| How the Pixelbook Go compares to other Chromebooks
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 After two years without releasing a new laptop, Google has finally announced the Pixelbook Go, a 13.3-inch Chromebook that starts at $649. Based on my colleague Dieter Bohn's hands-on, it seems pretty good, and it's a lot cheaper than the $999 Pixelbook. So now that there's a midrange Pixelbook, it could be much harder to pick which one of the many Chromebooks should be your next laptop. If you're looking for recommendations, Dieter's got you covered. His top pick as of August 2019 was the Asus Chromebook Flip C434. Obviously, the newly announced Pixelbook Go was not part of his comparison, and we'll have to wait until The Verge's full review is out to see just how well the Pixelbook Go stacks up against its competitors....
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| The best Chromebooks of 2019
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| Need a budget laptop for school? From Acer to HP, we've got some great options. These are the best Chromebooks available today.
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| Bitspower Launches New Summit M CPU Block with OLED Display for Intel and AMD Platforms
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 Following the success of their Touchaqua-branded Summit MS OLED CPU block earlier this year, which was for Intel platforms only at that time, Bitspower have decided to add the OLED display to their main brand in the form of the new Summit M CPU water block. The design is a departure from the squared-off Summit MS, with a smaller form factor that also increases CPU socket compatibility to the red camp out of the box. The OLED display is housed on a metal top plate, with an acrylic body enabling side views of the coolant, a temperature sensor enabling readout on the display, as well as the integrated dRGB LEDs for lighting options compatible with ASUS AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync, and ASRock Polychrome. The cooling engine uses a nickel-plated copper base plate, with 0.3 mm CNC-machined fins and microchannels that are part of a split central-inlet flow promising high coolant flow directly over the fins to remove as much heat from the CPU as possible. This is similar to the vast ...
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| Acer Swift 3 (2019) review: This midrange notebook PC hides Nvidia graphics power
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 Acer's Swift 3 (2019) should attract the type of savvy notebook PC buyer searching for a little more graphics oomph than the standard integrated GPU provides. Combining an 8th-gen "Whiskey Lake" chip plus a discrete Nvidia GeForce MX150 GPU opens up more opportunities for light gaming without breaking the bank. Acer's new Swift 3 clamshell is a generally solid midrange notebook, though it suffers in two key areas. First, the integrated audio isn't much to write home about, even with headphones. We found the fingerprint reader lacking as well. But Acer's Swift 3 also boasts excellent performance and a solid ten hours or so of battery life, with a comfortable keyboard and pleasing IPS display, too. To read this article in full, please click here
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| Chromebook 101: How to change your Chrome OS channels and get unreleased features
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 You might not know it from glancing at a Chromebook, but Google's Chrome OS is in a constant state of evolution. The operating system receives minor updates every two to three weeks and major releases every six weeks. And at any given moment, Google's staff is working on features and software enhancements that most people won't see for a matter of weeks — or months. Here's a little secret, though: if you're feeling adventurous, you can gain access to those unreleased enhancements. All it takes is the flip of a virtual switch in your Chromebook's settings, and you'll have all sorts of interesting new options at your fingertips. First, it's important to understand exactly what's involved so you can make an educated decision about which...
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| The best gaming laptops of 2019
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 We tested to find the best gaming laptop available today, including popular brands such as Alienware, Razer, Lenovo, Dell, and Asus.
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