Best laptops from IFA 2022

There certainly was no shortage of flashy new devices at IFA 2022. From ASUS and Acer to Dell and Lenovo, plenty of new and refreshed laptops took heart stage over the course of the Berlin merchandise show. But, for us, some stood out from the pack more than others. Hither'south a await at our top 5 picks from IFA 2022.

Best of IFA No. v – Acer Predator Triton 900

Acer Predator Triton 900

Acer is certainly looking to make a lasting impression with its latest gaming laptop. At first glance, the new Predator Triton 900 looks similar your standard, chunky gaming laptop. Merely it's hiding a pretty unique feature not found in others of its ilk: a convertible display.

Acer is mum on specs for correct at present, and in that location'due south no release window or toll right now. Simply the display'south rotating hinge and Acer's Aeroblade cooling tech certainly make it stand up out from the pack.

All-time of IFA No. four – ASUS ZenBook serial

ZenBook 14

With the latest refresh of its signature ZenBook line, ASUS has gone for slim bezels and packed plenty of inside. Coming in 13-inch, 14-inch, and xv-inch variants, the line now packs a 95-percent screen-to-body ratio, along with Intel'southward latest 8th Gen Core CPUs and up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q graphics.

The new ZenBooks are expected to launch in Q4 with pricing and availability to be appear at a afterward engagement.

Best of IFA No. 3 – Lenovo Yoga C930

Lenovo Yoga C930

Taking the number three spot is Lenovo's new Yoga C930. Gone is the watch-band hinge nowadays on previous models. In its place is a rotating soundbar hinge that sports Dolby Atmos, diggings you lot with enough of sound no thing the device's orientation.

Add together to that Dolby Vision HDR in both Hard disk drive and 4K options, an included pen garaged in the body, along with Intel's 8th Gen Core i5 and i7 processors, and there'south plenty to similar here.

The Lenovo Yoga C930 is expected to go on sale in October starting at $1,099.

Best of IFA No. ii – Lenovo Yoga Book C930 (Yoga Book ii)

Yoga Book 2 C930

For 2022, Lenovo is redoing the Yoga Book, making the insides match the outside. While it comes at a higher starting price, it finally appears to deliver in performance.

While Lenovo has stepped things up on the ability front, moving from an Intel Atom chip on the original Yoga Volume to a full Intel Core i5 Y-serial chip on the C930, it has also boosted its display tech too with a 10.viii-inch 2560x1600 panel with Wacom pen support.

The existent magic, though, is the lower ten.8-inch full HD E Ink display that also doubles every bit a keyboard or notepad. That keyboard can change betwixt keyboard layouts on the fly to accommodate different regions and languages.

The Lenovo Yoga Book C930 is expected to go along sale in October at a price of $999.

Best of IFA No. 1 – Lenovo Yoga C630 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

Lenovo Yoga C630

Leading our picks is the Lenovo Yoga C630, which is the first laptop to sport Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 850 processor.

Every bit Windows 10 on ARM devices go, the Yoga C630 doesn't veer too far off from what we've seen before. However, it will offer a model with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. The Snapdragon 850 also brings a significant performance boost over the previous 835 chip, and Lenovo is estimating up to 25 hours of battery life.

The Lenovo Yoga C630 with Snapdragon is expected to launch in Nov for $850.

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