HP EliteBook 845 G7 Laptop: A Wolf in Sexy Sheep’s Clothing
It seems like we’ve been dealing with this pandemic for years, and with our shift in behavior has come a shift in what we want and need in a laptop. Intel-based laptops are in short supply, and they are likely to remain so until the demand from those now working and studying from home is met. However, there are...
Surviving the Election by Building a New AMD Desktop PC
Last week there was a huge election in the U.S. with both sides so divided on core issues (starting with the truth) that you’d be right to wonder if citizens lived on the same planet, let alone the same country. As a result, the stress level for those of us living here was off the charts. After a few...
Apple ARMs its PCs: Drilling Through the Spin to See the Future
Apple is historically very hard on subcontractors, often dictating the price they will buy a product. This approach works with smaller firms but didn’t work well with Intel or Qualcomm, and after some creative attempts to drive down component prices, Apple has now decided to build its own SoC. This SoC, or System on Chip, is an exciting part of...
Three Big Takeaways from Lenovo Tech World
Lenovo held its Tech World event last week, and like its peers, the company conducted the event virtually. Of the other industry events so far, Lenovo has been the strongest in demonstrating diversity in its staffing and connecting new product offerings to specific customer use-case examples. Each speaker focused on addressing the need to address the unique needs that...
HP Innovation Summit: From Consumer Products to Microfluidics
Over the last two decades, HP went from a company known for treating its employees very well to one known for employing CEOs that shouldn’t have been CEOs, and then back to a firm that treats employees and customers very well. HP’s last two CEOs have shown a level of care for employees and customers that restores a great...
Dell’s Hybrid Client: Looking at the Future of PCs
One of the exciting things I've discovered after researching companies and schools that effectively pivoted to a post-COVID-19 work-from-home world is that automation played a massive role. Those firms aggressive with digital transformation were highly automated and were more easily able to make a move. But what was also very interesting is that where IT funding and support were...