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Ryzen 7 4700U review: AMD’s budget 8-core crushes Intel’s 10th-gen chips, again
We benchmark the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U against the Intel 10th-gen Core i7-1065G7 and Core i7-10710U to see which offers the best CPU and graphics performance.
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Dell XPS 13 9300 review: The bezel is finally dead
The Dell XPS 13 9300 may not make a performance splash, but its 16:10 aspect-ratio touchscreen and dual biometric inputs still make a difference.
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Is upgrading a laptop’s SSD and RAM worth it? We try it in the Dell Inspiron 15 7000
Is it worth it to upgrade a laptop's RAM or storage? We had a chance to find out when Dell asked us to test the upgradability of its Inspiron 15 7000.
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HP Envy 13 Wood Series review: Walnut enhances a slender, capable laptop
HP is onto something with the home-inspired design elements of its latest laptops.
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Intel 10th-gen Comet Lake H review: The best Core i7 in a laptop you can buy
Intel's 10th-gen Core i7 Comet Lake H offers more cores than ever before, but it may not be enough to beat AMD's Ryzen 4000 chips.
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Gigabyte Aero 17 review: A gorgeous 4K laptop that finally makes sense
The Gigabyte Aero 17 with Comet Lake H, GeForce RTX Super, and a 17.3-inch 4K HDR 400-calibrated screen, makes a mighty fine work-from-home laptop.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Gen review: The 4K display is a splendid liability
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Gen is an otherwise stellar 14-inch business notebook PC, but with a battery that can't keep up with the rest this notebook has to offer.
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Lenovo Yoga C940 15 review: Doing what the MacBook Pro doesn’t
The Lenovo Yoga C940 is a slick 2-in-1 with graphics punch.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: Ryzen 4000 makes this thin, light laptop a winner
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is the world's first Ryzen 4000-based laptop. It offers stupidly good performance in a stupidly light chassis at a stupidly reasonable price.
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Ryzen 4000 Review: AMD’s 7nm Ryzen 9 offers game-changing performance for laptops
AMD Ryzen 4000 CPUs simply crush Intel's 9th-gen CPUs and offer game-changing performance for laptops.
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LG Gram 14 review: This thin, light 2-in-1 boasts exceptional battery life
The Gram strikes a nice balance between performance, weight, and battery life.
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Samsung Galaxy Book S review: Incredible battery life, WWAN options sell this on-the-go PC
Samsung's Galaxy Book S laptop uses the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chip, trading middling performance for a number of features that make on-the-go computing a snap.
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Lenovo Yoga C940 14 review: A 2-in-1 convertible laptop that’s just right
The Lenovo Yoga C940 14 stands out among ultraportable 2-in-1 laptops with its plus-sized screen, snappy keyboard, and all-day battery life.
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Lenovo Yoga C740 2-in-1 review: Speedy, bright, peppy, and reasonably priced
The feature-packed Lenovo Yoga C740 is one of the best values we’ve seen in a convertible laptop.
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HP Envy 13 review: A slim, light, and inexpensive workhorse with discrete graphics
The budget-priced HP Envy 13 boasts a trim profile, solid everyday performance, and a dedicated Nvidia graphic card.
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MSI Prestige 14 review: Workhorse power in a thin-and-light shell
Packing a 6-core CPU and GTX GPU, MSI's Prestige 14 could be the perfect creator laptop for someone willing to compromise on performance at times.
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Acer Swift 3 (SF314-57-57BN) review: Thin, light, affordable, and Ice Lake, with Thunderbolt 3 to boot
The Acer Swift 3 packs in plenty given its $700 sticker price, boasting a 10th-gen Intel Ice Lake CPU and a sub-three-pound weight.
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Acer Swift 5 review: A small miracle
The Acer Swift 5 (SF514-54T-76PY) is one of the lightest clamshell laptops ever made, but it compromises performance and battery life to take home that honor.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 7 review: Still the best Windows tablet you can buy
Microsoft upgrades the Surface Pro 7 with Intel's new 'Ice Lake' Core chip and a modern USB-C port. Both elevate Microsoft's Windows tablet into Editor's Choice territory.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 review: A beefy business laptop best left on the charger
With a 4K display and Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is the kind of laptop you keep fully-charged.
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HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop review: Affordable gaming with a few caveats
The HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop nevertheless is an affordable gaming laptop that's nearly as sturdy and refined as its higher-end Omen cousins with a couple of exceptions, most notably the dim display.
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Motile M142 review: Ryzen finds a home in this surprisingly good budget notebook
Walmart's Motile M142 14-inch budget notebook PC taps AMD's mobile Ryzen chips for solid performance at a price tag that excuses the acceptable compromises its designers made.
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HP Elite Dragonfly review: The corporate laptop that’s too good for your boss
The HP Elite Dragonfly is incredibly lightweight and stunningly beautiful, with a battery that won't quit. Whether your boss deserves a laptop this nice is another matter entirely.
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HP Pavilion x360 14m-dh0003dx review: A sturdy 2-in-1 with dependable quad-core performance
This sleek convertible laptop has what it takes in terms of day-to-day performance, although we wish it had a bigger battery.
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Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 vs. HP Spectre x360 13t: Which premium laptop is best?
We compare Dell’s XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 and HP’s 5th-gen Spectre x360 13t, two premium laptops from two rival companies, judging them closely on specs, features, performance and more.
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HP Spectre x360 13t Review: A thin-and-light that hasn’t taken away all the good stuff
HP's Spectre x360 13t gives you thin and light without removing all the good stuff: an Intel Ice Lake CPU, long battery life, a full-travel keyboard, USB Type-A and an upgradable SSD.
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Microsoft Surface Pro X review: This isn’t the long-lasting tablet we were hoping for
Microsoft's Surface Pro X reimagines the Surface Pro tablet line, but its battery life misses the boat, and bugs and other issues narrow its usefulness.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch (Core i7) review: This is the one you should buy
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 with Intel's 10th-gen Core i7 processor, Ice Lake, combines exemplary performance with all-day battery life.
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LG Gram 17 review: A big-screen laptop that’s incredibly lightweight
The LG Gram 17 has a huge screen but is shockingly light.
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Dynabook Tecra X50-F review: This lightweight 15-inch business notebook falls a bit short
Sharp's Dynabook unit has launched the Tecra X50-F 15-inch business laptop. It's roomy and light, but it falls short in some little ways and one big way—battery life.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 6 14 (2019) review: A solid, bargain-priced 2-in-1 saddled with iffy battery life
Lenovo's IdeaPad 6 14 packs a quad-core CPU and a full-HD touchscreen into a 2-in-1 form factor. Its battery and display could be better, but for just $500, you’re still getting a lot.
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Lenovo IdeaPad S340-15IWL review: Peppy quad-core performance, but a cheap display
This bargain-priced laptop puts up impressive performance numbers, but make sure to get one with an IPS display rather than the iffy TN variety.
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HP Omen 17 (2019) review: Solid performance that’s shockingly affordable
HP's Omen 17 has a reputation as a solid performer with a budget price, and its 2019 model follows suit. It's a heavy gaming laptop and the battery is a bummer, but a full RTX 2070 at this price? Believe it.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch (Ryzen 7) review: The price tag climbs, but battery life drops
We've tested a second 15-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, this time with a top-of-the-line Ryzen 7 processor inside. You'll pay more for a moderate performance bump, but even more disappointing battery life.
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Dell XPS 13 7390 review: Whoa, the XPS 13 is officially faster than an XPS 15 now
Dell's new XPS 13 7390 packs Intel’s Comet Lake Core i7-10710U, making this tiny ultraportable a truly impressive performer, even against XPS 15 workhorses.
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Alienware m15 R2 review: Power in a stylish and portable package
Alienware's redesigned m15 R2 is a gorgeous laptop that puts out impressive performance—though you should probably opt for the OLED upgrade.
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Google Pixelbook Go review: A perfectly good Chromebook that elevates the category
Google’s Pixelbook Go is a perfectly good Chromebook, and that’s exactly what the company set out to create, with a careful balance of quality features and economical compromises.
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Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Black Edition 2-in-1 (7590) review: This 4K laptop’s graphics can’t keep up
The Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Black Edition 2-in-1 has a gorgeous display and a clever stylus slot, but the 4K screen causes performance issues.
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Acer Predator Helios 700 review: You can’t call it a gimmick if it works
Packing a 9th gen Core i9 CPU, GeForce RTX 2080 and a sliding keyboard, Acer's Predator Helios 700 is large and in charge
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Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 Review: A convertible with very few compromises
Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1 7390, armed with Intel's latest Ice Lake CPU and some very nice trimmings, finally beats its celebrity sibling, the clamshell XPS 13. Read on for the good news in performance, features, and battery life.
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Surface Laptop 3 review: AMD Ryzen makes a good 15-inch Surface, but Intel’s version may be better
Microsoft's 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 boldly includes a custom AMD processor, and maintains Surface excellence while adding new features like USB-C. But is it really the best Surface Laptop 3 you can buy?
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Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 vs Mac Pro: Can a thin, light laptop take down Apple’s still-sold desktop?
Apple's revamped Mac Pro is on its way, but for now, its 'trash can' still rules the MacOS roost. This $3000 PC stumbles hard versus modern Windows laptops though.
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Acer Swift 3 (2019) review: This midrange notebook PC hides Nvidia graphics power
Acer's Swift 3 (2019) notebook PC offers excellent performance and satisfactory battery life for an inexpensive clamshell, though the audio and fingerprint reader are noticeably lacking.
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Review: Dell’s XPS 15 7590 reaches for 8 cores of CPU power
Dell’s XPS 15 7590 tests the limits of its thin-and-light chassis with an 8-core “overclockable” Core i9-9980HK and a discrete GeForce GTX 1650.
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Acer Aspire 5 (A515-43-R19L) review: A budget AMD Ryzen 3 workhorse with middling battery life
There’s a lot to like about this inexpensive Ryzen 3-powered Acer Aspire 5, but its middling battery life is tough to overlook.
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Acer Nitro 5 (2019) review: A great budget-conscious laptop, at least for the moment
Acer's Nitro 5 may age quickly with its entry-level hardware, but it's a great option for budget-minded buyers who enjoy light gaming and wouldn't mind upgrading in a few years.
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Review: Lenovo ThinkBook 13s pairs solid business features with consumer-friendly touches
Lenovo's ThinkBook 13s notebook PC offers substantial value, building off of Lenovo's expertise in business PCs. Consumers will appreciate the excellent audio and solid battery life.
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MSI’s GE65 Raider Review: A little thick, but a lot fast
The GE65 Raider 9SF packs an 8-core 9th gen Core i9 and GeForce RTX 2070 graphics into a relatively compact body
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Acer Nitro 5 (17-inch, AN517-51-56YW) review: Here’s your cheap Fortnite laptop
The Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51-56YW) gets the price right for shooters like Fortnite.
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