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Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-51DJ review: Slim and inexpensive, but middling quad-core performance
If you’re looking for an inexpensive quad-core laptop that’s less than three-quarters of an inch thick, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-51DJ might fit the bill.
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HP Spectre x360 15t touch: Convertible, coppery, OLED goodness
With a 4K UHD AMOLED display and Thunderbolt/USB Gen 2 on board, the HP Spectre x360 15t Touch gives you lush graphics and top performance in a stylish package.
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BenQ ScreenBar Lite review: A portable light for your laptop
The BenQ ScreenBar Lite is a great option for a portable desk lamp, but the cable and price may make you pause.
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Acer Nitro 7 review: A good budget gaming laptop that made some hard choices
Acer's Nitro 7 focuses on its display and storage instead of its internal components, an odd choice for a gaming laptop. Acer's own Predator Helios 300 may be a better budget option.
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Acer Predator Helios 300: We review the bestselling gaming laptop on Amazon
Acer's Predator Helios 300 is currently the bestselling gaming laptop on Amazon. With an 8th-gen Core i7, GeForce GTX 1060, and 144Hz screen, it's easy to see why. We delve into those and other details.
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Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H review: A bargain-priced laptop with plenty of productivity power
The budget version of 2018’s Acer Aspire E15 delivers great value for the price as well as a significant performance boost over its predecessor.
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Acer Swift 7 (July 2019) review: The ultimate thin-and-light laptop’s flaw is still performance
Acer's Swift 7 (July 2019) is a fantastically thin and light PC that performs well enough for everyday use. But if you demand more, look elsewhere.
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Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 review: A nearly perfect combination of power and battery life
Dell's new Latitude 7400 2-in-1 PC combines the all-day battery life of a Snapdragon PC plus the performance of an Intel chip, all within a compact 14-inch form factor. The downside? The price.
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LG Gram 2-in-1 review: A convertible laptop with plenty to like
The LG Gram 2-in-1 is a 14-inch convertible with impressively few of the typical compromises, such as thick display bezels or middling performance.
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Dell G7 15 7590 review: 9th-gen Core and RTX power in a low-key chassis
The Dell G7 15 is a perfectly serviceable mid-tier machine with an understated business-casual design, but its expensive price tag is out of step with the hardware inside.
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HP Chromebook x360 14 G1 review: A giant, powerful convertible that most people don’t need
HP loaded up its Chromebook x360 14 G1 with some high-end parts, but the result is too unwieldy to work well as a convertible, and it's expensive, too.
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Alienware m15 review: The power of OLED compels you
Alienware's m15 is in a weird place, with underwhelming RTX 2070 Max-Q performance and a major redesign coming soon. But the OLED display will win you over.
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MSI GS65 Stealth Thin Review: This thin gaming laptop features 9th-gen Core and GTX 1660 Ti
Can MSI's beloved GS65 Stealth Thin 9SD still stand out in a crowd of "me too" thin gaming laptops?
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Lenovo ThinkPad X390 review: A sharp business laptop with caveats
The Lenovo ThinkPad X390 review is thin, light, and plenty powerful. But its design has a few surprising trade-offs.
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Acer Predator Triton 500 Review: This thin and light laptop even has GeForce RTX
Acer's Predator Triton 500 gaming laptop is surprisingly thin and light, but it still packs a Core i7 CPU and GeForce RTX GPU.
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SanDisk 1TB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card review: It’s big, fast and pricey
The SanDisk 1TB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card is one of the world's highest-capacity memory cards, and it's also pretty darn fast. Read on for benchmarks and more information.
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Samsung Notebook 9 Pro (2019) review: Good value and sleek looks, but performance suffers
Samsung's Notebook 9 Pro is lightweight, with solid battery life. Performance is a mixed bag, however, as it is for many convertibles.
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Lenovo Legion Y740 review: A laptop built for the future has a few issues in the here and now
The Lenovo Legion Y740 is built for the future, with Nvidia's bleeding-edge RTX 2070 Max-Q and a 144Hz G-Sync display. But in the here and now, it struggles with lackluster performance in current games and abysmal battery life.
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HP Spectre x360 13 2019 review: This laptop gets stupidly good battery life
Our favorite convertible laptop gets a beautiful new look, Intel's Whiskey Lake CPU and downright amazing battery life
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Intel Optane Memory H10 SSD Review: How it could speed up your next laptop
Intel’s Optane Memory H10 SSD is a storage hybrid that shines under heavy workloads, but you can't buy it except in a pre-built laptop.
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Lenovo Legion Y7000 review: A smart, sophisticated gaming laptop you can actually afford
Lenovo's Legion Y7000 is a smart, sophisticated gaming laptop that will perform admirably for at least a few years—and at a competitive price point.
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Alienware Area-51m R1 review: Fast, big and upgradable
Alienware's redesigned powerhouse laptop promises the Holy Grail of gaming laptop features. It's big, fast, beautiful, and even upgradable.
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HP Spectre Folio review: This lightweight leather laptop is different in a very good way
HP's leather-wrapped Spectre Folio feels better than any metal or plastic laptop could. Performance is good, and battery life is outstanding.
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Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga review: A chunky convertible business laptop that almost has it all
Lenovo's ThinkPad L390 Yoga makes up for its dim display with a luxurious keyboard.
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Lenovo IdeaPad 730S review: A slick laptop with no gimmicks
The Lenovo IdeaPad 730S dispenses with gimmicks and focuses on being a great laptop.
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Huawei Matebook X Pro review: A few cut corners diminish this otherwise great laptop’s value
Average performance and battery life are the two knocks on the Huawei Matebook X Pro, but a great display, audio, discrete graphics and an included USB-C hub elevate it among the top thin-and-light contenders we've tested.
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HP Spectre x360 15 (2019) review: A prettier, more powerful convertible than the last
The HP Spectre x360 15 (2019) earns our Editor's Choice award for its 6-core processor, powerful GeForce discrete GPU, and battery life that improves over its predecessor. Did we mention that it's been redesigned?
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Review: Thin, fast and all business
Give the ThinkPad six cores and a GeForce GPU and you get the Lenovo ThinkPad Extreme X1, a 15-inch laptop that's large and in charge.
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Lenovo Flex 5 15 review: A good laptop, an awkward tablet
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 15 is a decent laptop and oversized tablet, in desperate need of a few more fans to perform at its greatest potential.
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Acer Swift 7 (2018) review: This spectacularly thin and light PC is a pain to actually use
Acer's Swift 7 (2018) sets the standard for thin-and-light notebooks, but a frankly awful typing experience and tablet-class performance make it a tough sell.
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Huawei Matebook 13 review: a powerful GPU and Whiskey Lake chip propel this compact notebook
Huawei's Matebook 13 combines Intel's latest Whiskey Lake Core chip and the power of a discrete GPU to deliver a high-performance yet compact 13-inch notebook that's priced right, too.
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MSI GS75 Stealth Review: This light 17-inch laptop packs a wallop with GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
The MSI GS75 Stealth weighs almost as little as some 15-inch laptops, yet features a 17.3-inch 144Hz screen, 8th-generation Core i7, and Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q.
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Dell XPS 13 9380 review: The best little laptop fixes its biggest problem
Dell finally caved to convention and moved the super Dell XPS 13's camera up to the top bezel.
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Origin EVO-17S review: This thin gaming laptop tames even the mighty Core i9
Can you get a Core i9 in a "thin" laptop? Origin's EVO-17S gaming laptop can.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 review: A once-great laptop now is merely good
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 2 remains virtually unchanged, but its streamlined design and excellent battery life are being encroached upon by a host of competing notebooks.
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Acer Predator Helios 500 Review: A rare chance to choose between AMD and Intel-Nvidia versions
Acer's big, burly and powerful Predator Helios 500 gaming laptop lets you choose between AMD and Intel/Nvidia configurations. They're both powerhouses, but they excel at different things. Read our review for all the details.
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Acer Spin 5 review: What it’s like to have Amazon Alexa in a laptop
The Acer Spin 5 has Amazon Alexa built in. It's an interesting integration, but not enough to raise this 2-in-1 convertible laptop above the crowd.
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HP Chromebook x2 review: A better bet and bargain than the Google Pixel Slate
The HP Chromebook x2 isn't as powerful or feature-packed as Google's Pixel Slate, but it's a better value and a better all-around machine.
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Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet review: Performance takes a back seat to battery life
Samsung's Galaxy Book 2 includes the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 chip, which enables this Windows tablet to achieve industry-leading battery life at the cost of some performance.
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Google Pixel Slate review: So close, yet so far, from being a perfect Chrome-Android tablet hybrid
Google's Pixel Slate is a tablet that wants to be a Chromebook, and it’s better at doing both than any other single device. But it’s still a serious work-in-progress.
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Razer Blade 15 Review: The world’s smallest 15-inch gaming laptop packs a punch
The redesigned Razer Blade 15 offers blistering gaming performance, stuffing a GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and 8th gen Core i7 inside its tiny body.
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Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 review: It might just be the fastest 2-in-1 in town
Dell’s XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 is one of only two 8th-gen Kaby Lake G laptops ever made, and we're very sad about it. Whatever else you can say about its MagLev keyboard and USB-C exclusivity, it's impressively fast.
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Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UA review: A thin, light, and peppy budget laptop with battery life to spare
The Asus ZenBook 13 is just the ticket for productivity on a budget. It shines when it comes to everyday computing chores, and its battery keeps going and going.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 6 review: Microsoft adds quad-core power to its tried-and-true tablet
Microsoft's latest Surface Pro 6 tablet looks the same as its predecessors, though a new 8th-generation Core chip adds enough of a punch to consider upgrading.
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Lenovo Legion Y530 review: An affordable gaming laptop saddled with an iffy graphics card
The inexpensive Lenovo Legion Y530 will tempt budget-minded gamers, but its middling graphics card struggles to keep up with today's games, let alone tomorrow's.
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Lenovo ThinkPad L480 review: This basic business notebook falls a little short
Lenovo's ThinkPad L480 has the great keyboard and quality build of this classic business brand, but its lower price includes compromises in display quality and performance.
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Dell XPS 15 9570 Review: A 6-core Core i7 makes it all worthwhile
Dell's XPS 15 9570 takes one of the most beloved 15-inch laptops and drops in a wickedly-fast 8th gen CPU Core i7, plus better graphics.
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Lenovo Legion Y920 review: A hefty gaming laptop with buttery graphics and a mechanical keyboard
Big and heavy though it is, the Lenovo Legion Y920 boasts some serious gaming firepower and a mechanical keyboard to boot, not to mention one-touch overclocking and Dolby sound.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) review: A business laptop that’s tops in its class
It's difficult to find fault with Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen). It's expensive, but it exudes quality. It's a no-brainer for those who want a powerful, light laptop with decent battery life.
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