Samsung attempts a true MacBook Pro competitor with the Galaxy Book4 Ultra, but does it succeed?
| Luke Larsen | May 2, 2024 |
The Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED Q533 can't compete against much more expensive laptops. But the good thing for Asus is that it doesn't need to.
| Mark Coppock | May 2, 2024 |
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 is a very strong entry in the 16-inch laptop class, with surprisingly good performance and a very nice mini-LED display.
| Mark Coppock | April 29, 2024 |
The Dell XPS 16 takes the place of two important laptops, the XPS 15 and 17, and it does well enough. But, it's too expensive and seriously needs a discount.
| Mark Coppock | April 24, 2024 |
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is lighter than a MacBook Pro, and it can pack up to an RTX 4090, but it will challenge your expectations about gaming laptops.
| Jacob Roach | April 19, 2024 |
The Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 9 is one of a growing number of excellent OLED laptops in the $1,000 price range. It's fast and well-built, but has poor battery life.
| Mark Coppock | April 17, 2024 |
The Asus ROG Flow Z13 would be impressive as a 14-inch laptop. As a 13-inch detachable tablet, it's incredibly fast, well-made, and easy to recommend.
| Mark Coppock | April 12, 2024 |
The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 9 is a solid update and one of the best 14-inch convertible 2-in-1s. Only below-average battery life holds it back.
| Mark Coppock | April 3, 2024 |
The MacBook Pro is Apple's most important laptop, and with the upgrade to the M3 Max, it's even more powerful.
| Luke Larsen | April 1, 2024 |
The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (2024) is a good midrange laptop by most measures. However, its display isn't as good as some others at around the same price.
| Mark Coppock | March 26, 2024 |
The Asus Zenbook 14 Q425 is the latest in the company's line of highly affordable and excellent 14-inch laptops. Battery life is this one's greatest strength.
| Mark Coppock | March 20, 2024 |
The HP Spectre x360 16 2024 model is a well-built and attractive laptop with a great keyboard and touchpad. But it's underpowered and too large for a 2-in-1.
| Mark Coppock | March 1, 2024 |
HP is entering the 14-inch gaming laptop market, and despite a few stumbles, the Omen Transcend 14 still manages to impress.
| Jacob Roach | March 1, 2024 |
Asus did something crazy with the 2024 Zephyrus G14, and a series of smart concessions has created a laptop that's more than the sum of its parts.
| Jacob Roach | March 1, 2024 |
The Dell XPS 14 has plenty of things working against it, but it's beautiful enough to justify its less practical aspects.
| Luke Larsen | February 26, 2024 |
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold is another folding PC with a slightly smaller display. It's fast enough with a few attractive features, but some flaws hold it back.
| Mark Coppock | February 25, 2024 |
A laptop with expandable discrete GPUs feels like a dream come true. Does it live up to the hype?
| Luke Larsen | February 16, 2024 |
The 2024 Asus Zenbook 14 OLED leverages Intel's Meteor Lake chipset for solid performance, with an excellent build and a quality OLED display.
| Mark Coppock | February 16, 2024 |
The 2024 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 takes advantage of everything an 18-inch gaming laptop can -- and that's exactly why it shines.
| Jacob Roach | February 16, 2024 |
The HP Spectre x360 14 is a meaningful upgrade to an already excellent convertible 2-in-1. With Intel Meteor Lake and AI, it represents a new class of laptop.
| Mark Coppock | February 14, 2024 |
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 is a solid follow-up to its groundbreaking predecessor, which broke the ThinkPad mold. But it's behind other 13-inch laptops.
| Mark Coppock | January 18, 2024 |
The Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED is a well-built laptop with good creativity performance and some standout features, making it an attractive alternative.
| Mark Coppock | January 2, 2024 |
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 is an excellent laptop. But it's not quite the standout machine it was when its first generation hit the streets.
| Mark Coppock | December 17, 2023 |
The 2023 HP Pavilion Plus 14 uses fast, efficient AMD processors and offers a spectacular OLED display. Buy it from the right place and it's a great value, too.
| Mark Coppock | December 8, 2023 |
The Acer Swift X 16 offers enough performance to compete with other relatively affordable creative workstations, with an OLED display to match.
| Mark Coppock | November 16, 2023 |
The reasonably priced Lenovo Legion Pro 7i packs in a fast CPU and GPU for excellent productivity, creative, and gaming performance, with a conservative look.
| Mark Coppock | November 14, 2023 |
The HP Omen 16 is a solid performer, but it doesn't manage to balance premium price with equally premium features.
| Jacob Roach | November 11, 2023 |
The 2021 MacBook Pro does more than just make up for past mistakes. It's one of the best pro laptops ever made.
| Luke Larsen | November 6, 2023 |
The new 14-inch M2 Max MacBook Pro lives up to the promise of more performance, but not without a trade-off.
| Luke Larsen | November 6, 2023 |
The Asus Zenbook 14X OLED is another great value, with strong performance, a solid build, and a spectacular OLED display. But battery life suffers.
| Mark Coppock | October 20, 2023 |
The Acer Swift Go 14 is an affordable laptop with excellent performance and an OLED display. Only an issue with color accuracy held it back from a higher score.
| Mark Coppock | October 16, 2023 |
The Lenovo Legion 9i manages to nail almost every aspect of being a desktop replacement, all without sacrificing being a solid laptop.
| Jacob Roach | October 16, 2023 |
Microsoft's updated Surface Laptop Studio 2 boasts better specs and performance, but it isn't the update we've waited nearly two years for.
| Jacob Roach | October 13, 2023 |
The HP Spectre Foldable PC is one of the most innovative laptops around, with a quality build and great attention to detail. But it's incredibly expensive.
| Mark Coppock | October 12, 2023 |