MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Edition, GS70 2QE specifications, launched at Computex 2015

At the stand of MSI at Computex 2015, the Apothetech team came across MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Edition and MSI GS70 2QE gaming laptops, both of which feature GeForce GTX 880M,GeForce GTX 970M or 980M. Pricing information was not available but we are pretty sure they will be costing around 1500 euros. Both laptops not only have an aggressive gaming laptop style design but also make use of great quality materials and bold colors.  MSI GS60 Ghost Red Edition and MSI GS70 Stealth Pro Silver Edition specifications are given below.

MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Edition specs

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2015 HP Pavilion X2 specifications, vs 2014 model

HP Pavilion X2 2015 laptop has been launched and in this we will see the difference between 2015 and 2014 model. The major changes have been introduced to the keyboard dock which now feels more solid. This new keyboard dock provides almost same feel to that of a classic laptop keyboard.

2015 HP Pavilion X2 review

Of course there is no touchpad to save space but it has same 1.5mm pitch and is about 93 percent of typical laptop size keyboard.  The dock also passes him a very powerful magnetic hanging system to prevent wear of mechanical jaws. A full-size USB port is also present and a Micro HDMI port and a microSD card reader.

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Acer TravelMate P645-S is a rugged business laptop with broadwell processors

Acer TravelMate P645-S has been launched in USA which will be much welcomed by businessmen looking for thin and light broadwell powered laptop. The lid, palm rest and bottom of Acer TravelMate P645-S is made of carbon fiber which allowed the manufacture to keep the overall weight light.

Acer TravelMate P645-S specifications

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AMD Bristol Ridge Basilisk Styx coming in 2016, specifications inside

According to a leaked roadmap, AMD will be launching three new CPU series in 2016. These processors, Bristol Ridge, Basilisk and Styx are designed for servers and not for consumer devices such as tablets and laptops. However this is an exciting piece of news as it will be the first ARM based APU from Sunnyvale CPU manufacture. 

AMD Bristol Ridge Basilisk Styx

Bristol Ridge CPU: 15-35W, with (up to) four "Zen" cores;
Basilisk CPU: 5-15W, with a maximum of two "Zen" cores;
Styx CPU: 2W, with a maximum of two custom ARM-based "K12" core.

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HP Pavilion 11 x360, Pavilion 13 x360 2015 laptops released with updated processors

New variants of HP Pavilion 11 x360 and HP Pavilion 15 x360 were unveiled today by HP featured new thinner design and updated processors based on Intel Braswell and Intel Broadwell architecture. There are three configurations available right now.

HP Pavilion 13 x360 2015 review

* HP Pavilion 11 x360 with HD display (1366 x 768 pixels), Intel Pentium N3700, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive costing $ 409;
* HP Pavilion 11 x360 with HD display (1366 x 768 pixels), Intel Core M-5Y10C, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive costing $ 499;
* HP Pavilion 13 x360 with HD display (1366 x 768 pixels), Intel Core i3, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive costing $ 529.

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System76 Lemur features Broadwell-U and Ubuntu Linux

System76 Lemur is the latest Linux laptop in the market, packing a 14.1 inch display and Intel Broadwell processor. The cheapest model retails  for 599 dollars for which you get 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD. If you spend $89 extra, you get 120GB mSATA SSD that will give tremendous boost to performance. Its 6 cell battery promises 4-5 hour of runtime on a single charge.

System76 Lemur review

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