I tested a 7-year-old laptop. Now I'm questioning PC upgrade cycles
…Whenever laptop or chip makers don’t have much to say about how a PC improved from the prior generation, they trot out a tried-and-true comparison: How the new PC…
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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 catchI tested a 7-year-old laptop. Now I'm questioning the upgrade cycle
…Whenever laptop or chip makers don’t have much to say about how a PC improved from the prior generation, they trot out a tried-and-true comparison: How the new PC…
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Buying a laptop? These are the 9 best laptops you can buy today
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Framework's DIY laptop is easy to build. Buying one is another story
…and $1,599 for the pre-built; a DIY Edition with an AMD Ryzen AI 300 chip inside costs at least $1,399 for the DIY version and $2,299 for the…
30 hours of battery? I didn't believe it--until this MSI laptop.
…Performance The MSI Prestige Flip 14 AI+ has abundant performance thanks to its new Panther Lake chip, which combines both a very capable CPU and an integrated GPU that goes well beyond…
This Dell laptop wants to be a premium laptop. Its performance says otherwise
…It had a tough time keeping up with worthy rivals like the brilliant Acer Swift 16 AI or the powerful Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 Gen 10 . Dell 16S: Specs and features…
I tested the ThinkPad P16V Gen 3 laptop. It's hard to justify
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This Lenovo laptop is a big tank with big caveats
…It brings a potent enough CPU with 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…
The verdict is in: These are the 7 best external SSDs for gaming
…Note that SSD prices have risen considerably since our original reviews thanks to the AI / data center gold rush, and the recommendations below reflect that new reality. The older, linked reviews may…