December 30, 2015

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Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575G) has PWM across all brightness levels

Since Acer decided to move away from the IPS panels, with their refreshed Skylake versions of the super-popular V15 lineup we can say it’s a rather strange decision. However, the screen has its own perks…

December 30, 2015

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Lenovo Y900 did pretty good in our screen tests – looks like Lenovo have learned their lesson

With series of underwhelming screen quality from its previous Y50 and Y700 notebooks, Lenovo finally addressed one of the most resurfacing issues. Their latest IdeaPad Y900 gaming notebook uses near perfect IPS display surpassing the…

December 23, 2015

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Meizu m2’s 2500mAh managed to impress us with its durability

Meizu m2 note has a 3100 mAh battery and a 5.5-inch Full HD IGZO screen that still consumes a lot of energy. The case with it smaller brethren – Meizu m2, however, is slightly different.…

December 23, 2015

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First impressions of Meizu m2 – the budget segment is nothing like it was a couple of years ago

Meizu m2 note managed to attract a lot of users thanks to the combination of impressive specs and decent price. Due to its great success, Meizu is now offering a new model offering similar specs,…

December 22, 2015

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Toshiba Portege R30 has a display with accurate colors and good brightness

Before immersing you in our in-depth tests (stay tuned for the detailed review coming soon), we’ll take a quick glimpse at what Toshiba R30’s display managed to accomplish in some of our picture quality checks.…

December 22, 2015

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Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) – the gaming challenge

We recently shared the results from our tests that indicate how hot Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) get after heavy load and now it’s time for the results from our gaming tests. We use three…

December 21, 2015

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Alienware 17 R3 has an incredible screen with 100% sRGB and 100% AdobeRGB coverage

The AUO 2DK4K-B173ZAN (4K UltraHD IPS IGZO) display of Alienware 17 R3 (Late 2015) is meant for fun and gaming, but you can actually do a lot more with it. Despite its gaming nature, the…

December 18, 2015

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The bigger screen size of the Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition is just one reason to opt for it (PWM report)

With the previous generation, Acer didn’t present a good reason to opt for the 17-inch version over the 15-inch version of the popular Aspire V15 and V17 Nitro laptops. This year, however, is a different…

December 18, 2015

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We’ve put the 3400mAh battery of Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) through our tests

We’re currently working on the in-depth review of Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) and you can expect it in the near future. In the mean time, the phone definitely packs some impressive specs, such as…

December 17, 2015

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Lenovo Vibe X3 Lite (A7010) and its MediaTek MT6753 SoC passed our temperature test with ease

We haven’t tested the performance of Lenovo A7010’s MediaTek MT6753 SoC yet, but we managed to check the outer temperatures of the device after extended usage. As a usual we simulated 3D gaming on the…

December 16, 2015

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ASUS ROG G752 uses a revised version of the G751’s screen and both don’t use PWM for regulating brightness

Some of our display tests are over and, of course, the results are in. At least for the PWM test. It turns out that the new G752 uses the same revised version of last year’s…

December 15, 2015

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How hot does LG Zero’s back get during intensive tasks?

We’re continuing with our in-depth tests on LG Zero and as usual, one of the most interesting is the temperatures and comfort test that measures the outer temperatures of the device after heavy usage. We…

December 11, 2015

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Solution to Alienware’s slow OS boot problem (+ video)

As you’ve probably been aware of, the new Alienware 17 R3 (Late 2015) notebook is already in our labs. There was a little issue that worried us right after we got the machine – it…

December 11, 2015

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Toshiba: Having some trouble with the BYOD policy of your company? Maybe it’s time to move to CYOD

With the fast pace of development in technology and platforms, new meanings of work space, work device, mobility, security and data management are at hand. Now we are facing business that’s highly dependent on apps…

December 10, 2015

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Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G) and the new ASUS N551VW are added to our M.2 SSD compatibility list

We try to keep our M.2 SSD compatibility list up to date, so here’s another batch of notebooks that we’ve added. This time, they are just three but two of them you might find particularly…

December 09, 2015

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The new Dell XPS 15 offers not only superb image quality but it’s also flicker-free

Yesterday we dropped the good news about the image quality of the new XPS 15, which has 100% sRGB and Adobe RGB color gamut coverage, high maximum brightness, high resolution and excellent contrast ratio. But…

December 08, 2015

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Look no further than the new XPS 15 for professional video and photo editing

A few tests just came in from our lab indicating that the new XPS 15 features almost perfect display quality. We’ve got the UHD version that packs Sharp touch-enabled IPS panel and it passed our…

December 08, 2015

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Lenovo Z51-70 has user-friendly screen without PWM from 60 cd/m2 screen brightness

Although the Lenovo Z51-70 doesn’t offer superb image quality or extraordinary powerful hardware, and it’s quite normal given the price range, but somehow it manages to balance between all these important aspects. Most importantly, though,…

December 03, 2015

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Several new notebooks are added to our PWM ranking table (ASUS GL552VW, Lenovo Y700, Dell Alienware 15 R2 and more)

If you haven’t already checked out our PWM ranking table, we suggest you do so here and if you are not familiar with the so-called screen flickering effect, you can learn all about it here.…

December 02, 2015

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Sample shots from the 13-megapixel Lenovo Vibe S1 camera

Vibe S1 had impressed us with the photos below, but we are still doing some test and you can expect its review really soon. The model is equipped with a 13-megapixels rear camera and it…