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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Best Laptop Deal of the Day: Grab Up to $500 Off a Big-Screen Dell 16 Plus
PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Oh boy, a weekend triple feature? That's right! This landing page offers not one, but three Dell 16 Plus laptops: two with the same specs but with the inclusion of additional software, and one with souped-up specs. These come enhanced with helpful AI features like Cocreator, text and image generation, and a dedicated Copilot key that keeps the Copilot app at hand to answer questions, compose text, and more. We'll be taking a closer look at the leftmost configuration, which will do a serviceable job of day-to-day computing and standard office work like email and document drafting. The 16-inch display has a crisp 2K resolution, perfect for viewing content and mitigating the need for a . The Dell 16 Plus DB16250 line comes packed with everything you need for day-to-day computing, including a zippy Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and enough RAM to multitask multiple browser tabs and applications. Weighing in at 4.12 pounds, this big-screen laptop won't break any backs if brought along on a work trip or commuted to class. While not as powerful as the , one of PCMag's top picks for laptops for video editing, dedicated allow for casual gaming and will boost creative tasks like photo and video editing. They also play well with the 2K display, providing beautiful visuals no matter the task. You can save $450 on this configuration now, or go big and get the configuration with the more powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU and 32GB of RAM. You can't go wrong either way if you want to pick up an affordable, capable laptop that will handle any task with aplomb. Don't forget to check out yesterday's Dell 16 Plus Intel Ultra 7 1TB SSD 16GB RAM 2.5K Laptop for $699.99 (List Price $1,149.99) Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Intel Ultra 9 512GB 2.5K Laptop for $799.99 (List Price $1,099.99) Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Ryzen 7 1TB SSD 16GB RAM 16" Touch Laptop for $979.99 (List Price $1,739.00) HP OmniBook X Flip Intel Ultra 7 Arc 512GB 16" 3K OLED 2-in-1 Laptop for $899.99 (List Price $1,299.99) Alienware 16 Area-51 Intel Ultra 9 RTX 5070 Ti 2TB 240Hz Laptop for $2,849.99 (List Price $3,099.99)
Tom's Guide
23-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
Watch: This Laptop Is Literally a Work of Art – MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Ukiyo-e Edition
MSI is making waves — literally — with the Prestige 13 AI+ Ukiyo-e Edition, part of its new Artisan Collection. Featuring The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the iconic woodblock print from 1831 by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, this limited-edition laptop combines traditional Japanese lacquerware techniques with a cutting-edge ultralight design. But it's not just about looks — this 2.2 lb laptop also packs an Intel Core Ultra 9, a gorgeous 2.8K OLED screen, solid port selection, and a 5MP webcam with a physical shutter. Pricing: Rumored to start at $1,599 (TBD)
Tom's Guide
19-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
I tested the MSI Titan 18 HX — the power is wild, the price is wilder
MSI, we need to talk. I see a lot of people fawning over the MSI Titan 18 HX — particularly the Dragon Edition Norse Myth model I've been using as my daily driver over the past couple of months. And in the early days, I was one of them. It's hard to ignore the ludicrous levels of performance this machine is capable of, thanks to that pairing of the maxed out Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, top of the line RTX 5090 GPU, and a bonkers amount of RAM with the highest possible wattage pumped through it all. The frame rates in the latest AAA games cranked up to max are insane. All this comes together in a premium shell with a gorgeous 4K Mini-LED display, a tactile Cherry MX mechanical keyboard and plenty of ports (including blazing fast Thunderbolt 5). On paper, you're ticking the boxes. However, we need some sort of a reality check here. And that reality check is a $5,000 price tag. Oh, and just to add a little more insult to the potential deathblow to your bank balance, that's for the base configuration — the one I have could cost you nearly seven grand! For an astonishing price like that, you deserve perfection. But this ain't it, thanks to fans that sound like your standard jet engine, tinny speakers and a haptic touchpad that is pretty frustrating to use. Then there's my incredibly scientific fun-to-price matrix. How much more PC gaming fun do you actually unlock here for the cost to you? Yes, your games will look their best here, but you can get a near-identical spec from Gigabyte for over $2,000 less — a lower-cost desktop replacement experience. On top of that, with something like a laptop (especially with DLSS 4 AI trickery), you could afford to go for something like a 5080 or even a 5070, save yourself a ton of cash, and even get a better laptop experience as a whole (looking at you, Asus ROG Zephyrus G14). I mean even MSI itself is a little cool on the idea of buying this, as a rep told me the company 'doesn't expect to sell a lot of these.' Don't get me wrong — this is a fun experiment to see just what you can pump out of a gaming laptop in 2025. The test results I'm about to show you are crazy good. But in terms of the choice you make at the store, this is clearly the supercar to lure people into the dealership. It's big, brash, and on paper, the most beastly system I've ever tested. And that is the exact reason why it's not the right choice for a daily driver. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Price From $5,000 Display 18-inch 4K Mini-LED display 120Hz refresh rate CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX GPU Up To Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Memory Up to 96GB DDR5 Storage Up to 6TB Ports 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x SD card slot, 2.5 Gigabit ethernet, 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 2x Thunderbolt 5 Connectivity Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 Dimensions 15.9 x 12.1 x 1.3 inches Weight 7.94 pounds Before we sit down for a real chat, let's go through the superhuman performance going on under the hood, as well as a couple of additional elements that make this sound great (on paper). Yep, you've got an Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX CPU and RTX 5090 GPU packed in here — combined with a massive amount of DDR5 RAM and a PCIe Gen 5 SSD under the hood. That's all fair and good, but thanks to all the advanced thermal management going on, you're getting a whopping 270W being pumped through this system from that behemoth of a charging bring. And the end result? A level of gaming performance that is sure to make a lot of desktop rigs blush! Game benchmark MSI Titan 18 HX Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p ultra preset (no DLSS) 70.64 FPS 68.28 FPS Black Myth: Wukond (1080p cinematic) 59 FPS 57 FS Assassin's Creed Shadows (1080p ver high) 54 FPS 44 FPS But as you already know full well, we test with all the DLSS 4 trickery turned off. The moment you flick the switches on this, you get the frame rates balloon with very minimal impact to latency and the fidelity of the in-game graphics. Every time I see it, I'm always blown away! Oh, and it doesn't stop at just gaming performance. One of the big wins for gaming laptops for me is its ability to be all things to all people — a workhorse by day and perfect for play by night. Well, when you apply these specs to masses of power user multitasking and the most advanced of prosumer and AI workloads, you see just how all these high performance components come together to make this a real stallion of getting things done. Benchmark MSI Titan 18 HX Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 Geekbench 6.4 single-core 3046 3117 Geekbench 6.4 multicore 22082 19553 Geekbench AI ONNX GPU Quantized score 24010 23227 Handbrake (transcoding 4k video to 1080p mm:ss - shorter is better) 01:55 02:16 Complex 4K video timelines in DaVinci Resolve just played instantly at the push of a play button without any rendering requirements. Photoshop neural renders were crushed in just a few seconds. No matter how much in-game path tracing pressure I put on this, it sailed through with no problems. The fans kick up, though, so make sure you pick up a gaming headset to block it out. 4K mini-LED. That's it. That's the bit. …OK fine I'll tell you all about it. This 18-inch display is so OTT that I'm in love. Using mini-LED tech, it's super bright even in direct sunlight, the colors are impressively vivid, and that 120Hz refresh rate is buttery smooth at such a crispy, high resolution. Whether I'm swinging through the vivid concrete jungle of New York in Marvel's Spider-Man, or feeling the fear of the dark, gloomy immersion in Silent Hill 2, this is a truly mesmerizing screen that really enhances any game you throw at it. Laptop Display brightness (average in nits) DCI-P3 color gamut (%) MSI Titan 18 HX 729.8 87.2 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 429.4 80.6 Plus, add in the color accuracy, and I felt just as confident throwing my entire creative workload through here – knowing that whatever I put my heart and soul into; from RAW photo edits to 4K color grading, the on-screen results are correct to what you all would see. And thanks to that HDR support, contrast-heavy TV shows like the depths of Severance truly make that artificial light glow. For any purpose you throw at it, this screen is a beaut. So before we talk about the actual aesthetics, I do need to dish out a medal to the Titan for some of its well-thought out design ideas for any pro gamer out there. Starting with that thickness and heft (yes, it's really is 7.94 pounds) — MSI understood the assignment that this is a desktop replacement and packed it full of what's needed for almost superhuman thermal management (for a laptop). Yes, the fans do sound like a jumbo jet when pushing it to the limit, but it's the best of the cards you're dealt in this situation! On top of that, the desktop convenience extends to the port array, as important sockets like HDMI and Ethernet adorn the back, while there's a good versatility across the other sides (such as a warmly welcomed full-size SD card slot). And finally, a lot has been said about giving gamers the opportunity to expand their laptops. While we haven't gone full-blown modular just yet, the extra SSD slots with PCIe Gen 5 support are significant for expanding capacity while keeping the speeds up. Oh, and shoutout to that phenomenal Cherry MX mechanical keyboard up top. The keys have a nice subtle dish to them for your fingers to fall into, while the tactile switch impact is unmatched in the laptop space. This is an intervention, MSI. You can tick boxes, and that's a good thing — I don't want that to be forgotten. But we're giving consumer advice here, and I've got to be real: there are two big reasons why you shouldn't buy this. And no, neither are the laughable battery life or webcam. Let's just agree these don't matter in a desktop replacement system like this. MSI gives with one hand and takes away with the other. That's annoying because given the ridiculous cost you're paying here (more on that later), There are three key issues going on. First, that haptic touchpad. Looks great with the RGB illumination and if my MacBook Pro was anything to go by, solid state pads are great at giving you that tactility without that spongey wobble. On the Titan, there's a nice clicky snap, but gestures are hit and miss and click response is too slow. Second, the speakers. If you're going to have the fans kick up a storm, let those social gaming moments drown out the noise with big volume from those speakers. Not only are they unfortunately pretty tinny, but they're far too quiet. And finally (most subjectively), that dragon artwork on the front of mine? Pretty cringe. I won't hold this against the 18 HX in my review, as you can get the plain one which solves that problem. On top of that, I applaud MSI for trying to do something different — the texture of the 3D artwork atop the lid is addictive to run your fingers over. But I would never ever feel comfortable bringing this out with me, as I learnt after being laughed at a fair few times in my local hometown pub for whipping it out. Maybe keep the special editions a little more subtle. Here I was thinking $4,499 for the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 was crazy expensive. But it turns out that when it comes to 18-inch 5090 laptops, it could very well be the steal of the year. I won't blather on too much in this section, because every time I do I get more annoyed at that $7,000 price tag. Yep, you read that right — the cost of the special edition model I have is seven grand. But how much does that price go down if it's the non-special edition? Well, looking at retailers, around about $250 gets cut off the price, as we've seen the identical spec with none of the dragon stuff go for $6,750. No matter which way you look, this is an insane price tag that I cannot ignore. Then of course, we've got Nvidia talking about raising the prices of its GPUs due to the economic uncertainty, so they may go even higher! This is just an astronomical price to pay, and one that given the combo breaker strengths of DLSS 4 and multi-frame gen can bring to uber smooth laptop gaming on lower-spec laptops, I wouldn't recommend anyone pay. The epitome of excess, and the image you'd find on the Wikipedia page for the saying 'more money than sense.' This is a beasty gaming laptop with a monstrous price tag that makes it good on paper, but not something I'd tell anyone to go out and buy. If 5090 is your thing, the Strix Scar 18 is better value for money (nearly $2,000 less) without compromising anymore than a few frames per second. But you could legitimately get away with RTX 5080 and 5070 systems, save yourself a ton of money and still get shockingly good frame rates with all that AI trickery. Don't get me wrong. The MSI Titan 18 HX is not exactly taking your money and setting it on fire. It is a mightily powerful system, but definitely not the smartest purchase — certainly not the best gaming laptop you can buy.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Acer's New Predator Laptops and Desktops Have RTX 5070 GPUs
Acer has revealed three powerful new gaming PCs: the Predator Triton 14 AI and Predator Helios Neo 14 AI gaming laptops, as well as the Predator Orion 3000 gaming desktop. They look like excellent options for anyone interested in a gaming PC, but pricing and availability information isn't public yet. The Predator Triton 14 AI is a 14.5-inch laptop that weighs only 1.6 kg and is just 17.31 mm thick, with a sleek aluminum body that doesn't easily get fingerprints. Inside, it has an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 288V, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with DLSS 4, up to 32 GB of DDR5 memory, and up to 2 TB of fast PCIe Gen 4 NVMe storage. The screen is a Calman Verified OLED WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800) display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and 100% DCI-P3 color coverage, making it great for detailed visual work. The screen also supports touch input. The Triton 14 AI has a large, buttonless haptic touchpad made of Corning Gorilla Glass that works with a stylus. It has 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity and tilt recognition. Cooling is handled by Acer's 6th Gen AeroBlade 3D metal fans and a vapor chamber, along with a new graphene thermal material on the CPU that improves heat dissipation by 14.5% compared to standard thermal paste. Other features include a per-key RGB keyboard, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt 4, and Human Presence Detection (HPD) with an AI Vision Sensor for better security and convenience. The Predator Helios Neo 14 AI is another 14.5-inch laptop, but it is more focused on gaming than the Triton 14 AI. While it is similar in size and portability, it has some noticeable differences. The Helios Neo 14 AI can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 285H and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with DLSS 4, which matches its sibling in graphics power. It supports up to 32 GB of fast LPDDR5X memory and up to 2 TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. For the display, users can choose between a 2.8K OLED WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800) screen with a 0.2ms response time or a 165Hz WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS panel. Cooling is managed by Acer's 5th Gen AeroBlade technology, liquid metal thermal paste on the CPU, a Vector Heat pipe, and the Vortex Flow system. Unlike the Triton, it does not have advanced stylus support but includes a customizable RGB logo and a three-zone RGB keyboard. For connectivity, it has Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. If you were comparing the two, the Triton 14 AI seems to balance performance and creative features better because it comes with an OLED display, stylus support, and precision input options, making it better for creative work. On the other hand, the Helios Neo 14 AI is more gaming-focused, with a faster display option and features that improve the gaming experience. Both laptops are highly portable, but the Triton 14 AI is slightly thinner and lighter. Alongside the laptops, Acer is offering the Predator Orion 3000 gaming desktop, which is a 28-liter PC that includes an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 265F and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU. It has up to 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and plenty of storage options, including up to 2 TB of NVMe SSD and 2 TB HDD space. The desktop has an EMI-compliant case with tempered glass side panels and mesh lining for better airflow, supported by 120mm fans at the front and back. Source: Acer
Stuff.tv
16-05-2025
- Stuff.tv
You won't believe just how powerful this Acer gaming laptop is
Until now, desktop PC gamers pretty much got all the fun. But thanks to the latest silicon chips, the top gaming laptops are more powerful than ever. Such is the case with Acer's new Predator Triton 14, unveiled ahead of Computex 2025. Acer's latest machine offers top-tier gaming performance thanks to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor and Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU. All the while, it manages to stay both slim and lightweight, for something that won't be a chore to take on the go. This thing doesn't just dabble in performance – it dives in headfirst. With a Calman Verified OLED display that spits out only the purest of colours and a 120Hz refresh rate, the Triton 14 AI clearly isn't just gunning for gamers. Creative pros, content creators, and anyone who appreciates not having their laptop wheeze during Photoshop sessions are also going to have a field day. Acer's made this laptop super cool, literally. It's the first laptop using graphene thermal interface material on the CPU. Combine that with dual 6th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans and a vapour chamber, and you're in for an extremely efficient machine. You're also getting up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and 2TB of PCIe Gen 4 NVMe storage. There's haptic feedback on the Gorilla Glass touchpad, a stylus with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, and AI integrations that actually feel useful. Acer crammed in features like real-time translations and image creation tools, not just a chatbot shoved into a corner of the UI. Also unveiled was the Predator Helios Neo 14 AI, which seems like the Triton's little brother. Still impressively specced with up to the same RTX 5070 GPU and Intel Ultra 9 processor, this one leans into gaming with a 0.2 ms response time OLED display and a punchy three-zone RGB keyboard. Think of it as the go-to for those who want premium gaming gear in a slightly more affordable, on-the-go format. For those who still swear by desktops, the Predator Orion 3000 makes a proper entrance too. With up to an Intel Ultra 7 chip, RTX 5070 GPU, and up to 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, it's basically a powerhouse hiding in a glass-panelled 28-litre box. The Predator Triton 14 will be available from July starting at €2999. The Predator Helios Neo 14 also lands in July, starting at €1699. And the Predator Orion 3000 (PO3-665) desktop arrives in (you guessed it) July from €1099. UK and US availability and pricing has yet to be unveiled.
