Laptops

HP is about to expand its Omen Max gaming laptop family with a new member that features AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 "Strix Point" APU and up to NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU.

AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 "Strix Point" APU features 12 cores and 24 threads of Zen 5c processing power, with performance close to the HX 370 APU but with a beefier NPU for AI workloads. We've got up to 55 TOPS of AI workload power compared to 50 TOPS from the HX 370 chip.

Inside, the new HP Omen Max gaming laptop features a higher-end 16-inch display with IPS and OLED panel options, up to 64GB of RAM, and storage-wise we've got Gen5 and Gen4 SSD support. HP uses its in-house Tempest Cooling Pro thermal system, as well as Omen AI performance tuning tools, which include the Unleashed Mode that increases the TDP limits.

MAINGEAR has just unleashed its new Ultima 18 gaming laptop, featuring an 18-inch 4K display at 200Hz, offering up to NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. Check it out:

Inside, the new MAINGEAR Optima 18 is the company's most powerful gaming laptop ever: featuring Intel's latest Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, and up to NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory. We've got up to 192GB of quad-slot, dual-channel DDR5 memory, and Gen5 SSD support for ultra-fast storage goodness.

The 18-inch 4K display features a 3840 x 2400 native resolution with its 16:10 aspect ratio, a super-smooth 200Hz refresh rate, and under 7ms response time. This is probably the only lacking thing I can see from the MAINGEAR Optima 18 gaming laptop, as it would've been (real) nice to have seen the company use a Mini-LED or OLED display, and bring the refresh rate down to 120Hz.

MSI had a truck load of gaming laptops on display at Computex 2025, but the one that caught my eye was the new Raider A18 HX with AMD's new Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processor and NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. Check it out:

The flagship MSI Raider A18 HX gaming laptop features the new AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processor (16 cores, 32 threads, and up to 144MB of cache with 2nd Gen 3D Cache technology)), up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7, powered by the Blackwell GPU architecture, supports DLSS 4, and Max-Q technologies.

We have a huge 18-inch 4K 120Hz Mini-LED panel, with VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification, MSI OverBoost Ultra technology that pumps 260W into the MSI Raider A18 HX between its CPU and GPU. In order to keep these new high-end chips cool, MSI is using its Cooler Boost 5 cooling with dedicated 2 fans, 7 heatpipes, and a new SSD cooling design. There's even an additional heatpipe dedicated ready for an ultra-fast Gen5 SSD.

MSI had so many fantastic new products on the show floor of Nangang this year at Computex 2025, but one of them was truly a step above the rest: the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Ukiyo-e Edition. Check it out:

MSI partnered with Japan's renowned OKADAYA, blending Yamanaka lacquer artistry and featuring "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" with each layer of the artistry on the lid of the laptop exquisitely done. The new MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Ukiyo-e Edition is beautifully handcrafted, and it looks absolutely stunning in the flesh.

I spent some time just in awe at its beauty, with MSI explaining to me that there are 8 layers of lacquer painting, with each and every layer added by hand, with adhesive applied as the base for the gold powder throughout the waves, the MSI logo, and the signature of the artist. It looks good in these pictures, but even better in person.

ASUS always has a ton to show off at Computex, and this year is no different with Computex 2025 seeing the company show off its new fleet of ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 gaming laptops rocking up to NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU.

We'll start with the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop that features up to AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU, and up to NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 memory and support for DLSS 4 and Max-Q technologies. The system supports up to 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, Wi-Fi 7 support, and more.

We've got a 14-inch ROG Nebula Display OLED panel, with a 3K resolution and smooth 120Hz refresh rate and just 0.2ms response time with NVIDIA G-SYNC support. The new ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop weighs just 1.5kg, inside of a thin 1.59cm thick chassis, as well as USB Type-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and USB-PD 3.0 support.

GIGABYTE showed off its monster-specced AORUS MASTER 18 gaming laptop at Computex 2025, packing some serious specifications if you're after bleeding-edge hardware inside of a portable system. Check it out:

Inside, the new AORUS MASTER 18 gaming laptop features up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, up to NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory, and a huge 18-inch Mini-LED display with a native 2560 x 1600 resolution and ultra-smooth 240Hz refresh rate.

GIGABYTE keeps the AORUS MASTER 18 gaming laptop nice and cool with thermals kept under control with its WINDFORCE INFINITY EX with Frost Fans, Quad Fans, Vapor Chamber, and 3D VortX technology. The RTX 5090 Laptop GPU has a maximum 175W TGP using NVIDIA Advanced Optimus technology, too.

Acer has unleashed its new Predator Orion 3000 desktop gaming PC at Computex 2025, featuring high-performance hardware, jam-packed into a compact PC chassis, but still keeping enough internal space for excelling cooling, expandability, and high-end hardware.

Acer's new Predator Orion 3000 desktop gaming PC features up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F processor, up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card, up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and on the storage side we've got both up to a 2TB Gen4 SSD and up to a 2TB 3.5-inch mechanical HDD at 7200RPM.

The new 28-liter PC features a beautiful, EMI-compliant chassis and tempered glass side panels, as well as mesh lining that extends from top to bottom, and runs along the iconic Predator logo. Inside, we have 120mm RGB-lit system fans at the front and back, boosting airflow as well as adding to the aesthetic of the Predator Orion 3000 desktop gaming PC.

Acer has just revealed its new slim Predator Triton 14 AI gaming laptop, supporting an Intel Core Ultra 9 288V "Lunar Lake" CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU at Computex 2025. This is the industry's first laptop to utilize graphene thermal interface materials (TIM) on the CPU to help with cooling.

Acer has donned its new Predator Triton 14 AI gaming laptop with multiple premium features like a Calman Verified OLED display with finger-based touch support, a Corning Gorilla Glass touchpad with haptics and pen support, and more.

The new Acer Predator Triton AI 14 gaming laptop has a 14.5-inch OLED display with a 2880 x 1880 resolution, and super-smooth 120Hz refresh rate and ultra-quick 1ms response time. There's also up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory inside, and up to 2TB of Gen4 SSD storage.

After nearly two decades, Alienware is bringing back its Aurora class of gaming laptops as a more affordable alternative to its flagship Area 51 designs. With two variants, the Alienware 16 Aurora and the Alienware 16X Aurora, these new laptops are powered by Intel Core (Series 2) and Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) processors with up to a GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU. The 16X also offers up to 64GB of fast DDR5 memory and 4TB of storage.

Visually, they look fantastic with a blue Interstellar Indigo satin finish and an iridescent Alienware logo badge. The latter, with a curved shape designed for ergonomics and thermal performance, is powered by the new Cryo-Chamber located on the rear underside of the Alienware Aurora design. It includes four exhaust vents, three copper heat pipes, air in-takes above the keyboard and in the Cryo-Chamber, and ultra-thin fans.

Both variants sport a 16-inch high refresh-rate QHD+ display, with the Alienware 16X Aurora's display sporting a 240 Hz refresh rate, 500-nit brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy, and NVIDIA G-SYNC support. Impressive stuff.

TikTok trends can be idiotic, or downright dangerous, at times - as you may have noticed - and here's one that definitely falls into the latter category: jamming a paperclip into a port on your Chromebook.

The 'Chromebook Challenge' has become a trend after some influencers on the social media site promoted the idea, and according to Axios (as flagged up by Wccftech), it has caught on with some students in the US.

Basically, it's kids messing with the Chromebook given to them by the school, inserting random objects into the ports, mostly bits of metal like a paperclip, pushpin or piece of foil.

Valve has released its Steam Hardware Survey for the month, and something surprising is at the top of the GPU charts: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU currently has 4.99% of PC gamers running a gaming laptop with NVIDIA's previous-gen laptop chip inside, while owning pretty much the rest of the entire GPUs used on Steam. NVIDIA has its GeForce RTX 3060 in second spot with 4.72% of users running one, and in third place the R TX 4060 with 4.51%.

If we look at these numbers in December 2024, the RTX 4060 Laptop GPU was only being used by 4.19% but it has slowly been gaining traction (except for the dip in February 2025) and now sits at 4.99%. NVIDIA has also had its GeForce RTX 4060 desktop graphics card slowly feeding more and more systems worldwide, with 4.04% of Steam gamers running one in December 2024, compared to 4.77% in April 2025.

ASUS has just launched a flurry of new gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, including new ROG Strix and TUF Gaming models. Check them out:

Starting with the new ASUS ROG Strix G18 and G16 gaming laptops, which feature up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, and up to NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU. ASUS packs in up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM, with its advanced Tri-Fan technology, full-width heatsink, and full-surround vents keeping the Intel CPU and NVI DIA GPU as cool as possible.

Both the new ASUS ROG Strix G18 and G16 gaming laptops feature dual Gen4 SSD slots and have been designed for tool-less access, with the Intel models featuring support for new Gen5 SSDs in one of the slots for Strix G for seamless storage upgrades.

Apple's MacBook Air M4 hasn't been around long - it only went on sale early in March - and already you can pick one up for a 15% discount.

This is the MacBook Air 13-inch with M4 processor and of course it's the base model, which normally retails at $999 but can now be had at a few major US retailers for $849. That includes Amazon, Best Buy and B&H as ZDNet flagged up.

Don't forget that you're getting a MacBook which is now equipped with 16GB of RAM (since Apple started upping the entry-level allocation of Unified Memory for Macs in recent history), as well as 256GB of storage.

Acer has just expanded its Nitro gaming line with the new Nitro AI gaming laptops, featuring new slim models, and a new Nitro 20 desktop PC.

The new Acer Nitro A Igaming laptops are Copilot+ PCs featuring an AMD Ryzen AI 300 series "Strix Point" APU and NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series Laptop GPUs, while the new Nitro 20 desktop uses AI processors alongside the GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card. Acer says it is "focusing on better energy efficiency with a smaller footprint" for its new Nitro 20 desktop PC.

Acer is introducing a new 18-inch Nitro AI gaming laptop as well as 3 new 16-inch models, with new slim models introduced for gaming and productivity on the go. All of the new Nitro AI gaming laptops feature up to an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix Point" APU, and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series Laptop GPUs are now out in the market, with new testing pointing out that the new RTX 5080 Laptop GPU is only 10-15% slower than the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU in gaming tests... and RTX 5080 gaming laptops are 72% cheaper.

In some new benchmarks from the folks at Notebookcheck, we get a battle against NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU against the RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, with some big differences in terms of specs between teh mobile GPUs, a chasm in price (72% or so), yet the RTX 5080 Laptop GPU isn't that much slower.

NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU features 37% more CUDA cores than the RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, but both of them are limited to just 150W (175W with Dynamic Boost). Another big difference between the two laptop graphics chips is that the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU features 24GB of GDDR7 while the RTX 5080 Laptop GPU sports 16GB GDDR7.

Microsoft launched its Copilot+ PC range last year, with the custom AI-powered version of Windows 11 exclusive to Windows on Arm systems running the latest Snapdragon X Series processors. It was a strange move from the traditionally x86-based software and services company, but it was born from the fact that, at the time, Snapdragon X APUs were the only ones with the required NPU grunt (measured in AI TOPS) to run the new features.

Since then, AMD and Intel have released new CPUs or APUs with powerful enough integrated AI hardware - namely, the AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Intel Core Ultra 200V series of processors. This week, Microsoft announced that Copilot+ PC features or "experiences" are now available to x86 machines with these AMD and Intel chips.

Let's break them down. First up is the useful Live Captions feature, which uses AI to offer real-time translations in English for audio and video content in over 40 languages. This can be used for meetings while watching videos or listening to a podcast. Microsoft notes that support for Simplified Chinese translations is coming soon to AMD and Intel devices, with support for 27 languages.

NVIDIA's RTX 5000 laptop GPUs have been keenly awaited by many for quite some time, but it's official - these notebooks are now on sale, although you can't actually buy one yet.

Why not? As VideoCardz reported, breaking down the availability at Newegg in the US, many of these portables are simply out of stock, and some are available for pre-order - but it'll obviously take a while before they're shipped.

How long? Well that depends on the laptop in question as you might guess, but most models are not actually going to be out until April 30, over four weeks away (some are due to ship on April 15, mind, but not many).

HP's new ZBook Ultra 14 workstation laptops are now available for pre-order, rocking AMD's fantastic new Ryzen AI Max+ 300 series "Strix Halo" APUs, with prices starting at around $4000 but pricing scales up to an eye-watering $8250.

On its official website, HP lists the new ZBook Ultra 14 G1a mobile workstation PC Wolf Pro Security Edition, packing the AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 385 "Strix Halo" APU, the Radeon 8050S "RDNA 3.5" integrated GPU, 32GB of LPDDR5X memory, and 512GB of Gen4 SSD storage for $4296.

HP has a bunch of different configurations with slightly different Strix Halo APUs, with plenty of variants of RAM + SSD upgrades along the way. A higher-end configuration of the ZBook Ultra 14 includes one with the AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 395 "Strix Halo" APU, 64GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD for $5660, however the same laptop but with an upgraded 128GB of RAM and 4TB SSD will cost you $8250... representing a $2590 price increase for 64GB more RAM and 3TB more SSD... ouch.

Razer's new Blade 16 and Blade 18 gaming laptops are now available, with the Blade 16 starting at $2999 packing NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU.

The new Razer Blade 16 gaming laptop can be configured with AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU with 12 cores and 24 threads of Zen 5 processing power on the CPU side, while configuring it with up to NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory.

Razer allows you to configure your new Blade 16 or Blade 18 gaming laptop with NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU, RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, or the flagship RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. The new Blade 16 starts off at $2999 with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 365 APU and the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU with 12GB GDDR7, also featuring 32GB of RAM and a 1TB Gen4 SSD (which can be boosted up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB SSD for another $800).

HP is preparing its new ZBook Ultra 14 G1a laptop powered by AMD's new bleeding-edge Strix Halo APU, packing 16C/32T of Zen 5 CPU power and a 40-core RDNA 3.5-based integrated GPU.

You can now pre-order HP's new ZBook Ultra 14 G1a workstation laptop from IT retailer Connection, with the totally maxed-out variant packs the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU with its full 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 5 processing power, a huge 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, a 2TB of Gen4 SSD storage, and a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display for $3950.

On the lower-end of the HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a laptop configurations we've got AMD's new Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 "Strix Halo" APU with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB Gen4 SSD starting at $2242, while in the middle we've got the Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 "Strix Halo" APU with either 32GB or 64GB of RAM, a 2TB Gen4 SSD for $3120 (32GB RAM) or $3315 (64GB RAM).