When you buy a laptop, why are you buying it? For most of us, it's the convenience of having a portable computer. Smartphones are the same, but there's nothing like getting work done on a proper laptop.

Many Malaysians prefer Intel® laptops, and there are quite a few models under the Intel® Evo™ category. So, have you been looking for an Intel® Evo™ laptop without knowing what it actually is and who it would benefit? The short answer is - someone who needs a machine that's as powerful as it is portable. For the longer answer and more details, do read on.

Hey, Christmas might be over, but it doesn't mean the shopping has to end! Many companies are still running promotions, so now's a good time to buy what you want. And if that's a new AMD Ryzen™ laptop, you should check out Notebook Plaza's 11th anniversary promo campaign for some sweet deals.

It's the same case when it comes to laptops, which have become the mainstream option for work. Some people want laptops that are premium, stylish, and portable these days. With brands like Acer, HP, and Lenovo there are plenty of options available to us. If you are one of these people, here's 4 reasons why you should pick an Intel® Evo™ class laptop!

For the longest time, gaming laptops relied on Intel CPUs to deliver the best gaming performance. However, Intel's star has fallen and we've begun to see more laptops with AMD CPUs since 2020. This year, more gaming laptops are expected to feature AMD's latest Ryzen 5000 mobile series CPUs.

In conjunction with the release of new processors from Intel and AMD, major laptop manufacturers such as Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, HP, and Dell release more than 20 laptop variants in a year. That in mind, there are some stuff laptop manufacturers are doing right while other features felt like it doesn’t quite hit the mark. Let's have a look at what those are, shall we?

If you're not familiar with HyperX, it's a gaming peripheral company by Kingston which is quite reputable among PC gamers. So reputable in fact, it is going be acquired by the HP brand for $425 million and we don't think we need to tell you how valuable is that in Malaysian Ringgit. The transaction is apparently underway.

Shopee will be hosting the 10.10 Only Deals, where you can get gadgets and more from as low as RM0.10 on 10 October 2020 from midnight 12AM to 2AM. But that’s not all, notable brands such as Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple and more will be having massive discounts as well as giving out discount codes, so be sure to visit Shopee during the aforementioned time.

Welcome back TechNavers! For this edition of TechNave NewsBytes 2020 #15 we have Samsung about their TV innovations through the years, Huawei got 8 awards for their networking prowess and Shopee is going to be holding a Live Kpop Fest… online. Celcom rewarded their Game Hero finalists, Maxis rewarded their eKelas and Digi is offering SMEs another online option via their MyDigi Bazaar.

Intel announced their Hybrid processors, HP donated laptops, Yoodo’s Gank team got into the Malaysia Book of Records, Fitbit has some Father’s day deals and Shell has some promotions on their cashless payment options. edotco is offering job opportunities, Micron is planning a UV robot fest and Kaspersky has some GReAT ideas. 

Nokia did a survey on 5G, eGG are doing the NBA 2K League and Snap announced some Snap Partner Summit highlights. Grab announced their Grab for Good report while for this issue of TechNave, the Special comes from unifi with tips to improve your home wifi performance. Check them out.

Gaming laptops often come with over-the-top design and bulky weight to house the cooling fans. To tone it down, HP has upgraded their 15-inch OMEN laptop with a new redesign. Now, the laptop will come with 11 percent thinner chassis than its previous model. Other than that, there are other features that are worth mentioning as well, let's come look at what they are!

As Movement Control Order (MCO) is still going on, all students are now doing e-learning at home in order to keep themselves safe. Some of them are fortunate enough to have access to technology products that can help them to continue learning, but we have to know that there are also students who don't have access to education as they do not have a proper tool to do it. To make the situation better, HP is now working with Teach For Malaysia, a non-profit organization to provide laptops for underprivileged students.