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Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Matt Elliott is a senior editor ...

You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver ...

Nvidia did provide some caveats when handing over a Razer Blade 16 to test. It's a thinner model than previous years—likely one of the thinnest gaming laptops with an RTX 5090 at the least. Razer had ...

The HP Pavilion x360 14 is a compact convertible laptop with a respectable spec – but how well does it hold up?

Intel’s Core 285H chip, the first member of its Core Ultra 200 or “Arrow Lake-H” family for laptops, has a big crater to fill. Yes, crater: This processor essentially bombed on the desktop. In laptops ...

Intel first discussed the mobile architecture it calls Lunar Lake way back in June, and stated at the time it would arrive in Q3. The initial reveal included some lofty performance claims, so we've ...

We’ve said it before: There’s one simple trick to increase the performance of your Windows laptop, and it made an enormous difference in Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2, which we reviewed today.

The Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU isn't much of an upgrade over its predecessor, according to some early post-release comparison tests from Jarrod's Tech. Pitting a new XMG Neo 16 with an RTX 5090 ...

Laptops quietly monitor their own health, but most people never tap into the tools that can warn of trouble long before a crash or data loss. Built-in hardware diagnostics sit below the operating ...

Discover why the MacBook Air outshines Windows laptops in the $750 price range. Compare design, performance, battery life, ...