With the Alienware x14, the company tries to make the case for an extremely thin gaming laptop. Does it work?
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
The M2 MacBook Air is the laptop Apple has always wanted to make -- and in most cases, it's a rousing success.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
The Asus ROG Flow Z13 proves why a gaming tablet might be a good alternative to a gaming laptop after all.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
The Surface Laptop Studio is all kinds of weird, without sacrificing the needs of a high-performance laptop.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
The Razer Blade 14 is a huge success, combining an amazingly thin chassis with incredible gaming performance.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
Despite boasting great battery life and the S-Pen, the Galaxy Book Pro 360 doesn't quite feel like the apex of design Samsung was aiming for.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
Microsoft has made some big gains to performance and battery life, making the Surface Laptop 4 the best in the line so far.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE marks a new class of small 14-inch gaming laptops with RTX-level performance.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
The Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab is an Android tablet that stands out in a crowd. It packs useful features into a 10.1-inch device, including a versatile kickstand.
| Alina Bradford | April 25, 2023 |
The redesigned Dell XPS 13 doesn’t reinvent the laptop’s winning formula but does offer much-needed tweaks including the latest Intel hardware and a thinner, lighter body.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 25, 2023 |
Samsung is bringing the S Pen to its latest 13-inch 2-in-1, the Notebook 9 Pen, along with a suite of Samsung-powered software.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
Does the Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501VI shed the conventions of the gaming laptop market to pioneer a new breed of gaming laptop? Almost, but not quite.
| Jaina Grey | April 25, 2023 |
Lenovo has updated its ThinkPad X1 Yoga with seventh-generation Intel Core processors, USB Type-C, and a new hidden keyboard mechanism, and retained the high price.
| Mark Coppock | April 25, 2023 |
Dell’s M3800 is essentially a tweaked version of the XPS 15, the company’s flagship 15-incher. That means it is priced to compete with the very best notebooks. Can it hold its own?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 25, 2023 |
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the oldest new notebook of 2015; it has completely different hardware and a different keyboard, but the chassis is essentially the same as the 2014 model. Can this veteran compete with newer adversaries?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 25, 2023 |
One of three new convertible laptops in a new lineup from Asus, the Transformer Book T300 Chi Chi features a full-sized detachable keyboard to accompany its bright WQHD display. Is this the slim convertible you’ve been waiting for, or another pint-sized PC lacking punch?
| Kevin Connolly | April 25, 2023 |
Acer’s latest convertible ultrabook, the R13, offers a new take on the display hinge while paring back some of the more radical design choices of its predecessor, the R7. Reeling back the original’s extreme design has benefits, but the hardware isn’t up to date.
| Kevin Connolly | April 24, 2023 |
Looking for a gaming notebook that doesn't weigh more than a fat Chihuahua? Digital Storm's Triton could be for you, but you'll have to make some sacrifices.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
After a period of silence, Asus has finally released a new Zenbook, and it's one heck of a machine. 4K, Quantum Dots, Nvidia graphics; the spec sheet reads like a list of what's hot in PCs today. Unfortunately the price is as astounding as the hardware.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Acer’s Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition has a long name, big aspirations and a lot of pixels. Its performance threatens the Apple MacBook Pro and Dell XPS 15 Touch, but it lacks the luxurious touch of its competitors.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Are you looking for a slim, portable Chromebook with long battery life, and a touchscreen? Lenovo’s N20p has you covered.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The Asus G751JY offers top-tier hardware for $2,500. Is it a suitable host for Nvidia’s new GTX 980M GPU?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
If you're looking for a laptop for around $600, your money would be better spent on a system other than the Lenovo IdeaPad Z40.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Can a Lenovo notebook really stand up to Alienware, Asus, Razer and other veterans of laptop gaming?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The Atom-powered Acer Aspire Switch 10 may fulfill the dream Intel envisioned of small, affordable hybrid PCs.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
AVADirect’s Clevo P157SM wields Nvidia’s super-quick GTX 880M graphics card, but it makes sacrifices elsewhere.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The ATIV Book 9 is super thin, can last over ten hours, and weighs less than some 13-inch PCs. Unfortunately, it also offers similar performance.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Origin’s monstrous EON17-S has an Intel Extreme processor, an Nvidia GTX 880M, and three hard drives, which leads to record-breaking performance.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Toshiba was the first to market a high-resolution PC Ultrabook with the Kirabook, a slim system boasting a 2560x1440 display. The original suffered from an incredible MSRP and merely average performance, but the revision boasts the latest 4th-gen Intel processors and sells for several hundred less. Is that enough to make the Kirabook king of premium notebooks?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Can the new Zenbook UX301LA and its 2560x1440p display make it a real alternative to Apple’s MacBook Pro with Retina?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The MacBook Pro has always been among the best notebooks, but the high price of the original Retina models was hard to justify when placed next to the best Windows alternatives. Apple has slashed the MSRP with its 2013 update however, and has jumped to the latest 4th-gen Intel Core architecture. Is it enough to banish any hope that ultrabooks can compete, or merely another minor improvement to an aging product line?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The HP Spectre 13t may be the most expensive consumer laptop HP currently sells.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Is HP’s new Spectre 13t x2 a do-it-all powerhouse, or does this system’s versatility come with unwanted baggage?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The Alienware 17's mediocre display and expensive price will force many into the arms of competing notebooks.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |