MSI has updated its Modern All-in-One (AiO) PC series with models featuring Intel Alder Lake-P mobile processors. The new MSI Modern AM272 12M and Modern AM272P 12M come with processors up to the Intel Core i7-1260P . These are both 27-inch FHD IPS screen-based AiOs. The other major new thing to this series is the inclusion of a Windows Hello webcam with biometrics-based Tobii Aware software. It is increasingly common for systems makers to use mobile CPUs for their compact desktops and AiOs, and here we have a prime example. The new MSI Modern AM272 Series AiOs use Alder Lake-P series mobile processors, with Iris Xe graphics on board. The top-spec Intel Core i7-1260 is offers four performance cores, eight efficient cores, and 16 threads in total. The processor runs at up to 4.7 GHz Turbo, has 18MB cache, and operates at between 28 and 68W depending on product / form factor. Compare this to the predecessor, the MSI Modern AM271 Series, which offered up to the Intel Core i7-1165G7 … [Read more...] about MSI Announces 27-Inch AiOs With Alder Lake-P
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GPD Win Max 2 Crowdfunder Reveals Pricing
GPD has finally revealed the pricing for its soon to be crowdfunded GPD Win Max 2 (opens in new tab) Steam Deck competitor. The GPD Win Max 2 has a 10 inch ‘bezel less’ screen and options for Intel Alder Lake and AMD Ryzen 7 6800U CPUs, is nicely differentiated from the Steam Deck in terms of hardware, but until now we haven’t known which is the better bargain. Well now we do, even though crowdfunding hasn’t started yet. The Win Max 2 is a much more expensive handheld, starting out at $899 in its most basic incarnation, an AMD 6800U APU (opens in new tab) (eight cores, 16 threads, 12 GPU cores) with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of storage. This model, of which only 50 will be produced, is marked as not for retail. The real meat comes with the next model, which keeps the same specs apart from increasing the storage to 1TB for $999. Then a model with 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM comes in at $1,199, and a top-end model that takes those specs and swells the SSD out to 2TB is … [Read more...] about GPD Win Max 2 Crowdfunder Reveals Pricing