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  1. The AI feature of the Aero 15 X9 I’ll also briefly talk about Gigabyte’s new AI feature that comes with the v9 Aero laptops, so the new ones with RTX graphics. There are two modes, AI Edge and AI Cloud. AI Edge processes the data locally to make the best decisions in terms of what to change like fan speeds and power limits, while the AI Cloud setting will send data to Microsoft and get the best settings for the workload based on other user submitted data, so I’m expecting it to perform better. The CPU was undervolted by -0.12v as denoted by UV on the graph, and the graphics overclock was with a 90MHz boost to the GPU core. I’ll also note that out of the box, the X9 was overvolted by 0.01v. In every single other test, the CPU was thermal throttling at 90 degrees Celsius, as shown by the blue bars, while the 2070 Max-Q graphics was thermal throttling in most tests, any time the green bar was at 86 degrees Celsius. The graphics only stopped thermal throttling when the fan speed was manually maxed out, and at the top with the Thermaltake Massive 20 cooling pad in use I got the best results. These are the average clock speeds for the same tests just shown. I personally use an Aero 15X, and I think it’s the best laptop available for me in terms of both gaming and content creation, the X9 is essentially the same, just a bit more powerful and overall more polished. For instance it’s got precision drivers out of the box now, updated control center software, and I’m interested to see how the AI feature goes in the future, however as we saw it doesn’t help too much yet. So what do you guys think about the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9 laptop? Let me know what you guys thought about the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9 laptop down in the comments. Source: 24hreviews.com
  2. What are the differences between the Dell G5 gaming laptop and the G7? A lot of you have asked me this question, and as I’ve finished reviewing both I can now answer, so let’s compare these two laptops, dell G5 vs G7 and help you pick the right one. First let’s check out the differences in specs I’ve got here, as both laptops can be configured quite differently. I’ve got the highest specced G5 and G7 here. In my G5 I’ve got the Intel i7-8750H CPU, while the G7 has the i9-8950HK. Both are 6 core CPUs, but the i9 has higher clock speeds and can also be overclocked, but they’re also available with i5 or i7 CPUs. Only the G7 gets the i9, so if you want the i9 it’s your only option, but as you’ll see soon the i9 might not be worth it. As for graphics both laptops the have Nvidia 1060 Max-Q, but the G5 can also be configured with the 1050Ti or 1050 instead, and they both also have the same 15.6”1080p 60Hz IPS panel but have a 4K option too. For network connectivity both have gigabit ethernet ports, support for 802.11ac WiFi, and Bluetooth version 5. Both laptops have a very similar matte black metallic design, the G5 has red accenting all around it while the G7 has blue, although the G7 is also available in white. Physically there are only a few small differences, as you’ll soon see. As for the size differences they’re exactly the same in both width, depth, and height, so I guess they’re using the same chassis as they look very similar. They weigh about the same too at around 2.8kg, and then 3.5kg with the 180 watt power bricks included. The I/O on the left hand side is exactly the same in both laptops, there’s a Noble lock slot, the power input, gigabit ethernet port, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A port, and SD card slot. The right is exactly the same too, there’s a 3.5mm audio combo jack, two USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports, USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3 support, and HDMI 2.0 output. Personally I don’t think there’s enough difference between them and would just go the G5, unless you really either wanted the white option or slightly nicer overall design with the G7 or to videoget the i9 CPU, as that’s not an option with the G5, although as we saw in most cases it doesn’t really perform much better than the i7 outside of single threaded workloads. I can see why so many people asked about the differences between the G5 and G7 as they’re very similar, hopefully this comparison has helped you see that the differences are pretty minor. So which of these two laptops would you guys pick? Should buy Dell G5 or G7?
  3. Federal regulators have filed a complaint against Facebook for letting landlords and home sellers pick and choose who gets to see their ads. Facebook is getting in trouble again for housing ads that a US agency says are discriminatory. The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Friday that it's filed a formal complaint against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act because the social network lets landlords and home sellers engage in housing discrimination. Facebook allows advertisers to decide who gets their housing-related ads based on the users' race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability and ZIP code, according to a HUD press release. This conduct helps advertisers limit housing options for certain people as part of "targeted advertising," which is discriminatory. This is an ongoing issue with Facebook. A ProPublica investigation on the tech giant's advertising platform in 2016 showed that people could target housing advertisements to and away from specific races and ethnicities. Facebook said it'd try to fix it. A year later, ProPublica found that the social network was still letting such housing ads get through. The groups excluded from seeing those ads are all protected under the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination against potential renters or buyers on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin." HUD also said Facebook promotes its targeted advertising platform with "success stories" for finding "the perfect homeowners," "reaching home buyers," "attracting renters" and "personalizing property ads." The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York also joined HUD in district court on Friday because of other private litigants challenging Facebook's advertising model, according to the release. "There is no place for discrimination on Facebook; it's strictly prohibited in our policies. Over the past year we've strengthened our systems to further protect against misuse," said Joe Osborne, a Facebook spokesperson, in an email statement. "We're aware of the statement of interest filed and will respond in court; and we'll continue working directly with HUD to address their concerns." Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-takes-heat-from-hud-over-allegedly-discriminatory-housing-ads/
  4. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Features review and Price. Samsung's Galaxy Note phones have always been about more. More screen, more battery, more specs, more power, more features. And the new Note 9 is the most more of them all. It has the biggest screen, the fastest processor, the biggest battery, the most storage, and the most features of any Note phone. And it also has the biggest price. This thing costs $1,000 and up, and it's way more than any prior mainstream Samsung phone. So is all of this more stuff worth it? The Note 9 doesn't look much different from last year's Note 8. It has the same basic design of the past few Note models. There's lots of screen, curved glass on the front and back, and a metal frame. This time there's a 6.4-inch screen, which is just barely, basically indistinguishably bigger than the screen on the Note 8. But in a cool twist, the Note 9 isn't really bigger as a phone. The base model has 128 gigabytes, but you can get one with up to 512 gigabytes if you're okay with spending 1,250 bucks for it. Either of those models also have a Micro SD card slot, so you can max this thing out with up to one terabyte of storage if you really want to. But the most more that you get with the Note 9 is more battery. Samsung put a 4,000-milliamp hour battery in this phone. That's 500 milliamp hours more than the S9+ and a full 700 more milliamp hours more than the Note 8. That really makes it an all-day device, even if you're a really heavy user that's always looking at your phone. And finally, we have DeX, Samsung's attempt to make your phone work as a computer. And it's easier to get DeX up and running with the Note 9. You basically just need a USB-C to HDMI adapter. But it's still just as clumsy to use as it was a year or so ago when DeX first came out. It's slow, it's limited, there's many apps that are still incompatible with it. And it's really a great phone. There's very little to complain about here. If you need more screen, more storage, and more battery life, you can't go wrong, so long as you're willing to spend more to get those things. But Samsung's own Galaxy S9+ offers a lot of the same features as the Note 9 for a lot less money, which means that you really have to want the most for the Note 9 to make sense. That's 500 milliamp hours more than the S9+ battery, and a full 700 milliamp hours more than the Note 8's. That makes the Note 9 a real all-day device, even if you're a heavy user that's been listening to crickets all day long. Source: https://24hreviews.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-features-review-and-price/
  5. Overview: Display: 15.6″ Full HD eDP IPS-Level 45% NTSC | Operating System: Windows 10 Processor: New Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2 – 4.1GHz (6 Cores) Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050 2G GDDR5 RAM: 16GB (8G*2) DDR4 2400MHz, 2 Sockets; Max Memory 32GB | Storage: 256GB SSD + 1TB (5400RPM) Keyboard: Steel series Red Backlit Customizable Keyboard | Nahmic 3 Audio | VIVID Color NTSC | Brushed Cover Design | Cooler Boost 4 The dimensions of the laptop are 38.3cm in width, 26cm in depth, and 2.9cm in height, so a little on the thicker side but hopefully that will help with thermals, more on that later. The laptop is listed at 2.2kg on the MSI website, and mine was just a little above this. (source: MSI GV62 8RC review) Based on the price and the specs it’s a lower end gaming laptop, at least compared to many other laptops I’ve featured on the channel recently, but it’s still plenty to give you a great gaming experience in less demanding titles. I want to chose it for gaming. So what did you guys think of the GV62 8RC gaming laptop from MSI?
  6. I think I will chose Aero 15X, I like it for Gaming, as for gaming, assuming both models had the 1070 Max-Q I’d expect them to perform quite similarly, however as mentioned I was not able to test this myself as my GS65 had 1060 graphics.
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