The MSI Claw (A1M), MSI's first handheld gaming device featuring an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, is now available at a clearance price of $562.99 at Best Buy. The device has a 7-inch 1080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a single USB-C port, and expandable storage via microSD or internal SSD replacement. Despite its competitive price, the Meteor Lake chip's high power consumption limits gaming performance and battery life.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-07
Amazon has discounted the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 16-inch Touchscreen Laptop 2026 from its $2,699.99 list price to $1,399.99, a 48% reduction. The model runs Windows 11 Pro with Copilot+ PC branding and features a 120Hz WUXGA touchscreen, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-06
Amazon has cut the price of Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus by 34%, bringing it to $145, its lowest price yet. The 18-core, 18-thread chip originally launched at $200 before its MSRP rose to $220, and it was part of Intel's revamped Arrow Lake lineup alongside the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-06
The ASUS NUC 15 Pro mini PC utilizes a mobile-grade Intel Core Ultra 7 265H processor and supports memory and storage upgrades through its SO-DIMM and M.2 slots. Its compact design makes it suitable for space-constrained setups, but performance and upgradeability vary depending on configuration and additional components. Integrated graphics suffice for basic tasks, but demanding workloads may require more powerful hardware.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-05
AMD released generative AI performance data for its new Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 'Gorgon Halo' chip, comparing it to Intel's Core Ultra X9 388H using ComfyUI throughput tests. The company reported performance advantages ranging from 1.1x to 32.2x, though the top figure appears to be an outlier possibly tied to an unverifiable model or optimization issue.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-05
An unconfirmed SKU table for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop CPUs lists seven models, three carrying a 'BFC' tag believed to denote a big last-level cache feature. The flagship Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC reportedly has 28 cores (8 P-cores, 16 E-cores, 4 LPE-cores), a 125W TDP, and a 32-EU integrated GPU, with most other models sharing that same iGPU except the Core Ultra 5 4650KF, which has none. The table omits the rumored 52-core model, which other reports suggest will launch later for high-end desktop users.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-02
Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 400-series 'Nova Lake' chips have begun appearing on official compliance lists required before launch. The USB Implementers Forum's Integrators List now includes a Nova Lake-H mobile processor certified for USB4 80Gbps, while a desktop Nova Lake-S chipset appears on both that list (certified for USB 3.2 Gen2 at 20Gbps) and PCI-SIG's PCIe Integrators List.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-29
Lenovo has launched the Googlebook 15, its first laptop in Google's new Googlebook line, at a starting price of $1,099.99 when it goes on sale October 4. That's $200 less than the $1,299 price Google had announced for the device last week. The laptop features a 15.3-inch 2.8K OLED touchscreen, an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 chip, 16GB or 32GB of RAM, and 256GB or 512GB of storage.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-28
Best Buy is selling the HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming laptop for $1,999.99, down from its $2,999.99 list price. The configuration on sale includes an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor, 32GB of LPDDR5x memory, an Nvidia RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 8GB of VRAM, a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, and a 14-inch 3K OLED 120Hz display.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-27
According to Fanless Tech, a customer commissioned a solid 24-carat gold version of the Kubb Fanless mini PC, priced at roughly $1.7 million. The gold chassis pushes the unit's weight to 28.7 pounds, up from the standard 4.6 pounds, though internal specs remain unchanged from regular Kubb Fanless configurations.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-27
Microsoft has expanded Automatic Super Resolution, its NPU-driven upscaling feature built into Windows, to Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 chips, a capability previously exclusive to Qualcomm Snapdragon X devices. The feature aims to boost frame rates in games rendered at up to 1080p, with Microsoft citing gains of up to 15% in titles like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, targeting a 60 FPS threshold.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-22
Google opened preorders Monday for its new 'Googlebook' laptops starting at $899, offering a choice of Intel Core Ultra Series 3 or Snapdragon X Elite chips paired with NPUs for AI processing. The devices ship October 4 in the US and a day later in Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Australia, featuring deep integration of Google's Gemini assistant into the operating experience itself.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-22
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