Tag: Intel

It’s been a while since we’ve had a Gigabyte laptop in for review. They’ve always offered good value and this one comes with a price tag that we didn’t …

Lenovo’s multiple Yoga laptops stole the show last year… their combination of build quality, features and value were only challenged by a few rivals. However, the variant we didn’t …

We do like a good business laptop at High Performance Laptops, even more so now that Intel’s Panther Lake processors are proliferating. They’re light, they’re very well built and …

Chinese PC maker Chuwi has unveiled the UniBook, which it claims is the first laptop powered by Intel’s Wildcat Lake Core 3 304 processor, targeting university students, entrepreneurs and …

It took a while, but we’ve finally got our first Intel Core Ultra (Series 3) laptop – codename Panther Lake – in for review. It’s a mid-range, 16-inch HP …

Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has launched the 2026 ROG Strix G16 and Strix G18 gaming laptops, bringing updated processors, new display technology and a redesigned chassis to its …

Intel has announced the availability of laptops powered by its Core Ultra Series 3 processors across Australia, with devices from Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI now available …

The Copilot+ PC features what Acer claims is the largest haptic touchpad on a laptop, paired with a 2.8K OLED touchscreen and up to 14 hours of battery life. …

Asus has launched its latest flagship business laptop, the ExpertBook Ultra, positioning it as a, ‘high-performance mobile computing platform aimed at professionals working across demanding and mobile workflows.’ The …

Intel has unveiled its Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors at CES 2026, debuting its first chips built on the Intel 18A process node. The launch introduces a …

Acer has taken the wraps off two new gaming laptops at CES 2026, bringing Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) chips and Nvidia’s RTX 50 Series GPUs to …

We’re particular fans of high-performing business laptops at High Performance Laptops. They’re very well built, lightweight, have long battery lives and the good ones excel at all computing tasks, …

A few years ago, we ranked the coolest laptops of all time. However, new additions to it have been few and far between. MSI has been one breath of …

Introduction We were blown away by the recent 18-inch, AMD-powered, MSI Raider gaming laptop which decimated every benchmark we threw at it. But now, we have its even-bigger brother …

It seems nuts that the final laptop brand we got into our labs wasn’t an Apple MacBook but an LG gram. We’ve been seeing them at product launches and …

Having reviewed several 14-inch, Gen 10, Lenovo Yogas recently, I feel I could review this one without actually looking at it. However, the experience has also told me that …

Intel has detailed its next-generation client processor architecture, codenamed Panther Lake, describing it as the first Ai PC platform built on the company’s 18A process node. The new chips …

We recently reviewed HP’s flagship gaming laptop, the Omen 16, but here’s an even more flagshipier version called the HP Omen Max 16. How much better is it and …

MSI’s Katana range has been one of the more-popular lines of budget gaming laptops since it was introduced in 2021. The new, 2025 models have now landed and are …

We’ve been impressed with MSI’s Katana gaming laptops since they first appeared back in 2021. Since then, the Katana range has proven to be particularly popular owing to its …

HP has refreshed its Omen 16 Transcend gaming laptop by adding new innards from Intel and Nvidia. It’s still a mid-range gaming laptop with many premium features, but it’s …

Omen is the HP’s flagship gaming brand. In the past, its laptops have been based around mid-range components and features, but the HP Omen Transcend 16 feels much more …

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an HP Omen gaming laptop and too long since we’ve been mesmerised by the lovesome logo on the lid. However, the …

Another day another high-quality, 14-inch HP ultraportable convertible tablet. Hot on the heals of its impressive Spectre, OmniBook and ZBook offerings comes the business-grade HP EliteBook X Flip G1i. …

Portégé laptops have been legendary since Toshiba brought them out in the 90s. At that time, laptops resembled bricks in the way that early mobile phones resembled iPhones and …

Our laptop reviews use of an exhaustive scoring system that mathematically compares every new laptop with everything that’s come before it. However, price and availability change all the time …

After months of writing about a forthcoming new generation of gaming laptops, they’re finally here. And, once again, it’s a laptop from Australia’s Pioneer that’s the first to land …

Not long ago, HP impressed us with its OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 which itself was an evolution of the impressive Spectre. Both were high-end, consumer-grade, ultraportable convertible tablet AiPCs. …

Gaming laptops are big, heavy and bulky and can’t do AI, right? Well, not anymore. The 2025 update of MSI’s popular Stealth is upon us and it’s everything you …

When a gaming laptop is so powerful that it can be used for industrial applications, it will turn heads everywhere and that is what MSI’s S-Tier laptop, the Titan …

In the wide world of gaming laptops, MSI’s Raider range is legendary. Every model has won our prestigious Best Gaming Laptop Award and now MSI has tasked SMBtech and …

We like a business-grade ultraportable laptop as they’re tough, mobile and don’t have glossy screens. Here’s the latest Acer TravelMate P4 Spin 14 which is also a convertible tablet. …

At CES 2025, in Las Vegas, MSI introduced its latest lineup of laptops featuring Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs and cutting-edge processors from Intel and AMD. The announcement …

MSI’s Sword range has always aimed to hit the popular sweet spot of providing affordable, wallet-friendly gaming laptops that are well built and offer performance where you need it …

Some time ago, many creators, designers, digital artists and engineers realised that the most powerful laptops on the market were gaming laptops. However, a tricked-out gaming laptop was not …

With Asus, MSI and HP knocking it out of the park recently, Lenovo has been somewhat conspicuous by its absence. Not anymore. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition …

The MSI Prestige 14 Ai Evo C1MG is the latest addition to MSI’s business ultraportable lineup. Although it has grown larger than its predecessors, this laptop maintains the series’ …

When designers and creators realised that gaming laptops – with their powerful discreet graphics – were perfect for design tasks and rendering, laptop makers like MSI started catering for …

I’ve been a huge fan of MSI Prestige laptops in the past. These ultraportable gems can come with discreet graphics chips for gaming and arrive in colours like show-stopping …

Lenovo’s Legion Pro 7i was our Best Laptop for over a year. The Lenovo Legion Pro 5i is its second-tier model which doesn’t quite have as much bling (or …

MSI’s Sword range of budget gaming laptops has been a perennial favourite since it first appeared. It’s typically offered all the important features, design elements and performance levels that …

Dynabook ANZ has introduced the Portégé X30W-M, a lightweight 2-in-1 convertible laptop designed for professionals seeking performance, portability, and versatility. Weighing from 989 grams, the X30W-M offers a range …

We’ve been very impressed with the Lunar Lake laptops that we’ve seen so far, but the Asus ExpertBook P5 is the first business laptop that we’ve seen with Intel’s …

Asus has announced that its ExpertBook P5, the company’s first Copilot+ PC tailored for SMBs, is now available in Australia and New Zealand. Designed with modern professionals in mind, …

Lenovo has unveiled its latest device, the Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition, a 15-inch laptop designed in collaboration with Intel. Aimed at users seeking premium build quality and advanced …

The Australian review of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 ultraportable convertible laptop is live over at SMBtech (we’re still hoping they can return here one day. In the …

It wasn’t long ago that HP impressed us with (what turned out to be) its final Spectre ultraportable convertible laptop, but here’s it’s successor, the re-branded HP OmniBook Ultra …

We recently ran our November 2024 Best Laptop Group Test and the impressive Core Ultra (Series 2)-based Asus Zenbook S 14 retained its Number 1 position. That’s extraordinary in …

Acer’s Nitro 5 budget gaming laptops have (mostly) been incredibly popular over the years. They’ve been notable for packing a punch where it counts while keeping the costs down …

HP Australia has announced the launch of its first next-gen Ai-powered 2-in-1 laptop, the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14. Powered by Intel Core Ultra processors, the new laptop offers …

We’ve seen a few high-end HP laptops recently, but here’s the latest 16-inch Pavilion. It’s aimed squarely at the value segment of the laptop market, but our first impressions …

We’re still figuring out how to get reviews back onto High Performance Laptops. In the meantime, we’re posting the full version on our sister site, SMBtech. Find the full review there. …

Dynabook ANZ has launched the Portégé X30L-M, an ultra-lightweight laptop aimed at professionals seeking mobility without sacrificing performance. Weighing just 890 grams, the new laptop offers a range of …

Intel and AMD have announced the formation of an x86 ecosystem advisory group aimed at advancing innovation across the computing landscape. The new group brings together leading tech companies, …

MSI will participate in PAX Australia 2024, held from October 11 to October 13 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia, showcasing its latest gaming products for attendees …

While we figure out how to get reviews back onto High Performance Laptops, we’re posting the full version on our sister site, SMBtech. Find the full review there. Below is the …

It seems to have taken an eternity, but Intel’s much-hyped, next-gen Lunar Lake laptops are upon us and first off the rank is the latest and greatest Asus Zenbook …

MSI’s Vector series is its premium gaming line that eschews eye-melting RGB bling and ostentatious decorations for an office-friendly chassis that can suit all occasions. We’ve been greatly impressed …

HP has greatly impressed us with its ultraportable, consumer (and business-grade) laptops in the past. Now, here’s the latest version of its Spectre x360 2-in-1 convertible. It’s a premium, …

HP has impressed us with its Omen gaming laptops in recent years. Now, here’s its latest, attractive, ultraportable gaming laptop that seeks to be an enticing alternative to rivals …

While we figure out how to get reviews back onto High Performance Laptops, we’re posting the full version on our sister site, SMBtech. Find the full review there. Below …

The focus on Ai-powered computing has grown significantly in 2024, marking a shift in personal computing. As Ai integrates into more aspects of everyday life, including search queries, digital …

Asus has launched its latest Intel-powered laptop, the Zenbook S 14, in Australia and New Zealand, as part of its 2024 Ai PC lineup. This new release aims to …

Lenovo has announced a series of new products at its Innovation World 2024 event (adjacent to IFA 2024), aimed at business users navigating the Ai era. The company introduced …

Acer has introduced its new TravelMate P6 14 Ai laptop, offering high performance and Ai-powered features for businesses. This Windows 11 Pro laptop is designed for mobility, weighing under …

Acer has introduced new models in its Swift Copilot+ PC range, powered by Intel Core Ultra processors. The new Swift 14 Ai and Swift 16 Ai laptops aim to …

MSI has launched a range of next-generation Ai+ laptops and handheld devices at IFA 2024 in Berlin. These new products include gaming and business productivity laptops powered by the …

Dynabook has introduced two new business-focused devices: the 14-inch Tecra A40-M and the 16-inch Tecra A60-M. These Windows 11 Pro laptops, powered by Intel Core Ultra processors, are designed …

Dynabook ANZ has introduced the Portégé X40-M, its latest business laptop designed to address the evolving needs of modern workplaces. The company aims to deliver a device that balances …

MSI held a pop-up event at Sydney’s Macquarie Centre to show-off the company’s latest laptop technology (and The Claw!) and to celebrate 20 years of being in the laptop …

2024 is MSI’s 20th Anniversary of being in the laptop business. It’s currently conducting a world tour to celebrate the milestone and stopped in Sydneys Macquarie Centre to show …

Dynabook has introduced two new models in its E11 Series, specifically designed for the K-12 education sector. The new laptops and 2-in-1 convertibles come equipped with Windows 11 Pro …

MSI is once again launching a major End of Financial Year sale for its laptops. Many models from MSI’s gaming, Creator and business and productivity ranges are included with …

Gigabyte has announced Gigabyte AI TOP – a new technology that let’s you train your own Ai LLM – on day one of Computex 2024. Gigabyte AI TOP is …

MSI has launched new Prestige and Summit-branded business and productivity laptops at Computex 2024. The unveiling took place alongside the launch of new gaming laptops and featured new devices …

MSI has announced the launch of several, next-gen Ai+ gaming (and business productivity) laptops, which feature the latest Intel and AMD processors, at Computex 2024. The laptops have over …

Intel announced its new Lunar Lake processors at its pre-Computex, 2024, Tech Tour in Taipei. The two-day event demonstrated how every element of the 14th-Gen Meteor Lake CPU had …

Intel recently held its third Tech Tour in Taipei, right before Computex, in order to announce to its next-gen processor, codenamed, Lunar Lake, to the world. Despite initially looking …

At Intel’s Taipei 2004 Tech Tour, Ori Lempel, a Senior P-core Principal Engineer, gave a deep-dive presentation on how the new ‘Lion Cove’ architecture worked and why HyperThreading is …

At Intel’s Tech Tour in Taipei, Intel Fellow and Lead Architect, Stephen Robinson, gave a deep-dive presentation into why Efficiency cores were now so important to Intel’s forthcoming Lunar …

While the official unveiling of Intel’s Lunar Lake processor architecture has been on the cards for some time, there’s little doubt that the combined Microsoft-Qualcomm CoPilot+ PC announcement of …

At Intel’s Taipei Tech Tour, High Performance Laptops was treated to a number of presentations on the forthcoming Luna Lake processor. In this presentation, Intel Fellow, ‘TAP,’ goes through …

The brand new S510 combines artificial intelligence (AI)-ready technology with rugged build quality and a 15.6-inch screen for optimal productivity in a wide range of utility scenarios. News in brief: …

Intel has announced that its upcoming client processors (code-named Lunar Lake) will power more than 80 new laptop designs across more than 20 original equipment manufacturers, delivering AI performance …

MSI showed-off its forthcoming range of Ai laptops at an event in Melbourne recently and High Performance Laptops was there to check it out. The event kicked-off with opening …

Handheld gaming devices are becoming increasingly popular and now MSI has entered the game with its “Grip and Go” The Claw. It’s a highly portable gaming console that’s based …

We publish several, on-going, monthly, laptop group tests here at High Performance Laptops. However, the Best Business Laptop feature has always had issues. In the past, we’ve focused upon …

Every month, we perform a group test to determine the Best Portable Laptop of the month. This normally involves updating our in-depth laptop reviews with the latest pricing to …

In our exhaustive, monthly group tests, we update the price, availability and value scores from our definitive laptop reviews, to determine the ranking of various groups of laptops. This …

High Performance Laptops’ reviews use of an exhaustive scoring system that mathematically compares every new laptop with everything that’s come before it. However, price and availability change all the …

Since we started High Performance Laptops, one of the consistently most popular laptops we’ve reviewed on the site has been MSI’s Raider. This is arguably MSI’s flagship laptop, offering …

MSI has launched it’s latest line of laptops with Ai-infused, 14th-generation Intel ‘Meteor Lake’ processors and one of the most desirable is the 14-inch Stealth 14 AI Studio. There …

Around 2019, the laptop industry realised that many designers were buying gaming laptops because their discrete, 3D graphics processors were great for rendering and design tasks and, subsequently, Creator …

I’m glad to see Aussie-battler brand Venom return to High Performance Laptops. The company regards laptop making somewhat differently to the rest of the market thanks to the founder’s …

The new MSI Raider is here and we’re a bit excited. It retains the gamers-first look of the previous model – rather than the older, please-everyone, gun-metal grey livery …

If you wanted the most powerful laptop in 2023, then you essentially had the choice of several ROG Strix SCAR laptops, several of which are still on sale. Now, …

In the world of High Performance Laptops, the Asus’ ROG Zephyrus range is always popular. It’s Asus’ version of the do-it-all laptop that’s portable, can fit into an office …

We recently unboxed the Venom Zero 14 Phantom and have since been testing it to bits. While we prepare the full review, we thought we’d start off with a …

In Barcelona, at the Mobile World Congress tech expo (26 – 29 February), Lenovo will unveil its latest laptops and some rather-innovative concepts. At CES, Lenovo launched its first, 14th-Gen …

We’re excited to have another Venom laptop in our labs… it’s been a while. But, there’s a good reason for that. Unlike most other laptop manufacturers, Venom doesn’t refresh …

We usually have to wait a long time for laptops announced at the Las Vegas, CES trade show to show-up on these shores but Aussies won’t have to wait …

LG has announced its recommendations for laptops in the Back To School period. We suspect that these premium models aren’t the best for smaller kids who won’t care for …

The kids are going back to school in a couple of weeks and that means there are some great laptop deals available – not just models for students and …

Microsoft Australia has announced that its Microsoft Surface range will be available at discounted prices in its forthcoming Back To School laptop sale that runs from 18 – 24 …

LG announced its 2024 LG Gram laptop series at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. All models get an Intel Core Ultra processor upgrade and there’s a new …

Lenovo showed-off its new, 2024 laptop range at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. There were many new models in its design, gaming and business ranges including, Yoga, …

Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced new and enhanced gaming laptops at its ‘For Those Who Dare: Transcendence’ launch at the CES 2024 tech expo in Las Vegas. The …

At its, “In Search of Incredible: Transcendence” CES 2024 launch event, Asus showed-off its latest, dual-screen Zenbook Duo laptop among other Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen 8040-based laptops. …

HP has shown-off a new Omen Transcend 14 portable gaming laptop, updated its 16-inch Transcend laptops and unveiled new, HyperX accessories at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. …

MSI has announced new Core Ultra laptops and a new, Core Ultra-powered handheld gaming device at CES. The new laptops feature Intel’s 14-th Gen HX processors with Neural Processing …

We’re closing in on the kids going back to school and – whether you’ve procreated or not – that means there are some killer laptop deals on the horizon. …

Acer has announced new additions to its Aspire laptop line including a new, 16-inch, carbon-neutral Aspire Vero at the Las Vegas, CES, tech expo. Aspire Vero 16 Acer says …

Following a succession of sober-looking gaming laptops that could also fit inside an office, Acer has unveiled new, aggressive-looking, flagship, gaming laptops at the CES tech expo in Las …

As part of a slew of new gaming laptop announcements, at the Las Vegas-based CES tech expo, Acer unveiled a new member of its popular, Nitro, budget gaming laptop …

Acer has updated its impressive Swift laptops with Intel’s new 14th-Generation ‘Meteor Lake’ processors. It showed off the new models at the Las Vegas, CES technology expo and also …

Laptops that can play games while hiding in an office are becoming increasingly popular and that’s what we’ve come to expect from MSI’s Vector range. Only recently we reviewed …

We’ve seen some stunning laptops from Acer in recent months. Portable workhorses like the Swift Go 14 and the Swift Go 16 both became our daily drivers. We declared …

MSI’s Vector line is its lesser-known, gaming-laptop range. It eschews the glitzy RGB, pure-gamer bling of the company’s better-known Titan and (nowadays) Raider ranges, to deliver a top-tier gaming …

A load of laptops from Asus turned up and the smallest one was the Asus Zenbook S 13. It’s one of the smallest laptops we’ve seen in ages and …

We were a little disappointed when we reviewed the last generation Asus Vivobook 16X OLED as we felt corners had been cut and that a potentially very good creator …

Only yesterday we reviewed the hugely desirable MSI Mercedes laptop. However, the MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13V is essentially the same laptop without the race trim. As such, while …

We were blown away when MSI announced its partnership with Mercedes-AMG motor sport at Computex, earlier this year. We were also impressed when we spent some time with the …

We liked the first Acer Triton we saw as it was a perfect sleeper laptop that was good at gaming but could also hide in an office. However, the …

It’s fair to say that Lenovo makes some very good laptops. Just about every device we’ve seen has ended up at (or nearly at) the top of our monthly …

The Lenovo Yoga 7i wasn’t just one of the best, ultraportable business laptops we’d ever reviewed, it remains one of the best laptops we’ve ever used. Now, here’s the …

We rounded off 2022 with the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i taking top spot on our Best Laptops list and, ever since, we’ve been looking forward to seeing what the …

Acer has refreshed its super-popular, Nitro 5 budget gaming laptop. The new model has an Nvidia 4000-series RTX 4060 GPU, new cooling and new power brick. As such we’re …

We first saw the Acer Aspire Vero back in March. It had an 11th-Gen Intel processor and felt like a decent, middle-of-the-road laptop which was great because its existence, …

HP only recently showed off its new folding, OLED convertible laptop at its HP Flex event that was peripheral to SXSW Sydney. It was commonly called the HP Fold …

The HP Elite Dragonfly G4 is designed to be a top-tier, business-grade ultraportable laptop and it didn’t take us long to suspect that HP might have succeeded. It’s not …

The final part of our tour of Asus’ ROG stand at PAX AUS 2023 involved being talked through the ROG Zephyrus range of work-and-gaming laptops. The speaker is Brad …

Asus’ Brad Howe, once again explained a range of ROG gaming laptops at PAX AUS 2023. After having covered the ROG Ally and the ROG Strix ranges, he moved …

High Performance Laptops visited PAX AUS 2023, in Melbourne. There we met up with Asus’ Head of Consumer (ANZ), Brad Howe, who walked us through the line. We’ve reviewed …

Jeff from Dell gives a Concept Luna demo where he totally disassembles a laptop with modular, replaceable components. This is Concept Luna and it’s an exercise to see how …

PAX AUS, the massive Australian gaming Expo, is happening in Melbourne right now. High Performance Laptops was there to find out what was happening that was laptop related. Here’s …

MSI’s gaming laptops have been incredibly popular on our site. But, we were particularly intrigued when one seemed to show up in Diablo 4. MSI commissioned High Performance Laptops …

Not long ago we reviewed MSI’s Katana 15 – a very popular budget gaming laptop which went on to be our Best Value Laptop overall. Now, here’s the Gigabyte …

It’s been way too long since we’ve had a Gigabyte laptop in our lab, so we’re very pleased to get two in at once. First up is the Gigabyte …

The Asia Pacific Predator League, one of the region’s top eSports tournament circuits, announced its 2024 return with a prize pool that includes over US$400,000, the Predator Shield and …

Acer COO, Jerry Kao, flew from Taiwan to San Jose just to show off the first Intel Core Ultra laptop (codenamed Meteor Lake) and called it an “AI PC.” …

High Performance Laptops is in San Jose at Intel’s Developer Conference called, Intel Innovation. On display was an unspecified Gigabyte gaming laptop – which just happens to look exactly …

MSI’s twin, budget gaming laptops, the Sword and Katana, quickly became popular when they launched, owing to them lying in an entry-level sweet spot of price, performance, styling and …

MSI’s Katana gaming laptops sit in a popular sweet spot of features, design, value and power. The latest iterations feature Intel’s 12th and 13th-gen processors plus Nvidia’s 40-series GPUs. …

The Acer TravelMate B5 14 is an interesting laptop. It’s designed for school (and the education system in general) and features enhanced robustness and replaceable components to complement this. …

We reviewed a bunch of Acer laptops in recent months, but finding them to buy has been difficult. Now, here’s a brand-new, 13th-Gen gaming laptop from the company’s top-end, …

We saw two, different-sized, Intel-Evo-certified LG Gram laptops at a launch in mid June, but getting hold of them has been a major issue. The subsequent press release stated …

The chances are that you’ve seen mentions regarding the Acer’s Sale recently – they’re all over laptop websites, other sites and social media. But, what exactly is it and …

We were very impressed with Acer’s recent GO 14, but now here’s the Acer Swift Go 16. We expected it to be the same but two-inches bigger, but it …

Asus’ Vivobooks have impressed us with their great ergonomics and value over the past year. Now, here’s the Intel Evo-certified ‘S’ model which promises more high-value performance and usability …

HP has an almost bewildering array of smart, business-class laptops, but the Pavilion isn’t one of them. It looks like a business laptop but, as our review explains, the …

Microsoft is back with its latest flagship convertible: the Surface Pro 9. It’s very thin and light (and Intel Evo certified) and the fact it’s almost more of a …

In the world of bonkers Asus’ engineering exercises, the fact that the Evo-certified, Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED still exists, is noteworthy. Many such exercises fail shortly after …

One of our favourite-ever laptops is finally back, but we barely recognised it. MSI’s Raiders have been the company’s de facto flagships for years in the face of its …

Acer’s Swift Go 14 is an Intel Evo-certified, ultraportable laptop with high-end features and some beefy power under the bonnet. Over the years, we’ve seen impressive laptops in this …

We’ve been enormously impressed with Asus’ Expertbook laptops in the past. They’ve been incredibly well made and impressively portable. This 16-inch version promises more of the same and we …

Alienware’s laptops have, historically, been a mixed bag. They look great and be very fast indeed, but they can also be heavy and somewhat unstable. The new Alienware m16 …

MSI arguably delivered the most impressive launch at Computex 2023, with the company’s May 30th, Day 1, event titled, MSIology: Luxury Gaming Experience. This announced a partnership with, none …

Computex doesn’t always throw up surprises, but MSI certainly bucked the trend on Day 1 of the Taiwanese trade show by launching the MSI Stealth 16 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Limited …

We’re at the Computex tech trade show in Taipei and were given a tour of the brand new and forthcoming laptops on MSI’s massive stand. We’ll be updating this …

MSI’s latest launch event, called MSIology: Luxury Gaming Experience, took place on May 30th and saw the announcement of a partnership with the Mercedes AMG racing team plus a …

We’ve seen a few MSI Titans in our time. They can be imperious and all-conquering or imperious with a few niggles to the point where many people consider the …

At its recent ‘new gaming laptops’ event, MSI revealed a new budget model that aimed to provide great design and great value to gamers of any budget. It would …

Lenovo’s flagship gaming laptops always do very well so we were hoping for great things from the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i. Will it be our new Number 1 Best …

What do you call a laptop with no keyboard? It sounds like the set-up to a joke but the actual answer is a tablet and yet the Asus Zenbook …

The Lenovo Yoga 7i seeks to be an ultimate business laptop that can convert into a tablet. The latest 16-inch model has a 13th-Gen Intel processor (which in Lenovo’s …

We’ve only just reviewed (and been blown away by) Aussie independent laptop manufacturer Pioneer and it’s monstrous DreamBook Power X370 RTX which had a full complement of top-tier tech. …

Asus’s Zephyrus range has been one of our favourites since it first appeared. Its aim is to be sleek, powerful and portable and many models, over the years have …

This site’s very first review was of a beefy Pioneer Dreambook but, sadly, we weren’t overly impressed with the performance and value proposition. However, the Pioneer DreamBook Power X370 …

MSI held a large event called, ‘The Leap to Singularity’ to showcase the new MSI laptops for 2023. It included speeches from MSI’s Country Head, Jerry Lu, Intel Australia’s …

MSI held a launch to showcase all of its new gaming laptops for 2023. The event started off with introductions regarding the whole range of the new MSI laptops …

Asus held a pop-up event in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall where it showed off its latest and greatest gaming laptops. First up was the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 …

MSI’s Modern laptops are mid-range offerings that don’t excel at much but can offer great value as a general purpose, portable computer. The new, 13th Gen range has been …

Asus’ Zenbooks have been impressing the pants off us lately. They might not excel at all tasks, but they are phenomenal, all-rounders that will suit many tasks. We reviewed …

We finally have our first 13th Gen Intel laptop in for review. It’s also the first with an Nvidia RTX 4000 series GPU. Much as we’re dying to see …

At the recent launch of the new MSI laptops, we heard about how the new models, across the entire range, were benefiting from 13th-Gen Intel processors and 40-series Nvidia …

The Asus Zenbook Pro 16X OLED is part of Asus’ ProArt line for Creators. It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and properly packed full of features. There’s also a …

We’ve had to wait a while, but we’re finally reviewing Lenovo’s flagship gaming laptop. It follows in the footsteps of some amazing gaming laptops including the all-conquering behemoth, Asus …

We reviewed our last ROG Strix almost a year ago and absolutely loved it. Remarkably, you can still buy it at a bargain price and it’s still well worth …

MSI has been owning the show with its Raider, Titan and Stealth gaming laptops for more than a year now. However, there’s another premium MSI gaming laptop range and …

Lenovo has unveiled its new, powerful, 16-inch, AI-tuned gaming laptops at CES 2023. Brand new for 2023 is the new Lenovo LA AI chip, the world’s first dedicated AI …

Many people know Acer’s Helios and Nitro gaming laptops for being high-value gaming machines. But, fewer people seem to know about the Triton gaming range. The Acer Predator Triton …

The aim of High Performance Laptops’ results box is to present our exhaustive test results in a format that, at a glance, is simple to understand. It uses the …

MSI has unveiled its new laptops at CES 2023. They feature the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs and 13th-Gen Intel Core HX series CPUs. Eight of the …

Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced its new 2023 laptop lineup, complete with new CPUs and GPUs from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia, as well as significant improvements to …

Alienware and Dell today reveal six new gaming laptops including the Alienware m18 and m16, Alienware x16 and x14 and Dell G16 and G15. And, these aren’t small updates either – the roster debuts updated form factors and …

Of the three laptops HP recently sent us, the HP ZBook Power G9 differs in that it’s a beefy, (corporate) workstation rather than an ultraportable. It’s not a laptop …

Dynabook ANZ has announced the launch of the latest, 12th Gen updates to its Satellite Pro laptop range: a new 14-inch C40-K and a 15.6-inch C50-K. Both are iterations …

The HP Envy x360 2-in-1 Laptop 13-bf0022TU (to give it its full name), is yet another another business-class, ultraportable in our labs. But, despite its office-friendly credentials it’s actually …

We’ve been impressed with Acer’s flagship gaming laptop in the past. It might not be the fastest gaming laptop, but it’s typically offered a great combination of value and …

We’ve had a bunch of business-grade ultraportables pass through our labs lately and we’ve had a bunch of them disappoint us. This is the souped-up version of one of …

Asus’ ExpertBooks have been some of our top-rated portable laptops since the site began. But, it’s been a while since we’ve had one in and they’ve been getting long …

We’ve seen all manner of amazing MSI gaming laptops come through our doors in recent months, but this is the one we’ve been waiting for most. It’s a Raider …

HP’s top-tier business-oriented have impressed us in the past and now the company has several different ranges hitting the market. This is the HP Elitebook X360 1040 G9 – …

MSI has been knocking it out of the park with its high performance laptops this year. Models from its Raider and Stealth ranges have topped our Best Laptop ratings …

To say we’re fans of the MSI Prestige range is an understatement. Never has a laptop provoked such a visceral reaction for both its looks and performance except, perhaps, …

Intel has demonstrated an early prototype of its next-generation Thunderbolt technology to coincide with usb.org’s release of the USB4 v2 specifications. Next-gen Thunderbolt doubles bi-directional bandwidth to 80 Gbps …

We’re seemingly swamped with ultraportable laptops at the moment but each one is impressing us in at least one way. At first glance, the new, Intel Evo-certified, Acer Swift …

We like a well-made ultraportable almost as much as an innovative Asus science experiment. Well the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED ticks both boxes and chucks in an OLED screen …

We found the 17-inch MSI Stealth GS77 to be the almost-perfect High Performance Laptop: it’s thin, light, portable and very very powerful. Now, here’s the 15.6-inch version, the MSI …

MSI’s Modern laptops tend to be mid-range, general-productivity, ‘Lifestyle’ laptops that offer reasonable quality at a reasonable price. They tend not to excel at much, but they can also …

We’ve been impressed with Dynabook’s Portégé laptops which have kept true to the original Toshiba designs that revolutionised the world of ultraportable laptops back in the 90s. Now, here’s …

Independent, US laptop maker, Framework laptops, is coming to Australia with shipments starting in October. The company offers a mix of pre-built and kit-laptops (for build-your-own enthusiasts) which are …

The Raider GE76 is has been our number one ranked laptop for a few months now. It’s both phenomenally fast and (… and this is a big deal) actually …

If your new (or old) MSI laptop has a washed out screen and videos look terrible with banding and blocky graphics, worry not… it’s a known issue with a …

LG Electronics Australia has today announced the Australian availability of the company’s top-tier, 2-in-1 LG gram premium laptop, designed to boost improve productivity. The two, new 16-inch 2-in-1 ultraportables …

In the world of High Performance Laptops, Lenovo Legions are highly regarded. But, while the 5 series might represent a second tier (with a few limitations compared to the …

Hot on the heels of Dell’s Dark Knight-like Latitude 7330 Rugged Extreme laptop is a lesser, but much-more-accessible, rugged offering: the Acer Enduro Urban N3. It’s definitely a bit …

Now with more people than ever working remotely, laptop features that used to be helpful in an office environment might not carry as much value. But people still want …

We haven’t had many rugged computers at High Performance Laptops, but suddenly we’ve got two different flavours in our labs. The ‘Rugged Extreme’ Dell Latitude 7330 2022 is a …

Asus likes pushing boundaries and the ROG Flow GZ13 is another of it’s, ‘I can’t believe they invented it’ models. Should people want a convertible tablet, with an RGB, …

MSI has announced its latest Intel HX series laptops (with 12th Gen Intel HX series processors at its latest MSIology launch event. Of particular note was the announcement of …

Dynabook has announced it’s refreshed its Portégé X30L series laptops with the introduction of the lightweight, 13-inch Portégé X30L-K. It features the latest, hybrid-architecture Intel 12th Gen Core P-Series …

The MSI Crosshair 15 is one of MSI’s upper mid-range gaming laptops. This is an attractive proposition as the company’s top-tier models can get prohibitively expensive while this seeks …

MSI has impressed the pants off us recently thanks to its power-packed, svelte Stealth GS77 and MackBook-Killing Creator Z17. However, both have a thin chassis which causes thermal throttling …

In a world where high performance laptops are almost whizz-bang in their existence – thanks to rapid refreshes and upgrades – we’ve recently been heartened to see that the …

Omen is HP’s flagship laptop range. It’s available in many SKUs which make use of Intel, AMD and Nvidia hardware. This HP Omen 16.1 is near the top of …

It finally happened, Intel’s launching a proper GPU. Roger Chandler, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Graphics and Gaming Team tells us about it… The first Intel Arc A-Series GPUs …

HP Victus is a replacement for HP’s not-so-sporty-sounding Pavilion gaming brand – sitting a tier down from the top-end Omen range. So, as a ‘budget’ gaming laptop, how does …

The Acer TravelMate Spin is a business-grade, convertible ultraportable laptop that aims to do it all in a stylish and robust manner. In a crowded market, where should it …

The Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel is a Creator-designated workstation with a flip-top touchscreen. Inside it uses relatively old technology, but is it still a good buy? Acer ConceptD 3 …

We were impressed with our first look at MSI’s last MacBook Killer, the Creator Z16, a few months ago. However, before we got to test the real thing, we …

We’re big fans of schemes that address e-waste. So far it’s been Australia’s own Venom computers who have led the charge – offering 7-year warranties with a guaranteed $500 …

Not so long ago we raved about the fact that the MSI Stealth GS76 (with its 11th Gen Intel processor) had finally come close to breaking the law that …

Regular readers will know we’re big fans of Asus’ ExpertBook ultraportables. They’re small, light, very usable and tend to have exceptional battery life, depending on the spec. Now, here’s …

Back in the day, Lenovo was the Rolls Royce of business notebooks but the rest of the world caught up. This latest Lenovo ThinkBook 15 wants to be a …

Most people are fans of MSI’s GS Stealth series: it’s impressively thin, adorned in Ninja-black livery and is very powerful. However, the MSI Stealth 15M series – sometimes called …

The MSI Katana GF76 (12th Gen) is the first high performance laptop we’ve seen to wield a 12th generation Intel processor. Naturally we were particularly keen to see how …

The Alienware X17 R1 is the most expensive and most high-spec laptop we’ve seen on this site. But will this review reveal whether it’s desirable or a dud? Related: …

Of Huawei’s three, recent, ultraportable MateBooks, the MateBook D 14 is the cheapest. While it’s hard to distinguish it from it’s pricey brethren, there are a fair few changes …

We recently reviewed the flagship model of Huawei’s new MateBook series, the MateBook X Pro 2021 and the cheaper MateBook D 14. The Huawei MateBook 14 is the mid-range …

Huawei recently launched three new ultraportable ‘MateBook’ laptops. The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 is the flagship model which promises all the bells and whistles. So how good is …

We weren’t too impressed with Alienware’s m15 R5 and m15 R6 laptops because, despite being fast, there were some significant thermal throttling issues. Now, here’s the super-thin Alienware X15 …

MSI’s Summit series has always been aimed at “Business Elites” but we’ve always felt it’s come up short. Now here’s the latest MSI Summit Flip E16 and there are …

MSI has revealed its new line-up of laptops equipped with Intel’s latest 12th Gen H-series processors. The new laptops sport the Meta-ready logo with an aim to offer Metaverse-compatible …

The interwebs are full of Lenovo Legion fanboys on all the big forums. But the language is starting to become uncritical and zealot-like. We’ve already had some experience with …

The new Dell XPS 17 9710 is Dell’s latest and greatest Creator laptop that’s designed for designers… and office types who want something better than the riff raff has. …

The new Dell XPS 15 9510 looks rather similar to those of the past few years. However, as we’ve learned with high performance laptops, this tends to suggest that a winning …

Regular visitors to this site might have noticed that it’s been a bit light on the latest Lenovo Legion laptops. While we’ve been assured that the latest and greatest …

We’re big fans of Venom computers for an unusual reasons: the company guarantees a $500 trade-in payment after seven-years of use! That’s a great way of dealing with e-waste. …

We recently reviewed Alienware’s m15 R5 Ryzen Edition gaming laptop but it has a non-identical twin: the Intel-based Alienware m15 R6. This is exactly the same except that it has an 11th-Gen Intel …

Not long ago we reviewed the MSI Sword which hit a very popular sweet spot between budget and performance. It was part of MSI’s GF range which is nominally …

Asus is arguably the most innovative of Taiwan’s flagship tech manufacturers in that it’s not afraid to make bonkers design concepts and show them off to the public at …

MSI has announced a collaboration with Fragment Design, a streetwear brand led by Hiroshi Fujiwara. It’s launched a Hiroshi Fujiwara Limited Edition version of the Creator Z16 that we first …

We reviewed the 10th Gen Acer Predator Helios 300 a few months ago and noted that while it seemed under-powered for a company’s flagship gaming laptop, it still had …

If you sit the Acer Nitro 5 next to its top-end Predator Helios 300 sibling you might wonder what the difference is. Both use the same black chassis, screen, …

We recently reviewed Asus’ mid-range TUF Gaming A15 laptop which offered decent performance at a decent price. However, the value proposition was tinged by its propensity to overheat when …

Despite the fact this is the fifth MSI GE-series Raider laptop we’ve seen this year, we were particularly keen to get our hands upon it. But first, for those …

MSI recently released a bunch of new laptops. Among them were the twin MSI Sword and MSI Katana designer laptops which were differentiated in a Luke Skywalker vs Darth …

We’re big fans of MSI’s limited edition laptops. The first we saw was the Dragonshield GE66 designed by the guy who designed the Death Star’s trench in Star Wars: …

It doesn’t take long to see what’s special about the MSI GE66 Raider, MSI’s 15.6-inch all-rounder. While the styling might not have the head-turning gaudiness of a Lambo, it’s …

The MSI Creator Z16 is an understated, designer-oriented laptop that looks good, has top components and is built like a tank. The chassis is made out of MacBook-like, single-pieces …

In some ways MSI is great for consumers – offering a crazy number of gaming laptops for every type of gamer there is means there’s something for everyone. But …

Aorus is Gigabyte’s gaming brand. The primary difference between it and Gigabyte’s Aero-brand laptops (which are more for Creators) is usually the screen. Screens for professional designers are often …

Ever wondered what putting all the best hardware into a portable laptop would look like? The Gigabyte AERO 17 HDR YC can show you. Gigabyte has stuffed in a …

We reported on the launch of the Pioneer Dreambook PC70 back in February but here we are reviewing the beast. Unlike the several-kilo, Clevo breadbaskets of yore, this is …

The Razer Blade 15 Base Model 2021 is a cool-looking, CNC-milled, black, anodised aluminium laptop with sharp lines and high-contrast, green colour accents… just as it was when it first appeared in 2018. The latest 2021 model …

We recently took a look at MSI’s Sword and Katana notebooks and struggled to tell them apart. Now here’s the MSI Pulse GL66 – how different is it? NEW: …

Venom is a computer brand that’s based in Melbourne but sells to the world. While the Venom BlackBook Zero 14 Phantom isn’t the usual high performance laptop we’re used …

UPDATE: We now have a full review of the MSI Sword laptop. Read below to understand how it differs to the MSI Katana. UPDATE 2: Check out our MSI …

A year or so on from the start of COVID-19 restrictions, life looks different and not just because none of us ever want to hear the term “the new …

Asus ROG has unveiled two additions to its gaming laptop lineup, the Zephyrus S17 and Zephyrus M16. Key features for Zephyrus 2021 models include…  Update: Check out our Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 …

The Acer Predator Helios 300 is Acer’s top-end gaming laptop but its pricing is more mid-range in the high performance laptop market. It begs the question, is it a gaming bargain …

Dynabook is the evolution of Toshiba’s laptop division which subsequently got bought by Sharp… another great name in notebooks… at least in Asia. We recently reviewed the company’s Portégé …

Pioneer has launched its new high performance laptop based upon the Clevo PC70 chassis with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics. The DreamBook Power PC70 RTX3080 laptop comes with 17.3-inch UHD …

MSI’s Summit range of laptops targets ‘Business Elites’ and seeks to marry high performance, style and portability together in order to create a desirable all-round-laptop. There’s even a reasonable graphics …

Dell’s XPS laptops have had a familiar look and feel for a few years now, but why change a winning design? The Dell XPS 13’s milled aluminium chassis and …

Asus’ ExpertBook range has been around for a few years, but this latest evolution, the Asus ExpertBook B9450, offers some head-turning features. Update: Check out the updated model, the Asus ExpertBook B9400 (which has …

We were big fans of Toshiba’s Portégé range of laptops. When laptops first got popular, the category was full of fugly-looking portable boxes that weren’t light and had no …

Lenovo’s Yoga is a laptop and tablet rolled into one. Courtesy of its “Yoga 360” hinge, the Lenovo C940’s screen folds back (essentially) 360 degrees to become a 14mm tablet. But, there …

MSI’s Prestige 14 laptop sits atop a varied heap, offering portability and premium performance in a pulchritudinous package. We’ve tried-out two colour varieties; a sober, Carbon Grey sandblasted aluminium …

Back in ye olden days, there was a great industry gasp when the first laptops with widescreens appeared. The extra real-estate was cited as revolutionary. Now here’s Huawei crowing …

Could you really use Microsoft’s new Surface tablet, running Windows RT, all day? Here’s what we found in our test. Microsoft claims the Surface will deliver about 10 hours …