Reviews

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 G634 (2024) review – Performs Like an 18-inch Laptop

The ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 G634 (2024) is a powerful 16-incher that offers virtually the same hardware as its 18-inch sibling, the G834. This means a 32-thread Core i9-14900HX and the full-powered (175W) versions…

June 03, 2016

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Guess what arrived in our office! (Spoiler: Acer’s Predator 17X)

As we promised a few weeks back when the Acer Predator 17X was announced, we have early access to the notebook which means that a full review and set of tests are on the way.…

June 03, 2016

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Exynos 8890 and Mali-T880 vs Snapdragon 820 and Adreno 530 – specs, benchmarks and temperatures

Not long ago we acquainted you with our review of LG G5, and this was the first device with Snapdragon 820 that we tested. Qualcomm’s high-end CPU can be found in several other leading devices and the…

June 03, 2016

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Inside ASUS N552VX – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

After our quick look at the ASUS N552VX we decided to take it apart and see what the chassis hides. The disassembly turned out to be almost hassle-free and that’s a good thing since the…

June 02, 2016

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LG G5 with its Snapdragon 820 is among the first in our smartphone CPU and GPU rankings

Not long ago we presented to you our LG G5 review and now it’s time to see where it belongs in our smartphone CPU and GPU rankings. We would like to remind you that this model…

June 02, 2016

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Apple’s WWDC16 starts on June 13

Apple holds its WWDC annual conference each summer and this year it scheduled for June 13. Unlike the Apple autumn events, WWDC does not always reveal new products. Nonetheless, it is possible to see some…

June 02, 2016

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All you need to know about the new AMD Radeon RX 480 (+ photos)

A few days ago AMD presented the capabilities of its new GPU based on the Polaris architecture – Radeon RX 480. Since it was not yet confirmed, we expected the American company to announce the…

June 02, 2016

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NVIDIA GTX 1080 Founder’s Edition prices around the world (Spoiler: Spain with the highest price)

Everyone is talking about NVIDIA’s new GTX 1070 and 1080 Pascal GPUs lately and to be honest, these chips deserve all the attention. But what’s the cost of having the most advanced GPU? Well, we…

June 02, 2016

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Quick look at ASUS N552VX – upgraded chassis but downgraded hardware

ASUS’ N series notebooks is the definition of a reliable multimedia machines and the new N552 and N752 laptops aim to bring even better user experience than before. We already did a review of the…

June 01, 2016

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Five new notebooks added to our M.2 SSD compatibility list including Lenovo Ideapad 700, HP Omen 15 (2016) and Acer TravelMate P658

It’s been a while since we updated our M.2 SSD compatibility list and here’s our report of doing so. This time, we’ve got five new notebooks and the good news is that four out of…

June 01, 2016

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) preview – 5.2″ Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 410 and 3100 mAh battery

After the release of Galaxy J3 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016), the time has come for yet another mid-range Samsung device to be released on the market – the Galaxy J5 (2016). If you are…

May 31, 2016

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Kaby Lake architecture to be available on the market toward the end of 2016

Apart from announcing the new 10-core “beast”, Intel Core i7-6950X, the American company unveiled its plans for new CPU development in the near future. The new Kaby Lake architecture will be available on the market…

May 31, 2016

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Intel announced its first 10-core i7 processor – Core i7-6950X

Intel announced their new extreme processors with Broadwell-E architecture at their conference today. These are the first extreme chips manufactured through a 14nm technological process. Even though the American company already has 10-core processors, they…

May 31, 2016

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Kingston UV400 preview – a fast and pocket-friendly SSD

Kingston is one of the most popular American companies dealing with the production of various types of memory. The market offers all kinds of devices bearing their brand – flash drives, SD cards, components that increase the performance…

May 31, 2016

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) occupies the second place in our battery life ranking

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) reached second place in our battery life rankings, and the first place belongs to Lenovo Vibe P1 with its 5000 mAh battery. However, the achievement of Galaxy J7 is more than…

May 31, 2016

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Lenovo Ideapad 700 (15″) display profiles – Quality and Health impact results

As part of our project to bring better image quality while bringing down the negative impact of laptop screens, we would like to post the results from the Ideapad 700’s screen (15-inch version). We’ve prepared…

May 30, 2016

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Lenovo IdeaPad 700 (15”) review – the Chinese powerhouse gives ASUS a run for its money with the new slim and powerful multimedia notebook

Recently the famous N series from ASUS were just a no-brainer when it comes to multimedia machines but with the recent announcement from Lenovo, things might not be as simple as we thought they would…

May 30, 2016

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The newly announced ASUS ROG GX800 is the GX700 plus another desktop-grade GTX 980 GPU

During this year’s Computex at Taiwan, ASUS unveiled its absolute flagship gaming laptop, which is also a direct successor to the well-known liquid cooled GX700 but the latter became obsolete in no time. Why? Well,…

May 30, 2016

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Lenovo: Our upcoming product will change the understanding of smartphones

The chances are you’ve heard about Google’s ambitious Project Tango – to bring a set of cameras and sensors to today’s mobile devices and map the 3D world around us as we know it. This…

May 30, 2016

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The Acer Aspire V5 series all support the latest M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD standard

The new NVMe standard for M.2 SSD sticks is taking the market by a storm and everyone’s looking for an NVMe-capable machine but not everyone can afford one. Fortunately, the new “meta” is making its…

May 28, 2016

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The Lenovo Ideapad 700 (15-inch) arguably has only one weak spot – the battery

No matter how good all-rounder the Lenovo Ideapad 700 (15″) is, there are some weak spots but the only one that’s really noticeable is the battery. Our tests show mediocre battery performance and this doesn’t…