LAS VEGAS – The Mothership has landed, and frankly, I don’t know what to make of it. Asus’ new ROG Mothership GZ700 is part gaming laptop, part desktop and totally awesome. Launching sometime during Q2 2019 (price TBD), the hybrid device includes an adjustable kickstand and a detachable keyboard. It’ll boast a beefy 9th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU. Intel’s latest processors are also making its way into the Razer Blade Pro, Razer Blade 15, ROG Zephyrus, TUF FX505 and ROG Strix....

Better still, this lightweight laptop starts at only $499, putting it well within reach of budget-conscious consumers. Other laptops, such as the Dell XPS 15 and LG Gram 15 pack 15-inch panels into ultraportable bodies, but those laptops are $999 or more. Considering that 15-inch laptops are the most popular size and the average PC laptop sells for under $450, the VivoBook S15 is ideal for mainstream shoppers. Just as Dell has branded its super-thin displays as “InfinityEdge” screens, Asus says that the VivoBook S15’s display has a “NanoEdge” bezel....

The Laptop Mag crew compiled a ranking of the best cheap noise-cancelling earbuds based on performance, price, and purpose. Scroll down to see which ones make for great affordable pickups. What are the best cheap noise-cancelling earbuds? What are the best cheap noise-cancelling earbuds? Ranked No. 1 on our list of the best cheap noise-cancelling earbuds are the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2. The mobile giant’s latest true wireless release are a steal at $99 with strong ANC, versatile sound, and lots of features into a compact design....

Design The Brydge is pretty utilitarian. It is, in essence, the bottom half of a laptop measuring 12 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches, consisting of a slab of dark gray aluminum with a black, plastic keyboard and a small touchpad. There are two rubber spacers on the palm rest that are a bit of an eyesore, distracting from an otherwise-clean aluminum slate. But they’re functional, providing some room between the aluminum and the screen of the Surface Pro that you’ll inevitably connect to the keyboard when you close it like a laptop With the Surface Pro 4 connected, the whole thing weighs 3....

Here are 10 K-Drama tropes that actually exist in Korean society! Backbreaking Student Life Backbreaking Student Life An aspect of Korean culture that is amply represented in K-Dramas is the unbelievable pressure on students to achieve good grades and ultimately enter a prestigious university. K-Dramas like “SKY Castle”, “Green Mothers’ Club”, “Uncle”, and more recently, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” have explored the great lengths to which parents would go to make sure their child has all the specs (specifications) necessary to “succeed” in life, regardless of the consequences....

Update: We added a durability and drop test section (see below) with results from our Chromebook drop test. Educators often like to use Chromebooks in the classroom, because laptops with Google’s operating system are easy to use and hard to infect with malware. To meet students’ needs, a number of laptop makers have built durable, low-cost Chromebooks that can take a beating and handle elementary school curricula without breaking the bank....

Update May 28: Dell has announced an updated version of the Dell G3 15 gaming laptop, which features a 9th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, faster Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q graphics and a 144-Hz display. We will be updating our review once we test the latest model, which is available to buy now (opens in new tab). Dell G3 15 price and configurations Dell G3 15 price and configurations The G3 15 Gaming I tested costs $849 and is outfitted with an Intel Core i5-8300H processor, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU with 4GB of VRAM, 8GB of RAM, a 126GB SSD and a 1TB 5,400-rpm HDD....