A shipping manifest leak points to Asus switching away from Intel to power a new NUC mini gaming PC using an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU.

Asus claims there should be no concerns over functionality or performance when it comes to its new GPU connector.

Luke checks out two new ASUS laptops, the ZenBook 13 OLED UM325S featuring a Ryzen 7 5800U and the ASUS ZenBook Flip S UX371 featuring a Core i7-1165G7. He puts both laptops through their paces and comes out with a very strong verdict at the end,

Since taking over the NUC line of mini PCs from Intel in 2023, Asus has continued to offer small desktops with Intel and AMD processor options. But so far the company has only used the NUC brand for models with Intel processors, while marketing AMD-powered systems as ExpertCenter systems.

What Intel is arguing for is more open source and standardized from the factory floor to repair shops and the home user. This would mean that anyone could find components and tools to repair or upgrade their laptop.

ASUS looks to be making a new non-Intel NUC: rumored new NUC has AMD's latest (and kick ass) Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU inside. ASUS is reportedly preparing a new family of NUC Mini-PCs that will be powered by AMD's new Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" APUs.

Intel’s proposed design integrates separate components for the new LPCAMM memory standard, plus the more common Wi-Fi and SSD upgrades that can be handled with M.2 cards. Intel says that these designs offer “seamless scaling” for laptops with screen sizes from 14 to 16 inches, with options for fanless, single-fan, and dual-fan cooling.

Intel proposed a modular laptop design for laptops and mini-PCs that focuses on the right-to-repair and sustainability.

Both Asus Chromebook CR11 and Chromebook CR12 variants are available in CPU options of Intel N150 and Intel N250. They come with support for up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 128GB of eMMC onboard storage and Intel UHD graphics. They run on ChromeOS out of the box.

It is so light!,” are the exact words that I thought of when I unboxed the new Asus ZenBook S 14 laptop. The product briefing for this laptop happened a couple of months back and I finally have it with me.

With Asus Rog Zephyrus G16 laptop comes the efficient performance capability of AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Processors and is backed by NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 4070, 4080 graphics card along with a large enough screen size of 16 inch display.

RTX 3080 Ti is official and today reviews are going live. On paper, this GPU is very close to the RTX 3090, but how much difference is there when gaming? Dominic also tests three AIB cards from Gigabyte,