Buying a laptop just got very confusing

Buying a laptop just got very confusing

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Buying a laptop has never been straightforward. Deciding between MacBook, Windows laptop, or Chromebook is easy enough for most people. But now, there’s an entirely new problem to consider. Although Windows laptops are about to be more capable than ever, deciding which laptop to buy is getting extremely complex. A … Read more

A wave of handhelds is arriving at the worst possible time

A wave of handhelds is arriving at the worst possible time

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends We saw the floodgates open on a new range of handhelds at Computex 2024. After the success of devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, smaller companies like Zotac, Antec, XPG, and Adata are all getting in on the handheld craze, eyeing a slot among the best handheld gaming … Read more

Gaming laptops are being left behind

Gaming laptops are being left behind

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends On the whole, Computex 2024 certainly did not disappoint. We’ve seen new processors from both Intel and AMD, Nvidia’s AI gaming companion and small form factor GeForce guidelines, and handhelds like the ROG Ally X. But do you know the one thing we haven’t seen much of at all? Gaming … Read more

AMD and Intel are being locked out of Copilot+ — for now

AMD and Intel are being locked out of Copilot+ — for now

AMD AMD and Intel are missing the Copilot+ boat. Despite AMD launching its Ryzen AI 300 CPUs and Intel previewing its Lunar Lake chips at Computex 2024, it seems like these components won’t support the AI features available to Copilot+ PCs at launch. Instead, they’ll get support in the future through a software update. Ryzen … Read more

PC cases were the real winner of Computex 2024

PC cases were the real winner of Computex 2024

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Computex 2024 was packed with announcements, from AMD’s Ryzen 9000 processors to the reveal of Intel’s Lunar Lake chips, but one unexpected product category outshined them all: PC cases. We normally see a lot of PC cases at Computex, but companies like Lian Li, Be Quiet, and Thermaltake all really … Read more

Gigabyte is going all-in on white PCs, and it looks gorgeous

Gigabyte is going all-in on white PCs, and it looks gorgeous

Kunal Khullar / Digital Trends The trend for white PC components has taken its hold, and the charm for clean aesthetics is not going anywhere. I took a tour of everything Gigabyte introduced at Computex 2024 this year, and I came away with one dominant impression: The age of white PCs has fully arrived. Other … Read more

MSI’s sequel to the Claw handheld is a complete redesign

MSI’s sequel to the Claw handheld is a complete redesign

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I was critical of the MSI Claw when I reviewed it, and I wasn’t alone. MSI’s push into the world of handheld gaming PCs wasn’t graceful, with lacking performance, subpar battery life, and plenty of software quirks marring the experience. With all the backlash against the device, it would have … Read more

Intel is already working on its third generation of GPUs

Intel is already working on its third generation of GPUs

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Intel has officially unveiled its next-generation Lunar Lake mobile chipset in Taiwan ahead of Computex 2024. A refined successor to Meteor Lake, Lunar Lake features a new core architecture, enhanced security, and improved power efficiency as well as Xe2 graphics. While the new platform focuses on uplifting AI performance and … Read more

Intel Arrow Lake desktop chips to come with some big changes

Intel Arrow Lake desktop chips to come with some big changes

Intel It’s been a busy Computex for Intel, but one of its most exciting announcements — at least for consumers — slipped a little under the radar. The company will soon expand its portfolio of desktop processors with the next-gen Arrow Lake, and we now have a rough idea of when CPUs will hit the … Read more

Intel had one surprising card up its sleeve at Computex 2024

Intel had one surprising card up its sleeve at Computex 2024

Kunal Khullar / Digital Trends We’re in an unprecedented moment right now in the world of laptops, and Intel is trying its best to not get lost in the shuffle. At its keynote at Computex 2024, Intel announced a preview of its upcoming Lunar Lake chips. They’re coming early in the cycle — at least … Read more