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Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Dell upended its XPS laptop lineup, downsizing the XPS 17 to a new 16-inch model and the XPS 15 to a new 14-inch machine. At the same time, it pulled design cues from the XPS 13 Plus (now just the XPS 13) to create ultramodern and sometimes controversial new machines. The XPS 14 and XPS 16 offer smaller dimensions than their predecessors, with varying power levels inside. As always, choosing between the two depends entirely on how you plan to use your laptop. So, which of these two…

Intel’s engineers once again managed to introduce significant improvements in the latest driver update — but this time, it’s not the discrete graphics cards that received a boost. Instead, the recent patch targets integrated Intel Arc GPUs found in Intel Core Ultra processors, which are some of Intel’s top CPUs for laptops. This update adds support for a couple of games, but more importantly, it boosts gaming performance by as much as 155%. For starters, the new 31.0.101.5333 WHQL driver adds support for Last Epoch …

Apple The Apple Mac Mini M2 with a 256GB SSD is currently on sale from Amazon at 17% off, pulling its price down to $499 from $599. If you’ve been waiting for the 2023 model of the mini PC to appear in our list of the best Mac Mini deals, you wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity at $100 in savings. Push through with the purchase as soon as possible, as tomorrow may already be too late because there’s always a lot of interest whenever Apple’s products get significant discounts like this. Why you should buy the…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD just released the best RDNA 3 graphics card we’ve seen yet in the form of the RX 7900 GRE. The GPU, originally released in China several months ago, sets its sights squarely on Nvidia’s RTX 4070 — and AMD comes out on top most of the time. I’ve tested both GPUs extensively — read my RTX 4070 review and RX 7900 GRE review for a full breakdown — and I’m here to compare them point-for-point. AMD comes out on top for raw performance, but there are a couple of key details to keep in mind…

HP Best Buy is a fantastic source of laptop deals, and today’s deal of the day is a great example — the HP 15.6-inch Laptop, originally priced at $500, is down to nearly half-price after a $220 discount. You’ll only have to pay $280 for this budget-friendly device, but you’ll need to hurry because time is running out on this bargain. It’s not recommended to wait until the last minute before you make your purchase because there’s a chance that stocks run out earlier than expected, so you’ll want to buy the laptop as…

If you’re in search of some great Apple deals, or more specifically some of the best MacBook deals, one of the best places to look is the refurbished aisle. Shopping refurbished can save you a ton on a MacBook, and because of the quality of Apple laptops you know you’ll be getting a MacBook with a lot of life left in it. You’ll also get a MacBook backed by a warranty when you shop refurbished, so in many ways it’s similar to buying something brand new from Apple. There are quite a few refurbished MacBook deals taking…

Lenovo The Lenovo Annual Sale is offering a $400 discount on the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 8, which has an estimated value of $1,270, so you’ll only have to pay $870 for this excellent starter gaming PC. We’re not sure how much time is remaining before the savings disappear or stocks get sold out though, so it’s highly recommended that you add the gaming desktop to your cart and check out immediately because tomorrow may already be too late. Why you should buy the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gaming PC The Lenovo Legion…

The latest generation of graphics cards has really caused a lot of controversy, especially with the RTX 40-series cards becoming so expensive and raising the general cost of GPUs across the board. That means even AMD cards are a bit pricey nowadays, especially if you go to the higher end, so if you’re aiming for a powerful gaming PC, you’re going to have to spend some extra cash. That said, we’ve done our best to go out there and find the best GPU deals on the market so that you can save a bit extra, especially if…

Lenovo For a laptop that will be able to handle anything that you throw at it — even the most demanding tasks that you can think of — you should check out the Lenovo ThinkPad P16. It’s pretty expensive with an estimated value of $9,939, but you can get it at a 42% lower price of $5,759 from the Lenovo Annual Sale. It’s still not cheap, but you’ll be getting amazing value with $4,180 in savings on such an extremely powerful device. You’ll need to hurry with your purchase though, because there’s no telling when the…

Jacob Roach / DigitalTrends If you want a powerful processor, you can get a lot for your money at around the $400 mark. Both AMD and Intel have stellar options that offer high performance in gaming and productivity, and that even compete with the very best of the best that cost hundreds of dollars more. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Core i7-14700K have lots of cores, super-high clock speeds, and boatloads of cache. Here’s how they stack up in a classic head-to-head comparison of the best CPUs under $400. Pricing and…