When Apple launched the 24-inch version of the iMac with a brand new processor in 2020, it was the biggest upgrade to an iMac in years. The new M1 processor crushed the Intel processors in our tests, and suddenly the little iMac was a powerhouse. Apple’s proprietary Apple Silicon processor, which integrates memory, graphics and …
The Ultrabook is the ultimate laptop. A computer that’s so light to carry and takes up so little space that you hardly notice it’s in your bag. Preferably without compromising on performance. The Asus Zenbook S13 fulfils all the expectations of an ultrabook: It takes up the space of a sheet of A4 paper and …
The existing MacBook Air is the best buy among Apple’s laptops. It’s more than powerful enough for everything from schoolwork to basic video and photo editing. Strictly speaking, only professionals need the performance of Apple’s pro laptops. The only complaint is that a 13.6-inch screen can sometimes be too small. The new 15.4-inch MacBook Air …
We’ve said it time and again: If you want to really enjoy your expensive headphones, you need a proper headphone amplifier. Even if there is a 3.5 millimetre hole with the text ‘headphones’ on the side of the computer, mobile phone or, for that matter, the amplifier. Because all too often the electronics in the …
Just over a year ago, we tested the then-new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro processor. And we couldn’t contain our excitement. Because we’d been waiting a long time for a real revamp of Apple’s smallest MacBook Pro series, previously only available with a 13-inch display and the so-called Touch Bar above the keyboard that …
It’s been a long time since we last tested an external disk at L&B Tech Reviews. Almost seven years, in fact. Because USB storage has become so commonplace and cheap that it’s something we rarely give much thought to. If you just need a few terabytes of space for backup, it typically costs less than …
Lenovo is the world’s largest PC manufacturer, and the Chinese company has a host of different laptop models. So many, in fact, that it’s impossible for us to test them all. Over the years, we’ve therefore tested many of the so-called Yoga models in particular, because – as the name suggests – these are actually …
Microsoft was started with a dream of putting a computer on every desktop – and Microsoft software on it. That was in 1975, and the dream has long since come true. But it didn’t end there. Now it’s not the desktop, but the bag and backpack to be conquered with laptops. And if Microsoft has …
You could say it’s just a junction box for USB cables. But a docking station like the Corsair TBT200 packs so many useful electronics and practical conveniences that it makes life with your computer a whole lot more convenient and probably more fun too. The key to that is Thunderbolt 4, which is really not …
A laptop used for studying or for out-of-office work must first and foremost be really portable. So that it can go with you wherever you go. Ultrabooks are just that kind of laptop. But these super-slim and lightweight PCs tend to cost a lot of money. With its metallic blue aluminium casing, the Acer Swift …
Although Lenovo is the world’s largest PC manufacturer, producing more than one in five machines sold on the market, they are best known for their ‘sensible’ computers. However, Lenovo also makes computers that are more flamboyant. The Legion series are pure gaming PCs. And in this case we’re looking at the Lenovo Legion 5i, which …
The slim and light ultrabook computer is the travelling digital nomad’s answer to the samurai sword: razor-sharp, elegant and deadly efficient. The Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 is the ultrabook of ultrabooks. I’ve been writing about technology, including computers, for over 30 years. I’ve also seen several generations of 13-inch Dell XPS computers. The oldest …
When Alienware announced the first QD-OLED gaming monitor on the market, AW3432DW, I nearly fell off my chair. Finally, an OLED monitor with perfect black level and contrast at a reasonable price! And with an ultrawide curved 21:9 aspect ratio, high screen resolution and a refresh rate of 175 Hz. Enough to turn blazingly fast …
Samsung had few new products on the programme when the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona took place in the winter. No wonder, as most major exhibitors were unsure whether they even dared to attend a physical trade show in the midst of the major outbreak of the Omikron variant of Covid-19 that plagued us at …
For the first time in ages, Apple’s MacBook Air has a new design. We wave goodbye to the wedge-shaped look and say hello to a sleek, lightweight laptop that’s flat as a pancake. Just like Apple’s new 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro, only a little smaller and not nearly as heavy. But the updated design isn’t …