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Realme Book Real-World Test (Performance, Battery Test, & Vlog)

I was sent the new Realme Book, the first laptop from the popular phone brand, and it looks familiar. Realme compared it to the MacBook quite a few times at their launch event and there are definitely some similarities but can this Windows laptop compete? Let’s test the battery, do some photo and video editing, and review what I like and don’t like about the new Realme Book in this real-world test. Thanks for watching!

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What is ARM? (& Why Is It In Everything Now)

Apple with their new ARM M1 chipsets, Microsoft already using ARM processors with Windows, the entire mobile phone industry running on ARM chips, you might be wondering, “What is ARM?” and why are we seeing it more lately. Well, in this Decodr episode, we’ll talk about what ARM actually is, the difference between ARM and x86, and why more companies are making ARM chipsets lately. Thanks for watching!

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Microsoft Surface Book 3 Complete Walkthrough: A Lot More Powerful

It has been over 2 and a half years since the last update to the Surface Book lineup happened and finally after waiting for this long, we now have a new version of Microsoft’s top of the line laptop (or 2-1 one technically). For now, Microsoft sent me a Surface Book 3 to borrow so let’s go through it in this complete walkthrough.  Now, if you’re not familiar, a complete walkthrough on this channel is

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How to Use Your Surface Studio as a Monitor

I love the Surface Studio. The design feels futuristic, it’s aspect ratio is great for multitasking, the hinge and pen make it a joy to use for photo editing or just sketching, etc. The issue I have with it though, is that Microsoft should maybe just have made it a monitor you could plug into instead of an all-in-one computer. The reason I say that is because as much as I love the design, the

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Microsoft Surface Pro X Complete Walkthrough: The Best Surface Pro

Microsoft just released the Surface Pro X; the decidedly slicker looking Surface Pro powered by a new type of chipset (that will discuss more in detail in a bit). Microsoft sent me one to check out I figured I’d try and do a complete walkthrough on it for you guys. If you aren’t familiar, a complete walkthrough on this channel is where I go through every feature I can on a device so that you

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Razer Blade Pro 17 Upgrade

How to Upgrade the Razer Blade Pro 17 RAM & SSD

The Razer Blade Pro 17, the long-awaited redesign to the Razer Blade Pro lineup, is finally here and in line with all the other Razer Blade laptops we’ve seen lately, there is a welcomed feature: it’s upgradeable. What I mean by that is that you can buy the Razer Blade 17 Pro from Razer in the one RAM and SSD configuration they now only sell their laptops in, and then, should you feel the urge,

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Huawei Matebook 13 Real-World Test

The new Huawei Matebook 13 has a lot going for it. Great specs, decent-sized battery, and, best of all, a great price. So, let’s put it through a real-world test and see how it does over the course of a day using like I would any laptop of mine. Check out the best price I found on the Matebook 13 here, if interested! Let me know what you guys think in the comments below and

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Razer Blade 15 2019

Razer Blade 15 (2019) Complete Walkthrough: RTX Graphics

Another CES has passed and with it, we have yet another new laptop iteration from Razer (they launch so many laptops and new versions, I feel like its every few months and they have an announcement of some sort). Regardless though, this latest announcement was the unveiling of the Razer Blade 15 2019 model. I did a video on the original Razer Blade 15 not too long ago along with the Razer Blade Mercury White model

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Huawei Matebook 13 Complete Walkthrough: One of the Best 13-Inch Laptops For The Money

Huawei’s flagship laptop from last year the Matebook X Pro is still one of the best made and most bang-for-your-buck laptops you can buy in my opinion. Here at CES though, they just launched a new, less expensive version in the Matebook line up–with some comparable specs that make it worth taking a look at. This is the Huawei Matebook 13 and since I was given some time with it, I managed to do a

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Razer Blade 15 White

Razer Blade 15 Mercury White Complete Walkthrough: Limited Edition Power

Razer sent me a package I was a little surprised by–the limited edition Razer Blade 15 in Mercury White as they call it. It’s pretty limited edition frankly, so I figured even though it’s similar to the Razer Blade 15 I did recently, there might be some of you out there that might want to check out how the device looks in the new finish. So let’s do complete walkthrough on the Razer Blade 15

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Surface Studio 2 Complete Walkthrough: Finally Has the Power It Needs

When I saw the first Surface Studio, I had a visceral reaction to it. It was unique, beautifully designed, it was something I wanted even though I had no use for it. I just wanted it in my office. I think when anyone I knew saw that first commercial for it, not a single one wasn’t intrigued, and also, because of the way the commercial was filmed–in a very different way from Microsoft’s normal ads

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