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Acer’s ConceptD 7 Ezel is a powerful portable workstation with a flippy screen

Windows tablet-laptop hybrids never quite took off, but Acer’s not letting the concept die just yet. Highlighting alongside the more traditional Acer Swift 3…

2020’s Acer Swift 3 travel laptop now comes in Intel and AMD flavours

The first CES of the decade kicked off in Las Vegas today. Also known as the Consumer Electronics Show, it’s the earliest tech expo…

Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro boasts insane specs and a ‘Magic Keyboard’

Apple’s been pretty good at making laptops, but less so making laptops with keyboards that actually work. Today, with the launch of the new…

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 foldable laptop will be ready by Q2 2020

Foldable phones have barely taken off, but that isn’t stopping Lenovo from launching a foldable laptop. Earlier this year, we detailed the Lenovo ThinkPad…

HP Spectre x360 13 packs a 4K OLED display, 22-hour battery life

Looking for an ultrapremium ultraportable laptop for 2020? HP this week announced its latest Spectre x360 13 complete with a new specs list. Now…

A 15 inch Surface Laptop could be coming in October

Microsoft may be dropping a new 15-inch model of the Surface Laptop 3 in October, a report by WinFuture revealed this weekend. If the…

Acer Swift series now features Intel 10th Gen CPUs, even lighter bodies

IFA 2019 didn’t just play host to smartphone announcements this past week. A number of laptops from the likes of Acer also made their…

Lenovo unveils ‘world’s first’ foldable laptop, which it doesn’t want you calling a tablet

Lenovo this week debuted a new foldable laptop concept, designed for “highly mobile, tech-savvy professionals”. The device will join the Chinese company’s ThinkPad X1…

HP Omen X 2S is a dual-screen gaming laptop for multitaskers

Forget smartphone design, laptop design has officially become ridiculous again. HP this week debuted its Omen X 2S gaming laptop that, as the name…

Predators, Chromebooks and more: these are Acer’s 2019 products coming to South Africa

Acer’s now annual product launch event took place in New York on Thursday, and as per tradition, was adorned by a plethora of new…

These three Huawei devices are also coming to South Africa this year

Although the Huawei P30 series headlined the Chinese company’s South African launch event on Wednesday, it also announced the availability of “companion” devices. Speaking…

Acer’s Predator Triton 900 is an R85k convertible gaming laptop

Gaming laptops are known for being flashy peacocking devices with loads of RGB and bulky builds. But Acer’s newest contender bucks this trend somewhat….

HP Spectre x360: unrelenting performance designed beautifully

When designing the perfect laptop-tablet convertible, aesthetic and build quality are only segments of the whole. While fit and feel are of utmost importance,…

Acer Swift 5 review: a stylish lack of substance

Acer’s range of Swift ultrabooks are built with affordability in mind. They’re relatively cheap compared to Apple, Dell or HP’s offerings, but seemingly offer…

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 announced with dizzying spec sheet

Chinese laptop giant Lenovo has this week announced its “thinnest, lightest and sleekest mobile workstation” ever, the ThinkPad P1. To match that descriptor, the…

Lenovo Legion Y520 review: excellent price for unbalanced hardware

The gaming laptop is a technology genre that makes little sense to me. They’re almost always expensive, combine an awkward and lopsided combination of…

I-Life launches two budget Windows machines in South Africa

Tech brand I-Life has officially launched two of its products in South Africa though local distributor JD Group. Both machines run Windows 10 Home,…

Asus ROG Zephyrus review: will it ROG your world?

It’s pretty much an established fact that gaming laptops are more expensive than the equivalent or better gaming desktops. But for R50 000, the…

Huawei Matebook X Pro has one unique webcam, neat design

Huawei used MWC 2018 to reveal the next entry in its Matebook lineup, dubbed the Matebook X Pro. The two-in-one device stands out from…

CES 2018: Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo bring laptops, convertibles

CES 2018 isn’t just about smart speakers, cars and gigantic TVs. Those on the hunt for new laptops and convertibles also have a few options…

Acer Swift 3 review: portable, punchy and pretty in pink

As tech reviewer, I’ve done the worst possible thing before penning this review: I read other journalists’ thoughts of the Acer Swift 3. Usually,…

HP Omen 15 review: expect unlimited HP from this one

Gaming laptops are generally overpriced. Hell, quality laptops in general can be extremely overpriced. So colour us impressed when we took delivery of HP’s…

New Macbook Pro now in SA: what about price?

The iStore has announced the availability of the latest generation Macbook Pro laptops in South Africa. The 13-inch Macbook Pro was launched on 28 November…

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