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Gigabyte G5 gaming laptops with 11th Gen i5 CPU, up to RTX 3060 & 144Hz refresh rate panel launched in India

Sudhanshu — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:33:54 +0000

Gigabyte has launched a new range of gaming laptops in India called the Gigabyte G5 series. The lineup includes the G5 GD, G5 MD, and G5 KD laptops. The main difference between these laptops is the GPUs included within. So, let’s take a look at what these machines have to offer.

The laptops in the Gigabyte G5 series have a 15.6-inch IPS LCD screen with an FHD+ resolution. It provides a peak brightness of 300 nits and a refresh rate of 144Hz. The laptops have a backlit keyboard with up to 15 pre-programmed backlit colors.

Intel’s 11th Gen Core i5-11400H (2.7GHz~4.5GHz) CPUs power the laptop. NVIDIA RTX 3050, RTX 3050Ti, and RTX 3060 GPUs are installed in the GD, MD, and KD models, respectively. The laptops have 512GB NVMe SSD storage and 16GB RAM. Additionally, there are two M.2 slots and a swappable bay with a maximum storage capacity of 6TB. The laptops have WINDFORCE cooling technology, which has a 150W maximum cooling efficiency.

For audio, the laptop comes with 2W speakers with DTS:X audio technology and two-way AI noise cancellation. The laptops come with Windows 11 Home preinstalled and also pack a free one-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 personal version. The 48.96WHrs battery unit powering the GIGABYTE G5 series laptops supports 150W charging on the GD and MD variants. 180W charging speed is supported for the KD model. The laptops’ interfaces for connectivity include HDMI, an SD card reader, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, three USB Type-A ports, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

GIGABYTE G5 series laptops Indian pricing

The GIGABYTE G5 series’ GD variant costs Rs 68,990. The prices for the MD and KD variations are, respectively Rs 71,890 and Rs 83,890. All three variants of the G5 series laptops can be purchased from Flipkart.

Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop with 360Hz refresh rate, 11th Gen i9 & RTX 3060 launched

Sudhanshu — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:58:08 +0000

Acer has just launched a new Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop in India. What makes this launch special is the fact that this is the first laptop to come with a 360Hz refresh rate display in the Indian market. So let’s take a look at all its specs and features.

Acer Predator Helios 300 specs and features

The Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop features a 15.6-inch full-HD IPS (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) LED-backlit TFT LCD display with a peak brightness of 300 nits, 100 percent sRGB coverage, and up to 3ms response time. As mentioned above, the laptop features a 360Hz refresh rate panel.

The new Acer gaming laptop comes equipped with an Intel Core i9-11900H octa-core processor clocked at 4.9GHz and 16 threads. On the graphics front, we get an Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. The laptop is offered with 16GB DDR4 RAM which can be further upgraded to 32GB and is offered with upto 1TB of PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD storage. The device comes with Windows 11 out of the box.

The laptop’s cooling systems has been upgraded with 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D Fan Technology, which has been optimised with Vortex Flow’s wind-guiding optimization to maintain strong airflow, to avoide thermal throtelling scenarios.

The keyboard also gets an upgrade this time around with 4-zone RGB, a larger space key, and translucent keycaps. The touchpad on the Acer Predator Helios 300 also offers gesture support. The device comes with an integrated 720P webcam.

Connectivity options on the Acer Predator Helios 300 include Bluetooth v5.1, HDMI port, USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 port, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port with offline charging support. It also comes with Intel’s Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX 1650 for connectivity.

Acer Predator Helios 300 pricing, availability

The new Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop will be sold online via Indian e-commerce website Flipkart. The device will also be made available at Acer’s offline stores and authorised retailers. The Predator Helios 300 is priced at Rs. 1,44,999 in the country.

will be sold via the company’s official online store, Flipkart, Acer exclusive stores in the offline market, and other authorized retailers for Rs 1,44,999 in the country ($1,926).

Acer Aspire 3 laptops launched at Rs.50000 ($664) in India: Intel 11th gen, Nvidia MX350 & more

Sudhanshu — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:53:13 +0000

Taiwanese PC maker Acer has launched a new laptop in the Indian market dubbed the Acer Aspire 3. Following the subcontinent’s push for in-house manufacturing, the Aspire 3 is the company’s second laptop under the Make in-India scheme. So without further delay, let’s check out its specs and features.

Acer Aspire 3 Specifications

The Acer Aspire 3 comes with a 15.6-inch full-HD TFT LCD display offering a 16:9 aspect ratio. The laptop comes with relatively thin vertical bezzles and features a slightly decent-sized forehead and a thick chin which is quite typical in traditional laptops. The forehead also carries a 720 HD webcam for video calls.

The Acer Aspire 3 is powered by Intel’s 11th gen CPU and is offered in three different configurations. The base model is powered by an Intel i3 1155G7 and is paired with Intel UHD graphics. It is also offered with an Intel i5 CPU which can either be purchased with the integrated Intel Xe GPU option or with a discrete Nvidia GeForce MX350 GPU.

The base i3 model comes with 4GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB of storage whereas the i5 models get 8GB DDR4 RAM coupled with a 128GB SSD and 1TB HDD for storage. All three variants boot Windows 11 out of the box.

The laptops carry a 36.7Whr battery which Acer has claimed can last up to 9 hours on a single charge. The laptops also come with a 45W adapter for charging.

Connectivity options offered on the laptops include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5, a single HDMI port, dual USB 3.2 Type-A ports, one USB 2.0 port, an RJ45 Ethernet connector, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. They also have inbuilt dual speakers and microphones.

Acer Aspire 3 Price and Availability

The Intel 11th gen i3 variant of the Acer Aspire 3 carries a price tag of Rs. 50,000 ($664). The Core i5 model with the integrated Iris Xe graphics is offered at Rs. 53,990 ($716) and the top-spec i5 variant carrying the discrete Nvidia GeForce MX350 GPU has been priced at Rs. 58,990 ($783) for the Indian market. All three models of the Acer Aspire 3 lineup have been made available for purchase on the Indian e-commerce website Flipkart.

Intel launches new 11th-generation Tiger Lake U-series chips and a 5G modem for laptops

Jeet — Mon, 31 May 2021 06:39:28 +0000

Intel has been launching new chips under its 11th generation Tiger Lake lineup and now at Computex 2021, the company has announced a new pair of U-series lower-voltage chips which is aimed at ultrabooks.

The chipmaking giant has announced two chips — Intel Core i7-1195G7 which is the top-of-the-line in the U-series and the Intel Core i5-1155G7, which is the most powerful for the Core i5 range of chips.

Both of these new chips operate in the range of 12W to 28W and come with four core and eight-thread configurations. They also feature Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics — the Core i7-1195G7 comes with 96 EUs, while the Core i5-1155G7 has 80 EUs.

The interesting thing is that while Core i7-1195G7 features the base clock speed of 2.9GHz, but boosts up to a 5.0GHz maximum single-core speed using Intel’s Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology. On the other hand, the Core i5-1155G7 has a base clock speed of 2.5GHz and a boosted speed of 4.5GHz.

When compared to AMD Ryzen 7 5800U CPU, the Intel Core i7-119G7 CPU can provide 46-178 percent faster performance across games. It is 93 percent faster for video editing, and Intel said that it offers a significant performance upgrade over its competition while running different apps and processes.

Along with these new chips, Intel has also announced Intel 5G Solution 5000 is an M.2 module that has been certified for coverage across the world, including from carriers AT&T and Spring. It is said to deliver download speeds of up to 4.7GB per second and upload speed of up to 1.2GB per second, which is about a five-fold increase in speed over Intel’s Gigabit LTE technology. The modem, which is developed in collaboration with MediaTek and Fibocom, will be available in more than 30 laptop designs by 2022.

Entire specs of Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 leaked before launch

Balaji S — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:26:23 +0000

Last week, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 surfaced on Geekbench with AMD Ryzen 5 CPU. Now, Roland Quandt, through a Winfuture.de report, has revealed the entire specs of the upcoming laptop.

Representative image: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

The report says that Microsoft is eyeing to launch the Surface Laptop 4 in April 2021 i.e, next month. As per the info available from the dealers, the company will continue to sell the AMD and Intel versions of the laptop.

However, the design of the laptop is likely to be unchanged(mostly like Surface Laptop 3). If the report is true, we could see very few changes on the outside while the majority of the upgrade should be inside. Speaking of which, just like before, the AMD version of the laptop is said to be known as the ‘Surface Edition’ chips.

You can look at the specs below:

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Specs(Expected)

Build, Dimensions & weight:
- Milled Aluminum casing
- 13.5-inch : 308 x 223 x 14.5 mm, Intel- 1.31 kg / AMD- 1.25 kg.
- 15-inch: 339.5 x 244 x 14.5 mm, Intel- 1.54 kg
Display: 3:2 format, 10-point multi-touch, pixel sense display, 201 PPI
- 13.5-inch(2256 x 1504 pixels)
- 15-inch(2496 x 1664 pixels)
CPU: Intel/AMD
- Intel: Core i5-1145G7 / Core i7-1185G7
- AMD: Ryzen 5 4680U(max frequency boost- 4.4GHz) / Ryzen 7 4980U
GPU:
- Intel: Iris Plus Graphics 950
- AMD: Radeon Graphics
RAM: 8GB/16GB/32GB
SSD: 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB PCIe NVMe
Connectivity & ports: Surface Connect, USB A, USB C, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth
Battery: 49WHr
OS: Windows 10 Home

Custom-made AMD ‘Surface Edition’ and Intel 11th-gen chips

That is, Microsoft is opting for an AMD Ryzen 5 4680U and AMD Ryzen 7 4980U CPUs where the former is for the base model and the latter for the top-end variants. This goes in line with the earlier Geekbench that showed ‘renoir’ meaning the laptop will have custom-made APU(Zen 2 architecture) and Vega GPU on the AMD versions.

These are said to be built on the 7nm process and should have a TDP(Thermal Design Power) of 15W. The laptop version having both these CPUs is said to come with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD storage.

The intel version, however, will have the latest 11th-gen Tiger lake CPUs Core i5-1145G7 and Core i7-1185G7. Interestingly, Microsoft will give the users to fuse the 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD only with intel versions of the Surface Laptop 4.

That said, we can expect both the AMD and Intel models to be available in 13.5-inch and 15-inch variants as mentioned above. Other common features include Windows Hello, Surface Pen and Dial compatibility, ambient light sensor.

Microsoft launched the predecessor at a starting price of $999 for the 13-inch variant. And we can expect similar if not lower with the 2021 edition.