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8:50 All Specs Asus new TUF Dash F15 has 2021 off to a good start for watchers of mobile gaming hardware. For $1,699 as tested (models start at $1,099), this 15.6-inch gaming laptop performs on par with systems from last year that were much higher-priced. Its pairing of Intel Core i7 "Tiger Lake-H" silicon—the companys newest mobile CPUs for power laptops—and a brand-new 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU produced triple-digit frame rates in our testing, with its 240Hz-refresh-rate sc...

A host of improvements (including Intel's new Xe Max dedicated GPU) make the latest Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Black Edition a decent choice for digital artists, but it can’t compete on value, performance, or features with the best 15-inch convertible laptops.

Its battery life is a letdown, but the Gen 5 version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Yoga is otherwise a desirable 2-in-1 laptop for the enterprise.

21. View All Pages While the latest rumours suggest the RTX 3080 Ti has been delayed ‘indefinitely’, RTX 3090 remains the go-to option for those demanding the fastest consumer GPU currently on the market. The fact RTX 3090s are so expensive also means there is actually some stock – if you are prepared to shell out £1889 for the Palit RTX 3090 GameRock OC we are looking at today. On paper, there’s a lot to like about  Palit’s RTX 3090 GameRock OC. For starters, it has dual-BIOS funct...

Goondu review: Huawei Matebook 14 2021 offers good value PC The Huawei Matebook 14. PHOTO: Product Handout With an AMD Ryzen 4000H mobile processor, the Huawei Matebook 14 launched in Singapore recently looks and feels like a serious business machine that’s fit for working from home. The exterior feels well put together. There is a huge grille at the bottom of the laptop to allow better heat dissipation. A laptop stand to prop it up will further help with air circulation. The keys on the key...

12:39 All Specs HP still sells the Spectre x360 13, but you can forget about it. The Spectre x360 14 (starts at $1,299.99; $1,699.99 as tested) is an elegant convertible laptop that ditches the older systems 13.3-inch touch screen—and its familiar 16:9 aspect ratio—for a 13.5-inch panel with a squarer 3:2 ratio, for a superior view of text and web pages. Basically, it says, "I see you and raise" to the 16:10 display of the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1. Add to that some immaculate engineering, gorge...

Easy to expand RAM and storage Cons Plastic enclosure lacks polish A new contender in the desktop mini PC arena, the Azulle Byte4 ($224.99) is a slightly larger version of the Azulle Access4 we reviewed in September 2020. The Byte4 offers the same modest component lineup—Intel Celeron CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage—and is similarly underpowered. Neither machine is well-suited for anything approaching regular Windows use, but either can serve as a streaming device or as a way to a...

Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central When it comes to tower PCs, you have two camps: those who insist on the superiority of building your own and those who want something out of the box that works. The new HP Omen 30L falls into the latter category, but HP, like other PC makers, borrows from the DIY crowd with success. Yes, its a pre-made system, but its new one-button toolless entry, pre-wiring for expansion, and multiple RGB lighting zones make it feel a bit more custom. I use the Omen Obe...

21. View All Pages Despite launching at the beginning of the month, we are yet to look at a custom RTX 3060 Ti graphics card – the subsequent launches of first the AMD RX 6900 XT and then Cyberpunk 2077 kept our attention elsewhere. That changes today however, as we assess the Palit RTX 3060 Ti GamingPro OC. With a hefty factory overclock and a power target that is 40W higher than the reference spec, what can this card offer to the mid-range market? Watch video via Vimeo (below) or over on Yo...

Preliminary performance tests suggest that Intel’s first discrete graphics processor for laptops, the Iris Xe Max, provides only a modest improvement over the performance of the graphics silicon that is already built into the chip giant’s latest "Tiger Lake" CPUs. We tested a handful of popular games, including Counter Strike: Global Offensive, on an Xe Max-equipped Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 laptop, and found slightly worse performance than gamers can expect from an equivalent laptop th...