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With 2021 coming to a close, it is time again to look back at the laptop market. Despite bumps from the COVID pandemic, the laptop ecosystem continues to flourish, delivering a bevvy of new products based on new platforms. For 2021, AMD launched their very successful Ryzen 5000 series products (codenamed Cezanne) featuring the latest Zen 3 CPU cores paired with AMD Vega graphics. Intel, still basking in the glow of the Tiger Lake launch in late 2020 continues to feature the 11th generation Core platform that is now over a year old. Based on the Willow Cove cores and featuring a much-improved Intel Xe graphics solution, Intel's solution still provides excellent performance and efficiency for the PC laptop space. The big news of 2021 was...
Dell Announces UP3218K: Its First 8K Display, Due in March
Dell introduced the industry’s first mass-market 8K display aimed at professional designers, engineers, photographers and software developers. The UP3218K will be available this March, but its rough $5,000 price...
41 by Anton Shilov on 1/10/2017Dell Releases The XPS 13 2-in-1 Convertible Ultrabook: Infinity Utility
Today Dell launched a new product in its XPS lineup, building on the success of the XPS 13 Ultrabook. The new XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop offers much of the...
31 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017Dell Readies New XPS 15: 4K, Quad-Core Kaby Lake, GeForce GTX 1050
Dell has accidentally published near-final specifications of its upcoming XPS 15 notebook due to be released early next year. The Dell XPS 15 computers are designed for performance-demanding users...
102 by Anton Shilov on 12/23/2016Alienware 13 R3: Quad-Core CPU, GeForce GTX 1060, QHD OLED, VR Ready
Alienware last week introduced the third generation of its 13” gaming notebooks. The manufacturer describes its new Alienware 13 R3 machines as the world’s first 13-inch laptops capable of...
45 by Anton Shilov on 11/10/2016AMD 7th Gen Bristol Ridge and AM4 Analysis: Up to A12-9800, B350/A320 Chipset, OEMs first, PIBs Later
Over the last two weeks, AMD officially launched their 7th Generation Bristol Ridge processors as well as the new AM4 socket and related chipsets. The launch was somewhat muted...
125 by Ian Cutress on 9/23/2016Dell Updates XPS 13 with Intel’s Kaby Lake, Killer Wi-Fi, Now Also in Rose Gold
Dell on Thursday upgraded its XPS 13 ultra-thin laptop with Intel’s recently introduced Kaby Lake-U processors. The new notebooks keep the chassis and display panel options, but sport faster...
67 by Anton Shilov on 9/15/2016Dell Unveils UltraSharp U3417W: Makes Its Curved Display More Curved
Dell has unveiled its new top-of-the-range 34” curved monitor for consumers. The new UltraSharp U3417W display has the same WHQD resolution as the U3415W introduced a year ago, but...
36 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2016Dell Introduces UltraSharp UP3017 30-Inch Professional Display with 16:10 Aspect Ratio and DCI-P3 Color Space
Nowadays, the vast majority of displays for desktop computers have 16:9 aspect ratio for various reasons (e.g., content, manufacturing aspects, etc.). However, there are a lot of professionals, who...
52 by Anton Shilov on 9/9/2016Alienware Refreshes The Alienware 15 And 17 Gaming Notebooks At PAX
Today Dell’s gaming brand is announcing updates to their larger form factor gaming notebooks. The Alienware 15 and 17 are launching with a new design featuring a thinner chassis...
28 by Brett Howse on 9/2/2016Dell Releases S2417DG and SE2717H Monitors: New Gaming Displays with G-Sync and FreeSync
Dell has quietly expanded its lineup of gaming displays with two new monitors featuring dynamic refresh technologies from AMD and NVIDIA. One of the monitors uses a full-HD (1920x1080...
46 by Anton Shilov on 8/8/2016The Dell XPS 15 9550 Review: Infinity Edge Lineup Expands
It was roughly a year ago that we had a chance to review Dell’s XPS 13, which was the first laptop from Dell to feature the Infinity Edge display...
153 by Brett Howse on 3/4/2016Dell To Add Off-Host BIOS Verification To Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise
At CES this year, Dell kind of broke from tradition and focused more on their business products. When I had a chance to talk to them, they were very...
8 by Brett Howse on 2/4/2016CES 2016: Dell Booth Tour
In 2015, Dell’s CES product launch included the redesigned XPS 13, arguably one of the best Windows laptops on the market today. With the launch of Skylake, the XPS...
15 by Brett Howse on 1/11/2016Dell Demonstrates 30-inch 4K OLED Display
Dell does not produce its own display panels, but when it comes to unique “world’s first” monitors, it is sometimes years ahead of all of its rivals. At the...
83 by Anton Shilov on 1/7/2016Dell Issues Patch For Content Adaptive Brightness Control On The XPS 13
The XPS 13 was one of the best laptops of the year, but it did have some issues, as all devices do. One that was very frustrating to deal...
43 by Brett Howse on 12/21/2015Dell XPS Lineup Is Reinvigorated With Skylake On The New XPS 12, XPS 13, And XPS 15
Dell really put their stamp on the 2015 Ultrabook lineup this year with the Dell XPS 13 with its amazing Infinity Display. They packed a 13.3-inch display into a...
99 by Brett Howse on 10/8/2015Microsoft Announces Surface Enterprise Initiative, Partners With Dell, HP, And More
This morning, Corporate VP of the Windows and Devices Group Yusuf Mehdi made a fairly startling announcement. Microsoft has created a new partnership to help drive Windows 10 adoption...
21 by Brett Howse on 9/8/2015The Dell Venue 10 7040 Review
When the first modern tablets were introduced to the market they were primary focused on facilitating content consumption. During the keynote where Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPad, he...
49 by Brandon Chester on 6/30/2015Dell Launches Premium Support Option For Consumers
Today Dell is unveiling a new offering in the world of after purchase support which they have dubbed Premium Support. It promises to significantly reduce the amount of time...
18 by Brett Howse on 6/2/2015The Dell Venue 11 Pro 7000 Review
Back in November, Dell took the lid off of their Venue 11 Pro 7000 refresh which is their first tablet offering to have Core M powering it. Dell is...
92 by Brett Howse on 4/16/2015