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storage capacity across all but the cheapest models is also a plus; we’ve dinged
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today’s game libraries.
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Below is a list of alternatives we’ll be pitting against the Blade 15 Advanced
Model, including the previous Blade 15 Advanced Edition. The Alienware x15 is
the most direct competitor, while the Alienware x17 is on paper the most potent
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ROG Zephyrus G14 shows what a smaller chassis (and AMD Ryzen chip) can
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Productivity tests: The main benchmark of UL’s PCMark 10 simulates a
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spreadsheeting, web browsing, and videoconferencing. We also run PCMark
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laptop’s storage.
Three benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads, to
rate a PC’s suitability for processor-intensive workloads. Maxon’s Cinebench