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and WTF is that supposed to be...?

7.2Gb/s, 512GB since when is RAM slower than an NVMe SSD? Or is it 0.9GB/s per module (I see 20 modules in the graphic)? Or is it 0.9GB/s per stack (8 stacks/module * 20 modules leads to 160 stacks*0.9GB/s/stack = 144GB/s)?

There is a typo where you say "MB14C" instead of "MB14AC" I think it should be mentioned that the MB16AC monitor has been available for three years and in my opinion, is still the gold standard in 15" portable monitors, and will be until the first good 120Hz+ monitors come. The MB14AC seems to...

4.5 stars > 4.5 stars I'm talking about the Mars Pro vs Mars here and the stars you gave for each compared to how much better you said the Pro is.

I think it's worth putting my opinion in here, mostly because recently I have seen one brand in particular come up consistently as manufacturing the best-on-paper device in category after category. That brand is Asus. I'm typing this on an MSI laptop, a GT62VR which I bought just before the...

I think you need to provide some recording samples in your microphone reviews

A new WiFi 6 card costs less than $20 on eBay (search Intel AX200NGW) and is very easy to install. I just did this in my XPS 15 9560, works great. So I can't accept having a WiFi 6 card as being a large selling point.

I think there is an error on this page. This is a microphone review, yet there are no example audio recordings linked anywhere.

"The ZenBook S will feature a single USB Type-C port and two Thunderbolt 3 ports" You've made a mistake here somewhere. You've only shown the left side of this laptop (with a single type-C port), so I'm left guessing that right side has one type-C and one type-A port, where both type-C are TB3...

128 GB -> 119.2 GiB 256 GB -> 238.4 GiB 512 GB -> 476.8 GiB These are just calculations. Please correct me if the actual drive capacities are different.

I like me a laptop review, but I'll point out that it seems you have 7 pictures variously showing the plain old top of the laptop, and 0 that clearly show the left I/O all at once. Not a fan of the artsy angles and shallow depth of field.

Great teardowns, Dan! Very interesting to see these tested to failure. Your old articles are helping me judge how to replace my recently-dead UPS, too. Any plans on testing USB-PD power supplies?

You called it, mufox77. I've just been experimenting with my own 9560 w/ 1050, and find that with a certain GPU benchmark, I'll reach 12 MH/s with the original charger, 8 MH/s on battery, and 6.5 MH/s when charging via the USB type-C port using USB power delivery. My USB type-C power meter says...

Unfortunately, just looking at the laptop's load can't fully answer if it supports USB-PD. Yes, most chargers only support 60W or 65W but the specification does allow for up to 100W. And there exist gaming laptops that do lose charge when plugged in and under load, anyway, with the AC adapters...

Thanks, Clamyboy74 for mentioning that this model can switch between G-sync enabled and Optimus enabled. That was my first question after reading this review, because it sounds like that ability (very useful, I think) is exclusive to only some Clevo/Sager laptops. But I also would like to know...