Notebooks
AMD is looking to drive the AI PC market with options across multiple product lines, which aren't limited to consumer processors. While primarily designed for the commercial sector, AMD has announced the Ryzen Pro 8000 'Phoenix' series of APUs for desktops, which AMD claims is the first professional-grade CPU to include an NPU designed to provide on-chip AI neural processing capabilities. AMD has also announced the Ryzen Pro 8040 'Hawk Point' series of mobile processors designed for commercial laptops and notebooks. AMD's Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series processors come with support from AMD's Pro Manageability and AMD Pro Business Ready suites and are built with AMD's current generation Zen 4 cores. The Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series processors are...
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Acer Aspire V5-171 Notebook Review: The Death and Rebirth of the Netbook
With all of the coverage we've done of ultrabooks in recent months, it's easy to forget that the big vendors are still out there plugging away with more basic...
32 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/21/2012
13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Review (Late 2012)
Earlier this year Apple introduced its first Mac equipped with a Retina Display. The 15.4-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (henceforth rMBP) introduced a brand new, thinner and lighter...
80 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/13/2012
Samsung Chromebook (XE303) Review: Testing ARM's Cortex A15
Google announced the Chrome OS project two years ago, and with it came the first Chromebook: the CR-48. The Chrome OS concept seemed revolutionary at the time. In 2010...
149 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/31/2012
ASUS Windows 8 and RT Products Revealed
ASUS has spent the last few years showing how good design can yield big dividends in the Windows notebook and Android tablet markets. With today’s announcement of their Windows...
17 by Jason Inofuentes on 10/23/2012
13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display: Hands On
We just spent some time with the other major announcement from today: Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The 3.5 lbs machine is obviously lighter than the 15-inch...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/23/2012
Apple's iPad mini Event Live Blog
We've lined up and are getting ready to bring you live coverage from Apple's special event today. Widely expected to make an appearance are the iPad mini as well...
89 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/23/2012
AMD’s 12.11 Mobility Catalyst: Enduro Hotfix [Mostly] Included
We already posted our overview of the 12.11 Catalyst drivers when used with desktop GPUs, but notebook users are naturally wondering where the promised mobile Hotfix driver is. The...
45 by Jarred Walton on 10/22/2012
Inside Microsoft's Surface RT Tablet
Along with the first pricing and availability details, Microsoft gave us some additional insight into Surface in a tour of the design and engineering facility where the project was...
73 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/16/2012
Microsoft Surface RT Starting at $499, Available 10/26, Preorder Today
Earlier this summer Microsoft did the somewhat unexpected and announced first party Windows RT and Windows 8 tablet hardware under the Surface brand. Microsoft wanted to have flagship devices...
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/16/2012
AVADirect Clevo P170EM Part 2: GTX 680M Grudge Match
We took Clevo’s P170EM for a spin last week, equipped with a Radeon HD 7970M and a variety of other high-end options. Today we have our follow up where...
58 by Jarred Walton on 10/15/2012
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 8
As we march towards our review of the iPhone 5 (and some other really cool stuff you'll be seeing later this month), episode 8 of our weekly podcast got...
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/11/2012
The New Razer Blade: Thoroughly Reviewed
Earlier this year, Razer handed me a Blade evaluation unit and told me to go wild. Considering the company had no previous experience with developing PC laptop hardware, I...
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AVADirect Clevo P170EM: Has AMD’s HD 7970M Got Game?
A couple weeks back, we posted something of a first look at the Clevo P170EM when we did our overview of AMD’s upcoming Enduro 5.5 release. As one of...
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Alienware M18x R2 Notebook Review: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680M in SLI
Around the launch of the Alienware M17x R3, Alienware essentially bifurcated its high end notebook offerings into single-GPU (the M17x R3) and dual-GPU (the M18x). The M17x R3 was...
50 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/28/2012
Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook Hands On at IDF 2012
Intel worked very closely with Acer on its upcoming lineup of Windows 8 tablets and Ultrabooks. As a result, Acer is featured front and center in many of Intel's...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/11/2012
AMD’s Enduro Switchable Graphics Levels Up
A couple weeks back, I contacted AMD to let them know I was working on a notebook review—a Clevo P170EM from AVADirect with HD 7970M graphics. Much to my...
200 by Jarred Walton on 9/6/2012
The ASUS Zenbook U500VZ: A 15-inch Ultrabook
Although most Ultrabooks have focused on the 11 and 13-inch form factors, today ASUS is announcing its first 15-inch Ultrabook. The Zenbook U500VZ measures 19.7mm at its thickest point...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/29/2012
ASUS' Zenbook Prime UX21A Touch: Officially Re-announced
We saw this one at Computex in June, but ASUS is reannouncing the Zenbook Prime UX21A Touch. The formula is simple: take the UX21A we loved, add a capacitive...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/29/2012
Synaptics ForcePad: A Thinner, Pressure Sensitive Trackpad for Notebooks
Late last week I talked a bit about Synaptics’ smartphone touch technology, but today’s announcements apply to their role in the notebook space. Today Synaptics is announcing two new...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/20/2012
Synaptics ThinTouch: Bringing the Capacitive Touch Revolution to Mechanical Keyboards
Earlier this month Synaptics announced the acquisition of Pacinian, a company that focused on physical keyboards that used capacitive touch. To expand, Synaptics has to look beyond clickpad and...
15 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/20/2012
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