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LG Gram 17 (2021) review: Super lightweight and primed for productivity
The LG Gram 17 is a big-screen laptop with an astonishingly light weight and plenty of punch.
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Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable review: An excellent business tablet PC
The Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Windows tablet PC offers long battery life, a bright display, Thunderbolt connectivity, a terrific keyboard, and more.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 8 review: A superior Windows 11 tablet
Microsoft's Surface Pro 8 offers a larger screen, an improved inking experience with a new Surface Slim Pen 2, and better audio. It's also ironed out some early performance quirks, elevating its performance to best in class.
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Acer Predator Triton 500 SE review: A gaming laptop that's safe for work
The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is a powerful laptop whose high refresh rate display benefits more than just gaming.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio review: Windows 11's flagship feels like the future
The Surface Laptop Studio demonstrates Microsoft's knowledge of content creation and consumption, gaming, and inking. This do-it-all, pricey PC helps launch Windows 11.
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HP Pavilion Aero 13: Light on price and weight, heavy on style and power
You won’t find more power from a lighter laptop at its price than the HP Pavilion Aero 13, a 2.1-pound charmer based on AMD’s stellar Ryzen 7 5800U CPU.
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Acer Nitro 5 hands-on: This RTX 3080 laptop might be a screaming value
Here's a quick look at Acer's new Nitro 5 with Ryzen and an 8GB GeForce RTX 3080 inside.
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Acer Swift X review: A rare ultraportable laptop with bite
Billed as an ultraportable for creative pros, the powerful Acer Swift X is a better fit for people looking for a highly portable laptop with some gaming chops.
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Dell XPS 17 review: The ultimate content creation laptop
The Dell XPS 17 9710 packs in an Intel 11th-gen CPU, Nvidia RTX graphics, and a giant screen to offer the ultimate content creation experience.
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Acer Nitro 5 review: Great gaming value with a great display
The Acer Nitro 5, with its AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and RTX 3070 graphics, outperforms gaming laptops that cost hundreds more. Its QHD 1440p display is a nice bonus, too.
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Gateway 15.6-inch Ultra Slim Notebook review: Big screen on a budget
The Gateway 15.6-inch Ultra Slim Notebook offers good performance and storage space, and a roomy display, with some typical budget trade-offs.
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Gaming laptop CPU showdown: Intel 11th-gen vs 10th-gen vs AMD Ryzen 5000
What's the best laptop gaming CPU: Intel 11th-gen, Intel 10th-gen, or AMD's Ryzen 5000? We compared them all in this knock-down, drag-out benchmark fight.
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Razer Blade 14 review: For gamers who want to lighten up
The Razer Blade 14 is a thin, light, surprisingly capable 14-inch gaming laptop. But you’ll need to reach deep for this top-tier system, because even the lowest-end model isn't that cheap.
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Asus Zenbook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582 review: A $3,000 laptop like no other
The Asus Zenbook Pro Duo, with its second screen, provides real utility for content creators who have a few grand to burn.
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HP Envy x360 15 (2021) review: A big convertible that ticks the right boxes
HP Envy x360 15 review: Ryzen shines in this reasonably-priced 15-inch laptop.
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HP Elite Folio review: Extreme mobility for a price
The HP Elite Folio is lovingly engineered for all-day, on-the-go work. But this Arm-powered laptop still lacks performance.
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Framework laptop review: This DIY laptop wants you to take it apart and repair it
You can finally buy a laptop that's easy to repair and upgrade
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HP Elite Dragonfly Max review: Premium business convertible with a killer webcam
The HP Elite Dragonfly Max has a gorgeous design and a killer webcam, but you’ll get better battery life from competing premium business convertibles.
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Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition review: This all-AMD laptop is affordable and very fast
The Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition is an all-AMD laptop that offers an amazing amount of performance and value.
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MSI Summit E15 (2021) review: A productivity workhorse with a gaming pedigree
MSI Summit E15 (2021) review: A productivity workhorse with a gaming pedigree.
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Core i7 vs. Core i9: Which high-end laptop CPU should you buy?
Is Intel's Core i9 really worth the extra cash?
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Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 review: A basic business laptop
Lenovo's budget ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 has a lovely keyboard and work-friendly frills, but the trackpad feels subpar for the price.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800M Review: A worthy competitor to Nvidia’s GeForce
AMD's new Radeon RX 6800M signals competition has come back to gaming laptops. We test it in the Asus ROG Strix G15.
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Core i9-11980HK review: Intel’s flagship CPU slugs it out with Ryzen laptops
Here's how Intel's 11th-gen Core i9 laptop chip compares to 10th-gen Core and Ryzen 5000
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Acer Predator Triton 300 SE review: Affordable GeForce RTX performance in a slim package
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE weighs less than four pounds and costs a lot less than you might think. This GeForce RTX 3060-powered laptop is a great gaming value.
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11th-gen ‘Tiger Lake H’ performance deep-dive: Intel gets back in the game
Intel's new 10nm Tiger Lake H puts it back into the fight with AMD's best
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MSI GS66 Stealth review: A gaming powerhouse with 300Hz display
The MSI GS66 Stealth is slim, portable, and packed with Nvidia’s RTX 30 Series graphics. All that, plus a 300Hz refresh rate display and tonnes of raw gaming power.
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Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 review: A beautiful thin-and-light PC
The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 is a 360-degree convertible notebook that's both thin and exceptionally light, with massive battery life and a superb multimedia experience.
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Tested: Is Ryzen 5000 battery performance really that bad?
Is Ryzen 5000 mobile performance bad on battery? We investigate, comparing it to the Intel competition. We learn why it takes a hit, and why it might not be a big deal.
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Surface Laptop 4 review: Microsoft returns to form with a solid notebook
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 (Ryzen 7) offers a substantial upgrade in performance and battery life over its predecessor.
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HP Envy 14 (2021) review: This budget content-creation laptop does it all
The 2021 edition of HP's Envy 14 laptop offers an 11th-gen Tiger Lake CPU and an Nvidia GTX GPU, all within a well-designed laptop that's priced just north of $1,000.
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MSI GE76 Raider review: High-wattage RTX 3080 GPU for the win
The MSI GE76 Raider gaming laptop delivers blazing 155-watt GeForce RTX 3080 performance, with all the RGB your eyes can take.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano review: Lenovo drops the mic with its light, fast, and long-lasting ThinkPad
Weighing less than two pounds, the lightest ThinkPad yet hits the sweet spot between power and battery life.
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Razer Book 13 review: A slick laptop with a disappointing keyboard
We don't mind the Razer Book 13's higher price given its slick design and lack of bloatware, not to mention the solid overall performance. But the keyboard is surprisingly subpar, making it a harder sell.
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Asus ROG Flow X13 Review: This laptop breaks all the rules
The Asus ROG Flow X13 is the most powerful tiny laptop you can buy, thanks to its companion eGPU that adds graphics performance. This modular setup has a few compromises, but it's still a great choice for highly mobile users.
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Acer Swift 3X review: This lightweight laptop shows Intel’s Xe Max magic
The Acer Swift 3X is a great laptop for creators, but its value depends on whether your workloads benefit from Intel's Deep Link capabilities for its Xe Max graphics.
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HP Spectre x360 14 review: Luxurious, with long battery life
The HP Spectre x360 14 is the first of its family to sport a 3:2 display. It also delivers sizzling performance and great battery life.
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Gigabyte Aorus 17G Review: A real gaming laptop that’s amazingly quiet
The Gigabyte Aorus 17G gaming laptop looks like it should be loud, but it’s not. It brings awesome GeForce RTX 3080 performance with an arguably small sacrifice.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ review: A giant leap in graphics performance
With the Microsoft's Surface Pro 7+, the best Windows tablet just got much, much better, thanks to its powerful CPU and graphics upgrades. It also offers an LTE option, better battery life and more.
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HP Spectre x360 15 review: A pretty screen that’s best on a desk
The HP Spectre x360 15 offers a beautiful 4K OLED screen and a slick design, but like many convertibles it struggles to stay cool, and the high-resolution display eats battery life.
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Porsche Design Acer Book RS review: This stylish, blazingly fast laptop lives up to its name
The Porsche Design Acer Book RS is a slim, light laptop that replaces the flash of its predecessor for sheer performance.
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Ryzen 5000 mobile review: AMD wins big in laptops
AMD’s new Ryzen 5000 is a powerful mobile CPU. We test it first in the Asus ROG FLow X13, a 13-inch, 3-pound convertible laptop that hammers competitors weighing twice as much.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 mobile review: The fastest laptop GPU just arrived
Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30-series laptops offer very impressive graphics performance, even compared to some of the biggest and heaviest laptops around.
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Tested: How Apple’s M1 chip performs against Intel 11th-gen and AMD Ryzen 4000
We put the PC's best laptops against MacBook Pro M1 to see if Apple's new ARM chip really is all that.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review: Fast and affordable, with discrete graphics
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 delivers performance and value in a slender shell, even if its battery life isn’t quite what we’d hoped.
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Acer Swift 5 (2020) review: This MacBook Air alternative plays Fortnite
The Acer Swift 5 is a MacBook Air alternative that plays Fortnite and other games.
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Up close with Nvidia’s Dynamic Boost feature for gaming laptops
Nvidia's Dynamic Boost can offer near double-digit performance gains by making the CPU and GPU get along
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Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 review: Actual gaming chops in a tiny laptop
The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 gets Intel’s 11th gen Core i7-1165G7 chip, meaning gaming is actually conceivable on this sub-three-pound laptop.
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Gateway GWTN156-3BK review: A gaming laptop that lives a bit too loud
Gateway's GWTN156-3BK squeezes advanced 10th-gen Core CPU and RTX GPU parts into its $999 shell, but the noisy fans and meager storage detract from the experience.
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