For the GPU we’ve got options from Team Red and Team Green. AMD’s RX 5700XT has a great price to performance ratio which competes against the RTX 2070 Super. It’s got enough juice to easily play games at 1440p60fps on High Settings with a bit of headroom. Now if you want to wait for a bit, you can also get the upcoming Big Navi GPU from AMD which will be part of the RX 6000 Series that aims to take on the RTX 3080. And given the performance of the RX 5700XT, the Big Navi GPU is bound to easily do 1440p and maybe even 4K.

Publication: TechGoggles

“Ten months ago, few of us had ever heard of coronavirus. Now, just about every aspect of our lives has been upended. There is a heartbreaking story of lives lost, shuttered businesses, and rising unemployment. In that moment, the global economy has pivoted and the stories of passion and resilience have been inspiring,” said Mr. Dell, founder of the eponymous IT company. “Technology has never been more central than it is right now.”

Publication: The Hindu 

The Dell Latitude is a business-grade laptop and is not really meant for content creators or gaming enthusiasts. Hence, there’s no dedicated GPU here which is definitely a bit of a bummer. The base model of the laptop comes with an Intel Core i5-10310U processor but we had the top-end model which is powered by the Intel Core i7-10810U processor. Obviously, the processor is vPro capable. Accompanying the processor is 16GB of 2133 MHz LPDDR3 RAM and an M.2 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD. It’s safe to say that the laptop is plenty powerful for most business-related applications and it’s going to take a lot to bog it down.

Publication: Mashable

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Studio 91. This is a new series of conversations with brands, covering everything from details on new products to how they’re dealing with the changing competitive landscape, tackling the so-called ‘new normal’, shifting strategy to reach out to consumers and more. As the first in the series, we have a chat with Mr Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India on how things have changed in the recent few months for the consumer laptop segment in India. Goel makes some very interesting points, especially on how user behaviour has changed in recent months. The full conversation is embedded below, followed by a few key highlights from the discussion.

Publication: 91 Mobiles 

Powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs with up to i9 and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX graphic card, the gameplay experience is enhanced with a precision glass trackpad. The discrete “Game Shift” macro key in G7 instantly activates the pro- cessors and cooling system into a hyper-perfor- mance mode for heavy action scenes.

Publication: CellIT

ASUS Expert Series of Commercial PCs are designed to up the professional standard of enterprise and businesses. Fast-growing businesses encounter challenging IT needs, and these demands evolve rapidly. That is why all ASUS Expert Series commercial products are designed with quality, reliability, and flexibility to meet these challenges with the ultimate objective of increasing productivity returns for businesses’ IT investments. ASUS Expert Series provide unmatched technology, performance, durability, and design for Business and Professional use. Hence the ASUS ExpertSeries is powered by Intel® Core™processors.

Publication: CellIT

The pandemic has changed our habits and lifestyle drastically. We are become glued to our gadgets, especially phones and laptops, more than ever. The line between professional and personal lives have thinned, so much so that there is a big overlap. And I think these gadgets have become more helpful, specifically because besides working, people are binge-watching and gaming on them. As such, gaming laptops are all the rage right now. Leading PC makers are getting more serious about them, even if it involves selling these laptops for affordable prices that were never mainstream earlier.

Publication: India Today 

Asus added two new laptops in its ROG Strix series with 10th gen Intel Core chipsets. The ROG Strix G15 and G17 come with up to 10th Intel Core i7, and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2060. For its price, the Asus ROG Strix G15 performs as expected. The lighting strip does add that extra flair to the laptop but without being tacky. The ROG Strix G15 sits in a category of gaming laptops between a budget and a premium one. Given all these factors, the ROG Strix G15 is definitely one of the best options you can get in this category.

Publication: HT Tech – Hindustan Times 

The Dell XPS 13 is a masterclass in building a thin and light laptop that doesn’t compromise on the quality of the materials. The use of exotic materials isn’t for show, but instead, to actually lend to both good looks and a sturdy build quality. You don’t buy the Dell XPS 13 becuse you’re looking for a performance beast. You buy the Dell XPS 13 when you know you want the thinnest, best looking laptop in the category that also outperforms the competition.

Publication: Digit

The Avita Essential laptop sports a 14-inch full-HD (1,080×1,920 pixels) IPS display with 16:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, it is powered by the Intel Celeron N4000 processor and the graphics are handled by Intel UHD Graphics 600. It runs Windows 10 Home in S mode out-of-the-box which is a more “streamlined” version of Windows 10. With the Avita Essential laptop, users will get 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB of SSD SATA M.2 storage.

Publication: Network 18 

The Avita Liber V R7 packs a 14-inch Full HD panel with a narrow-bezel design that offers a screen-to-body ratio of 78.2%. It is also said to offer a 178-degree field of view. For graphics, the laptop offers AMD’s own Radeon RX Vega 10. In terms of storage, the laptop offers a 512GB SSD. In terms of connectivity, the Liber V R7 offers one USB, 3.0, USB 2.0, US 3.0 Type-C and a MicroSD port each. Other features include two 1W speakers, dual-microphones, and Bluetooth 4.2. Avita also claims that the laptop offers an 8-hour long battery life.

Publication: Digit

Yes this has a fast 512GB SSD and it has a bunch of AMD functionality to improve performance, but the RAM section on the spec sheet is a turn off and that’s how it proves to be in the real world as well. The AMD SmartShift technology works in the background to manage the task allocation between the processor and the graphics to keep the performance stable while gaming. This, from what I understand, remains active and there is no way to turn this off. Not that you would want to either.

Publication: Network 18 

AMD’s next-generation Zen 2 and Zen 3 based processors are all set to debut their desktop-grade and server-grade CPU market. However, reports have arrived stating that AMD is all set to debut its next-gen EPYC CPUs and Radeon Instinct GPUs in the Large Unified Modern Infrastructure supercomputer Kajaani, Finland. HP or Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced the manufacturing of the LUMI supercomputer. The machine will be using the company’s HPE Cray EX architecture to deliver more than half the Exaflops of performance. The supercomputer is based in Finland and will be fully operational by late 2021.

Publication: TechnoSports

Honor has launched Honor Magicbook 15, its first notebook in India. The laptop is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U mobile processor and packs 8GB RAM. Aimed to cater to the demand of work-based laptops, it comes with features like USB Type-C charger, two-in-one power button and a pop-up web camera.

Publication: ET Panache 

HP is looking to walk the path of innovations and adapting the technology of the future. We already know that the computer manufacturer is building a Supercomputer in Finland and it will be ready by 2021. The supercomputer called LUMI being built by HP will also feature AMD’s next-generation Zen 3 based EPYC CPUs. The company believes that creators need to adapt to hybrid environments and needs access to cutting edge technologies. It has announced its latest innovations in its HP Create Ecosystem, which are developed to increase creators’ productivity during the pandemic.

Publication: TechnoSports

Just after the presentation, I had an opportunity to interact with Acer Co-Chief Operating Officer and President, IT Products Business Jerry Kao, and James Lin, General Manager, Notebooks, IT Products Business. So, here is a summary of our interaction regarding the Acer products. When I asked about AMD CPU based gaming laptops from Acer, James Lin said that the company works closely with AMD and the company also confirmed if the user demands a gaming laptop with an AMD CPU, the company will definitely launch a laptop with an AMD CPU.

Publication: Gizbot

The ASUS ZenBook 14 is an excellent choice for travelling professionals who need a laptop that can last all day long. This laptop comes with a 67Whr 4-cell Lithium polymer battery that can deliver up to 22 hours of battery life from a single charge. It runs Windows 10 Home and weighs 1.26 kg. It is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U processor, which is coupled with 8GB DDR4 RAM, and a 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD. The laptop features a 14-inch LED-backlit IPS full-HD display with slim bezels and 100 percent sRGB coverage.

Publication: 91 Mobiles