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HP Elite Folio review: style over substance

The Verge

Good looks, but average performance HP has put out what I can best describe as a Surface Pro X with a Spectre Folio form factor. The Elite Folio is a lightweight, leather-covered, convertible Windows laptop powered by a Snapdragon processor with Arm architecture. I’ve asked HP about this issue. pound affair with a GPU inside.

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HP ZBook Studio G8 review: works hard, plays harder

The Verge

The G8 looks like a high-end Windows machine, and it’s easy to see where it fits in HP’s catalog next to the dashing Spectre X360. It has a generously sized Windows Precision trackpad, and its keyboard is just as delightful to type on as some of HP’s other recent models we’ve reviewed. There’s an HDMI 2.1

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the business of Windows

The Verge

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more flexible and open We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today — I’m talking to Satya Nadella, the CEO and chairman of Microsoft. And I definitely wanted to know about the decision to run Android apps on Windows. Nadella also mentions “aggregators” in the context of the Windows store.

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Chromebooks sales grew 275% in Q1; Amazon tablet shipments climb nearly 200%

GeekWire

Chromebooks in general posted record shipment numbers in the first quarter of 2021, with HP, Lenovo, Acer, Samsung, and Dell making up the top five vendors in the market. HP in particular accounts for 36.4% Last year Chromebooks outsold Macs globally for the first time , cutting into Windows market share.

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The best Chromebooks to buy in 2020

The Verge

Chromebooks can cover a wide variety of computing needs now, and a good Chromebook can be more useful than a mediocre Windows laptop. There are so many similarities between the offerings from Asus, Lenovo, Google, HP, Dell, and Samsung that a conspiracy-minded person might suggest they’re all sourcing their components from the same factory.

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‘Pro’ has lost all meaning, and Apple knows it

The Verge

In comparison, I heard a lot about how “Studio” is a great word given Apple’s target audience. Nvidia even has a whole “Studio” program that certifies computers from the likes of Dell, HP, Maingear, MSI, and just about every PC-maker that wants to attract creators with a little more money to spend.

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Maingear Element Lite review: the competition is too good

The Verge

Unsurprisingly, it’s lacking in the gaming department by comparison, but it’s practically bursting with other niceties you’d usually find in other high-end productivity laptops, like a Windows Hello IR webcam, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C charging, long battery life, and a touchscreen. Its speakers are good, too. inch thin laptop.

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