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HP's new Omen 15 has 1080p 240Hz display option

Anthony Garreffa | Jan 8, 2019 10:48 PM CST

Update: No it's not, that award goes to Alienware. Devindra Hardawar, the Senior Editor of Engadget tweeted me with a simple 'Nah' and pointed to the fact it was Alienware with its new gaming laptops rolling out with 240Hz displays.

HP's new Omen 15 has 1080p 240Hz display option

The new Omen 15 laptop comes with a 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080p display with a TN panel, with a huge 240Hz refresh rate. This is the world's first 240Hz gaming laptop and HP should be proud of that, but it's definitely something I expected from a company like Razer, and not with the Omen 15 - but bragging rights rightfully so, HP. There is a normal 60Hz IPS-based display option, with this lower-end Omen 15 shipping in February, while the 240Hz version ships in July.

You'll need some CPU and GPU grunt to hit 240FPS even at just 1080p so HP has included NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q GPU that features 8GB of GDDR6, while it rocks an Intel Core i7-8750H processor. There's also 16GB of DDR4-2667 RAM, 128GB SSD and 1TB HDD, as well as Wi-Fi 6 technology.

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Alienware 51m laptop has swappable CPU, GPU

Derek Strickland | Jan 8, 2019 4:31 PM CST

CES 2019 - Alienware today announced the world's most powerful laptop, the Alienware 51m, which blurs the line between laptop and desktop gaming.

Alienware 51m laptop has swappable CPU, GPU

The Alienware 51m sports some serious horsepower with configurations up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 alongside a desktop-grade overclockable 9th gen Intel i9 processor, and is the first in brand history to feature 8-core 16 thread Intel CPUs leveraging the Z390 chipset. Despite the raw brunt and power, the most interesting thing about the 51m is it lets users swap out GPU and CPU components as if it were a desktop.

There's one catch: GPU swaps have to comply with Dell's Graphics Form Factor (DGFF) standard, so most gamers will rely on the Alienware Graphics Amplifier external GPU box for upgrades until AMD or NVIDIA release new cards in the format. "CPU upgrades can be done using standard desktop-class processors, while GPU upgrades can be done via onboard graphics module replacement," Alienware said.

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Samsung reveals new Odyssey gaming laptop

Derek Strickland | Jan 8, 2019 2:21 PM CST

CES 2019 - Samsung's latest Odyssey Notebook gaming laptop gets upgraded with powerhouse specs including a GeForce RTX graphics alongside an Intel 8th Gen CPU.

Samsung reveals new Odyssey gaming laptop

The Samsung Odyssey Notebook is a sleek redesign that's lighter and thinner but packs serious a serious power upgrade under the hood. The gaming laptop sports the potent combo of NVIDIA's latest Turing-based GeForce RTX 2080 GPU for real-time raytracing alongside Intel's 8th Gen i7 hexacore CPU, and a 15.6-inch 144Hz G-Sync display will ensure smooth gaming. Sadly the LCD panel display is locked at 1080p right now. The Odyssey Notebook also sports 16GB of RAM (likely DDR4, but exact frequency was unspecified) with a slightly beefier battery and has two SSD slots, a USB-C port, three USB 3.0 ports, and HDMI out.

What's interesting about the Odyssey Notebook is its gaming profiles. Samsung has added in specific presets that adjust visual and perf settings on-the-fly: "Beast Mode lets users modulate the Samsung Notebook Odyssey's performance depending on the software it is running, and the Black Equalizer helps users get a leg up on the competition by improving in-game lighting," the company wrote in a press release.

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Lenovo really steps it up with the new Legion gaming laptops

Anthony Garreffa | Jan 7, 2019 11:21 PM CST

CES 2019 - Lenovo has really ramped up all aspects of its Legion gaming brand with what feels like a super-powered new launch of gaming products that look more like Razer gaming laptops than they would when you consider Lenovo isn't known as a gaming brand. Introducing the new Lenovo Legion gaming laptops:

Lenovo really steps it up with the new Legion gaming laptops

Lenovo is splitting its Legion gaming laptops into a higher-end Y740 model that arrives with both 17-inch and 15-inch display options, while the Y540 will be a lower-end Legion gaming laptop. The higher-end Legion Y740 is a little more special as it rolls out with a Corsair iCUE RGB keyboard and system lighting that can be configured with software, so not only does the new Lenovo Legion Y740 look great, it includes what should be a great gaming keyboard.

The new Lenovo Legion Y740 can be optioned in both a 15-inch 1080p 144Hz display or 17-inch 4K HDR panels both with NVIDIA G-Sync support, an Intel Core i5-8300H or Core i7-8750H processor, and the latest GeForce RTX graphics from NVIDIA. They can be configured with 8/16/32GB of DDR4, up to 512GB of PCIe-based SSD, 512GB SATA SSD, and a 2TB HDD while the higher-end 17-inch model will support Intel Optane storage.

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Razer's new Blade laptops now have GeForce RTX graphics

Anthony Garreffa | Jan 7, 2019 3:16 AM CST

CES 2019 - Razer has just unleashed a bunch of new gaming products with a refresh to its Blade gaming laptops as well as the surprise unveiling of Razer Raptor, a new gaming monitor that has one of the most unique designs yet.

Razer's new Blade laptops now have GeForce RTX graphics

The new Razer Blade laptops have been upgraded with the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics with RTX 2080 Max-Q, RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX 2060 Max-Q on offer. As for displays we're looking at Blade 15 gaming notebooks split into two families with the Advanced Model and Mercury Edition, with the Mercury Edition being the lighter of the two and doesn't ship in Razer's traditional black design but more light gray.

Inside, Razer is powering the new Blade 15 laptops with an Intel Core i7-8750H processor and 16GB of RAM with either 256GB or 512GB of SSD storage. The 16GB of RAM arrives as DDR4-2677, while the storage arrives as the super-thin but super-fast M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 standard.

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GeForce RTX gaming laptops: Battlefield V RTX on 60FPS+

Anthony Garreffa | Jan 6, 2019 11:48 PM CST

CES 2019 - NVIDIA has just made its new GeForce RTX gaming laptops official, with a record 40 new laptops with a mix of GeForce RTX 2080, RTX 2070, and the newly-announced RTX 2060 inside.

GeForce RTX gaming laptops: Battlefield V RTX on 60FPS+

One of the new GeForce RTX 2080 powered gaming laptops will be the MSI GS65 Stealth, which is faster than the GeForce GTX 1080 desktop graphics card, and NVIDIA compared it to having 2x the perofrmance of Sony's best PlayStation 4 Pro console. The new RTX 2080-powered MSI GS65 Stealth is capable of running Battlefield V at 60FPS+ with RTX on, and it can also handle some serious on-the-go video editing power with 6K RED video editing support.

The GeForce RTX 2060 powered Acer Predator Triton 500 is 1.6x the speed of a PS4 Pro, with faster-than GeForce GTX 1070 desktop graphics, and can also run Battlefield V with RTX on at over 60FPS. The GeForce RTX 2060 powered laptops are fine for 4K RED video editing, another big bonus.

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LG's new 17-inch laptop rocks 16:10 display, 20-hour battery

Anthony Garreffa | Dec 13, 2018 9:31 PM CST

LG has just announced its new 14-inch and 17-inch laptops, expanding its Gram family of products. The new 17-inch LG Gram laptop is quite the beast, marking a return to the world of 17-inch laptops that has been pretty empty for the last few years.

LG's new 17-inch laptop rocks 16:10 display, 20-hour battery

The new 17-inch laptop weighs less than 3 pounds which is impressive considering its large 17-inch screen which has a native resolution of 2560x1600 on its, surprise surprise, 16:10 aspect ratio panel. Inside, there's an 8th generation Intel Core i7-8565U processor, up to 512GB of SSD and up to 16GB of RAM. There's also a fingerprint sensor which makes logging into the 17-inch LG Gram easier than most laptops.

LG's big selling point here other than the what should hopefully be very spacious 17-inch 2560x1600 16:10 panel is the fact that the company is touting a huge 19.5-hour battery life on a single charge. The only laptops that come close to this are from Qualcomm in the form of Snapdragon-based Always On, Always Connected PCs.

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Apple's new MacBook Pro with Vega GPU out, costs up to $7049

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 19, 2018 11:29 PM CST

Apple has finally released its beefed-up 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop, which rocks a power hungry and hot Intel Core i9 processor and AMD Radeon Pro Vega graphics in the form of Vega 16 and Vega 20.

Apple's new MacBook Pro with Vega GPU out, costs up to $7049

The new MBP can be optioned with GPUs that will be joined by the Intel UHD Graphics 630 on the CPU, with AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Vega 20 graphics options both packing 4GB of HBM2. AMD explains the Vega 16 and Vega 20 options for the new MacBook Pro as "Vega next-generation compute units" with 16 or 20 compute units respectively.

AMD is touting a rather large 60% increase in performance over the current-gen Radeon Pro 560X in the current MacBook Pro, so we can expect a truly huge leap in graphics performance - but only 60% over the Radeon Pro 560X with a new HBM2-powered Radeon Pro Vega offering? Hmm. Anyway, the upgrade from the Radeon Pro 560X to the Radeon Pro Vega 16 is $250, while the Radeon Pro Vega 20 adds another $350 onto the MBP, which is already ridiculously expensive.

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Dell's new Alienware m15 can pack 6C/12T CPU, GTX 1070 Max-Q

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 4, 2018 9:29 PM CDT

Dell has just announced the new Alienware m15, the latest in their growing line up for super-powered gaming notebooks with the new Alienware m15 being the smallest 15-inch gaming notebook Dell has ever made.

Dell's new Alienware m15 can pack 6C/12T CPU, GTX 1070 Max-Q

The new Alienware m15 can be configured with either an Intel Core i5-8500H or Core i7-8750H, with Dell offering an overclocked GeForce GTX 1060 or a higher-end GTX 1070 Max-Q. There will be a few different LCD configurations with 1080p 60Hz display with a TN panel while an IPS panel powers the 1080p 144Hz version of the Alienware m15 laptop. Dell will also offer a 4K 60Hz IPS panel, but none of them support G-Sync unfortunately.

Inside, there's up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM, dual storage options for a 1TB SSD and 1TB HDD. There's also Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 Type-A ports, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0 and even mini DisplayPort 1.3 connectivity.

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Next-gen gaming laptops coming with GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Anthony Garreffa | Sep 4, 2018 11:30 PM CDT

NVIDIA is on the precipice of launching their next-gen GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards to desktop gamers, but mobile gamers want to get in on the Turing GPU architecture and real-time ray tracing technology bundled in with RTX... right?!

Next-gen gaming laptops coming with GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

The latest on the RTX 20 series is that a new mobile Turing GPU is in the works as the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q mobile family, with next-gen gaming laptops to be unveiled in the coming months and into 2019. WCCFTech is reporting that the device IDs for the Turing lineup were posted on GitHub, which included the TU104M that is also listed on DeviceHunt with a device ID of '1eab'.

Interestingly, there's no GeForce RTX 2070M in sight meaning we might get the higher-end option in next-gen gaming laptops. WCCFTech says that a "random birt wandered in from an open window" (obviously an anonymous source, so take this with an even larger grain of salt) and said: "We will put the 2080-Max Q into the current thin 15 and the 17 with NVIDIA's help. It's still unclear on when the 2070 will be out. I don't think the weight will increase significantly on this new card. Our ID/design will be pretty much the same as what you saw".

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