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MSI's next-gen TITAN 18 HX gaming laptop has been teased ahead of CES 2024, inside it'll rock Intel's new mobile flagship Core i9-14900HX "Raptor Lake Refresh" CPU and some delicious hardware to match. Check it out:

The new MSI TITAN 18 HX gaming laptop will feature an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor with 24 cores and 32 threads boosting up to 5.8GHz, with the choice of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 or GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card. Interestingly, it'll feature a 270W power mode (for the combined CPU and GPU power).

This means we should see a 175W TGP for the GPU (both the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 with 175W) and 95W for the CPU, which is a huge 40W boost from the default TDP of the Core i9-14900HX. What does this mean? MSI stays within the MTP (Maximum Turbo Power) limits of 175W that are set in stone by Intel, but it'll allow the Core i9-14900HX processor to sustain those huge 5.8GHz clock speeds for longer periods of time.

Xiaomi is readying a new Redmi G Pro 2024 family of laptops, with the choice of either an Intel 14th Gen Core "HX" series CPU, or Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite SOC.

Xiaomi's new laptop will be configured with either the Intel Core i5-14500HX or Core i9-14900HX processor, both with 16GB of DDR5 memory. Xiaomi's new laptops will feature an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 discrete GPU, including the mid-range RTX 4060 Max-Q laptop GPU.

Inside, the Intel Core i5-14500HX processor offers up to 14 cores (6 x P-Cores and 8 x E-Cores) and 20 threads of Raptor Lake Refresh CPU power at up to 4.9GHz, while the higher-end Core i9-14900HX processor features 24 cores (8 x P-Cores and 16 x E-Cores) and 32 threads at up to a hefty 5.8GHz. Both of these Raptor Lake Refresh processors will have a 157W TDP (55W PL1).

ASUS has teased its new Zenbook laptop design, with not one but two full-sized OLED displays and a full-sized keyboard to boot. Check it out:

We've already seen a similar design from ASUS in the form of the Fold 17 OLED laptop, which packed a foldable OLED display but featured a keyboard that needed to be separately attached. The new ASUS Zenbook teaser shows a dual-screen OLED laptop that should be cheaper and incredibly functional, too.

ASUS splashes its Zenbook logo on the laptop, meaning that they're aiming at regular and business users and not so much gamers. The company had its Zenbook Duo laptop, but this is different, as it features a larger, secondary OLED display. Dual OLED displays and a full-sized keyboard all in a single laptop sounds quite tempting.

LG has just officially teased its next-gen 2024 gram series laptops, with plenty of them powered with AI features thanks to their included Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" processors. Check them out:

First off, LG has its new gram Pro and gram Pro 2-in-1 laptops, with model numbers 16Z90SP and 17Z90SP, respectively. Both of LG's new gram Pro laptops feature an Intel Core Ultra processor with its new hybrid Meteor Lake architecture, as well as an NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card.

LG's new gram Pro (model 16Z90SP) laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory, up to 1TB of Gen4 SSD, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 discrete graphics card with 4GB of GDDR6 memory, and display options of either 16-inch 2880 x 1800 OLED panel, and a 2560 x 1600 LCD panel. Personally, I'd recommend that delicious OLED panel. The OLED panel has a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, while the LCD panel has a refresh rate of up to 144Hz.

ASUS will have a lot to show off at CES 2024 early next year, including its new ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop, which rocks AMD's new flagship Ryzen 9 8945HS "Hawk Point" APU.

The next-gen ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop has shown up on Geekbench as the ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403UV, seeing ASUS and AMD team up once again for a new gaming laptop. The current-gen ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop (model GA402) features a Ryzen 9 7940HS processor and up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU.

There's also a 16:10 aspect ratio, a 14-inch Mini-LED display for that gorgeous monitor goodness, as well as a high-end cooling system featuring vapor chamber cooling and liquid metal. We should expect some cooling technology upgrades with the new ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop, for sure.

Lenovo's new wave of Legion Y7000 and Y9000 gaming laptops have been leaked, which will be new gaming laptops exclusive to the Chinese market.

The company unleashed a new teaser trailer for its Lenovo Legion 2024 laptops, which will be unveiled on January 8, 2024... just when Intel will be unveiling its new 14th Gen Core "Raptor Lake Refresh" CPUs with the new flagship Core i9-14900HX mobile processor with 24 cores and 32 threads with boosted CPU clocks above the 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" CPUs.

Lenovo is going with a Mission Impossible-style marketing campaign for its new Legion Y7000 and Legion Y9000 gaming laptops, with the teaser showing a mission involving a heist to steal the new Lenovo Legion Y9000 gaming laptop with the Intel Core i9-14900HX processor inside.

Lenovo's new ThinkBook 14+ laptop has been teased, with a few nice tricks up its sleeve in the form of featuring Intel's new Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPU and its first laptop with an OCulink connector.

The next-gen Lenovo ThinkBook 14+ laptop has shown up on multiple Chinese social media platforms, along with other laptops Lenovo has in the works that'll be unveiled at CES 2024 early next year; the ThinkBook 14+ is an interesting offering. We've seen gaming handhelds feature an OCulink connector, providing faster gaming performance through using an external GPU with more bandwidth over Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 connectivity.

OCulink is considered an external PCIe connector, meaning that it doesn't fight with the CPU overhead that Thunderbolt does. Thunderbolt has more functionality as an external connector, but it's slower than OCulink... OCulink is somewhere between 15% and 20% faster than using Thunderbolt 4 or USB4, with OCulink capable of delivering up to 63Gbps of bandwidth... much better than Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4, which are all limited to just 40Gbps.

MSI has just teased its upcoming TITAN 18 HX gaming laptop, the world's first with an 18-inch 4K 120Hz Mini-LED display that should absolutely pop in real life. Check it out:

Inside, the MSI TITAN 18 HX gaming laptop features up to Intel's new Core i9-14900HX processor, 128GB of DDR5-5600 memory, which is upgradeable to 192GB of DDR5-5600 memory, and two 2TB M.2 NVMe Gen4 PCIe SSDs. On the GPU side of things, MSI is outfitting the new beast gaming laptop with up to NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 16GB Laptop GPU.

MSI is using an 18-inch Mini-LED panel powered by AmLED technology, with up to 1000 nits of brightness and VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification. The 18-inch panel features an interesting 3840 x 2400 resolution with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. MSI has color calibration here with its True Color (Per Panel Examination and Calibration) to ensure that the 4K 120Hz Mini-LED display looks gorgeous on your desk.

In 2023 (and the soon-to-be 2024), trying to find a brand-new laptop with a DVD drive is like trying to find a still-standing Blockbuster that offers DVD rentals. The PC market, both desktop and mobile, has moved on from optical storage - but there is one location where you can still pick up a laptop with a DVD drive. The land of the rising sun, Japan.

In addition to a 13th Gen Core processor, the new NEC VersaPro Type VD also sports a DVD drive and VGA port.

The new NEC VersaPro Type VD is a laptop geared toward the business crowd, and yes, it includes a DVD Super Multi drive. This blast from the past feature is joined by a few more blasts from the past - an actual VGA connector and a removable battery. Having a removable battery is admittedly pretty cool, as that's one feature that we'd love to see make a comeback.

Apple has today released a new macOS software update that is designed to fix a particularly nasty bug that had the potential to really embarrass a Mac user when they shared their screen.

The bug, which was reported online, caused random windows in other macOS Spaces to appear on-screen when a Mac's screen-sharing feature was enabled. While the Space on-screen may be clear, it was possible for screen sharing to accidentally make another Space available to those watching along. The potential consequences there are obvious, ranging from showing others embarrassing things like a browser window that was believed to be hidden. But there was also a potential privacy issue that could have seen data accidentally shared with a third party.

Thankfully, Apple says that this macOS 14.2.1 update fixes this issue, adding that it fixed a session rendering issue to improve session tracking. The result? It appears that the bug has been fixed and that those who share their screen should now have a better understanding of exactly what is being shown to others.