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USB-C is about to go from 100W to 240W, enough to power beefier laptops

Soon, the majority of portable PCs won’t need to be equipped with an ugly barrel jack and a proprietary power brick to charge. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has just announced (via CNET) that it’s more than doubling the amount of power you can send over a USB-C cable to 240 watts, which means you’ll… Read more

Many of the best Nintendo Switch games are $40 at GameStop right now

If you’re a Nintendo Switch owner, you’re probably already familiar with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It remains one of the most ambitious and charming Zelda titles to date. But like most first-party Nintendo games, it’s one that rarely receives a sizeable discount. Right now, though, you can purchase a physical edition… Read more

What’s the best student laptop? We asked students

Shopping for a laptop can be stressful — doubly stressful if you or your children will be learning online for the first time. Kids of different ages have a range of different laptop use cases and different needs. And as the choices for best laptop and best Chromebook evolve, so do students’ needs. So I… Read more

Acer Swift 3X review: not quite swift enough

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Yep, this is a Swift. It has all the features that characterize Acer’s Swift line: a thin body, a lustrous Acer logo, a chassis so light it’s hard to believe you’re holding a laptop and not an… Read more

Asus’ new Zenbook 13 offers an OLED display for a previously unthinkable $800 price

If you told me you’d found an OLED laptop for just $800, I’d have warned you against refurbished computers and deep-discount closeout sales. The inky blackness and gorgeous colors of OLED have not come cheap. Dell charges a $300 premium just for the screen. And yet Asus’s new affordable OLED laptop defies those expectations. The… Read more

What Is Windows 10X: Microsoft’s Folding PC OS Explained

Home References The foldable computer is almost here, and there will be a version of Windows 10 for it. But maybe not exactly the one you know. It’s called Windows 10X, and it is the operating system that will power dual-screen laptops and folding PCs. Update, May 18, 2021: Microsoft has officially shelved Windows 10X,… Read more

Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Review: Team Red’s Blasting Off Again

Our Verdict The Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 is so good that it makes us wonder why Dell didn’t team up with AMD on a laptop sooner. For + Strong gaming performance + Excellent productivity performance + Unique chassis + Not too costly for it power Against – Internals run hot – Middling audio –… Read more

The Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel is the dream computer I’ll never own

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel is a computer I will never own. But I really, really wish I could. Artists, creators, and engineers who are looking for a powerful high-end convertible have all kinds of options on… Read more

Here are all the new laptops with Intel 11th Gen H-series chips announced today

The Razer Blade 15 Advanced, one of the numerous laptops announced today with Intel’s new chips.Image: Razer Over half a dozen manufacturers have announced new models Intel is adding new processors to its 11th Gen Core H-series lineup today, and over half a dozen laptop manufacturers are announcing new machines that make use of them…. Read more

Asus’ new Zephyrus M16 has a 16:10 screen and Intel Tiger Lake H processor

If you’re wondering why every company under the sun has released new gaming laptops today, it’s because Intel has announced its newest flagship mobile processors. They’re the newest members of its 11th Gen “Tiger Lake H” series. Asus and Intel have announced the new Zephyrus M16, which will pair the chips with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX… Read more

Dell’s new XPS 15 and XPS 17 get upgraded with Intel’s long-awaited 11th Gen H-series chips

Intel has just announced its new 11th Gen processors for more powerful laptops, and Dell is ready with refreshed versions of its XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops that add the new chips, along with Nvidia’s latest RTX 30-series laptop GPUs. The new models are virtually the same on the outside as the more substantial… Read more

Intel Launches Eight Core Tiger Lake-H Processors: More Power, Lower Clocks

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Intel introduced its long-awaited eight-core Tiger Lake-H H35 chips for laptops today, vying for a spot on our best gaming laptop list and marking Intel’s first shipping eight-core 10nm chips for the consumer market. These new 11th-generation chips, which Intel touts as the ‘World’s best gaming laptop processors,’ come as… Read more

Alienware Refreshes m15, Teases Thin New X-Series

Home News (Image credit: Dell, Alienware) Alienware and its parent company Dell are updating existing laptops to feature Intel’s new 35-65-watt 11th Gen Core “Tiger Lake-H” processors. On the high-end, the Alienware m15 R6 is largely adding new internals. It’s mostly the same as the existing Alienware m15 R4 but with the newer CPUs. This… Read more

Dell XPS 15 and XPS 17 Get Tiger Lake H and RTX 3050 Refreshes

Home News (Image credit: Dell) With Intel’s new eight-core, 35-65W Tiger Lake-H processors, Dell is rolling out updates to its most premium workhorses and some of the best ultrabooks, the XPS 15 and XPS 17. The pair will be available sometime this summer, with more exact dates coming soon. The Dell XPS 15 (9510) will… Read more

Canalys: PC and tablet markets record doubled sales in Q1 2021

Canalys has posted its quarterly report on the PC and tablet market, and the numbers for Q1 2021 are more than impressive – computers and slates doubled in sales on a yearly basis, while Chromebooks in particular posted a whopping a 275% increase. Canalys is keeping the Chromebooks in a separate category because they are… Read more