Promotional materials have appeared on the Internet with photos of Dell and Alienware laptops, and some of them will be equipped with the latest Intel Core Ultra processors.

The images show the XPS 13, 14, 16, as well as the Alienware m16 R2 and m18 R2.

All new products will receive a 14th generation Intel Core CPU, but we know that this same 14th generation will include both Raptor Lake Refresh and the latest Meteor Lake. But only the latter will bear the names Core Ultra.

Also, some laptops will have discrete graphics cards of the GeForce RTX 40 line. There are no other technical details yet, but these are all fairly high-end laptops.

They should be announced at CES 2024, like many other laptops based on the new Intel processors.

DxOMark experts named the sound system of the Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro, 2023) the best among those tested.

The authors of the source test not only smartphones, but also laptops, although much less frequently. In this case, the latest version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro, equipped with the M3 Pro SoC, turns out to have better speakers and at the same time a better screen. In total, for these indicators (the source calls it Music & Video), the laptop received 154 points, while the same MacBook on the M2 Pro at one time earned 149 points.

At the same time, interestingly, the quality of video calls in the old model is slightly better: 144 points versus 142. But the final result of 148 points still puts the new product in the lead, although the difference with the previous version is only 1 point.

If you look at the entire rating, the first few places are occupied exclusively by Apple laptops.

Huawei introduced a new generation of MateBook D16 mobile computers in China. For a model with a 16-inch screen, the weight is small – only 1.68 kg, while inside the top versions there is a rechargeable battery with a capacity of 70 Wh. But there is no discrete graphics, and the amount of RAM is limited to 16 GB.

Huawei MateBook D16 will be offered with four processors to choose from: Core i5-13420H, Core i5-13500H, Core i7-13700H and Core i9-13900H. Prices are, respectively, 645, 700, 840 and 910 dollars.

For now, pre-orders are only accepted for the most affordable version, and its characteristics are fully disclosed: the MateBook D16 with a Core i5-13420H processor has a screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, a 56 Wh battery, a USB-C port through which DisplayPort 1.2 video output is implemented .