2-in-1s

Asus Zenbook Duo MSRP $1,500.00 “The Asus ZenBook Duo is easily the best dual-screen laptop ever made.” Pros Excellent value in low-end model Quality build Solid productivity performance Great keyboard Well-conceived stacking mode Surprisingly good battery life…

HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) MSRP $1,710.00 “The HP Spectre x360 16 is beautiful, but not fast enough for its intended use.” Pros Good build quality Attractive aesthetic Excellent OLED display Great keyboard Exceptional haptic touchpad Cons Not fast enough for…

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold MSRP $3,240.00 “The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold suffers from a few fatal flaws.” Pros Performance beats other foldables Thinner when folded Excellent haptic touchpad Bright OLED display Decent webcam Cons Keyboard is cramped…

HP Spectre x360 14 MSRP $1,970.00 “The HP Spectre x360 14 is the prettiest, smartest, and fastest convertible 2-in-1 you can buy.” Pros Attractive aesthetic Very good productivity performance Good to great battery life Excellent haptic touchpad Superb 120Hz OLED display Superior…

Acer We live in a world in which some sort of computing device is necessary for nearly everyone, including kids. It can be particularly difficult to nail down the best laptops for kids, as the best laptops in general can seem like overkill but you still want to ensure you’re getting a laptop that helps your kids learn, share, play, and grow. This is why we’ve rounded up some of the best laptops for kids. Reading onward you’ll find selections that include laptops for kids that prefer a touchscreen and for kids that…

Each year, one laptop out of the many I review jumps out at me the most. It can be a singular outstanding feature or a combination of little things that sets it apart. It’s not necessarily the best laptop that I’ve reviewed, because maybe it has some attribute that limits its appeal to a select group of buyers. But it’s a laptop that’s different enough that I’m not quick to forget about it. For 2023, that laptop was the HP Spectre Foldable PC. On paper, it’s an unusual machine with a 17-inch foldable display and some…

I’ve reviewed many of the major laptops released over the past few years, and one of the most common questions I get is about which laptop to buy for a kid going off to college. You need something portable and light, but not one that compromises quality either. And more than anything, it needs to be fairly affordable, which rules out a lot of the more expensive premium laptops you can buy. There’s one Windows laptop, in particular, that hits all these marks — and it may not be one you’ve heard of. I’m talking about…

Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 MSRP $750.00 “The Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 has great battery life, but suffers from a flimsy plastic build and disappointing display.” Pros Competent productivity performance Excellent battery life Attractive entry-level price on sale Good keyboard Cons…

The ThinkPad X1 Yoga is Lenovo’s business-oriented 360-degree 2-in-1 laptop. I underwent a significant upgrade in its 6th generation, with the ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 model upgrading the components for faster speeds and better battery life. Now, Lenovo has released the 8th generation, and again it switches up the internals and leaves the external chassis alone. But the changes in CPUs weren’t simply an upgrade to the 13th-gen versions of the previous model’s processors. Instead, Lenovo switched to 13th-gen low-power…

Let's face it: Laptops get dirty. That's true on the exterior, where sweat and grime can accumulate. The good thing is, is that it's obvious when a proper cleaning is in order. But what about inside a laptop? That gets dirty as well, as a laptop's thermal system works to pull air in to keep things cooled down. Inevitably, dust and other particles get sucked inside and accumulate around the fans. This can have any number of unfortunate effects, including the worst one of all: Thermal throttling. Gunked-up fans…