Laptops are laptops. In 2018, you know what to expect, and you know what you’re going to do with one — at least on the tech side, there aren’t many surprises good or bad. Sounds boring! You won’t hear any complaints from us, though, because the technical parity among laptops has prodded hardware makers into creating […]
IFA 2017 was big for Microsoft’s upcoming Mixed Reality platform. Arriving with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17, Windows Mixed Reality combines virtual reality with the internal tracking features Microsoft introduced on their HoloLens headset. That’s allowed for Mixed Reality headsets that don’t require external light towers to work — you can roam […]
Earlier this year at Computex in Taipei, we saw a paradigm shift in gaming laptops. Long known for being thick, heavy, and only technically portable, the gaming laptop got a conceptual overhaul thanks to Nvidia’s Max-Q design, which allows hardware makers to stuff performance gaming components into much thinner and lighter shells. We saw Acer […]
VR headsets still haven’t caught on as a mainstream thing, and there are a lot of reasons for that — price, the PC hardware needed to power really good games, and the fact that hopping in and out of VR isn’t exactly the most convenient thing to do. Microsoft has tried to address price by spearheading […]
At Computex 2017 earlier this month, we heard a lot about the AMD Ryzen Threadripper and the Intel Core X i9, two superpowered processors built for gamers and streamers. This week at E3 in Los Angeles, those monsters are being put to good use. Dell is refreshing their triangular tower PC, the Alienware Area-51, and they’re […]
Dell’s gaming brand, Alienware, has been out of the peripheral game for years now, but with a resurgence of interest in gaming thanks to esports, looks like the time is right for them to hop back in. Dell is announcing new keyboards, mice, and monitors at E3 2017 this week, with options for both the […]
The initial wave of VR was held back by the need for expensive desktop PCs to supply the computing power. At Computex 2017, we’re seeing that cost come down significantly. Dell is doing their part with the Inspiron Gaming Desktop, a tower PC with AMD CPUs and GPUs, that starts at just $600. That’s super […]
If there’s one thing we can take away from Computex 2017, it’s this — AMD is back. Relegated to budget PCs that went virtually unmarketed for years now, the chipmaker is bursting back onto the scene with their Ryzen processors. Dell is joining in on the fun with two new all-in-one PCs — the Inspiron 24 5000 […]
At CES earlier this year, Dell showed off an 8K monitor useful (arguably) to a very small subset of professionals. But, besides the resolution overkill, there was a lot to like about that monitor, especially its wide-gamut color reproduction. Dell’s getting a bit more down to earth today, introducing a similar 4K display that excels […]
We thought the Microsoft Surface Studio was the perfect workstation for digital artists, but Dell is giving us something to think about at CES 2017. The Dell Canvas is not quite the same kind of machine that the Studio is, although there are some striking similarities between the two. The main problem with the Studio […]
Dell unveiled a brand new all-in-one PC this morning with the help of The Glitch Mob, in what may have been one of the earliest morning live electronic music performances ever. Band member Josh Mayer played a little bit of “Fortune Days” using the Dell XPS 27 as his musical instrument — he’ll have to get […]
At CES 2017 today, Dell had something useful to almost nobody. Their UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K Monitor was built just because it was cool and Dell could do it — and hey, isn’t that what CES is all about? 8K resolution — 7680 x 4320 — is far beyond what most people need on a display. There’s even some […]
For a while there, the affordable gaming laptop was on the way out — we were seeing either laptops and 2-in-1s with less powerful integrated graphics from Intel or we were seeing super big, super powerful, and super expensive gaming machines. There wasn’t much left for the erstwhile gamer who needs to get some work done […]
Last time we checked in with the Dell XPS 13, it was getting a rose gold edition. Well, now it’s getting in on one more trend — the 360-degree hinge. At CES 2017, Dell is debuting the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, a machine with similar specs to the XPS 13, plus a little extra flexibility. Being […]
For years now, the Dell XPS 13 has been one of our top choices in the traditional notebook market. It’s almost as lightweight as more underpowered 2-in-1s, but sacrifices nothing in terms of performance. There wasn’t much wrong with it, as far as we could tell, so it’s with pleasure, not disappointment, that we say […]
The gaming laptop wars are heating up, and while Acer definitely brought the inferno, Dell’s not doing too badly for themselves. They’re announcing their new Alienware 15 and 17 laptops at the PAX West gaming convention today, and sure enough, they promise to be VR-ready thanks to mobile version’s of Nvidia’s new 10-series GPUs. The […]
For better or worse (or neither), Dell’s Latitude series of notebooks has always been the plain, boring line compared to the more designer look of the XPS line. That changes at CES 2016, as Dell is showing off the new Latitude 12 and Latitude 13 in their 7000 Series, a 2-in-1 device and a notebook, […]
For a few years now, the Dell XPS line has quietly impressed, giving us great notebooks and 2-in-1s in packages that were among the thinnest and lightest (if not top of the pack). That continues with Dell’s refreshed line of XPS devices, including the XPS 15, a machine both large and small in all the […]
Dell is releasing a brand new XPS 12 next month, but this is no hardware refresh. They’ve done away with easel hinge, creating a 2-in-1 more along the lines of what the Surface Pro offers, but with a 4k display that eclipses what the Surface Pro 4 has – even if we have our doubts […]
The bad news about back to school shopping is that you have to go back to school. Bummer! The good news is that back to school time is hands down the best time to finagle a new device out of the parents — you can always give your birthday and the holidays a shot, but […]
Up until today, Chromebooks have been largely known as cheap, student-friendly notebooks, either for individual students or as mass purchases for classrooms. Dell might change that with the new Chromebook 13, their first premium Chromebook directed at the business world. Dell has taken the familiar Chromebook formula — Chrome OS, mid-tier specs, and solid battery […]
