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Desktop replacement laptops occupy a unique position in the PC market. These computers target gamers, video editors, and 3D artists, promising excellent desktop-class performance in a compact form factor. But cramming high-end hardware into a laptop means trade-offs in cooling, power consumption, upgradeability, and performance.

Gaming laptops used to require a handful of compromises in order to achieve a fraction of what a less expensive desktop PC was capable of, but the Lenovo Legion 5i is a shining example of how far lightweight portable gaming devices have come. CGMagazine has reviewed previous versions of Lenovo’s Legion series, and thankfully, their…

Graphics card prices, AI rendering, and upscaling technologies continue to shape the PC gaming market. RTX 5090 is appearing at prices far above its launch cost, Radeon owners are testing Nvidia’s DLSS features through an unofficial mod, and NVIDIA is working to reduce the processing cost of DLSS 5. These developments raise questions about GPU…

The upcoming XBOX Project Helix is expected to bring a PC-like architecture to Microsoft’s console platform. This raises questions about how much freedom users will have to upgrade its hardware, including storage, memory, graphics cards, and power supplies. While a more open design could make the system easier to maintain and expand, Microsoft can only…