Tested: The smartest work laptop chip of 2026 came out in 2024
…To represent Intel, I used a Core Ultra 200H-series (Arrow Lake) chip inside the MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo, a Core Ultra 200V chip (Lunar Lake) inside the Asus ZenBook S…
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What is Nvidia N1X?
Before I explore where this all could go, let me run down what we know so far. First and foremost, while we don’t know for sure if we’ll see an N1 chip at Computex, we do know they exist – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang already confirmed the company has been working on something called the N1 chip for some time. We first got wind of it back in 2024 with reports that MediaTek was considering partnering with Nvidia to make Arm-based chips. At CES the following year Nvidia revealed a new AI-focused DGX Spark mini PC powered by its new GB10 Superchip (basically an Nvidia GPU sandwiched together with a 2
Nvidia’s N1X could be the jolt Windows laptops need — with one big catchIntel is giving budget gamers what Nvidia and AMD won't
…demands shift, it's still notable to hear a major chip company representative talking like this in 2026. Not about AI revolutions, or multi-billion-dollar data center deals, or the benefits…
This Lenovo laptop is powerful, but a real mixed bag
…It’s nicely built, has a quality display, and fine speakers, but so do many of its competitors. And with the latest batch of Intel chips offering some stunning graphics performance and…
I wanted to like this Lenovo laptop, but it's just too slow
…The Lenovo IdeaPad 5a 2-in-1 that I tested came equipped with AMD’s Ryzen AI 5 430, an entry-level AMD chip with four CPU cores (and eight threads). It…
This Acer laptop is stuck in an awkward spot
…Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (likely the closest competitor in terms of hardware) Acer TravelMate X4 14 AI (a newer AI-focused business laptop) Dell XPS 14 (a higher-end Intel configuration…
SteamOS is coming for Intel handhelds — if Intel can keep up
…On the MSI Claw 8 AI+ (based on a Lunar Lake laptop chip), the benchmarks are running behind the performance of the same games on Windows 11 for the same hardware. That…
This HP laptop feels like a MacBook rival
…Relative to its competitors, such as the Dell XPS 14, Prestige Flip 14 AI+, and the Acer Swift X 14 AI, the OmniBook Ultra takes a clear lead (though I will note…
I didn't expect Dell's $700 XPS 13 to feel this premium
…Here, you can see the XPS 13’s performance is competitive with the Aspire 14 AI’s Intel Lunar Lake chip. The Aspire 14 AI is faster, but I doubt you’d…
Tested: GMKtec's NucBox K13 mini PC punches above its size
…With the NucBox K13, GMKtec is using Intel’s Lunar Lake chip for the first time and combining it with modern connectivity options. On paper, the device promises plenty of AI performance…
This Lenovo laptop is better than it looks
…The headliner here is no doubt the Snapdragon X2 Plus chip. Snapdragon X2 is a new chip line from Qualcomm that has just come to market, and the Snapdragon X2 Plus is…