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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000 Mobile – the manufacturer confirms the premiere of graphics cards and the ReSize BAR function for notebooks

In just 3 days, the NVIDIA conference will take place, in which we will find out more details about the upcoming Ampere graphics cards. The main topic will be the presentation of mobile equivalents for laptops, although we also expect the announcement of the GeForce RTX 3060 from 12 GB of memory. Just before the GAME ON conference, which will start on Tuesday at 18 Polish time, a short announcement of this, what should we expect. The material finally confirms that the main topic will be RTX technology and new GeForce RTX cards 3000 for portable computers. The announcement reveals one more interesting thing that NVIDIA will bring to this year’s gaming and work notebooks.

NVIDIA has released a short announcement of the conference, which will take place next Tuesday. It confirms the upcoming release of GeForce RTX cards 3000 in laptops and support for the ReSize BAR function.

New test procedure for gaming laptops with Intel Tiger Lake-H, AMD Cezanne-H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000

The teaser is very short, lasting several seconds. However, you can see a fragment of the Founders Edition card casing with the inscription GeForce RTX – this may indicate the presentation of the RTX chip 3060 in the desktop version. Two shots are closely related to laptops – the first points to the notebook, while the second shows the ReSize BAR (Resizable BAR – Base Address Register) function, optimizing data transfer between the processor and the graphics card, resulting in easier and faster access to VRAM. The upcoming GeForce RTX cards 3000 for laptops will fully support this functionality.

The fourth shot in the announcement presents the game Outriders, produced by the Polish studio People Can Fly. The inclusion of the game logo in NVIDIA’s brief RTX announcement makes it clear that the game in question will receive support for Ray Tracing and possibly DLSS 2.0 as well. As for mobile GeForce RTX cards 3000, NVIDIA intends to present GeForce RTX 3060 with 6 GB memory (3072 CUDA, GA cores 106), GeForce RTX 3070 with 8 GB VRAM (5120 CUDA, GA 104 and GeForce RTX cores 3080 (6144 CUDA cores, full GA 104) – last cards will be offered with both 8 and 16 GB VRAM GDDR6.

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Rugged notebooks continue to be in demand on the market

If the 2020 has allowed this market, despite the pandemic, to maintain the sales volumes of the past will be 2021 that of a further upward expansion

of Paolo Corsini published on 09 January 2021 , at 14: 01 in the Portable channel

Panasonic Getac

The market for rugged notebooks , capable of operating stably in critical environmental conditions for temperatures, humidity and dust and therefore particularly suitable for particular work contexts, has seen a contraction with respect to the forecasts during the 2020 . Digitimes certifies it in its most recent analysis, confirming however a bright future for this product category.

The global pandemic has held back the purchases of these systems by companies , starting from a simple practical consideration: they are products designed to operate outdoors in critical conditions, work environments that have seen a reduction in the number of employees during the 2020 precisely for the propagation of the virus. A dynamic therefore opposite to that which characterized traditional notebooks , for which there was a real and its own purchase race linked to the need to work and study from home.

Getac and Panasonic are the two main companies engaged in the rugged notebook sector , a market niche compared to the total market in the notebook world but very interesting for the margins it allows to obtain. The 2021 is a candidate to become a year of further growth for these producers , thanks to a demand that has remained unchanged compared to the past from the public safety sectors and a recovery from the automotive world, in which these products are used both in production in factories and in service workshops around the world.

Dream Machines G1650Ti – The premiere test of a slim notebook with Intel Core i5-1135G7 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti

It’s been a while since the debut of Intel Tiger Lake-U mobile processors. Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to test several cheaper and more expensive ultrabooks, using new Intel chips. Based on Willow Cove architecture and lithography 10 nm SuperFin has a pretty good performance, but to the top AMD Ryzen units 4000 with 8 cores is still a bit missing. This time, however, we present a completely different construction for the premiere. The laptop is also slim and very mobile, but offers noticeably higher performance. I am talking about the Dream Machines G notebook 1650 Ti, which combines Intel Tiger Lake processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics cards 14.

Author: Damian Marusiak

Dream Machines G 1650 Ti at first glance looks like a typical ultrabook. Weight around 1.5 kg, screen size 14 inches. Finally – the low-voltage (?) Intel Core i5 processor – 1135 G7. Another, the most ordinary ultrabook? Not quite, because the equipment, despite its small size, also has an NVIDIA GeForce GTX card 1650 Ti and a noticeably better cooling system compared to typical ultrabooks. I think it is one of the most interesting laptops with a diagonal screen at the moment 14 who wants to combine work and entertainment. Whether the task has been completed, you will find out from the premiere test below. For now, let me just say that the equipment is not perfect, but in some respects it managed to surprise me positively.

Dream Machines G 1650 The Ti is a brand new laptop, with pretty good performance and high mobility. Despite the small housing, inside we find an Intel Core i5 processor – 1135 G7 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics card 1650 Ti.

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The greatest novelty of the Dream Machines G laptop 1650 Ti in the presented version is the use of Intel Tiger Lake processors (11 Intel chipset generation Core). There was a lot of talk about processors long before their final debut (September 2). First of all, they use the redesigned Willow Cove architecture, based on last year’s Sunny Cove. Mainly the cache subsystem has been changed, increasing the number of L1 cache, L2 cache and L3 cache Moreover, the noticeably improved was used 10 nm technological process, named 10 nm SuperFin. The name is associated primarily with the use of new SuperFin transistors, which are to enable work with a higher clock at the same time lower voltages. The tested version of Acer has an Intel Core i5 unit – 1135 G7, equipped with 4 cores and 8 threads. The base clock of the processor is 2.4 GHz with the possibility of increasing in Turbo Boost 2.0 mode to a maximum of 4.2 GHz. Intel Core i5 – 1135 G7 has a default TDP of 28 W. Processor supports no only the Thunderbolt 4 platform, but also the first to introduce PCIe 4.0 to notebooks. Also supports DDR4 3200 MHz, LPDDR4X 4267 MHz and LPDDR5 5400 MHz – the latter will appear in laptops, however, only next year.

Dream Machines G configuration 1650 Ti:

Intel Core i5 Processor – 1135 G7 (2.4 GHz – 4.2 GHz)
16 GB DDR4 RAM 3200 MHz / Dual Channel
Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Graphics Card 1650 Ti 4 GB GDDR6
Matrix 14, 1 “/ matte IPS / resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixels
Transcend SSD 110 S / 512 GB / PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Interface
Microsoft Windows operating system 10 Home 2004

The laptop is equipped with the NVIDIA graphics chip belonging to the Turing architecture. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX card 1650 Ti was made in an improved, 12 FFN technological process ( FinFET NVIDIA), containing 4.7 billion transistors, and everything is placed on a much smaller (compared to GeForce RTX cards) surface of 200 mm². The much smaller size of the core is associated with the removal of the Tensor and RT cores, so the system, although theoretically allows you to activate Ray Tracing, has completely blocked the ability to run DLSS and DLSS 2.0 / 2.1. The base clock of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX card used 1650 was set at 1350 MHz, while in GPU Boost 4.0 mode it increases to 1485 MHz. The card’s TDP is modest 50 W. Other parameters are as follows – the system is equipped with 4096 MB of Micron GDDR6 VRAM on the bus 128 – bitwise and effective timing of the order 12000 MHz (12 Gbps). This gives a bandwidth of 192 GB / s . The TU graphics chip used 117 has 32 rendering units ( ROP), 64 units texturizing (TMU) and 1024 CUDA cores.

The smallest of the bunch: AVerMedia's GC311 Live Gamer MINI streaming capture box being tested

Page 1: The smallest in the bunch: AVerMedias GC 311 Live Gamer MINI Streaming-Capture-Box in the test

If you believe the manufacturer AVerMedia, the GC 311 Live-Gamer MINI-Game-Streaming-Capture-Box climb the streaming Olympus quickly and easily. In addition to an HDMI input and passthrough for full HD gameplay, said box should transmit the image without latency and also have PC and Mac connectivity. After we already have the Live Gamer EXTREME 2 GC 551 and the streaming capture box Live Gamer Ultra GC 553 from AVerMedia, we are now also taking a look at the cheapest model of the Trios.

Especially with the ongoing corona pandemic and the imposed lockdowns, online portals such as YouTube and Twitch are increasingly coming into focus again. A wide range of content can be discovered in the aforementioned services. In addition to pure entertainment videos, there are also tutorials, Let’s Plays and much more. With the latter in particular, content creators are looking for a simple way to record the content displayed on the screen.

Since a pure software solution also demands the system resources, an external solution provides a remedy here. With the GC 311 Live-Gamer-MINI-Game-Streaming-Capture-Box, the manufacturer AVerMedia offers an external USB variant with which even power-hungry AAA titles can be recorded without having to accept losses in quality. In addition, the USB solution can be used with a notebook without any problems and can thus be used flexibly.

It should be noted, however, that the Live Gamer MINI does not support the display, recording or streaming of HDCP-protected signals. Furthermore, no 4K, HDR or wide angle resolutions or high frame rates are supported.

Technical specifications:

HDMI

Interface:	USB 2.0 (USB micro)
Video input:	HDMI
Video output (passthrough):
Audio input:	HDMI
Audio output (passthrough):	HDMI
Max Passthrough Resolutions:	1080 p 60
Max Record resolutions:	1080 p 60
Supported resolutions (video input):	1080 p, 1080 i, 720 p, 576 p, 480 p, 480 i
Recording format:	MPEG 4 (H. 264 + AAC) / Supports hardware coding
Size (W x D x H):	100 mm x 57 mm x 18, 8 mm
Weight:	74, 5 g

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Nvidia’s latest driver update fixes security flaws and bugs

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Nvidia has kicked off 2021 with a new GeForce GPU driver update. This time around, the driver isn’t tied to a specific game release, but the update is recommended due to a number of security flaw and bug fixes.

Nvidia’s new GeForce 461.09 driver update began rolling out yesterday and squashes six security flaws, the biggest of which is CVE-2021-1051, a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape. If exploited, this opens the door for denial of service attacks and can give an attacker escalation of privileges. You can see the full list of fixed vulnerabilities HERE.

Security issues aside, this driver also fixes a few known bugs:

[GeForce Experience]: The FPS counter is activated and the overlay appears on Windows Mail and Calendar applications.
[GeForce GTX 750 Ti]: Blue-screen crash (UNEXPECTED KERNEL MODE TRAP) may occur.
[GeForce GTX 1080 Ti]: The desktop screen may flicker.
[GeForce GTX 1080 Ti]: The system may freeze with the screen displaying as solid
[HDR]: With HDR enabled, black levels are incorrect, notably on LG OLED TVs.
[Notebook] [Lenovo Y740]: The notebook displays corruption after waking from sleep.
Blue-screen crash (0x116) may occur upon resuming from sleep mode when three 4K monitors are connected.

There will likely be another drive update next week to prepare for the launch if Hitman 3, which releases on PC and consoles on the 17th of January. You can download the new GeForce driver update HERE.

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LG gram: Notebook flyweights are being updated

LG has new gram notebooks in its luggage for the virtual CES. As before, they should be relatively light for their respective format. LG also relies on new designs: 16: 10 – Displays and Intel Core processors of the 11. Generation.

There are five new models in total. The two “2-in-1” models with 16 – inch screen (16 T 90 P) and with 14 – inch screen (14 T 90 P) will not come onto the market in Germany, at least for the time being. For this, buyers in this country should gram the three notebooks 17 (Model 17 Z 90 P), gram 16 ( 16 Z 90 P) and gram 14 (14 Z 90 P).

The grief 17 of the last generation (with Intel Core processor of the 10. Generation) we tested a few months ago. The new edition makes the leap to the current Intel mobile processors. The main memory also increases, namely to 16 GB LPDDR4x. Intel Iris Xe Graphics or Intel UHD Graphics serve as the GPU. It remains at a weight of 1. 350 g. The 16: 10 Display continues to solve with 2. 510 x 1. 600 pixels. M.2 SSDs can be configured as mass storage.

Also gram 16 and gram 14 receive the update to the 11. Generation of Intel Core processors and 14 GB RAM. The 16- Inch model weighs 1, 19 kg, the 14 – inch model even only 999 g. While the display is at gram 14 also with 2. 560 x 1. 600 dissolves pixels, you have to grieve 14 with 1.920 x 1. 200 pixels. However, all displays should 99% of the DCI-P3 -Cover the color space. All models support Wi-Fi 6 and offer a fingerprint sensor. Enlarged keyboards and touchpads should make it easier to use. The two larger models come with a 80 -Wh battery equipped that 14 – inch model receives a power storage with 72 Wh.

Buyers will have the choice between silver and black color variants. Precise information on availability and prices is still missing.

Adata XPG’s Xenia Xe Gaming Laptop Is Ultrabook Slim

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Adata has introduced its first thin-and-light gaming laptop that was designed in collaboration with Intel. The XPG Xenia Xe notebook is an elegant 15.6-inch machine built around Intel’s latest 11th Generation Core i5/i7 ‘Tiger Lake’ processors with the latest Intel Iris Xe graphics and several expandability options.

Adata’s XPG Xenia Xe notebook comes in a sleek CNC-machined anodized aluminum chassis that houses a 15.6-inch Full-HD IPS 400-nits display with touch support and has ultra-thin 4.9-millimeter bezels on the sides to make the device slightly narrower. The laptop is just 11~14.9 millimeters thick at its thinnest/thickest points and weighs 1.65 kilograms (3.6 pounds). To add some gaming spirit to the rather strict design, the chassis has a light bar on its front panel.

(Image credit: Adata)

The XPG Xenia Xe machine is powered by Intel’s quad-core Core i5-1135G7 or Core i7-1165G7 processor featuring Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 80/96 execution units (which translates to 640/768 stream processors with an up to 1.6/2 FP32 TFLOPS of performance). The processor is paired with up to 16GB of 128-bit LPDDR4X memory and an up to 1TB XPG Gammix S50 Lite SSD featuring a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface and up to 3500 MB/s sequential read and 3200 MB/s sequential write speeds. The modular SSD can be upgraded over time, something that is not common on thin-and-light designs.

To ensure consistently high CPU performance, the notebook has air vents on the front, bottom, and rear panels and a cooling system that does not allow processor temperature to exceed 84°C under loads while producing an (up to) 40.8 dB noise level.

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For those who need additional graphics performance, the XPG Xenia Xe has a Thunderbolt 4 port to connect an external GPU box. Other connectivity capabilities are pretty typical for this class of PCs and include an Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.1 module, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, an HDMI 2.0b output, and a 3.5-mm audio jack for headsets.

Input devices of the XPG Xenia Xe include a membrane white backlit keyboard, precision trackpad, 720p webcam with Windows Hello and presence detection support, quad-microphone array, and standard speakers.

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While Adata calls its XPG Xenia Xe a gaming laptop, it was also designed for productivity and light content creation, so the company equipped it with a rather capacious 73Wh battery that allows it to work for up to 12 hours with maximum screen brightness and multiple applications running in the background, as well as up to 16 hours with a looped video running on a screen set to 100 nits (based on BAPCo’s MobileMark 2018).

The PC is said to be Intel Evo-certified, so expect it to support all the bells and whistles that Intel’s latest Tiger Lake platform has to offer when it comes to responsiveness, performance, and connectivity.

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Adata’s XPG Xenia Xe laptops will be available in the coming months. The Xenia Xe i5 will carry an MSRP of $1,599, whereas the Xenia Xe i7 will cost $1,799. Both systems will be bundled with Adata’s XPG Precog headset as well as the XPG Battleground mousepad.

Lenovo announces IdeaPad 5G, IdeaPad 5 Pro and Tab P11: here are specifications and prices

Two laptops and one Android tablet among the innovations introduced by Lenovo at the CES 2021. Here’s everything you need to know about the new products

by Nino Grasso published 07 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Laptops channel

Lenovo IdeaPad

In response to people’s changing needs during the COVID pandemic – 19 (which will likely remain thereafter), Lenovo announced a number of new portable systems, including IdeaPad 5G with display 2K and 5G modem, IdeaPad 5 Pro and Tab P 11 . Here they are in detail, as described by the company.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5G

Lenovo IdeaPad 5G is a product designed for mobility but not only that, given that the 4G / LTE and 5G modem (only sub-6) can also be used at home as an alternative to the Wi-Fi network of the home router, when congested. Among the peculiar characteristics of this system we find up to 20 hours of autonomy in video playback, within a slim, lightweight, fanless design, which packs a 14 “with Full HD resolution and support for a maximum luminance of 300 nit.

Under the body we find the processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G combined with the Snapdragon modem X 55 and Adreno GPU 680. The notebook is also offered in a 4G LTE version only, powered by the Snapdragon 8c processor. Both models adopt 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a SSD) GB on PCIe platform.

The notebook comes with a Light Silver finish and implements Dolby Audio speaker and IR camera to take advantage of Windows Hello in order to log in to the machine in total safety. The weight of Lenovo IdeaPad 5G is only 1.2Kg, while the thickness is 14, 9mm and the built-in battery is from 54 Wh. The notebook also implements a USB Type-C port with support for Rapid Charge Express technology.

Price and availability have not yet been defined at the time of this writing.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (and 5i Pro)

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro is a notebook proposed in the declinations from 14″ is 16 “and in various configurations. They all adopt AMD Ryzen processors, while Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro is based on the same design features but implements Intel processors Eleventh Generation Core. Both use displays 16: 10, for the first time in the family, with screen-to-frame ratio equal to 90% and a hedge of 100% of the sRGB gamut, and are equipped with network adapters supporting Wi-Fi 6.

The model from 14 “has a weight of 1, 45 Kg, while that of 16 “reaches 2Kg, and also in this case we have an IR camera working with Windows Hello. The novelty, on IdeaPad 5 Pro, is the presence of ToF sensors working with software such as Glance by Mirametrix, which allow for example to pause a video when you move away from the display, and much more. Compared to previous generations, the touchpad is wider, and there are several new features. Below are the highlights of the two models with Intel and Ryzen CPUs.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro

11th Generation Intel Core processors up to i7
GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce MX 450
Display from 14 “up to 2.8K IPS with a refresh rate of 90 Hz and 400 nit of luminance; or from 16 “up to 2.5K with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 350 luminance nit
Until 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB of SSD on PCIe NVMe architecture
Batteries from 56, 5Whr with Rapid Charge Boost (14″) is 75 Whr con Rapid Charge Express (16 “)
Thunderbolt 4 support, but only on the model from 16 “

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro

Various Next Generation Ryzen Processor Options (Coming Soon)
GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce MX 450
Until 16 GB of DDR4 RAM (14″) is 32 GB DDR4 RAM (16 “), and up to 1TB of PCIe NVMe SSD
Display from 14 “up to 2.8K IPS with refresh rate of 90 Hz and 400 luminance nit; or from 16 “up to 2.5K with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 350 luminance nit
Batteries from 56, 5Whr with Rapid Charge Boost (14″) is 75 Whr with Rapid Charge Express (16 “)

Regarding pricing, Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro will be offered in the US starting at 1149, 99 dollars in the variant from 16 “, while that from 14 ” will cost starting from 799, 00 euro in Europe . As for IdeaPad 5i Pro, availability is expected in Europe for March 2021 for the model from 14 “at a base price of 699 €, while it will arrive in May 2021 the one from 16 “with prices starting from 899 €. Prices in Italy have not yet been defined.

Lenovo Tab P 11

Among the news Lenovo also announced Lenovo Tab P 11 , a tablet with optional detachable keyboard (to the Surface Pro ) and pen holder. Offers an IPS display of 11 “at resolution 2000 x 1200 pixels with a maximum luminance of 300 nit, and is proposed with a dual-tone finish in Slate Gray or Platinum Gray. The chassis is made of aluminum, and contains within it a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 662 with up to 6GB of RAM, for a total autonomy of approximately 11 hours in use .

At first start, Android is pre-installed with the apps from the Microsoft Office suite and other Google Play applications, and the Kids Space from Google is natively integrated. We then have a front camera 8MP, and the Keyboard Pack (to be purchased separately) integrates a touchpad. To facilitate writing the tablet implem enta a stand, while there is support for the Lenovo Precision Pen 2, which offers an autonomy of 200 hours and support for charging via USB Type-C.

The price of Lenovo Tab P 11 and of 229, 99 dollars , with immediate availability on selected markets.

Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 official, along with new monitors: the news from CES 2021

Among Lenovo’s announcements at CES 2021 also a desktop with adjustable display, and two new monitors that mix compactness with elegance. The details.

by Nino Grasso published 07 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Systems channel

Lenovo Yoga

The Chinese company has formalized new products, including notebooks (which we talked about separately), all-in-one desktop PCs and monitors . Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 is a display computer rotating, designed to take up as little space on the desk as possible, and its announcement was accompanied by those of Lenovo L 24the-30 and Lenovo L 27is-30 , two sleek and slim monitors, both with IPS panels.

Lenovo Yoga AIO 7

Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 is a desktop all -in-one very interesting not only for the design, inspired and elegant thanks to the small size of the frames, but also and above all because of the rotating support that allows you to use the computer not only horizontally, but also vertically. The user can change modes with the push of a single finger, and can also activate the display remotely via smartphone or tablet, without turning on the PC. In the future, through a software update, it will be available to play content on the screen via the internet, with the Yoga AIO 7 which can be transformed into a 4K Smart TV.

The computer uses a certified audio system JBL Harman, positioned under the display and embellished with a soft-texture design for the outside. Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 will be sold in Cloud colors Gray and Moon White, and comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse, as well as a detachable 5MP webcam. The all-in-one computer will allow you to upload a notebook or transfer files via drag-and-drop with a single cable.

The integrated display is a 27 “4K IPS that looks very promising: it offers a color gamut of 99% both in the DCI-P3 standard and in the Adobe RGB standard. On the hardware level we will have CPU up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800 H, and GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, while Alexa will be integrated into the operating system natively with the possibility of activating it through the exclusive use of the voice .

Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 price is starting from 1. 599 dollars, with availability expected globally (in some markets) in February 2021 The computer is already available in the Chinese market.

New Lenovo monitors

Lenovo L 24the-30 and Lenovo L 27is-30 are two monitors with extremely compact dimensions and a definitely recognizable appearance. They use In-Plane Switching (IPS) displays from 24″ is 27 “ and are designed for the main destinations of use, such as films, online browsing, work, and even for video games. They offer “vivid images”, according to Lenovo, and a wide viewing angle thanks to the presence of IPS panels, along with a dedicated cable management system and a smartphone holder integrated within the design.

Lenovo L 24the-30

The monitor stand is made of metal, with the model from 24 “which offers a two-tone finish, while the one from 27 “is proposed in Graphite Gray. Both monitors offer a thickness, in the panel part, of maximum 7.1mm , while the reduced bezels offer an almost edgeless design. On the front of the technical specifications we have the support of the Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080) and a refresh rate of 75 Hz with AMD FreeSync compatibility. There is also the TUV Rheinland certification for the reduction of blue light emissions.

Lenovo L 27is-30

The price of Lenovo L 24the-30 will be 159, 99 dollars , with availability expected in March 2021. Lenovo L will also arrive in the same period is-30 , at a price of 189, 99 dollars in the US market. Prices and details for the Italian market will be announced in the future.

LG Gram (2021): Notebook flyweights with 16:10 displays and Thunderbolt 4

In the run-up to the consumer electronics fair CES 2021, LG launched the 2021 generation of the Announced Gram Notebook Series. The series appears in three sizes with display diagonals of 17, 16 (instead of before 15, 6) and 14 Inch. In future, all three will use screens in the higher 16: 10 format – in the 1750 generation only the 17 – Zöller one such. With almost complete coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, the displays should show accurate colors.

LG uses Intel’s latest Core i for the processors – 1100 G alias Tiger Lake-U, but does not name any exact models yet. The predecessors included the Ice Lake U models Core i7 – 1065 G7 and Core i5 – 1035 G7 used, always with four CPU cores and eight threads thanks to Hyper-Threading.

All models with 16 GByte RAM Also new: All sizes will be available with 16 GByte LPDDR4X-RAM. So far, LG only offered the capacity for the 17 – Zöller and limited all other notebooks to 8 GB. Two M.2 SSDs with PCI Express connection can be built into each model.

The low weight values are retained, so that the Gram 17 with 1.3 kg weighs just as much as many others 13, 3- or 14 – inch. The 16 – inch model Gram 16 weighs just under 1.2 kg – slightly more than its predecessor with 15, 6 inches -Display in flatter 16: 9 format. The grief 14 remains at just under 1 kg.

Thunderbolt 4 with USB 4 The update from Ice Lake-U to Tiger Lake-U is accompanied by the use of Thunderbolt 4. Each 2020 he-Gram notebook has two corresponding ports in the form of USB-C connections, which also support USB 4, USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort image transmission . There are also two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 GBit / s) with type A connections, a micro SD card reader and an audio combination jack. Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802. 11 ax) and fingerprint sensors complete the features.

LG has not yet commented on prices and availability. The 2020 notebooks currently cost around 1100 to 1750 Euro.

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heise + | Use desktop virtualization under Linux easily and reliably

With a virtual machine, Windows can be used on a Linux PC or the latest distribution can be tried out without destroying the main system.

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Easy and reliable use of desktop virtualization under Linux Requirements Quick start with Gnome Boxes Guest extensions for comfortable use Full control with Virt-Manager Article in c’t 2 / 2021 read Virtualization is common on servers to To set up a flexible, portable and fail-safe infrastructure: a tricky piece of software ores ughs one or more so-called virtual machines (VMs) by partly emulating all the resources that make up a computer and partly cutting off the host system. In such a VM, another operating system can be installed, which runs completely independently and isolated from the host. The same can also be used well on a desktop computer. With suitable processor expansions and smart solutions in the virtualization software, a virtual machine runs almost as fast as real hardware. Connected devices can be extended from the host system to the guest systems. And for all of this you don’t even need root rights or special authorizations.

There are various reasons for using virtual machines on a desktop system or a notebook. The Linux cover story from 2020 (see dossier) reported quite a few readers who would like to switch completely to Linux, but there is still the one absolutely necessary Windows software. Too often, the Wine runtime environment doesn’t help either. Dual boot, on the other hand, is cumbersome and annoying, since restarting takes time and nerves and not all data is available in the other system. Instead, simply starting Windows in a program window or even briefly waking up from deep sleep is much more convenient. Even copy & paste between the host and guest system usually works without any problems. With the help of snapshots, the status of a system can be saved and reset in the event of failures and messed up installations.

A virtual machine is also useful if software only runs under Windows 7 or older. Since Microsoft no longer closes any gaps there, its use is extremely problematic in terms of security. In order to use the oldie software with peace of mind, simply cut off network or internet access to the VM. If internet access is necessary for the software, you should urgently seek an alternative or an update.

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CES: Dell UltraSharp U4021QW: High-resolution monitor as a Thunderbolt docking station

In the run-up to the virtual CES 2021 Dell has a range of new business monitors announced, including the upper-class model UltraSharp U 4021 QW. As the third display, it shows the highest 10: 9 resolution of 5120 × 2160 pixels – as the first of the three monitors on a diagonal of rounded 40 Inch (39,7 inch).

A factory-calibrated IPS panel is used, which should have a maximum Delta-E color deviation of 2 in sRGB mode. The latter color space is completely covered by the UltraSharp U 4021 QW, DCI-P3 to 98 percent. The display shows 1, 07 billions of colors, but Dell does not reveal whether this is a real 10 – Bit processing per color channel or Frame Rate Control (FRC) occurs.

The refresh rate is 60 Hertz, the brightness at 300 cd / m² and the contrast for IPS-typical 1000:1. With a response time of 5 ms at normal overdrive setting, the monitor is one of the rather slow representatives of its kind.

Thunderbolt 3 docking station The UltraSharp U 3840 QW comes with numerous connections to use it as a docking station – for example a NoteBook or MacBook with a Thunderbolt 3 port. The latter can be used to transmit DisplayPort 1.4 image signals and data, and the monitor can also transmit a connected device with up to 90 Load watts.

Dell UltraSharp U 4021 QW (4 pictures) (Image: Dell) Also on board: six USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbit / s), including a Type-C connection, audio jack and an RJ 45 – Ethernet port. If the connected PC cannot handle Thunderbolt 3, the hub can be operated to a limited extent via a USB type B port. The display then receives the image signal via DisplayPort 1.4 or 21 Hertz limited via HDMI 2.0. Two integrated 9-watt speakers round off the equipment.

The UltraSharp U 4021 QW in itself: Dell recommends 2100 US dollars, converted including 19 Percent VAT (not included in US prices) approx. 2040 Euro. Delivery is to begin at the end of January 2021. Some other announced UltraSharp monitors like the U 3821 DW for are cheaper US dollars, but with a lower resolution (here 3840 × 1600 Pixel) and without Thunderbolt 3rd LGs 34 WK 95 U with 5120 × 2160 Pixels and Thunderbolt 3 is from scarce 1000 Euro available.

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CES: Dell brings the noble 14-inch Latitude 9420 notebook

beginning 1920 made its debut at the then CES, the noble business -Notebook series Latitude 9000 with a 15 – tariff. Well, a year later, a 10 – Zöller joins: That Latitude 9000 in a stylish metal case weighs around 1.3 kilograms and is less than one and a half centimeters thin.

Like its big brother, the device is available with two lid and hinge options, namely as a classic notebook or with 360 – Degree hinges and touchscreen as a hybrid device that can also be used as a tablet. In both cases, according to Dell 500, there is a cd / m² bright panel in the lid that supports the sRGB color space completely covered and in the more work-friendly 16: 10 format comes along. Depending on the model, the screen has different resolutions: The pen-operated touchscreen of the 2-in-1 variant shows 2560 × 1600 pixels, while the matte, touchless panel of the laptop 1920 × 1280 provides pixels.

In the frame above the display there is always an IR camera suitable for Windows Hello, including a proximity sensor. This combination can automatically lock the screen or put the notebook to sleep if you move away from it, or reverse it without user interaction as soon as you sit down again. Some models also have an electronic shutter in front of the camera so that the camera is covered when not in use.

Except for Wi-Fi 6 (and later Wi-Fi 6E), the Latitude 9420 also in LTE or 5G networks, provided that a corresponding cellular modem can be installed. Admins also have the option of using 16 – or 60 – Wh battery to order. The processors used are vPro-capable Core-i CPUs of the eleventh generation (Tiger Lake); Docking is possible using Thunderbolt 4.

The USB-C sockets of the Latitude 9420 speak Thunderbolt 4.

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CPU upgrades for Latitude 7000 and 5000 The vPro processors mentioned will only be available from March, which is why the Latitude 9420 cannot buy earlier. The same applies to the revised 14 – inch model of the 9000 series (Latitude 9520) and the renovated business notebooks the classic Latitude – 7000 – series. In the also freshly renovated mainstream series Latitude 2560, on the other hand, Core-i CPUs without vPro remote maintenance functions are used, which is why such equipment should be delivered in January.

So far, Dell has not disclosed German prices or more specific information on the local market launch for any of the above-mentioned business notebooks. (mue)

Graphics card GeForce RTX 3080 for notebooks: souped-up desktop RTX-3070

After entries on Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 3070 for notebooks, a result for the mobile one can now be found in Geekbench’s online database Find GeForce RTX 3080. The benchmark has 48 read out shader multiprocessors from the graphics chip, i.e. 6144 Shader cores. Added to this are 16 GByte graphics memory.

The Geekbench run was made by a user with a ROG Zephyrus notebook, which on the CPU side was running on AMD’s not yet announced Ryzen 9 5900 H sets – presumably a Zen 3 combo processor with eight CPU cores and integrated Vega graphics unit (code name Cezanne). Found the entry of the Twitter user “TUM_APISAK”.

Behind the desktop RTX – 3080 With 6144 shader cores, the mobile GeForce RTX 3080 close to the desktop RTX – 3070, which uses 5888 shader cores. 6144 can be fully expanded with the ampere graphic chip GA 104 to which also GByte RAM on 256 data lines would fit. The desktop RTX – 3080 with GA 102 – GPU, 8704 shader cores, 320 – Bit interface and usually higher clock frequencies should be significantly faster.

Geekbench data for the mobile GeForce RTX 3070 already suggested that the graphics chips should be trimmed more than with desktop PCs. The notebook model therefore has 5120 shader cores. The reason for the limitation could be the power consumption, because the RTX – 3000 – graphics cards for desktop PCs are significantly more power hungry than their predecessors . In (tower) cases this can be compensated for by space for cooling and powerful power supplies, not with notebooks.

Back to the old days In recent years, Nvidia has relied on largely similar GPUs in desktop PCs and notebooks. The GeForce RTX 2080, for example, used in both cases 2944 Shader cores that GeForce GTX 1080 previously 2560. Only the GPU clock frequencies were reduced in favor of efficiency.

The 3000 generation, however, reminds us earlier years – the last was the gap between desktop and mobile in the year 2013 with the 700 series so big. At that time the GeForce GTX 700 came with 2304 Shader cores therefore, the GeForce GTX 780 M with 1536.

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Block diagram for AMD's Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” revealed

The appearance of a schematic block diagram of a Ryzen – 5000 processor based on the Cezanne design apparently allows some further conclusions to be drawn about the processors. Videocardz has compared the block diagram to the current Renoir design.

The Cezanne processors should use up to eight Zen 3 cores and eight compute units based on the Vega architecture. With regard to the cores and CUs, the full configuration is identical to the Renoir processors, which, however, use Zen 2 cores. Major changes can be seen in the block diagram, not all of which can be explained with the Zen 3 design and larger caches.

Comparison of the designs
	L2 / L3 cache	Die-Size (SoC / CCD)	transistor density
Renoir	4 MB / 8 MB	156 mm²	62, 82 MTr / mm²
Matisse	4 MB / 32 MB	74 mm²	52, 70 MTr / mm²
Cezanne	4 MB / 16 MB	?	?
Vermeer	4 MB / 32 MB	80 , 7 mm²	51 , 43 MTr / mm²

The biggest difference between the desktop design (Matisse) and the mobile design (Renoir) The basis of the Zen 2 architecture was found in the halved L3 cache. Ultimately, a Renoir processor has 9.8 billion transistors. The size of the chip is 147 mm². All of the above processors will be manufactured at TSMC in 7 nm. AMD uses a process called “Deep Ultraviolet (DUV) Photolithography” – you can still get by without EUV exposure (Extreme Ultraviolet).

For Cezanne the L3 cache compared to Renoir is set to 16 MB doubled, but will still be half the size of the current desktop design (Vermeer). In the comparison between Matisse and Vermeer you can see that the CCD of 74 on 80, 7 mm² has grown, what with the changes in Zen -3 design related. Alone the 32 Occupy MB of L3 cache 27 mm² in space. Accordingly, it should be for 16 MB about 13, 5 mm².

Currently we do not yet know any data such as the number of transistors and the size of the Cezanne processors. According to initial estimates based on the block diagram, Cezanne should be around 175 mm² come, which is certainly partly due to the larger L3 cache.

The Zen 3 architecture and the associated changes in the cache hierarchy apparently have an impact on the overall design and size of the chip. However, there are likely to be other factors. AMD limited the Renoir processors to PCI-Express 3.0 and the mobile variants are also only eight instead of the otherwise freely available 20 Lanes available. This is justified with the lower power consumption, which is of course of particular importance in the mobile segment.

It is not known whether the Cezanne processors will support PCI-Express 4.0. It should be another 16 + 4 + 4 configuration for the lanes indicate whether AMD will reproduce them for the mobile variants limited to eight for connecting a dedicated GPU is also unknown. The desktop variants from Cezanne will certainly again offer more PCI Express lanes than the mobile variant.

On 11. January, AMD will give a keynote to the CES 2017 organize. The presentation of the Cezanne processors and the corresponding notebooks is expected there. These are then to be combined with the mobile Ampere GPUs from NVIDIA. When the corresponding notebooks will be available is still in the stars. However, there are indications that we will see a tense delivery situation with the mobile Ryzen processors, which, together with the also scarce ampere GPUs, will affect the entire notebook market. Partly the notebooks are therefore still with Ryzen – 4000 – and Core – 10000 – processors – so of the previous generation – to be equipped.