability and performance, which is much needed in the corporate world. As fate would have it, Lenovo introduced a…

    8月 13, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Dell Latitude 13 3320

    The term ultrabook is often misused as people believe that every ultrabook should have the best possible performance. While this can be the case, quite often, in fact, it is not a requirement. Today, however,…

    8月 12, 2021

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    [FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) – the 130W GPU is 38% faster on Extreme Quality

    The PC version of Metro Exodus is one of the heaviest games that are available on the market. Of course, the title is super-heavy when you apply the Extreme preset, if the settings are lowered,…

    8月 12, 2021

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    Acer Swift 1 (SF114-34) review – affordable ultrabooks are getting more and more popular

    There are a couple of selling points of the Swift 1 (SF114-34). In the first place, there is the price. Then, you get the battery life, followed by silent operation, and not in the last…

    8月 12, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (2021)

    The Redmi Note 8 and Note 7 for that matter, were total surprises in the smartphone industry, managing to sell very well. The Note 8 in fact, managed to sell more than 25 million units…

    8月 12, 2021

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    Inside MSI Summit E15 (A11x) – disassembly and upgrade options

    If we have to be honest, the upgrade options on the Summit E15 (A11x) look really impressive. Check out all MSI Summit E15 (A11x) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in…

    8月 11, 2021

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    Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021) review – in search of perfection

    Last year, Lenovo was both conservative, and bold. Although it kept the same design, which proved successful in the past, the manufacturer took the risk to rely on AMD (in addition to Intel) for their…

    8月 11, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the MSI GE76 Raider (2021)

    The Raider series from MSI offers the flagship MSI gaming experience. Today we have the GE76 Raider, which is packed with some of the most powerful hardware in the laptop space right now. The unit…

    8月 10, 2021

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    Dell Latitude 13 3320 review – а featherweight contender

    The term ultrabook was made for devices like this one. Slim, light, sleek, and in this case – secure. Like Lenovo’s ThinkPads, the Latitude series of Dell was also in desperate need of change. Not…

    8月 10, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Dell Vostro 15 5515

    The Dell Vostro 15 5515 was created with a single goal in mind: to take care of your business. It seems like Dell is ready for a shake-up, as they were one of the more…

    8月 10, 2021

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    [Comparison] Lenovo ThinkPad T15p Gen 2 vs ThinkPad T15p Gen 1 – what are the differences?

    The workstation market gets new additions every day. With the release of the ThinkPad T15p Gen 2, the Gen 1 laptop will definitely go down in price, as most people will want the new laptop…

    8月 10, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] The ThinkPad T15p Gen 2 bridges the gap between a gaming and a workstaion laptop

    Another day, another Lenovo workstation. This one, however, comes with a twist. Very often a gaming laptop does wonder at content creation or as a general workstation machine. Gaming hardware is just very good at…

    8月 10, 2021

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    [FPS Benchmarks] Far Cry New Dawn on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) – both are fast but the 130W GPU wins

    Far Cry New Dawn is the successor of Far Cry 5. The newer game uses the same engine as Far Cry 5 and when it comes to the storyline, New Dawn follows the events seventeen…