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AMD-based gaming laptops are still few and far between. This is unfortunate for several reasons, not least because AMD's latest chips are a lot more competitive (compared to Intel) than previous generations. Also, Intel really needs more competition in this space simply to keep prices in check. A ...

Walmart is not the first brand that comes to mind when thinking of high-end laptops, but that may be about change. The retail giant is now entering the market with its own line of 'Overpowered' gaming laptops, based on Tongfang barebones and equipped with the latest Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs....

Razer’s Blade laptop line-up has been a lot of things, but 'inexpensive' has never been one of them. It has been – and still is – a premium brand for those willing to pay a bit more for the exclusive design and high-end features. Nonetheless, the latest Razer Blade 15 Base Model actually offers ...

Dell’s Alienware laptops are typically well-built performance monsters, with the downside that they’re very thick and heavy relative to their size category. The current 13-inch Alienware, for example, weighs in at 5.8 lbs/2.6 kg, which is quite heavy even for a 15-inch laptop. This changes with the ...

Samsung hasn’t been a name in gaming laptops until last year (2017), when the company launched a duo in its brand new Odyssey product range. Now, the Korean manufacturer adds another model to the series, with a distinct new look.Last year's Odyssey (17-inch model)Last year’s 17-inch and ...

Nvidia’s CEO recently stated that we should not expect the company’s next-gen GPUs in a “long time”. Now we have an estimate on how long we have to wait before the GTX 11-series shows up in gaming laptops.The graphics card, or GPU, is the single most important component in any gaming PC, so the ...

The currently-available Ryzen Mobile U-series run at an economical 15-Watt TDP, meaning that the chips are more suited for thin-and-light laptops than high-end gaming machines or workstations. However, less frugal and more gaming-friendly variants are underway, including the Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen ...

At CES 2015, MSI updated their range of gaming laptops in the GE series, but the most interesting part of the launch was the use of Nvidia's new upper-midrange GeForce GTX 965M, which is based on the energy-efficient Maxwell architecture and has a lot in common with the desktop GTX 960. The ...

Acer arrives at CES 2015 with the 17-inch Aspire V17 Nitro in tow. Like its 15-inch sibling, it’s a low-key, elegant device with a Haswell processor and the Maxwell-based Nvidia GTX 860M. It also comes with the Kinect-inspired feature RealSense.The V17 Nitro has a built-in stereo (3D) camera ...

The Alienware M11x was Dell's first attempt at an ultraportable (sort of) gaming laptop, which was rather successful. Earlier this year, Dell announced a modern follow-up in the form of a new 13-inch Alienware 13, which positions itself between the manufacturer's now-defunct 11,6-inch and 14-inch ...