Stories by Gordon Mah Ung

Why we can't laugh at laptop integrated graphics anymore

We compared Intel's 11th-gen Tiger Lake with Iris Xe and AMD's Ryzen 7 4800U to laptops with discrete graphics, and the integrated solutions are surprisingly competitive.

According to Intel, 11th-gen Tiger Lake is on its way to Chromebooks

Intel’s new 11th-gen Tiger Lake CPUs will be the “best processor for Chromebooks,” the company said in a blog posted on Monday.

The HP Pavilion 15 offers Ryzen 4000 performance for as little as $600

The HP Pavilion 15 offers popular Ryzen 4000-based models starting at just $600. Or splurge for Intel 11th-gen Tiger Lake with Iris Xe graphics and GeForce MX450,

Why Tile Pro isn't working with your iPhone, and what to do

Tile Pro units appear to be on the fritz for iPhone users, but the fix is a snap.

Intel 11th-gen Tiger Lake Preview: It's (mostly) faster than Ryzen

11th-gen Core i7-1186G7 vs. 10th-gen Core i7-1065G7 vs. 10th-gen Core i7-10710U vs. Ryzen 7 4800U: Who wins?

Intel coyly revealed an 8-core Tiger Lake CPU to fight AMD's Ryzen 4000

An 8-core, 11th-gen Tiger Lake CPU, coyly revealed by Intel in a Medium post, could give Intel the one feature it needs to beat AMD's Ryzen 4000.

Why you can't get a high-end GPU in a Ryzen gaming laptop

AMD's stellar Ryzen 4000 doesn't get paired with high-end GPUs. Is it conspiracy, lack of PCIe bandwidth, or just plain bad timing?

How Cooler Master saved its SK621 keyboard by doing the right thing

When Cooler Master's SK621 keyboard stumbled out of the gate, the company did what we wish all companies would: Fix the product, for free.

What the Dell XPS 15 could teach gaming laptops about good sound

Gaming laptops have improved a lot recently—except in one area: sound quality. The Dell XPS 15 9500 shows how good they could be if they made an effort.

The Gigabyte Aorus 15P is aimed at professionals

Gigabyte's new Aorus 15P is for professionals. Professional gamers, that is. Gigabyte said it worked with pro gamers to outfit the laptop for intensive workloads.

MSI Prestige and Summit laptops add 11th-gen Tiger Lake, PCIe 4.0 SSDs and more

MSI's new Summit laptops aim at business, while the Prestige gets colorful. And yes, it's an Oprah "You get PCIe 4.0 SSD too" moment.

Watch the GeForce RTX 3080 get medieval on an RTX 2080 Ti in Doom Eternal

Nvidia shows its new $700 GeForce RTX 3080 leaving its older $1,200 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti in the dust running Doom Eternal at 4K resolution and max settings.

MSI's Stealth 15M gaming laptop wields Tiger Lake, RTX, and a blazing-fast PCIe 4.0 SSD

The MSI Stealth 15M might be the most interesting Tiger Lake laptop yet.

Asus unveils ZenBook and Expertbook laptops with OLED, Intel's latest CPUs and more

If you want OLED, a second screen, Intel's latest CPUs, or other cutting-edge goodies, Asus offers all that in its new lineup of ZenBook, VivoBook, and ExpertBook laptops.

The Acer Swift 3 and Swift 5 put Intel's Tiger Lake CPU into affordable laptops

Acer is putting Intel's shiny new Tiger Lake CPU into its affordable Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops. The Swift 5 even gets an Nvidia GeForce MX discrete GPU.