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.

The Asus G751JY offers top-tier hardware for $2,500. Is it a suitable host for Nvidia’s new GTX 980M GPU?

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.

Can a Lenovo notebook really stand up to Alienware, Asus, Razer and other veterans of laptop gaming?

The Atom-powered Acer Aspire Switch 10 may fulfill the dream Intel envisioned of small, affordable hybrid PCs.

Can the new Zenbook UX301LA and its 2560x1440p display make it a real alternative to Apple’s MacBook Pro with Retina?

The HP Spectre 13t may be the most expensive consumer laptop HP currently sells.

Is HP’s new Spectre 13t x2 a do-it-all powerhouse, or does this system’s versatility come with unwanted baggage?

The Alienware 17's mediocre display and expensive price will force many into the arms of competing notebooks.

The Asus Transformer Book Trio attempts to combine Windows 8 and Android. Is this a match made in heaven, or a pact forged in hell?

The new XPS 12 has arrived, and it’s much the same as the old – except with a fourth-gen Intel Core processor. Does the new processor give one of 2012’s best convertibles a second life, or have competitors caught up with Dell?

HP dilutes its premium brand name with the Envy 23, a thoroughly unremarkable (but competent) all-in-one that fails to really distinguish itself from the competition.

Acer’s Aspire S5 is the company’s thinnest and lightest Ultrabook yet, but can’t possibly justify its sky-high price with an otherwise middling set of features.

Acer’s affordable Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 offers long battery life and powerful discrete graphics for under $800, and you’ll hardly notice the extra bulk that makes it possible.

Acer’s Aspire V5 packs a surprisingly potent processor for its price, but short battery life and a wonky touchpad still leave us recommending an upgrade to an Ultrabook.

The Alienware M14x hits just the right size point for a gaming notebook, but can’t quite muster the muscle to match.

HP’s Envy 4 Ultrabook may be one of the most affordable Envy notebooks ever built, but it still flaunts solid build quality and attractive finish.

The Lenovo Q180 nettop stays out of your way with a quiet, compact design, but its anemic Atom processor prevents it from living up to its media-center aspirations.

The massive HP Omni 27 reaches the limits of all-in-one size with its 27-inch display, but leaves resolution and power stagnant, to its detriment.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 leans on processing horsepower and tried-and-true design to stake its claim as a gaming-capable workhorse, but falls short in its display and touchpad.

The HP Phoenix h9 gaming desktop balances performance with small size and everyday liveability.

The workhorse Lenovo ThinkPad 420s sticks with what works, offering more durability, performance and usability than comparably priced ultraportables.

The HP Folio 13 masquerades as a business Ultrabook, but really possesses features that make it one of the best all-around Ultrabooks on the market.

Asus' updated Zenbook S 13 OLED comes with a spec bump, but there are a few changes elsewhere that make it a much more enticing laptop.

The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 manages to pack a lot of power into a thin and light chassis, at a price that's closer to midrange than premium. It's well worth a look.

The Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X is a thin and light 14-inch laptop with excellent performance and solid battery life that's also well-built and attractive.

The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i ticks all the boxes with flagship performance, great design, and room for upgrades, but it makes a critical mistake with RAM speed.

The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 is fast and well-built, and it sports a spectacular OLED display. It's expensive, but as Lenovo's 2-in-1 flagship, it's worth a look.

Alienware's 500Hz gaming monitor may not be the right fit for most gamers, but for the most competitive players, it's the best esports monitor you can buy.

The HP Dragonfly Pro is a premium modern laptop with speed, a solid built, and great battery life. It's held back only by its low-resolution display.

The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is an incredibly fast and well-built machine, stocked with modern components. It's expensive, but comes with 24/7 live support.

The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 maintains the line's commitment to the environment while providing a fast ChromeOS platform. But it has too many weaknesses.

Powerful and portable, the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 is a stellar gaming laptop. It's just a shame that the optional RTX 4090 isn't able to fully stretch its legs.

Microsoft's latest Surface Pro 9 is still solid, even if it's steps forward aren't as obvious as they should be.