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Qualcomm Snapdagon 835 powers LTE-capable Surface Pro

Anthony Garreffa | May 23, 2017 8:38 PM CDT

Microsoft announced a range of new Surface Pro products recently, with Intel's latest Kaby Lake CPUs in the form of Core m3 and Core i5 fanless models, and the higher-end Core i7 model.

Qualcomm Snapdagon 835 powers LTE-capable Surface Pro

Microsoft revealed a new LTE-capable Surface Pro, but didn't state which CPU would be inside. I think Microsoft has been working with Qualcomm and getting their Snapdragon 835 processor inside of a new portable Surface Pro with LTE capabilities. It would be the big change Qualcomm and Microsoft are teasing for Computex 2017, that's for sure.

We broke the story of Qualcomm and Microsoft taking over the world at Computex, where they tease that they will celebrate the growing ecosystem that will "bring an out-of-this-world mobile PC experience to the masses".

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ASUS teases AMD Ryzen powered ROG gaming laptop

Anthony Garreffa | May 20, 2017 6:51 PM CDT

AMD hasn't powered a high-end gaming laptop in what feels like forever, as Intel's more power efficient CPUs have been perfect - at least until now, in gaming laptops.

ASUS teases AMD Ryzen powered ROG gaming laptop

ASUS is now teasing with its new trailer for 'Something Has Awakened' on its ROG channel on YouTube, with what should be a new Ryzen-powered gaming laptop in its growing ROG line up of gaming products. The company teases #Computex2017 - so we are only a week away from seeing it in action.

Now, will ASUS use a new, unannounced APU powered by Ryzen, or will it be a high-end Ryzen 7 1700X/1800X with a dedicated GPU. If it's rocking a dGPU, will it be an AMD Radeon RX 580, unreleased Radeon RX Vega (that will be showcased on May 31 during AMD's Computex 2017 keynote) or one of NVIDIA's many GeForce graphics cards.

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Microsoft's $999 Surface Laptop: Kaby Lake i5, 4GB RAM

Derek Strickland | May 2, 2017 11:25 AM CDT

Microsoft today revealed its new lightweight Surface Laptop, a premium-priced notebook aimed at ousting Apple's Macbook.

Microsoft's $999 Surface Laptop: Kaby Lake i5, 4GB RAM

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop features a stark disproportion of price versus specs that mirror Apple's hardware playback: the cheapest Surface Laptop costs $999, and comes with a measily 4GB of RAM (DDR3 or DDR4 or frequency not specified), a seventh-gen Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake CPU with Intel HD Graphics 620 eGPU, and a 128GB SSD. This indicates that the Surface Laptop is a "laptop" in name only: it's really a thinner, more optimized Surface tablet formed into a notebook's form factor, complete with a lightweight OS to match.

The Surface Laptop can be configured to higher specs including a Kaby Lake Core i7 and 8GB/16GB of RAM as well as 256GB or 512GB SSDs, but no pricing info was given on the upgraded models. The notebook features a 13.5-inch 2256 x 1504 (201ppi) PixelSense display with 10-point capacitive touch. Microsoft boasts the Surface Laptop's battery lasts up to 14.5 hours with the i5 8GB model, but only when watching video.

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Acer's new laptop rocks unreleased NVIDIA graphics card

Anthony Garreffa | Apr 29, 2017 2:57 AM CDT

Acer teased its upcoming Triton 700 gaming laptop at its press conference a few days ago, with the new laptop featuring a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-series graphics chip, but Acer didn't say exactly which one it was.

Acer's new laptop rocks unreleased NVIDIA graphics card

The upcoming Triton 700 gaming laptop starts at $3000, so it would have to be GTX 1070 or better - but then NotebookCheck reported that Acer's new Triton 700 rocks a "GTX 1080 Max-Q" chip that NVIDIA will reveal at Computex, next month. Acer said that the Triton 700 was hitting 17,000 points in 3DMark 11, which its Core i7-7700HQ and unreleased Pascal GPU pumped away at - a score that is better than a GTX 1070, but not as good as the GTX 1080.

The Tech Report notes that the Triton 700 is just 0.75 inches (19mm) thick, which is damn thin for something that has better-than-GTX 1070 performance - with TR adding: "Getting this level of performance usually requires a laptop at least 0.9" (23 mm) thick or more".

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EVGA's new laptop features 17-inch 4K display, GTX 1070

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 18, 2017 2:33 AM CDT

EVGA has revealed its powerful new 17-inch gaming laptop in the SC17 1070, which is powered by Intel's previous generation Core i7-6820HK processor, but NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card.

EVGA's new laptop features 17-inch 4K display, GTX 1070

Inside, we are also joined with 32GB of RAM, a 256GB M.2-based NVMe SSD, and a 2.5-inch larger 1TB HDD. EVGA has also included Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, 2 x USB 2.0 ports joined by a USB 3.1 Type-C port.

EVGA also says it has tweaked the hell out of the features on its SC17 1070, with the company giving the laptop a "full BIOS" implementation of overclocking abilities. If you push your EVGA SC17 1070 too far, there's even a hardware clear CMOS button that'll return you to factory defaults. EVGA also claims the SC17 1070 is bloatware-free, which is a great thing to see.

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Surface Book 2 is coming, could be announced next month

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 16, 2017 10:33 PM CDT

Microsoft had quite the surprise hit on its hands with its beyond impressive Surface Book, with its successor surely in the development stages - and it could arrive quicker than anticipated, with DigiTimes reporting that Microsoft could make a big change in Surface Book 2.

Surface Book 2 is coming, could be announced next month

According to the latest reports, Surface Book 2 might drop the 2-in-1 style with a clamshell-style product - this would mean we might not see Microsoft letting you use Surface Book 2 like a tablet. This is a good and bad thing, as people who use Surface Book as a tablet (at least sometimes) won't like the news - but it's a heavy device, and doesn't bode well in tablet use. As a laptop? Rock solid. Tablet mode? Not so much.

Inside, we should see Microsoft beef up the specs of Surface Book 2 with the new Kaby Lake CPU architecture from Intel, with Core i5 and Core i7 offerings - and I'm sure we'll see the use of NVIDIA's awesome GeForce GTX 10 series graphics card, too. The original Surface Book rocked a strange 3000x2000 resolution display, but I'm expecting MS to bump it up to a full 4K display on Surface Book 2.

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Razer's new Blade packs Kaby Lake CPU, 4K display, more

Anthony Garreffa | Feb 13, 2017 2:31 PM CST

Razer has refreshed its 14-inch Blade gaming laptop, which now features an optional 4K display, and Intel's latest and greatest Kaby Lake CPU architecture, with the Core i7-7700HQ processor.

The new Blade might feature new hardware, but it still retains its 0.70-inch thickness, and 4.3 pounds with the 4K display - all courtesy of the unibody aluminum chassis. Inside, NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB of GDDR5 is included, and 16GB of DDR4 system RAM.

You can configure up to 1Tb of SSD storage, Thunderbolt 3 connectivity is included, and the beautiful Razer Chroma keyboard of course.

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Razer's stolen Valerie laptops in China for $22,000

Anthony Garreffa | Jan 12, 2017 8:33 PM CST

CES 2017 - Razer's super awesome Project Valerie laptops were stolen during CES 2017 last week, and now they're popped up online - and in mainland China, where you can buy them for a cool $21,733.

The triple-screen prototype gaming laptop was stolen during the show, with Razer founder and cool guy Min-Liang Tan getting angry that someone had stolen what his staff around the world had worked for months on. They were stolen, and are now on sale on Taobao for 150000 Yuan, which converts to around $21,700. It's expensive, and I'm sure if you were to buy it, it would be a scam - but Razer should now be able to track the people who stolen the Project Valerie laptops.

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Eurocom launches beastly Tornado F5 gaming laptop

Derek Strickland | Jan 12, 2017 4:43 PM CST

Eurocom has just launched its new high-end Tornado F5 gaming laptop, which can be customized and tailor-made to fuel beastly games performance.

Eurocom launches beastly Tornado F5 gaming laptop

Like most gaming laptops on the market, Eurocom's Tornado F5 has been upgraded to support Intel's new seventh-generation Kaby Lake CPUs, rocking up to 3.6GHz Intel i7-770K processors. Tornado F5 pairs Kaby Lake CPUs with NVIDIA's latest 16nm Pascal-based GeForce GTX 10-series video cards including the potent GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X VRAM, the GeForce GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 VRAM, and the GeForce GTX 1060 video card with 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM.

What sets the Tornado F5 apart from other builds is that Eurocom has put emphasis on user upgradeability, making it easy for everyday consumers to replace or upgrade the laptop's internal hardware.

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Dell's new laptop is $100 cheaper with Ubuntu

Derek Strickland | Jan 12, 2017 9:26 AM CST

Many IT pros, tecchies, and businesses prefer Linux's straightforward (and free) OS over Windows for a number of reasons, especially now that Microsoft is making all kinds of moves in the background with its UWP framework. Now that preference could save you a cool $100 on the latest Dell laptop.

Dell's new laptop is $100 cheaper with Ubuntu

Dell's latest Precision 3520 workstation laptop is a full $100 cheaper if you choose the Linux-based Unbuntu operating system instead of Windows 10. The Precision 3520 is already on sale and has been marked down from its $1400 starting price to $999, with a savings of $428, but the price drops to $899 for the basic Dell Precision 3520 with Intel Core i5-7440HQ, a a 15.6" HD TN (1366x768) display, 4GB of DDR4-2400 memory, and a 500GB hard drive.

Having used Unbuntu to assist with formatting a replacement hard drive for my Xbox One, I can say that the OS is a breath of fresh air with its flexibility and logically organized structure. I'm certainly no IT mastermind by any means, but I can honestly see why people prefer Linux over Windows, and I always keep my Linux flash drive handy should I need to do anything fairly technical.

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