…the laptop screen can fold over to form a tent or thick tablet. Great for collaboration and presentations. Tablet style (Surface Pro style) with a kickstand and detachable keyboards – great for travellers Z-Fold like the Surface Laptop Studio 2 or Acer Concept D The clamshell design is the lowest-cost…
…R9-7940HS and AMD Radeon 780M GPU (option R7-7840HS – not tested) Up to 64GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM (32GB tested) Up to 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 (Acer N5000 2TB as tested) Full-size SD card reader 2 x HDMI 2.0b TMDS (Transition Minimised Differential Signalling) is 18Gbps and supports a maximum of 4K@60Hz,…
…to be defined or become a category Acer deserves the credit with its Iconia 6120 and 6886 back in 2010. This was well ahead of its time with dual ‘high-res 1366 x 768 touchscreens’. There were earlier brands and attempts – none successful. ASUS started with its ASUS Zenbook Pro…
…the cantilever centre hinge is not new (Acer did it first with the Concept series), but this is subtler, less industrial and a little more natural. The hinge allows for a clamshell, stage/presentation (covers the keyboard) and a tablet, albeit a hefty one. Having established that it is an evolution…
…care if they are not the biggest, with a 2% market share compared to Lenovo (24%), HP (20%), Dell (17.5%), ASUS (7.2%), and Acer (6.5%). Even if Microsoft were chasing the mass market, it could not do it with the Surface range. Microsoft Surface 2023 range update Surface Laptop Studio…
…have 100% Chinese components, technology, operating system, and software. That is going to put a considerable revenue dent in Intel, AMD, Apple, ASUS, Acer, HP, MS Surface, MSI, Gigabyte and many more, leaving the 1.5 billion China market primarily to Chinese companies, including Lenovo, Huawei, and Foxconn. CyberShack’s view –…
…huge variety of brands – ASUS, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft, to name the better ones. Competition is good, and Windows is the most economical way to get a laptop. And business tends to use Windows, so it is good preparation for later work-life. The general rule here is…
…Our experience is that all brands perform well – it is down to warranty length, support and perhaps design. Acer (Nitro and Predator) AoC ASUS (ROG and TUF) as well as professional models like ProArt BenQ Dell (Alienware) Gigabyte HP (OMEN) Lenovo LG (UltraGear) MSI Philips Prism+ Samsung (Odyssey) ViewSonic…
…has cobwebs that need to be blown away by at least a 1080p one, and big screen bezzles are unnecessary with the latest screen technology. There is much competition in the Intel EVO 13” touchscreen space. While it directly competes with the Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ASUS, Lenovo, Dell, Acer,…
The Acer Swift 5 2022 embodies pretty well everything you could want – colourful touch screen, Intel EVO processor, lots of ports including Thunderbolt and HDMI, and Acer heritage and quality. This review is for the Acer Swift 5 2022, which is more about the 2022 chassis. Acer has lots…
…penultimate step just happened China’s Central Government Agencies and state-backed corporations must replace all remaining foreign-branded personal computers and smartphones with domestic alternatives by the end of next year (2023). The PC front affects Acer, Apple, ASUS, Dell, HP, Microsoft, MSI, Gigabyte, and many more, leaving Lenovo the leading supplier….
…(Acer did it first with the Concept series), but this is subtler, less industrial and a little more natural. The hinge allows for a clamshell, stage/presentation (covers the keyboard) and a tablet (although at 1742.9/1820.2g, it is a hefty one). Touch screen – fast 120Hz refresh and colour accurate The…