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Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 claims 20-hour battery life, improved GPU performance, and a steep $1, 599 ask
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (548+ words) Microsoft just launched the Surface Laptop 8. It now runs on the Snapdragon X2 chip (replacing the X Elite on the previous generation), but that's not the most interesting bit." The lineup consists of two variants, wherein the 13. 8-inch model claims to…...
Best laptops coming in 2026 after Computex
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (508+ words) A big part of that shift is NVIDIA's new RTX Spark platform, which made its way into several premium creator machines this year. Rather than diving into its technical details yet again, let's focus on the laptops themselves, because each…...
Intel details Project Firefly and how it's pushing affordable laptops to unseat the Mac Book Neo
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (631+ words) It's no secret that the Windows budget-market segment has been stagnating for years. While premium machines kept getting thinner, lighter, and faster, the affordable segment was stuck with five to seven year old technology and minor updates." Intel, it seems,…...
I thought budget Windows laptops were dead, but Computex gave me new hope
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (534+ words) Both of these seem to understand what Apple got right with the Mac Book Neo. People want a laptop that feels premium without crossing into four-figure pricing. Dell bringing back the XPS was already met with positive reactions, and the…...
Dell's new XPS 16 Creator Edition wants to be your Mac Book Pro replacement
2+ week, 1+ day ago (431+ words) Dell thinks it has finally built something that changes that calculus. Announced at Computex 2026, the XPS 16 Creator Edition is Dell's first laptop built around Nvidia's new RTX Spark superchip. The RTX Spark architecture at its core combines a high-performance Nvidia…...
Nvidia's RTX Spark chip targets the Mac Studio, with Asus and MSI calling the first dibs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (564+ words) The battle for compact high-performance desktops is heating up, and Nvidia appears ready to enter territory long dominated by Apple's Mac Studio. At Computex 2026, MSI unveiled a new AI-focused mini PC called the MSI Edge Mesa N AI, powered by…...
Asus might serve a chip bummer with its next ROG Ally gaming handheld
2+ week, 2+ day ago (387+ words) That's not necessarily bad news. The Ryzen Z2 Extreme is expected to be a capable chip for portable gaming. The problem is that handheld gamers are increasingly looking for more than just a processor upgrade. For existing ROG Ally owners, that…...
Snapdragon X2 Plus laptops are coming, here's what benchmarks predict
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (692+ words) Snapdragon X2 Plus benchmarks are starting to paint a clearer picture for anyone thinking about a Windows laptop upgrade this year. In a batch of synthetic CPU and GPU runs shared by PCMag, Apple's M4 beat Snapdragon X2 Plus in four of five…...
Save 57% on a Samsung Chromebook that's great for school basics
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (516+ words) If you need a laptop for schoolwork and everyday basics, a Chromebook at the right price is hard to argue with. The 14" Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go is down to $129. 99 (was $299. 99), saving you $170 at 57% off. At this price, the value is…...
Discord finally stops treating Snapdragon Windows laptops like second-class PCs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (422+ words) Windows users on the ARM platform are finally getting some love from Discord. The company is finally making a dedicated version for Windows on ARM, which should've been the case right from the start. Discord is now available natively on…...