Reviews

Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-41) review – Budget, Capable, and Noisy

The Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-41) is meant for budget-conscious gamers who want to play their favorite titles without breaking the bank. This laptop isn’t a powerhouse but it’s offered with decently snappy AMD Zen…

August 16, 2016

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Gaming benchmarks of the mobile GeForce GTX 1070 give us hope of 4K gaming on laptops

As we promised, here’s how the mobile GTX 1070 scores on some of the most popular games. We were able to run the benchmarks in 1080p and 2160p resolution and as you can see, with…

August 16, 2016

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DirectX 12 + mobile NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 equals up to 22% better frame rates in 1080p

Sure, we laid out some Full HD and 4K gaming tests yesterday but what about the DirectX 12 optimization? Does the hype around Microsoft’s latest API live up to its expectations? We find out with…

August 16, 2016

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Quick look at Acer TravelMate X349 – Acer’s ultraportable traveling companion

Since the market of ultraportables is constantly growing because, hey, with all the advancements in the chip manufacturing, now you can get а powerful, yet portable solution for your everyday work. And why shouldn’t you?…

August 15, 2016

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Best ultra cheap laptops under $200 (Back to School 2016)

Time flies and the summer is nearly over. What comes now is school. Some are happy, other not so much. This is why we decided to share a few thoughts as to what affordable laptops…

August 15, 2016

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Here is the winner of the GSmart Essence in our “Get to know LaptopMedia” game

The “Get to know LaptopMedia” game just ended and now we have a winner, but first, we’d like to thank all of the participants and of course – our co-organizer, Gigabyte, for helping make that…

August 15, 2016

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ASUS X550VX / K550VX uses PWM with aggressively low frequency

Another day with another PWM report but this time on the ASUS X550VX – one of the most solid budget performers. We’ve already tested the HD version of this notebook with our lab equipment and…

August 12, 2016

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NVIDIA is boosting its sales of the desktop and mobile GTX 950 and 960 GPUs with a free game bundled

So here’s the deal. NVIDIA is probably clearing up its stock on GTX 950 and 960 graphics cards along with the GTX 950M and 960M-powered notebooks by offering a free indie game title. No matter…

August 12, 2016

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Jaw-dropping NVIDIA financial results for Q2 – the main reason is Pascal

Not in a very modest way NVIDIA announced its financial results for the last quarter, which ended with the announcement of the new graphics architecture (Pascal) and the launch of the GeForce GTX 1080 and…

August 12, 2016

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ADATA A10050 Power Bank – a huge 10 000 mAh portable battery for your smartphone, tablet, or camera

Let’s be honest – most contemporary smartphones drain their batteries very quickly, and this is quite inconvenient if you have to make an important phone call or you’re waiting for one. Of course, poor battery…

August 12, 2016

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Inside ASUS X550VX / K550VX – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

This entry-level performer is probably the best you can get if you are looking for a decent gaming experience and you are on a tight budget. But what about upgrade options and maintenance? Luckily, ASUS…

August 12, 2016

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One of the first Apollo Lake chips, the Intel Pentium N4200, surfaces with detailed specs

With all the fuzz around NVIDIA’s upcoming mobile Pascal lineup, we forgot all about Intel’s upcoming Kaby Lake and the budget Apollo Lake processors. Still better late than never right? So in this article, we…

August 11, 2016

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Dell announced a new 24-inch gaming monitor with G-SYNC and 165Hz refresh rate

Dell announced its new gaming monitor – S2417DG. Even though the American company offers a wide variety of good quality models, this particular one excels in all aspects that a gaming monitor features. First of all,…

August 11, 2016

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Samsung announced a new 32TB SSD with a 4th generation V-NAND technology

It was in Santa Clara, California, that Samsung announced its latest SSD, which can be expected to appear on the market next year. The model does not have any particular name for now but there…

August 11, 2016

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Dell Latitude E5570 blows past its predecessor with 25% better battery life

The results from our battery tests on the Dell Latitude E5570 are in and they seem more than promising. The new Latitude not only blows past its competitors but also delivers much better battery performance…

August 11, 2016

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Quick look at ASUS X550VX / K550VX – affordable and playable

With the new Pascal GPUs from NVIDIA just around the corner, the second best thing is the decline in prices for the previous generation. And so with the components getting cheaper, the OEMs start to…

August 11, 2016

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How hot can Sony Xperia X Performance with its Snapdragon 820 get?

One of the main differences between Sony Xperia X Performance and the remaining Xperia X models is about the mobile CPU that hides under the hood. In X Performance this is Snapdragon 820, which is one…

August 10, 2016

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Second debut of the ASUS G752VS laptop with GTX 1070, this time in Russia (but the price is much higher)

Did ASUS decide that $2299 / 2060 EUR is a low price for a laptop with the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and raise it up to $2899 / 2599 EUR or that’s just for…

August 10, 2016

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M with GDDR5 VRAM makes it to top 20 in our GPU rankings

Even though the GTX 950M GPU has been announced long ago and has been released on the market in two different variations – with DDR3 and GDDR5 VRAM – but only now we had the…

August 09, 2016

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (for notebooks) is the new leader in our GPU ranking

It’s been a while since we tested the Predator 17X – an extreme version of the standard Predator 17 with desktop-like performance – but we thought we give you an update of our ranking table…

August 09, 2016

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MediaTek announced the powerful 10-core Helio X30 mobile chip

MediaTek officially presented a new mobile CPU – Helio X30. Similarly to the already announced Helio X20 and Helio X25, this new chip features 10 cores divided in three clusters. The first one offers four Cortex-A73 cores ticking up…