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LG Ultra PC 17 review: A big, lightweight laptop with graphics pep
The LG Ultra, at 4.3 pounds, is surprisingly light for laptop with a 17-inch display and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card inside.
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Surface Laptop Go review: Microsoft delivers a decent budget PC
The Surface Laptop Go is Microsoft's most accessible Surface yet, a very good budget laptop that can compete against other midrange models. Even compromises like its fingerprint reader and a sub-1080p screen surprisingly work.
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Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook review: An affordable 2-in-1 for school or work
The Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook is an excellent value, but beware of subpar screen and speaker quality.
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Acer Aspire 5 review: Intel’s Ice Lake CPUs come to the budget Aspire line
The latest of Acer’s budget-minded Aspire 5 laptops is here, now with Ice Lake on board.
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Lenovo Flex 5G review: The first 5G laptop offers crazy battery life, as well as compromises
The Flex 5G is the one—and for now, only—laptop to tap into Verizon’s blazingly fast 5G speeds, but its Snapdragon 8cx processor will hold you back.
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Intel 11th-gen Core i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake Preview: It’s (mostly) faster than Ryzen
11th-gen Core i7-1186G7 vs. Ryzen 7 4800U: Who wins?
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Dell Latitude 9510 (2-in-1) review: 24-hour battery life, great audio sell this business laptop
The Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 delivers great performance, fantastic audio, and nearly all-day battery life inside an otherwise no-nonsense business notebook.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 performance preview: The high-end Ryzen laptop we’ve been waiting for
There's no Thunderbolt 3, but the Leonovo IdeaPad Slim 7 and its Ryzen 7 4800U are about as fast as H-class Intel laptops for a whole lot less money.
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Why your laptop’s SD card reader might be terrible
We tested four modern laptop's SD card readers and found huge performance differences
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HP Envy x360 13: An affordable laptop with Ryzen 4000 and other perks
With its Ryzen 5 4500U, the HP Envy x360 13 gives you premium performance without the premium pricing
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Razer Blade Stealth (2020) review: A tiny gaming laptop with a big price
The 13-inch Razer Blade Stealth is both a fantastic work machine and a solid gaming machine—but it costs more than comparable models in both categories.
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Acer Spin 3 review: A solid $650 budget laptop with nice bonuses
Acer's Spin 3 (SP314-54N-58Q7) is a good budget laptop, with the bonuses of Thunderbolt and a nifty integrated stylus.
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XPG Xenia 15: This Intel-designed laptop is light and fast
The impressively light Xenia 15 offers stellar performance despite older parts
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HP Envy 17t review: Buy it for the huge 4K screen, not the performance
The HP Envy 17t gives you a huge 4K screen at a lower price than some rivals, but don't expect performance to match.
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Dell XPS 15 9500 Review: Buy this laptop instead of a MacBook Pro 16
Dell's totally redesigned XPS 15 9500 features a beautiful 4K screen, 10th gen 8-core Core i7, GeForce graphics and gets here just in time to press F for the MacBook Pro 16.
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Lenovo Chromebook Duet review: Redefining the small and cheap tablet
Don’t be fooled by the Lenovo Duet’s size: It’s an excellent Chromebook at a truly incredible price.
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Lenovo Yoga C640 review: The battery life blows us away
This Best Buy-exclusive version of the Lenovo Yoga C640-13IML may be saddled with a dual-core i3 processor and cramped storage, but it’s blessed with stellar battery life.
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Why this Acer Aspire 5 is usually the bestselling laptop on Amazon
With its AMD Ryzen 3 CPU, this Acer Aspire 5 laptop has a roomy display, a slim-and-trim chassis, solid everyday performance, and a sub-$350 price tag.
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Acer Predator Triton 500 review: A truly portable gaming powerhouse with 300Hz G-Sync
Portability, sleek design, overwhelming gaming power, a 300Hz G-Sync screen—you name it, and the Acer Predator Triton 500's got it. This laptop is something special.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550 review: Two screens and a whole lot of speed
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550 is a dual-screen gaming laptop that packs an overclockable 8-core Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super, and lots more.
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MSI GS66 Stealth Review: Thin and small, with a 300Hz screen
The MSI GS66 Stealth gaming laptop packs a 10th gen Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, and 300Hz screen into a surprisingly thin and light body.
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HP Chromebook x360 12b review: It’s affordable and good
The HP Chromebook x360 12b offers good design and quality where it counts, plus decent performance and solid battery life.
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Dynabook Portege X30L review: Comet Lake power in a featherweight shell
The barely-there Dynabook Portege X30L crams a Intel Comet Lake U-series CPU into a 1.8-pound shell.
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Lenovo Yoga C740 15 review: A budget-friendly convertible that’s a little clunky
The Lenovo Yoga C740 15 has a bright display and long battery life, and its performance is adequate for mainstream tasks. But 15-inch convertibles tend to be unwieldy, including this one.
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Microsoft Surface Book 3 review: The ‘ultimate laptop’ needs new ideas
Microsoft has upgraded its Surface Book 3 with new CPU and GPU options. But the PC industry is racing ahead of this once-innovative design.
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Microsoft Surface Go 2 review: A gorgeous, pricey tablet with a decent CPU
Microsoft's Surface Go 2 is a gorgeous Windows tablet that seems best suited for business travelers. It's expensive, however, and the optional keyboard is cramped.
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Acer Swift 3 Review: Ryzen 4000 delivers insane performance for the price
The Acer Swift 3 is a budget laptop that's as fast as pricier, heavier models, thanks to Ryzen 7 4700U, an 8-core CPU based on AMD's 7nm Ryzen 4000 with Radeon graphics.
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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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