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 |
The XPS 17 9730 isn't any faster than its predecessor unless you're gaming, and its design remains the same. It's a good laptop, but it's no longer a leader.
| Mark Coppock | October 12, 2023 |
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go started out as an attractive budget laptop. In its third generation, its price has creeped up and it's largely lost its appeal.
| Mark Coppock | October 3, 2023 |
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 is an incredibly expensive portable workstation that doesn't offer much compared to laptops costing thousands of dollars less.
| Mark Coppock | September 29, 2023 |
The Dell Inspiron 16 Plus is priced like a premium laptop but built like a midrange machine. It provides good performance, but its display leaves me wanting.
| Mark Coppock | September 28, 2023 |
The Asus ROG Strix G17 shouldn't be among the best gaming laptops, but one configuration stands out as a supreme value.
| Jacob Roach | September 28, 2023 |
Asus' ROG Ally with the Ryzen Z1 doesn't hold up against even the Steam Deck, leaving it in an awkward spot compared to the competition.
| Jacob Roach | September 17, 2023 |
Now that the launch dust has settled, Asus' ROG Ally has seen a lot of changes, and they aren't all for the better.
| Jacob Roach | September 17, 2023 |
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4 is a highly innovative laptop that will appeal only to a select group of users -- and it's incredibly expensive.
| Mark Coppock | September 15, 2023 |
The Acer Swift Edge 16 is a fast 16-inch laptop for productivity users with a beautiful OLED display. It's incredibly thin and light, and it's nicely priced.
| Mark Coppock | September 8, 2023 |
The Alienware x14 R2 might be a somewhat iterative update to the company's highly portable gaming laptop, but it still clobbers the competition.
| Jacob Roach | August 25, 2023 |
The Dell UltraSharp 38 Curved USB-C monitor has a long name, but it's worth it with a ton of connectivity and convenience. If only the image quality was better.
| Mark Coppock | August 17, 2023 |
The Acer Swift Edge SFA16-41 is a miraculously thin and light 16-inch laptop with a spectacular OLED display. But fitting everything in forces some compromises.
| Mark Coppock | August 16, 2023 |
The Envy x360 15.6 is an OK laptop with decent performance and battery life. But its old-school 16:9 OLED display isn't sharp enough. It just doesn't stand out.
| Mark Coppock | August 15, 2023 |
The Lenovo Slim 9i 14 is a portable powerhouse with an elegant and solid design. But its mini-LED display is disappointing, as is its very poor battery life.
| Mark Coppock | August 9, 2023 |
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 is largely unchanged, with just an update to Intel 13th-gen CPUs. It retains its lightweight chassis, which is feeling dated.
| Mark Coppock | July 31, 2023 |
The Lenovo Slim Pro 9i takes what's best about the Slim 9i and beefs it up, with a superfast CPU, a competent GPU, and a Mini-LED display great for creators.
| Mark Coppock | July 19, 2023 |
The Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 provides competent productivity performance and great battery life, but its build and display quality fall short of the competition.
| Mark Coppock | July 15, 2023 |
The Lenovo Flex 5i 14 has an attractive entry-level price when on sale. But in the reviewed configuration, its battery life, display, and build hold it back.
| Mark Coppock | July 10, 2023 |
The Alienware x16 performs like a full desktop replacement, and it's compact enough that you could fit it in a backpack. But it still has some rough edges.
| Jacob Roach | July 6, 2023 |
HP's new Envy Inspire 7900e draws from the best inkjet technologies in the company's portfolio and offers a Quiet Mode to reduce noise.
| Chuong Nguyen | June 30, 2023 |
The Dell XPS 13 Plus is the kind of laptop that'll cause head turns and double-takes, but is it a laptop you should actually buy?
| Luke Larsen | June 29, 2023 |
The 2023 HP Envy 16 significantly increases performance for gamers and creators. Everyone else can stick with the previous year's model and save some cash.
| Mark Coppock | June 22, 2023 |
Asus RT-N16 WiFi router has a great interface and plenty of features, but is slower than competitors when covering any distance.
| Michael Brown | June 15, 2023 |
The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED somehow manages to pack solid performance, excellent battery life, and an OLED display into a near-budget price. It's a true bargain.
| Mark Coppock | June 14, 2023 |
Google has partnered with companies such as Acer, Asus, and Lenovo to create the world’s first ChromeOS-powered cloud gaming laptops.
| Aaron Leong | June 14, 2023 |
Next-gen gaming laptops up to this point have been expensive behemoths, but the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 bucks that trend by packing in the value.
| Jacob Roach | June 3, 2023 |
The HP Chromebook x360 14c is a premium Chromebook with an affordable price.
| Mark Coppock | May 30, 2023 |
The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i takes the dual-display concept and makes it work. There are a few glitches, but for the most part, there's a ton of useful flexibility.
| Mark Coppock | May 27, 2023 |
HP's Envy Inspire 7955e review has good specs at a low price, but we explore the design, performance, features, and software to find out if it's right for you.
| Alan Truly | May 20, 2023 |
The Lenovo Y32p-30 doesn't stand out with OLED, mini-LED, or an insane refresh rate. But it has the right balance of features most gamers a looking for.
| Jacob Roach | May 5, 2023 |
The Dell XPS 13 (9530) upgraded the CPU and GPU, but left everything else unchanged. That makes for a lackluster update this year.
| Mark Coppock | May 2, 2023 |
The 2023 version of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED makes some significant changes from the previous generation's Editor's Choice model. But it's still great.
| Mark Coppock | April 30, 2023 |
The Dell XPS Desktop 8960 reaches a new level of performance, but it comes at the cost of flexibility that made last-gen's model so attractive.
| Jacob Roach | April 28, 2023 |
The Dell XPS 13 has its aim sighted on the M1 MacBook Air and somehow manages to undercut it.
| Luke Larsen | April 25, 2023 |
Alienware did something wild by adding a 480Hz screen to one of its fastest laptops. And although the screen is smooth, it's not the right upgrade for everyone.
| Jacob Roach | April 25, 2023 |
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 |