Tested: This MSI gaming laptop delivers RTX 5090 grunt with one big problem
…to be the company’s most powerful 16-inch laptop, and it has the hardware to deliver. Boasting a new Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus at its heart, RTX 50-series…
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When we consider Microsoft’s Office apps alone, the data is pretty clear. Intel’s Core Ultra 300 (Panther Lake) chips outperform everything else by a significant amount, though Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Elite makes a valiant effort to overtake it. AMD’s last-generation Ryzen AI 300 processor finishes in the middle of the pack. (Though AMD announced its Ryzen AI 400 processor at CES in January, we have yet to receive a laptop with one inside of it.) The superb graphics capabilities of Intel’s Panther Lake chip doesn’t really meaningfully affect these scores. All this test tells you, thoug
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This Lenovo laptop is a big tank with big caveats
…the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, and perhaps what it does best is let that chip run well under load thanks to the size and cooling of the laptop. The Nvidia RTX…
Work, play, repeat. This ThinkPad can handle it.
…That’s a classic combo for a mid-range gaming laptop or portable workstation. Lenovo also offers variants with Intel Core Ultra 7 and RTX 5060 graphics. CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9…
This innovative $90 webcam goes toe-to-toe with $300 rivals
…Compare the shots captured by the Surface Laptop Studio 2 with the eMeet webcam, virtually side by side in dim lighting. I’m clearly not the most photogenic individual, but the eMeet…
This Lenovo laptop does a lot right, but the graphics fall short
…14-inch 2-in-1 or laptop. Competitors like the Asus Vivobook Flip and, of course, Apple’s MacBook Air delivers a larger touchpad surface. Still, the touchpad was responsive and worked…
Tested: Dell's 32 U3226Q is a pro-caliber OLED in extras and price
…s surface, which can be a problem when trying to work with dark content, or when working with a specific color mode that requires a lower level of luminance. Dell Ultrasharp 32…
This Asus gaming laptop isn't what gamers need
…This is a feature that can automatically turn off the display or put the laptop to sleep when you step away from it. It’s increasingly common among ultraportable and business laptops…
Nvidia’s RTX Spark just turned Arm into a real PC threat
…One demo I saw this week was Alan Wake 2 running natively on Arm, with Nvidia showing off the game and its DLSS 4.5 enhancements on a Surface Laptop Ultra. I…
This Lenovo laptop is powerful, but a real mixed bag
…It’s wonderfully wide for a laptop this size and has a pleasantly smooth surface that my fingers glide across with ease. Pressing it comes with a sharp physical click that feels…
These Windows Hello-equipped webcams give desktop PCs laptop powers
…While most modern laptops include integrated IR cameras for Windows Hello, the majority of desktop PCs do not, making an external Windows Hello–compatible webcam an essential upgrade. At PCWorld, we evaluate…