Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Reviewer, Laptops

Antonio G. Di BenedettoJun 2

Asus’ new Zenbook 14 might be another MacBook Neo competitor — if the price is right.

Asus is launching various Vivobooks and ExperBooks at Computex, but I’m most interested in the Zenbook 14 with a base-level Snapdragon X1-26-100. It’ll come in AMD and Intel configs too, but the Qualcomm version will start with a lowly 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD.

Sounds like another Neo wannabe, but we don’t know for certain since pricing is TBD.

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<em>The new Zenbook 14 will have Asus’ “Ceraluminum” finish and come in a pleasant looking coral color, as well as beige and blue.</em>

<em>All versions will have OLED screens standard.</em>

<em>Coral looks nice, at least in these renders.</em>

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The new Zenbook 14 will have Asus’ “Ceraluminum” finish and come in a pleasant looking coral color, as well as beige and blue.

Image: Asus

This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton

Nvidia’s RTX Spark ‘superchip’ shows promise for Windows laptops. But it also comes at the worst time.

Antonio G. Di BenedettoJun 1

MSI put Vincent van Gogh paintings on two limited edition laptops.

MSI is making limited edition versions of the Prestige 14 Flip AI Plus with two different van Gogh paintings on the lid: Starry Night and Starry Night Over the Rhône. I think I prefer last year’s Great Wave edition, but these are also lovely.

I called the Prestige one of the sleekest MSI laptops I’ve seen, but it didn’t look like this.

1/2Image: MSI

Antonio G. Di BenedettoJun 1

Only MSI could put this much dragon on a laptop.

MSI has made ridiculous dragon-themed laptops before, but this one takes the cake. Announced at Computex, the Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic takes the standard 18-inch Titan gaming laptop but adds the new flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU, a 240Hz 4K screen, and a massive dragon design that’s etched and anodized right into the lid.

Never change, MSI.

<em>MSI didn’t share pricing, availability, or info about just how limited this limited edition will be.</em>

<em>It’ll come in a bundle that includes a matching mouse, desk mat, and collectible gold coin. Because dragons love gold, I suppose?</em>

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MSI didn’t share pricing, availability, or info about just how limited this limited edition will be.

Image: MSI

Antonio G. Di BenedettoJun 1

The MSI Katana and Venture laptops are getting a fresh redesign, but details are sparse.

MSI is announcing new versions of its Venture business laptops and Katana gaming laptops for Computex. Both have new designs, but MSI shared few details — not even availability or pricing. The key facts we know so far is that the Venture will get Intel Panther Lake chips and the Katana will have older Intel Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and up to an RTX 5070 GPU.

<em>The new MSI Katana, which will go up to an Intel Core i9 14900HX</em>.

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The new MSI Venture, which gets the same revised lid logo we first saw on the recent Prestige models.

Image: MSI

Dell is bringing back the XPS 13 as a MacBook Neo competitor — with a temporary discount to $599

Antonio G. Di BenedettoMay 31

This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you

I still love OLEDs, but the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18’s ELMB Mini LED display is amazing.

Antonio G. Di BenedettoMay 31

Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM

Antonio G. Di BenedettoMay 29

Antonio G. Di BenedettoMay 28

Acer’s new convertible laptop houses Snapdragon X2 chips and a garaged stylus.

Acer is leading off its early Computex announcements with a new 2-in-1 laptop, the Swift Spin 14 AI. It’ll pack Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus and X2 Elite chips when it arrives in the US in August (July for other regions), and it’ll also include a stylus stored its chassis. Neat.

Pricing is TBD.

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<em>This is the first Spin 2-in-1 for Acer’s mid-range Swift line.</em>

<em>Starting configs will have the cheaper Snapdragon X2 Plus chip, but configurations with the X2 Elite will go up to 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage.</em>

<em>The panel on all models will be a 14-inch 1920 x 1200 / 120Hz IPS touchscreen, with Wacom AES 2.0 stylus support (like Acer’s included pen). As for ports: HDMI 2.1, two USB4, two USB-A 3.2, and a 3.5mm audio jack.</em>

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This is the first Spin 2-in-1 for Acer’s mid-range Swift line.

Image: Acer

Antonio G. Di BenedettoMay 22

I’m a sucker for anime-inspired keyboards, and I don’t care.

A new Ghost in the Shell anime is coming soon, and Iqunix is making a mechanical keyboard inspired by the famed franchise. TechPowerUp indicates there will be two colorful boards based on the Iqunix EV63, each with some translucent cyberpunk-y flair.

It looks fitting for a special kind of hacker.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

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