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Lenovo Slim 7iAn overall impressive machine with a durable build, clicky keyboard, generous port spec, and a sufficiently good display. What it needs is a bump in CPU power, though. At $1000, its benchmark results aren't very exciting. ProsRobust, durable buildSlim profileKeyboard is nice and snappyFairly good displayGPU performance is surprisingly goodConsNot exactly lightweightTrackpad feels flimsyCPU performance is just okayMicrosoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Hands OnThe Lenovo Slim 7i is a machine that offers premium…

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Intel’s rebranding of its processors was a big deal. The change from Core i5 to Core Ultra 5 was more than just a rebrand — it was supposed to signal a shift to a new era for Intel. That’s why the announcements around 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh HX at CES 2024 are so unfortunate. These 55-watt chips will be appearing in gaming laptops of all kinds next year — everything from the Razer Blade 16 to the Lenovo Legion 7i. If you’re going to do a rebrand, you have to put all your eggs in…

Between the , the and the , AMD has a virtual monopoly over the chips powering high-end gaming handhelds. But for the Claw, MSI is partnering up with Intel to bring a little more balance to the portable PC performance wars.On paper and in its design, MSI’s Claw shares a lot with the ROG Ally. It has a 7-inch full HD LCD screen with 500 nits of brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. (I asked an MSI rep if the Claw also supports VRR, but they didn’t have an immediate answer, so stay tuned.) Even its case looks very familiar,…

While Intel is leaning heavily on AI PCs with its Core Ultra notebook chips, it still has plenty of new products for gamers and speed demons who demand power above all. At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Intel revealed its complete 14th-generation CPU family, which includes powerful "HX" series chips like the 24-core i9-14900HX, as well as new mainstream desktop CPUs. And for the other end of the power spectrum, Intel also unveiled the Core U Processor Series 1, which balances performance and efficiency in thin and light…

It’s the start of something new for Intel: the Core Ultra era. With the launch of new Meteor Lake processors, Intel is ditching its old naming scheme for something new. Intel CPU names are going to start looking a little different, and you might be confused by what you see on a spec sheet. We’re here to get you up to speed. At first glance, Intel is just dropping the “i” that has defined its lineup of CPUs for 15 years. There are a few new details in the naming scheme, though, and knowing them can help you navigate…

Intel today is entering the "AI PC" era with the launch of its new Core Ultra notebook chips. Originally codenamed "Meteor Lake," these are Intel's first processors to include an NPU, or neural processing unit, for accelerating AI tasks. The launch comes a week after AMD revealed its upcoming Ryzen 8040 hardware, its second batch of chips to include NPUs. While Intel is playing a bit of AI catch-up, the Core Ultra chips still sound like a solid step forward — at least according to the company's benchmarks.Intel claims the…

Intel Intel’s Meteor Lake processors represent more than just a new generation. It’s a fresh start for Intel — a cycle it seems to find itself in every few years — and the birth of the AI PC. Most importantly, it’s a sign that Intel can deliver on its road map with a fresh generation of processors built on a new node. Meteor Lake ushers in the Intel 4 node, which we first heard about nearly three years ago with the launch of 11th-gen CPUs. It also marka the start of the Core Ultra era of CPUs, along with a…

Intel will shake up its naming scheme for Core family CPUs with the launch of the 14th Gen later this year. The familiar Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 names denoting performance tiers will be retired after nearly 15 years and replaced with shorter Core 3, Core 5, Core 7 and Core 9 labels for mainstream consumer CPUs. However, a new set of Core Ultra 5, Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 9 tiers will also denote high-performance "leadership" models. Moreover, Intel will stop emphasising generation numbers on its stickers and in…