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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 01, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the MSI Katana GF66

    The GF series from MSI has mostly been the entry-level gaming laptops in the brand’s portfolio. This makes it a hot property from the get-go, as budget and entry-level gaming notebooks are the most sold…

    7月 01, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] Can the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (14″) be an affordable “creator” device

    The land of “Creator” laptops is an interesting one. Most of the laptops here cost an enormous amount of money, and there are too few options for aspiring artists and designers Here we have an…

    7月 01, 2021

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    [FPS Benchmarks] World Of Tanks Encore on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (100W) and RTX 3060 (100W) – the 3070 is 19% faster on Ultra quality

    World Of Tanks (WoT) is a Wargaming studio game that is very popular because it offers fun gameplay and in addition, it’s a free-to-play title. In 2010 we saw the first WoT game and in…

    7月 01, 2021

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    Inside HP Spectre x360 13 (13-aw2000) – disassembly and upgrade options

    Most of the ultrabooks out there don’t offer much in terms of upgradability. Unfortunately, the Spectre x360 13 (13-aw2000) is not an exclusion. Check out all HP Spectre x360 13 (13-aw2000) prices and configurations in…

    7月 01, 2021

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    [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U – A fight between two brothers

    Today we have two tricksters. The Ryzen 3 5300U and the Ryzen 5 5500U both use the 5000 name, while being built on the Zen 2 architecture. By now, they have probably managed to trick…

    六月 30, 2021

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    HP EliteBook 830 G8 review – will it live up to the expectations?

    If you are an enterprise laptop user, you would be familiar with brands like ThinkPad, Latitude, and EliteBook. Today, we are going to review a notable member of the EliteBook family, called the EliteBook 830…

    六月 30, 2021

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    [Spec, Info, and Prices] Acer Spin 1 (SP114-31): a versatile and affordable everyday convertible

    Most of the people who need a laptop don’t need a lot of performance or premium materials. They are content with a regular laptop, which looks good and can handle the basic stuff, such as…

    六月 30, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gen 6 (14″)

    The IdeaPad 3 from Lenovo is one of the best-selling devices in the budget laptop category. This is because it offers decent hardware at a very affordable price, so what’s not to like. Today we…

    六月 30, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is the latest flagship workstation that packs Tiger Lake and RTX Ampere

    The X1 is the flagship series of the ThinkPad brand. The Extreme Gen 4 is a thin and light device, which comes with the latest technology from Intel and NVIDIA, offering you the best possible…

    六月 30, 2021

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    Inside Lenovo ThinkPad P15v – disassembly and upgrade options

    One of this laptop’s major perks as a workstation is its ability to work with ECC memory. Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad P15v prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our…

    六月 29, 2021

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    MSI Katana GF76 review – is RTX 3050 Ti the new sweet spot?

    MSI has updated its gaming weaponry with devices that stay true to Intel. As one of the most Intel-centric brands out there, the Red Dragon plans to reintroduce the trust to the Blue giant to…

    六月 29, 2021

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    [Comparison] Intel Core i7-11800H vs Core i7-10750H – The jump in performance is insane

    With the Tiger Lake H45 CPUs being released into the wild west that is the laptop market, we have to make the comparison against them and their predecessors, the Comet Lake H chips, which while…

    六月 29, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] The HP 470 G8 is the latest general purpose device from HP, featuring Tiger Lake and a 17.3-inch form factor

    HP currently sits at #2, in terms of market share, behind Lenovo, which looks like an unbeatable giant. Today we have a device, which doesn’t seem to have a purpose. The HP 470 G8 comes…

    六月 29, 2021

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    [FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (100W) and RTX 3060 (100W) – the RTX 3070 is 31% faster on Extreme quality

    Metro Exodus is a beautiful-looking game that offers an interesting single-player campaign that follows and extends the storyline of the previous two games. While exploring the dark tunnels that are populated with monsters and hostile…

    六月 29, 2021

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    Top 5 reasons to BUY or NOT to buy the MSI Pulse GL66

    This was the first laptop with a Tiger Lake H45 CPU that we managed to get for a review, so it is pretty special, at least in our eyes. It is also part of MSI’s…

    六月 29, 2021

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    [Specs and Info] Lenovo ThinkPad P15 and P17 Gen 2 are the biggest and baddest workstations in Lenovo’s arsenal

    The workstation laptop space is ever-growing, by offering more options, with varying levels of performance. Today we have the ThinkPad P15 and P17, which have a ton of CPU and GPU options, so you will…

    六月 29, 2021

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    Inside Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G) – disassembly and upgrade options

    The Aspire 7 (A715-42G) is a pretty interesting device, which combines a ULV processor with a full-blown graphics card. Check out all Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read…

    六月 28, 2021

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    Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41) review – high-end hardware and a good price tag in one place

    The Acer’s Nitro series is very popular because these machines offer decent hardware at a reasonable price. Of course, as you may expect, there are better laptops with the same hardware and they come with…

    六月 28, 2021

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    Inside Dell Vostro 15 7500 – disassembly and upgrade options

    Although Dell did a decent job with the upgrade options of this notebook, we weren’t impressed by the thermal management. Take a look at what’s inside. Check out all Dell Vostro 15 7500 prices and…

    六月 28, 2021

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    [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Intel Core i7-1165G7 – a surprisingly close battle

    With both Intel and AMD releasing new processors around the same time, it’s time to put some of them against other, proven chips, to accurately assess their performance. Today we have the Ryzen 3 5300U,…