Dell’s newest XPS 13 2-in-1 is one of the best ultraportable convertibles you can buy at the moment. That’s saying something considering the category is loaded with great options. Also, I wasn’t a big fan of the last version of this XPS two-in-one, mainly for its weak processor and big price. The 2019 model is a …
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You don’t buy an Alienware computer because your old PC died and you urgently need to finish that PowerPoint deck. No, an Alienware is an indulgence, from the high-end components and faster-than-it-needs-to-be processor on the inside to the streamlined styling on the outside. If you’re about to spend more money than your loved ones would want you to on a …
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Samsung has a conundrum. Flagship phones like its Galaxy Note line now regularly cost or exceed $999, and customers are proving less willing than anticipated to drop four digits on a new device. What can Samsung do to differentiate itself from premium competition, like Apple‘s iPhone 11 line and Google‘s new Pixel 4, while simultaneously enticing dollar-conscious buyers away from …
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Microsoft’s recent Surface Laptop 3 updates to its Surface Laptop line fall into two camps. The 13-inch model, an upgrade to the Surface Laptop 2, offers the bare minimum of enhancements (or less) it needs to compete in the crowded field of lightweights with prices in the $1,000-or-so range. It gets a bump to the 10th-gen Intel processor with the …
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The worldwide PC market grew 4.7% in the third quarter of 2019 to 70.9 million units, the highest growth for the sector since the first quarter of 2012, according to a Thursday report by Canalys. Lenovo and HP ranked first and second, with the former shipping 17.3 million units and the latter 16.7 million units. Dell came in third place, …
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If folding screens aren’t quite ready for prime time, devices with two screens are ready to step up instead. Microsoft is adding to its Surface lineup of PCs a device with dual 9-inch displays called the Surface Neo, briefly shown at the company’s annual Surface launch event in New York on Wednesday. The event also saw the launch of the …
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Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the Windows 10X operating system, which will work with the new dual-screen Surface Neo devices, expected to be available in late 2020. Windows 10 X is part of Microsoft’s multiyear journey to change the architecture of Windows and make it more modular, as we’ve already seen with the HoloLens 2, Surface Hub and Xbox. The OS is …
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With Labor Day behind us, we’re in the thick of back-to-school season — and retailers are offering up some of their best deals since Black Friday. This is a great time to pick up a new laptop. Some of our top college laptop picks are discounted right now. Best Buy has the 2018 MacBook Air for $950. You can currently pick …
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It was an odd IFA for laptops. IFA is normally a very mainstream show known for announcements like “world’s thinnest laptop.” And while there were a lot of new releases for general-purpose laptops from companies like Acer, Asus and Dell, the majority fell into the ho-hum-Comet-Lake-refresh category — existing designs incorporating Intel’s less-interesting 10th-generation CPUs. Instead the big debuts were …
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A wave of Intel-powered laptops are about to get thinner, lighter — and a lot more power efficient. This week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, MSI and Razer plan to unveil new laptops using Intel’s Comet Lake 10th-generation Core processors. Some of those devices will meet Intel’s new Project Athena requirements, designing computers to be even …
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