Intel’s 12th Gen Core HX Mobile Processors are Designed for Creatives

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Razer’s New Blade 15 is the World’s First with a 240Hz OLED Display

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Dell Launches the Ultra-Modern XPS 13 Plus with OLED and Intel’s Latest

Dell has announced the XPS 13 Plus laptop that features the company's iconic sleek design along with Intel's latest 12th-generation Core 28W processor, larger fans that provide 55% better airflow without increasing noise, and an OLED display.

Dell's XPS series has been known for its sleek and thin design and that doesn't change with the XPS 13 Pro. Dell says that it has stripped away the unnecessary and streamlined features to deliver what it calls a complete, seamless experience. The XPS Plus features an edge-to-edge dispay, better battery technology, fast charging, and a more powerful CPU all while keeping the computer light and thin.

Simple, Sleek, Dramatic Design

Dell says the XPS 13 Plus is made to look minimalist and modern and the design now features a function row, touch pad, and palm rest in such a way that completely removes the physical lines or bezels that normally separates these areas. Dell says the goal was to deliver a clean look with no wasted space. Looking at the laptop, it's actually not apparent where the touchpad is since it is cleanly integrated into the frame, but still features a haptic response to touch.

Dell says that the XPS 13 Plus has larger keycaps (also known as zero-lattice) that it claims makes it more comfortable, smooth, and efficient to use. The top row where the function keys normally reside looks like Dell's take on the now-defunct Apple Touchbar. It features a capacitive touch system that can switch between media and function keys.

Edge-to-Edge OLED Display

Dell has created what it bills as a "virtually borderless" display where it reduced the number of layers from the display area to improve clarity and reduce weight. There are two versions of the display that both support touch: LCD and OLED. The LCD version features up to a 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ (3,840 by 2,400 pixels) that supports DisplayHDR 400 and can reach 500 nits of peak brightness. Dell says the color accuracy supports up to 90% of the DCI-P3 color space, features a 1,650:1 contrast ratio, and has an anti-reflective and anti-smudge coating.

The OLED model features the same 13.4-inch size but brings the resolution down to 3.5K (3,456 by 2,160). It can reach 400-nits of peak brightness but supports 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which means the OLED version will very likely be the best choice for photographers. It also features the same anti-reflective and anti-smudge coating, but is toughened up by the use of Gorilla Glass.

Dell also says that it improved the speaker system and the XPS 13 Plus uses a quad-speaker design featuring two up-firing speakers under the keyboard and two down-firing speakers in the base.

Powered by Intel

The Dell XPS 13 Plus can come equipped with one of four levels of Intel's latest 12th-generation chipset. The base model ships with an i5-1240P 4.4Ghz 12-core processor, but fully loaded it can come equipped with an i7-1280P 4.8GHz, 14-core chip.

All versions of the laptop will come with two Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for DisplayPort and power delivery as well as one USB-C to USB-A v3.0 adapter.

Availability

The Dell XPS 13 Plus will ship in two colors (white and black) in the spring of 2022 and will include Windows 11. Pricing was not revealed and is expected to be shared closer to the computer's availability.

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Razer Updates its Blade 14, 15, and 17 Laptops for Greater Performance

Razer has announced that it has refreshed its Blade 14, 15, and 17 laptops with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs (up to an RTX 3080 Ti), Windows 11, DDR5 memory, and in the larger models Intel's latest 12th-generation Core H-Series processors.

Razer's Blade series laptops were already an excellent choice for gamers and photo editors alike -- both the Blade 15 Advanced and Blade 14 were positively reviewed by PetaPixel 's team -- but the updates are poised to make them even more compelling.

Razer says that each Blade features a CNC-milled aluminum chassis and high-quality custom components, which it claims results in a laptop unlike any other on the market. The new Blades sport a refreshed keyboard design with slightly larger keys, which the company says makes the typing experience more ergonomic than before. The revised design also includes laser-cut speakers, a refined hinge design with a thinner profile, and additional ventilation with rubber feet specifically designed to create cooling airways.

Razer Blade 14 2022 Updates

The Blade 14 is the only one of the group that won't offer Intel's latest chips as an option. The company did not specify, but it is likely a decision based entirely on heat dissipation, and the Blade 14 chassis is too small to accommodate Intel's latest. Instead, they will only be shipping with AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors: Razer says that every configuration offers the Ryen 9 6900HX processor. That improved processor is joined by up to 16GB of DDR5 memory, which Razer says makes it faster and even more powerful than before.

Razer also implemented a MUX Switch, which allows the computer to disable the integrated graphics on the laptop and allows for an increase in performance at the cost of battery life. The new laptop also adds features found on the larger Blade 15 and 17 laptops including the same fingerprint-resistant coating and a 1080p IR webcam that supports Windows Hello, which Razer says makes video calls twice as clear as before.

The new Razer Blade 14 starts at $2,000.

Razer Blade 15 2022 Updates

The Razer Blade 15 can now come equipped with Intel's latest 12th-generation Core H-Series Processors -- up to an Intel Core i9-12900H with a new 14-core count over the previous 8-core generation. Razer says that Intel's processors bring a "revolutionary" new design with a performance hybrid architecture that combines performance-cores with efficient-cores, offering users the freedom to chat, browse, stream, edit, record, and play. The newest generation of Intel Core i9 processors will see high-speed frequencies up to 5.0GHz.

Beyond that, the Bade 15 will continue to offer the same Full HD 360Hz and QHD 240Hz configurations, but now also offers a new 4K UHD 144Hz configuration. That additional resolution might not be strictly necessary on a display this small, but few photographers will complain about more pixels. Razer says that the new IPS-Grade display features improved refresh rates, up from the 60Hz of previous generations, while simultaneously covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut.

Just as is the case with the Blade 14, the Blade 15 also ships with DDR5 memory. The new Razer Blade 15 starts at $2,500.

Razer Blade 17 2022 Updates

The Razer Blade 17 takes everything offered in the Blade 14 and 15 and adds a bit more. Like the Blade 15, the Razer Blade 17 now also comes with the option to use Intel's latest 12th-generation processors and comes equipped with DDR5 memory. The Blade 17 not only has a larger chassis and therefore physically larger display, but Razer used that space to improve the audio experience. The Razer Blade 17 features eight speakers which doubles the number from the previous generation. It also has a larger 82 watt-hour battery, which is more than 10 watt-hours more than the last version of the laptop.

The new Razer Blade 17 starts at $2,700.

Availability

The Razer Blade 14 laptop will be available to pre-order starting on February 10. The Razer Blade 15 and Blade 17 laptops will be available to pre-order on January 25. All three laptops do not have a specified availability date, but Razer says they will begin shipping and become available for general purchase sometime in Q1 of 2022.

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Intel’s New 12-Gen Alder Lake CPUs Promise 36% Faster Photo Editing

Intel has announced its first products in the 12th-generation Intel Core lineup, which includes the new Intel Core i9-12900K. It features a new hybrid architecture for leaps in multi-threaded performance, and up to two times faster content creation.

The full list of processors included in the 12-generation of Core CPUs includes 60 processors which Intel says are set to power more than 500 designs from its range of partners. This includes the new XPS Desktop that Dell just revealed earlier this morning.

Intel says that the new performance hybrid architecture, the first built on Intel 7 process, delivers scalable performance from 9 to 125 watts so that they are compatible with every PC segment, from ultra-thin laptops to high-end desktops.

Of those 60 processors, six are unlocked desktop processors that are the first based on Intel’s performance hybrid architecture featuring a combination of Performance-cores (P-cores), the highest performing CPU core Intel has built, and Efficient-cores (E-cores), designed for scalable multi-threaded workload performance.

Intel Thread Director enables the two new core microarchitectures to work seamlessly together by guiding the operating system (OS) to place the right thread on the right core at the right time. Intel has worked with the ecosystem on extensive testing to optimize performance and compatibility, and as part of the company’s reinforced investments in the developer community, has published white papers for developers with guidance on how independent software vendors can optimize applications for performance hybrid platforms.

The result is what Intel is claiming to be the world's best gaming processor, avaialble with up to 16 cores and 24 threads. Gaming aside, photographers and filmmakers haven't been forgotten as Intel promises some substantial performance gains in the creative space.

Intel says that its advancements in multi-threaded performance along with the responsive performance of the P-cores, and the ability to move data at incredible speeds with DDR5 means up to 36% faster photo editing performance, up to 32% faster video editing performance, up to 37% faster 3D modeling performance, and up to 100% faster multi-frame rendering. These numbers were measured by PugetBench Lightroom Classic benchmark, Premiere Pro benchmark, Revit 2021-model creation benchmark, and Adobe After Effects Pulse benchmark.

Alongside the 12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors, Intel is launching the new Intel 600 Series Chipset with advanced features for increased reliability and performance. New PCIe Gen 4.0 lanes make for 28 total lanes off the chipset, integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 provides up to double the bandwidth, DMI Gen 4.0 increases the chipset to CPU throughput for fast access to peripheral devices and networking.

The new unlocked 12th-gen Intel Core desktop processors are available for pre-order now and will have broad availabilty starting on November 4. Pricing starts at $264 to $589.

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