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Mini-PC review: The Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U-powered Minisforum UM250

Enlarge / This tiny PC’s Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U is a couple generations out of date—but it’s inexpensive, and it still packs a serious punch. (credit: Jim Salter) Minisforum’s UM250 is a very small form factor PC with the power and the ports to take on a lot of tasks. And due to its choice […]

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Dell Alienware launches its first AMD-powered gaming laptop since 2007

Behold: the all-important top-down keyboard view. [credit: Dell ] This time last year, we covered one of the first Ryzen 9 gaming laptops—Asus’ ROG Zephyrus G14. A year later, Dell is joining the Ryzen-powered gaming laptop party with its new Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition. Last year, the Achilles heel of Ryzen-powered gaming laptops was mediocre […]

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Want some Ryzen in your Surface? Rumor has it Microsoft does, too

Enlarge / Microsoft’s x86_64 Surface Laptop (right) looks to be in for an AMD-flavored refresh, alongside the usual Intel varieties. (credit: Microsoft) According to a report by German news site WinFuture, Microsoft’s new Surface 4 Laptop—set to debut this April—will offer AMD and Intel processor options side by side. With 2020’s Surface Laptop 3, only […]