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![The Acer Nitro 17 gaming laptop is getting a current-gen refresh and adopting Microsoft's new keyboard layout, which includes a dedicated Copilot AI key.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsxr96uYsFA8mC6fQGutm8-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Acer's Nitro 17 gaming laptops are getting a refresh with 14th-gen Intel and 40-series NVIDIA graphics
By Cole Martin published
Nitro The gaming laptop will also be bolstered by Microsoft Copilot, with a new dedicated AI key.
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Intel's new Core Series 1 laptop chips ditch all the AI talk, target lower power, more affordable devices
By Richard Devine published
CES Joining Core Ultra, Intel has revealed Core Series 1, the new lower powered chips designed for more mainstream, affordable laptops. And there's no talk of AI.
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Intel's 14th Gen Core mobile processors for laptops gain Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt 5 to offset mostly lackluster spec bumps
By Ben Wilson published
14th Gen Modest gains for the Core i9-14900HX in a slight step up over the 13th Gen.
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Acer's new gaming laptops are all about AI power with RTX graphics and a dedicated Copilot button
By Colton Stradling published
Acer AI Acer announced two new Predator Helios and two Predator Helios Neo laptops that move the brand to 14th Gen Intel CPUs and add better AI integration into the devices.
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Alienware won't tell you how it improved the m16 R2's airflow despite removing the thermal shelf and making the gaming laptop 15% smaller
By Sean Endicott published
Keep your secrets Alienware unveiled the revamped m16 R2 gaming laptop today at CES 2024. The laptop has better airflow than its predecessor, despite having a 15% smaller body.
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A fan-favorite Lenovo Legion laptop is back with a beautiful redesign, and 14th Gen Intel is here across the board
By Zachary Boddy published
LOQ and Loaded Lenovo's next-gen Legion lineup looks mostly the same, but 14th Gen Intel and the return of two fan-favorites redesigned is still exciting.
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MAINGEAR is trying to make building gaming PCs better for all of us, and I'm here for it
By Richard Devine published
Gamechanger MAINGEAR is pulling the curtain back on a radical new way of building gaming PCs, including a pair of its own in partnership with MSI and Phanteks.
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NVIDIA turbocharges its best GPUs with the introduction of RTX 40 Super
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Time to upgrade NVIDIA's RTX 40 Super series is now official, and there's a lot to like.
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AMD's new Ryzen 8000G Series desktop processor revolutionizes gaming and empowers users to run AI models on their own devices rather than putting their ideas into AI services on distant servers
By Rebecca Spear published
Faster speeds The powerful Ryzen 8000G, specifically, offers small form factor gaming without a graphics card.
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One of my favorite 2-in-1 laptops from HP gets even better with dynamic OLED and Intel Core Ultra
By Zachary Boddy published
More of the Best HP has revealed the brand-new HP Spectre x360 14 and 16, two premium thin-and-light 2-in-1 Windows laptops with Intel Core Ultra and 120Hz OLED displays.
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