Best of Computex 2026: The most intriguing and innovative PC hardware
…That's something to be excited about. – Joel Lee Intel Arc G3 Extreme Since the debut of “Panther Lake” CPUs at CES earlier this year, Intel has been talking a big game…
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This Lenovo laptop is powerful, but a real mixed bag
…It lags behind even the previous Intel Arc generation, which leapt dramatically with the new Intel Arc B390. All this puts the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 in a tough spot…
Intel is giving budget gamers what Nvidia and AMD won't
…Yet while Nvidia is trying to get everyone to throw their annual budgets at AI and AMD is slow-rolling its upscalers to older hardware, Intel has been sending quiet signals that…
MSI’s $1,800 gaming handheld feels like a warning for PC gaming’s future
…This is the first handheld to arrive packing Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme chipset, and our testing suggests it's a beast. You should watch (or listen to) the show for…
30 hours of battery? I didn't believe it--until this MSI laptop.
…This included the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H paired with 32GB of memory and Intel Arc B390 graphics. That said, MSI’s product details alluded to both Intel Core Ultra X9 configurations…
Acer's new handheld is basically a PlayStation Portal for PC
Yesterday Acer announced the Predator Atlas 8, one of the very first handheld gaming PCs with Intel's new Arc G3 chip at its heart. At the time I noted that the…
This Lenovo laptop is a big tank with big caveats
…With Panther Lake, systems can come with a new tier of Intel Arc graphics like the Arc B390 in the MSI Prestige Flip 14 AI+. At first glance, the MSI Prestige Flip…
Nvidia’s RTX Spark just turned Arm into a real PC threat
…Or how AMD and Intel will respond. But assuming wider and wider spread of such SoC designs over time, I can easily picture many people becoming convinced to buy hardware that only…
Computex got weird: A sword PC, a scented case, and a hologram cooler
…Look at them handheld guts! The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is one of the first handheld gaming PCs to come with Intel's new Arc G3 processors, the company's alternative…
Need a laptop for college? I tested dozens to find the 7 best options
…It comes with an Intel Core 7 chip, Intel Arc graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD, so it's fast enough for schoolwork or research. Battery life is pretty darn…