Since Alex Cho took over as president of HP Personal Systems about 18 months ago, HP has been sparring with Lenovo for the title of the world’s No. 1 PC maker. At the moment, the latest numbers at the end of the third quarter of 2019 showed that Lenovo had 24.7% of the PC market, while HP had 22.4% with 14.6 million PCs sold.
But Cho said in an interview with VentureBeat that HP is focused on…
Acer is showing off a 55-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor
January 5, 2020
We all know someone who bought a big TV to use as a PC monitor, refresh rates be damned. Thankfully, Acer is joining the not-so select group of companies producing enormous displays that are actually suitable for PC gaming. The company’s Predator division is announcing…
Acer’s Spin convertible laptops get 10th-gen Intel chips
January 5, 2020
Acer’s Spin line of convertible laptops are really designed for people who need flexibility but don’t want to carry around too much stuff. They’ve never been outrageously heavy, but were never the lightest or prettiest devices. Which is precisely why the…
Acer has been expanding its ConceptD line of powerful, not-gaudy PCs made for creators, and at CES 2020 the company has a new pair of laptops to add to the family. The ConceptD 7 Ezel and ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro are NVIDIA RTX-powered machines in surprisingly sleek bodies, but they also feature new hinges that enable their displays to swing almost 360 degrees. This way, you can use them in five…
Lenovo is kicking off 2020 with a gaming laptop that needs a companion to thrive. It’s introducing the Legion Y740S, a slim 15.6-inch laptop (billed as Lenovo’s “thinnest and lightest” gaming model) meant to couple with the company’s first…
Ahead of CES, Lenovo is refreshing its flagship X1 laptop lineup. The company last updated the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and X1 Yoga this past August, so there aren’t any drastic redesigns this time around. Like the previous generation models, the updated laptops feature…
Dell is expanding its Latitude brand of business laptops by adding a 9000-series, starting with the new Latitude 9510. As with some other recent notebook launches, the company is highlighting a few superlatives here. Dell is calling the Latitude 9510 “world’s most intelligent 15-inch PC with built-in AI,” the “world’s smallest, lightest ultra-premium business 15-inch…
Ahead of next week’s CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Dell today announced two PC updates that will improve its appeal to mobile device users: It’s officially making a laptop with built-in 5G cellular capabilities and is expanding its Mobile Connect app to support iPhone screen…
HP Spectre x360 13-inch review: Stylish, powerful and flexible
December 27, 2019
HP has been treating its premium Spectre line like fine jewelry for several years now, with an emphasis on flashy designs and thinness. They’ve looked good, especially for HP laptops. But now with the latest Spectre x360 13-inch, the company finally has an…
Is the MacBook Pro a better buy than the Air?
December 26, 2019
This year, Apple made some moves to simplify its laptop lineup, including an upgrade to the MacBook Pro which included an eighth-gen Intel quad-core processor, better speakers and a True Tone display. At $1,299 (to start), the newest model of Pro is now only $200 more than the Air. Deputy Managing Editor Nathan Ingraham found the slight price upgrade was well worth it for users who intended to…
