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Monica Chin

Monica Chin

Former Senior Reviewer

Former Senior Reviewer

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    The Core i9-13980HX is the most powerful CPU Intel has ever made, and it earns its stripes here.

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    Here’s what you get when you throw out any idea of a reasonable budget for a gaming laptop in 2023.

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    Today on the Vergecast — Samsung’s Galaxy S23 and Galaxy Book3 Ultra.

    We’re back in video form (audio feeds for your podcast app are here), and this time yes, I admit it — I was occasionally using Nvidia AI to enhance my eye contact with Nilay, Allison, and Monica.

    Other than the Galaxy Unpacked news, we also discussed earnings results from Apple and Google as they were announced on Thursday and tried to get a handle on what’s happening to big tech companies.

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    The Galaxy Book3 Ultra takes the stage.

    Intel H-Series, Nvidia RTX, OLED screen, the works. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra has the chops for professional work and gaming in a lightweight (as workstations go) chassis. As I write this, Samsung is demonstrating rendering, gameplay, and phone connectivity features at its Unpacked event.

    Apple MacBook Pro 14 and 16 (2021) review: return to form
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    Apple’s new pro laptops right the wrongs of the past half decade

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    Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) review: the core count grows

    Apple’s new MacBook Pro 16 with M2 Max has exactly one significant upgrade from the 2021 model: a more powerful chip.

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