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Intel Optane Memory H10 SSD Review: How it could speed up your next laptop
Intel’s Optane Memory H10 SSD is a storage hybrid that shines under heavy workloads, but you can't buy it except in a pre-built laptop.
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Lenovo Legion Y7000 review: A smart, sophisticated gaming laptop you can actually afford
Lenovo's Legion Y7000 is a smart, sophisticated gaming laptop that will perform admirably for at least a few years—and at a competitive price point.
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Alienware Area-51m R1 review: Fast, big and upgradable
Alienware's redesigned powerhouse laptop promises the Holy Grail of gaming laptop features. It's big, fast, beautiful, and even upgradable.
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HP Spectre Folio review: This lightweight leather laptop is different in a very good way
HP's leather-wrapped Spectre Folio feels better than any metal or plastic laptop could. Performance is good, and battery life is outstanding.
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Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga review: A chunky convertible business laptop that almost has it all
Lenovo's ThinkPad L390 Yoga makes up for its dim display with a luxurious keyboard.
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Lenovo IdeaPad 730S review: A slick laptop with no gimmicks
The Lenovo IdeaPad 730S dispenses with gimmicks and focuses on being a great laptop.
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Huawei Matebook X Pro review: A few cut corners diminish this otherwise great laptop’s value
Average performance and battery life are the two knocks on the Huawei Matebook X Pro, but a great display, audio, discrete graphics and an included USB-C hub elevate it among the top thin-and-light contenders we've tested.
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HP Spectre x360 15 (2019) review: A prettier, more powerful convertible than the last
The HP Spectre x360 15 (2019) earns our Editor's Choice award for its 6-core processor, powerful GeForce discrete GPU, and battery life that improves over its predecessor. Did we mention that it's been redesigned?
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Review: Thin, fast and all business
Give the ThinkPad six cores and a GeForce GPU and you get the Lenovo ThinkPad Extreme X1, a 15-inch laptop that's large and in charge.
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Lenovo Flex 5 15 review: A good laptop, an awkward tablet
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 15 is a decent laptop and oversized tablet, in desperate need of a few more fans to perform at its greatest potential.
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Acer Swift 7 (2018) review: This spectacularly thin and light PC is a pain to actually use
Acer's Swift 7 (2018) sets the standard for thin-and-light notebooks, but a frankly awful typing experience and tablet-class performance make it a tough sell.
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Huawei Matebook 13 review: a powerful GPU and Whiskey Lake chip propel this compact notebook
Huawei's Matebook 13 combines Intel's latest Whiskey Lake Core chip and the power of a discrete GPU to deliver a high-performance yet compact 13-inch notebook that's priced right, too.
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MSI GS75 Stealth Review: This light 17-inch laptop packs a wallop with GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
The MSI GS75 Stealth weighs almost as little as some 15-inch laptops, yet features a 17.3-inch 144Hz screen, 8th-generation Core i7, and Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q.
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Dell XPS 13 9380 review: The best little laptop fixes its biggest problem
Dell finally caved to convention and moved the super Dell XPS 13's camera up to the top bezel.
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Origin EVO-17S review: This thin gaming laptop tames even the mighty Core i9
Can you get a Core i9 in a "thin" laptop? Origin's EVO-17S gaming laptop can.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 review: A once-great laptop now is merely good
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 2 remains virtually unchanged, but its streamlined design and excellent battery life are being encroached upon by a host of competing notebooks.
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Acer Predator Helios 500 Review: A rare chance to choose between AMD and Intel-Nvidia versions
Acer's big, burly and powerful Predator Helios 500 gaming laptop lets you choose between AMD and Intel/Nvidia configurations. They're both powerhouses, but they excel at different things. Read our review for all the details.
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Acer Spin 5 review: What it’s like to have Amazon Alexa in a laptop
The Acer Spin 5 has Amazon Alexa built in. It's an interesting integration, but not enough to raise this 2-in-1 convertible laptop above the crowd.
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HP Chromebook x2 review: A better bet and bargain than the Google Pixel Slate
The HP Chromebook x2 isn't as powerful or feature-packed as Google's Pixel Slate, but it's a better value and a better all-around machine.
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Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet review: Performance takes a back seat to battery life
Samsung's Galaxy Book 2 includes the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 chip, which enables this Windows tablet to achieve industry-leading battery life at the cost of some performance.
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Google Pixel Slate review: So close, yet so far, from being a perfect Chrome-Android tablet hybrid
Google's Pixel Slate is a tablet that wants to be a Chromebook, and it’s better at doing both than any other single device. But it’s still a serious work-in-progress.
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Razer Blade 15 Review: The world’s smallest 15-inch gaming laptop packs a punch
The redesigned Razer Blade 15 offers blistering gaming performance, stuffing a GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and 8th gen Core i7 inside its tiny body.
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Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 review: It might just be the fastest 2-in-1 in town
Dell’s XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 is one of only two 8th-gen Kaby Lake G laptops ever made, and we're very sad about it. Whatever else you can say about its MagLev keyboard and USB-C exclusivity, it's impressively fast.
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Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UA review: A thin, light, and peppy budget laptop with battery life to spare
The Asus ZenBook 13 is just the ticket for productivity on a budget. It shines when it comes to everyday computing chores, and its battery keeps going and going.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 6 review: Microsoft adds quad-core power to its tried-and-true tablet
Microsoft's latest Surface Pro 6 tablet looks the same as its predecessors, though a new 8th-generation Core chip adds enough of a punch to consider upgrading.
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Lenovo Legion Y530 review: An affordable gaming laptop saddled with an iffy graphics card
The inexpensive Lenovo Legion Y530 will tempt budget-minded gamers, but its middling graphics card struggles to keep up with today's games, let alone tomorrow's.
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Lenovo ThinkPad L480 review: This basic business notebook falls a little short
Lenovo's ThinkPad L480 has the great keyboard and quality build of this classic business brand, but its lower price includes compromises in display quality and performance.
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Dell XPS 15 9570 Review: A 6-core Core i7 makes it all worthwhile
Dell's XPS 15 9570 takes one of the most beloved 15-inch laptops and drops in a wickedly-fast 8th gen CPU Core i7, plus better graphics.
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Lenovo Legion Y920 review: A hefty gaming laptop with buttery graphics and a mechanical keyboard
Big and heavy though it is, the Lenovo Legion Y920 boasts some serious gaming firepower and a mechanical keyboard to boot, not to mention one-touch overclocking and Dolby sound.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) review: A business laptop that’s tops in its class
It's difficult to find fault with Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen). It's expensive, but it exudes quality. It's a no-brainer for those who want a powerful, light laptop with decent battery life.
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Dell G7 15 (7588) review: A six-core gaming laptop that won’t break the bank
Armed with a screamingly fast six-core CPU and a reasonably robust graphics card, the $1,200 Dell G7 15 packs in an impressive amount of processing and gaming power into a shell that’s less than an inch thick.
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Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-58HD review: Optane memory gives this budget laptop a boost
While it’s thicker and heavier than we’d like and it suffers from an iffy display, the Optane memory-equipped Acer Aspire 5 delivers impressive quad-core performance for hundreds less than its ultraportable competitors.
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Dell G3 15 (3579) review: This budget gaming laptop makes the most of what it’s got
It’s not the thinnest, lightest, or most powerful gaming laptop on the market, and we wish its 15.6-inch screen were brighter. But for a budget-friendly price, the GTX 1050 Ti-powered Dell G3 15 packs an impressive punch.
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Acer Aspire E15 E5-576G-5762 review: Smooth productivity and even gaming for a bargain price
While it's a couple of pounds too heavy to quality as an ultraportable, this $599 version of the Acer Aspire E15 will please bargain hunters looking for smooth Office performance, and it's even got some game thanks to its discrete Nvidia graphics card.
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Lenovo Flex 6 14 review: A budget 8th-gen 2-in-1 that falls short in the graphics department
The Lenovo Flex 6 14 boasts peppy productivity performance, a discrete GPU and solid battery life for a relatively budget price, but it also comes saddled with a dim screen and iffy graphics.
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Microsoft Surface Go review: This affordable little Windows 10 S tablet is a PC when you need it
The Microsoft Surface Go tablet doesn't impress on paper, but its affordable price makes it worth considering if you want a lightweight option that doesn't break the bank. We've updated our review after switching to the Windows 10 Home operating system.
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Asus NovaGo review: The promise and the problems with the Always Connected PC
The Asus NovaGo is one of the first Always Connected PCs that uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor. But its problems include bugs, app limitations, and the constraints of Windows 10 S.
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Acer Nitro 5 review: A Coffee Lake-flavored gaming laptop that won’t empty your wallet
The Acer Nitro 5 may be big and heavy, with so-so battery life and a fairly dim screen, but if you're shopping for a gaming laptop that handle AAA titles without breaking the bank, it delivers the goods.
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How to pick the best CPU for your next laptop
What's the best CPU for your next laptop? We'll help you pick Core i7 vs. Core i5, Pentium N or Celeron U.
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Razer Blade Stealth (2018) review: Near-perfection has its price
The Razer Blade Stealth is a great laptop made even greater in this generation with a quad-core CPU. But compared to similar laptop competitors, there's one thing it still needs.
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Dell New XPS 13 vs. HP Spectre x360 13t: Which laptop is better
What happens when Dell's New XPS 13, the best clamshell laptop, takes on HP's Spectre x360 13t, the best convertible laptop? A clash of the titans
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Intel 8th-gen Core i7 vs. 7th-gen Core i7 CPUs: An upgrade that’s finally worth it
Intel's 6-core 8th-gen Core i7-8750H breaks the rule about about not upgrading from one generation to the next. Just see how it obliterates its predecessors in our benchmarks.
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Alienware 17 R5 review: Core i9 and an overclocked GTX 1080 create an incredible desktop replacement
The Alienware 17's Core i9 CPU and overclocked GeForce GTX 1080 let this gaming laptop pump out incredible desktop-class performance, but you pay for it in both cash and size.
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Intel Kaby Lake G Core i7-8705G review: Why Nvidia should be scared
Intel's combination of Core i7-8705G and AMD Radeon RX Vega M burns up the performance charts and represents a sea change in laptop design.
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Toshiba RC100 NVMe SSD review: A good bargain SSD for laptops
Toshiba's RC100 PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe SSD is small, thin, light, energy-efficient, and a nice upgrade for your laptop or other portable device.
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HP Spectre x360 15 (Kaby Lake-R) review: A solid 4K 2-in-1 overshadowed by its beefier sibling
The 2-in-1 HP Spectre x360 15 gets a welcome performance bump, a 4K display and more, but we can't help but cast an envious eye toward the speedier Kaby Lake-G version.
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HP Spectre x360 15 review: With Kaby Lake-G, this laptop can do almost anything
HP's Spectre x360 15 sets a new performance bar for mainstream laptops, thanks to its Kaby Lake-G CPU. See what this marriage with Radeon RX Vega can do in our review.
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Samsung Notebook 9 Pen review: Samsung’s note-taking PC can’t quite justify its price
A solid mix of components and Samsung's integrated S-Pen make the Notebook 9 Pen worth a look, but consider the price and what the competition can offer before you buy.
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MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE review: Stylish enough for work and powerful enough for play
The GS65 Stealth Thin features a 6-core Core i7, VR-ready graphics yet still weights just 4 pounds.
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