Image: Asus Despite the deals available as Black Friday approaches, I haven’t seen many laptops that I’d say fall into the budget range — at least, not ones I’d actually recommend to my friends. But thanks to a Ryzen CPU and generous RAM, this $400 Asus laptop from Best Buy is perfect if you want
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AMD is rebadging 2022 Ryzen processors as ‘new’ chips
Image: AMD If you’re in the market for a new Ryzen PC, beware: AMD is updating some of its old Ryzen processors with fresh branding and updated model numbers and passing them off as new processors. AMD has carved out a number of “new” Ryzen 100-series chips alongside a pair of new Ryzen 10-series model
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Get this 15-inch HP Ryzen laptop with 16GB of RAM
Image: HP Eight hundred bucks for a laptop with an older processor isn’t a great deal, but chop that price almost in half and it gets a lot more appealing. Today, Best Buy is offering a 15-inch HP laptop with 16GB of memory for just $449.99—a nice $350 off its retail price. The HP 15-FC0307DX
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The AMD Ryzen Z2 will power next-gen gaming handhelds
AMD is following up its impressive Ryzen Z1 chip, which powered the original ASUS ROG Ally, with the Ryzen Z2 at CES 2025. You can pretty much guess what it delivers: More power, and potentially more battery life, but if you plan to wait for Valve to release a Z2-powered Steam Deck, don't get your
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AMD delays Ryzen 9000 launch until August to ensure CPU
Image: Adam Patrick Murray / Foundry There’s a lot of enthusiasm surrounding AMD’s next-gen desktop CPUs, which were announced for a release at the end of this month. I’m sorry to report that you’ll need to curb it, at least for a couple of weeks. AMD has amended the launch date for the Ryzen 9000