I Found the Very Best Prime Day Laptop Deals onMacBooks and More (2026)

I Found the Very Best Prime Day Laptop Deals onMacBooks and More (2026)

It’s that time of the year. Amazon Prime Day is upon us, and with it, some of the best laptop deals of the year. I test laptops all year, so that when it comes to these big sales events, I can recommend devices I’ve personally tested. The last thing you want to do is make … Read more

Microsoft Comes Through With the Best Laptop Deal of Prime Day So Far

Microsoft Comes Through With the Best Laptop Deal of Prime Day So Far

There’s an undeniable upward trend for laptop pricing. But it’s Prime Day, and that’s a time for exceptions to this pattern. I’ve been checking prices on all my favorite laptops, and there’s one clear winner for Prime Day this year: the Surface Laptop. Despite suffering official price hikes earlier this year, it’s now down to … Read more

The Prime Day MacBook Deals I Recommend (2026)

The Prime Day MacBook Deals I Recommend (2026)

MacBooks tend to be the cheapest on Amazon, making them a great product to shop for on Prime Day. These days, though, it’s increasingly confusing to know which one is right for you. The dependable MacBook Air, powerful MacBook Pro, and affordable MacBook Neo are all on sale for Prime Day, though none are significant … Read more

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Review: The Best Windows Laptop

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Review: The Best Windows Laptop

The model I tested isn’t the base configuration, which only features a 1920 x 1200 display. While that’s perfectly usable, the $60 upgrade to the 2880 x 1800, 120-Hz display is a no-brainer. Unfortunately, HP forces you to also upgrade the CPU to at least the 12-core Snapdragon X2 Elite to get it. It’s a … Read more

Best Prime Day Laptop Deals (2026): MacBooks and More

I Found the Very Best Prime Day Laptop Deals onMacBooks and More (2026)

And in my experience, the Surface Laptop even has a couple of features that make it superior to the MacBook Air. The 3:2 aspect ratio of the display is glorious, which is my favorite feature. That taller screen size gives you more vertical space to work with, which I find both enjoyable while browsing the … Read more

Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations

Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations

I’ve been reviewing laptops for well over a decade, sometimes testing over 30 devices per year. As you can probably guess, they aren’t all winners, and many should be avoided, no matter how cheap the discount is. Good news: It’s my job to recommend laptops that fit your budget and won’t make you regret your … Read more

Microsoft’s New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro Get Faster—and Way More Expensive

Microsoft’s New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro Get Faster—and Way More Expensive

Microsoft has announced some long-awaited updates to its Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices, both of which are being refreshed with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips. The company hasn’t given specific names to this new generation of devices, but this is technically the eighth-generation Surface Laptop and 12th-generation Surface Pro. These new Qualcomm chips … Read more

Best Laptops For College Students (2026): MacBooks and Beyond

Best Laptops For College Students (2026): MacBooks and Beyond

College laptops don’t have to be embarrassing. Nor do they have to be overly expensive. There are a lot of great laptops for college students that combine long battery life, easy portability, and the performance needed for everyday coursework in a great design. I’ve been reviewing laptops for over a decade and have tested hundreds … Read more

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under ,000

But one of the positive things with the 15.3-inch screen is that Lenovo didn’t try to squeeze in a number pad. No, no. Just a standard keyboard layout with a centered touchpad and an adequate amount of room for your wrists. And yet, this also doesn’t feel like an overly large laptop. The width and … Read more

Nvidia’s RTX Spark Laptops Look Hell-Bent on Disruption

Nvidia’s RTX Spark Laptops Look Hell-Bent on Disruption

The moment many have been waiting years for has arrived. Nvidia has long made graphics cards that powered the Windows PC ecosystem for decades—now it wants to control the whole thing with “superchips,” starting with the RTX Spark. Announced over the weekend at the Computex tech expo in Taiwan, RTX Spark chips combine unified memory, … Read more