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Acer Nitro V 15 review: Well-built budget system, but a bland screen
By Charles Jefferies published
Acer’s Nitro V 15 delivers decent 1080p gaming performance and performs well in most other aspects, but loud fans and a washed-out screen compromise its appeal.

Best Ultrabooks and Premium Laptops 2024
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Our picks for the best ultrabooks (super thin and light notebooks), along with other premium laptops now.

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Pro) Review: Running up the score
By Brandon Hill published
The M4 Pro in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers a performance jolt for demanding professionals.

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4) review: Nano-texture niceness
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Apple's M4 MacBook Pro is a strong, efficient machine, and the addition of an extra Thunderbolt port and an optional nano-texture display — along with 16GB of base RAM — make for a luxurious device.

HP OmniBook Ultra review: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 power with few compromises
By Brandon Hill published
HP has found a great balance when it comes to performance and endurance with the OmniBook Ultra.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s (Gen 6, Snapdragon) review: 21 hours of battery life
By Avram Piltch published
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s has one of the longest-lasting batteries we've ever seen along with a great keyboard, but Arm still has some software compatibility issues.

Acer Swift 14 AI review: Lots of ports, long battery life, weird AI indicator
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Acer Swift 14 AI has lots of USB ports, a fast SSD, and long battery life, but Acer has chosen to smother it with AI bloat on the hardware and the software.

Framework Laptop 13 (Intel Core Ultra) review: Familiar formula, now with Core Ultra and a 2.8K display
By Brandon Hill published
The Framework Laptop 13 (Intel Core Ultra) offers unmatched configurability and repairability—for a price.

Dell XPS 13 (9345) review: Same great looks, now with Snapdragon X Elite
By Brandon Hill published
Dell has a winning effort to take on the entrenched players powered by Intel, AMD, and Apple CPUs.

Microsoft Surface Pro (2024) review: Copilot+ flagship is beautiful, but AI features are shrug-worthy
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Microsoft Surface Pro (11th Edition, 2024) is a beautiful, long-lasting Arm PC with an OLED screen, but accessories make it very expensive, and there are still a few app incompatibility issues.
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