Computer Shopper - UK (2020-04)

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ASUS’S BILLBOARDLAPTOPLID

Weirdly,themost interesting thing about the Asus ROGZephyrus G14 gaming laptop is the lid.
That’s nottodownplayhow it packs in oneofAMD’s brand-newRyzen 4800U mobile
processors, its 120Hz displayrefresh rateoritsoverclocked
GeForceRTX2060 GPU, but the light-up lid is
something truly unique.
Nearly halfofit is covered in LEDs
–1,215ofthem,tobe exact–and you
canhavethese displayalogo ortextof
your choosing. It’sanice wayof
personalising your laptop without having
toplaster it in stickers, although the
LEDs are limitedtoafew hundred shades
ofwhiteratherthanbeing in colour.
This displayadds about 100g
ofweight, though you can get a
Zephyrus G14 without it as well.
There’s no pricingavailable,but a
March launch is on the cards.

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OLDDELL

FAVOURITE

RETURNS

New versionsofthe Dell XPS 13 are

rarely surprising, yet still worth looking

forwardto–few other laptop lines are

as consistently well crafted. Dell had the

new model on the stands at CES, and

although manyofthe upgrades are

likelytobe routinefor2020 upgrades

–Intel 10th-gen chips, Wi-Fi6support

and so on–therewasacompletely new

emphasis on displayquality.

Forone,the laptopnow adopts a

taller 16:10 aspect ratio,sothere’s more

roomforreadingwithout needingto

scroll, and if you plumpforthe 4K

version (which runs at 3,840x2,400;

there are also cheaper 1,920x1,200

models), it will also support HDR400

and can allegedly cover 90%ofthe

DCI-P3 colour gamut.

This could provetobeakeyupgrade

toan already greatformula.We’llfind

outforsurewhen it launches in the

UK later this year.

TVsOFTHE FUTURE

There was plentyoftelevisiontech on show,even if mostofit wasofamore aspirational

nature than what you’d normally see on store shelves. The LG Signature OLEDR(below)

isaprime example.This flexible,8K, 65in OLED screen rolls outofits boxy housing,

rolling back in when not in use like an inverted projector screen.Very cool,but also very

expensive,withastarting priceof$60,000 (£47,600).

Samsung also provided more detailsofits seriesofMicroLED TVs. MicroLED isanew

kindofscreentech where millionsoftiny LEDs reproduce an image directly and, like OLED,

can produce perfect blacksbyswitching themselvesoff.However,what’smost striking

about TheWall,Samsung’s first major implementationofMicroLED,isits sheer size,with

both 88in and gargantuan 150invariants being planned.