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Acer Swift laptops debut AMD Ryzen 8000 CPUs, AI apps
Acer is refreshing its Swift Edge 16 and Swift Go 14 laptops, showcasing one of the first instances of AMD’s latest Ryzen 8000 mobile family of processors as well as a new […]
New ThinkPad T laptops get more repairable with help from iFixit
Lenovo’s ThinkPad brand is the go-to pick if you want a giant fleet of corporate laptops that can take a beating. But as they’ve become sleeker and more modern, they’ve also adopted […]
Only Intel’s Core Ultra is good enough for vPro laptops
Intel has followed up the launch of its 14th-gen mobile processors for consumers by announcing the corresponding vPro platform for business PCs, with one key difference: Only one mobile processor platform will […]
Business laptops vs consumer laptops: What’s the difference?
Consumer laptops and business laptops have a lot in common. You can certainly get business done on a consumer laptop, and you can consume content on a business laptop. But let’s be […]
Dell XPS vs. Inspiron vs. Latitude laptops: Which should you buy?
Whether you’re looking for a powerful gaming laptop, a lightweight rig for working on the go, or a laptop to kick back with to watch Netflix on the sofa, chances are you’ll […]
Acer’s new Helios and Nitro gaming laptops pack all the latest chips
Acer makes some of the best-selling gaming laptops on the market, out of a combination of low starting prices and ubiquitous availability. Its Nitro series, for example, is almost constantly the best-selling […]
Snapdragon laptops could nearly double Intel’s battery life, leak says
Microsoft has been trying to get Windows users to adopt machines based on the Arm architecture (the same type of chips that power smartphones and other small devices) for years, with limited […]
A new Xbox cloud feature lets work laptops play like gaming PCs
If you own an older productivity laptop, Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming can be the way you avoid buying a pricey gaming PC. Now, Microsoft says that you’ll be able to enjoy a […]
Are OLED laptops worth the extra price?
In just the last few years, there’s been an explosion of new laptops featuring OLED displays. Just like the phone market saw them become nearly ubiquitous, the laptop market is finding more […]
