Articles by Madeline Ricchiuto, Staff Writer

A former lab gremlin for Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, and TechRadar; Madeline has escaped the labs to join Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer. With over a decade of experience writing about tech and gaming, she may actually know a thing or two. Sometimes. When she isn't writing about the latest laptops and AI software, Madeline likes to throw herself into the ocean as a PADI scuba diving instructor and underwater photography enthusiast.

Articles by: Madeline Ricchiuto

Kedar Kondap, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Compute and Gaming, Qualcomm

“AI tasks will happen automatically and seamlessly”: Qualcomm’s Kedar Kondap believes AI is the future of computing

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 5 February 25

“We expect AI will become ubiquitous as consumers and businesses continue upgrading to the latest PCs over the next decade,” Qualcomm's Kedar Kondap told Laptop Mag.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming with Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

Revealed AMD Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo” benchmarks could be bad news for Nvidia

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 27 January 25

AMD has revealed new gaming benchmarks for the Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" APU via Wccftech, implying the integrated Radeon 8060S GPU is more powerful than the Nvidia RTX 4070 discrete mobile GPU.

HP's EliteBook X 14 (G1i) balances security with AI functionality — "The momentum is real, and it's being unleashed"

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 27 January 25

Intel and HP make a business case for AI

MSI Claw 8 AI+ (A2VM) handheld gaming PC

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ enabled the worst version of myself: MMO hermit

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 26 January 25

My biggest struggle with the Claw 8 is not build quality or performance. No, the struggle is restraining myself from becoming a total MMO hermit and not speaking to actual humans.

A collage of technical illustrations showing the various parts of a modular laptop.

Intel debuts bold modular laptop design focused on the right-to-repair — a concept we'd love to see in laptops

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 26 January 25

This week, Intel proposed a modular laptop design for laptops and mini-PCs that focuses on the right-to-repair and sustainability.

"Not good enough:" Asus VP Shawn Yen reveals how user complaints mold future products

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 24 January 25

Asus executive Shawn Yen reveals where the ever-active computer company looks for feedback: The passionate, opinionated user communities that buy its products.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with S Pen resting on the back.

Samsung's Galaxy S25 phones offer a big performance boost and even more AI

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 22 January 25

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S25 series of smartphones during the Samsung Unpacked livestream today. The line includes the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra flagship smartphones.

Lenovo Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC at CES 2025

"It's night and day.": AMD's Adam Kozak explains the game-changing differences between its Ryzen Z2 handheld gaming PC chips

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 20 January 25

The Z2 series isn't created equal

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (G835L) offers a gaming desktop feature I didn't expect on a laptop in 2025

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 19 January 25

Is 2025 the year laptop upgradeability becomes viable?

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI gaming laptop at CES 2025

Acer's Predator Helios 18 AI may answer the question, "Can a gaming laptop have too much RAM?"

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 19 January 25

192GB of system memory may just be too much RAM

AMD's innovative Ryzen AI Max chips crush gaming and video editing workloads

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 19 January 25

The Ryzen AI Max series of APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) offers incredible performance in gaming, content creation, and AI thanks to its innovative approach to x86 chip design.

Lenovo's Legion Go 2 hands-on: This prototype already feels like a worthy successor to the original

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 18 January 25

The Legion Go 2 remains a prototype for now, but based on our initial impressions, it feels like a worthy successor to the 2023 Lenovo Legion Go.

Scrapbook style punk pop-art image of Cristiano Amon, chief executive officer of Qualcomm Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan on a colorful background featuring the Qualcomm and Snapdragon logos.

Qualcomm and Arm's legal battle likely won't resume until next year

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 17 January 25

Further details into Qualcomm's counter-suit have emerged

Intel's Robert Hallock discusses Intel's Arrow Lake 200H gaming performance

"Arrow (Lake) is a wonderful, wonderful notebook product,” Intel VP shares what to expect from Intel's new processors in 2025

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 16 January 25

Intel's Arrow Lake got a bad rap in 2024, which makes the launch of the mobile variant all the more critical for the chipmaker.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X-powered workstation

Qualcomm takes aim at MacBook buyers with new music applications — can it win them away from Apple?

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 15 January 25

Qualcomm has expanded its application partnerships to include Moises App, DJay Pro, Steinberg Cubase, and Capture One to take down Apple's supremacy in the art world.

Razer Blade 16 (2025) is the "thinnest Blade ever," but what's the catch?

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 15 January 25

Can AMD's Strix Point make the thinnest Razer Blade laptop worthy of the RTX 5090?

Nvidia's RTX 5090 still can't game in 4K without DLSS 4

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 15 January 25

Nvidia's Blackwell chips offer a 10-30% hardware boost for gaming, but the rest is all software

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 hands-on: Tweaked to perfection?

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 14 January 25

It’s all about that thermal management

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X will make the $600 Copilot+ PC a reality in 2025

By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated 14 January 25

The entry-level Snapdragon CPU has finally arrived, the Snapdragon X is a budget-friendly 8-core AI PC chipset.

The CES 2025 Best-in-Show Laptop Laurel goes to the AMD Ryzen AI Max

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 10 January 25

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is the Best Gaming Laptop at CES 2025 — and much, much more

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 10 January 25

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 has more than just the latest RTX 50 series GPUs going for it, with a gorgeous and user-upgradeable design.

Why the HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a is the Best Laptop of CES 2025

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 10 January 25

HP's workstation-class ZBook Ultra blew us away thanks to its powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max chipset and a sub-4 pound weight.

One of my favorite laptops of 2024 just got a major upgrade

By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated 8 January 25

Asus is updating the Zenbook 14 OLED with new Intel and AMD processors. And we're already pretty psyched.

Nvidia RTX 50-series takes powerful laptop and desktop GPUs to the next generation

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 7 January 25

Nvidia officially launched the GeForce RTX 5000 series graphics cards for both desktop and laptop at CES today in Las Vegas.

Razer's new Blade 16 will be its thinnest, most powerful gaming laptop yet

By Madeline Ricchiuto published 7 January 25

At CES this year, Razer is unveiling a thinner, smaller Blade 16 than we've ever seen. At just 0.59 inches thick, the Blade 16 (2025) is thinner than the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Pro, 2024).

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