34 PCWorld JULY 2019NEWS
The monstrous, momentous PC
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From futuristic laptops to trailblazing new chips, this is the PC hardware that caught our
eye at Computex 2019. BY BRAD CHACOSC
ES is where the technology
industry goes to dream.
Computex, in Taipei, Taiwan, is
where things get real ahead of
the crucial back-to-school and holiday
seasons. At this year’s show, some of the
PC’s most ambitious dreams are finally
becoming tangible.
This was a Computex to remember. AMDflexed its hard-earned 7nm muscle, beating
both Intel and Nvidia to the punch with
cutting-edge Ryzen and Radeon chips. But
those giants pushed back hard, rolling out
new laptop initiatives—and Intel’s long-
delayed 10nm processors.
Chipmakers weren’t the only companies
strutting their stuff. Computer makers
showed off all sorts of wild new gear, from