Laptops

Latest Laptops

• The Best Laptops for 2026

  Whether you want a simple budget PC, a productivity workhorse, or a screamer of a gaming notebook, our experts have done the heavy lifting to help you find the right laptop for the job.

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• Microsoft Surface Pro for Business vs. Apple iPad Pro: Which Tablet Is Best for Work?

  Microsoft's Surface Pro for Business is a versatile detachable 2-in-1 tablet for work. But Apple's iPad Pro might be better suited to your needs if you can live without Windows. I've run through what separates these two top-tier business tablets, and a surprising winner emerged.

  2 days, 13 hours By Matthew Buzzi
• The Googlebook Reveal Has Me Bullish on Google Reinventing the Laptop (Again)

  COMMENTARY: With AI ramping up in every direction, Google needs a better platform to leverage everything that its Gemini Intelligence models can do. To my eyes, Googlebooks look like the answer.

  5 days, 16 hours By Brian Westover
• The Original Chromebook Dream Is Dead. Googlebooks Killed It

  COMMENTARY: Chromebooks were supposed to usher in an era of efficient, web-based computing. Googlebooks are abandoning that idea to embrace AI and Android apps at all costs.

  1 week By Chris Hoffman
• Why Have Laptop Prices Spiked This Year? The Great RAM Crunch Explained

  Memory costs have exploded in 2026, with the AI giants gobbling up much of the production capacity, leading to jacked-up laptop prices. Against that backdrop, here’s how to save on a new laptop this year.

  1 week, 1 day By Brian Westover
• Googlebooks Just Killed the Original Chromebook Dream

  Commentary: ChromeOS once promised a lightweight future built around the web. Googlebooks replace that vision with Android apps and AI everywhere.

  1 week, 4 days By Chris Hoffman
• With the Googlebook, I’m Betting on Google to Reinvent the Laptop (Again)

  COMMENTARY: Yes, Googlebooks look like a big gamble. But in the age of AI, Google needs more than a browser and a bunch of apps to fully leverage Gemini.

  1 week, 5 days By Brian Westover
• Power Up: 8 Quick Settings to Help Increase Your Laptop's Battery Life

  You can't always work next to an electrical outlet. If you're traveling or just need some time away from your desk, here are a few ways to keep your Windows PC juiced up for as long as possible.

  2 weeks By Lance Whitney
• Is the $599 MacBook Neo Too Good to Last?

  Rumors suggest Apple may be rethinking its MacBook Neo lineup amid the global memory crisis, dropping the cheaper 256GB option and prioritizing the 512GB configuration.

  2 weeks, 3 days By James Peckham
• Apple Reportedly Running Out of A18 Pro Chips for MacBook Neo

  Due to growing demand, Apple has reportedly asked suppliers to double Neo's production, and it may need a new batch of A18 Pro processors from TSMC.

  2 weeks, 3 days By Jibin Joseph
• Want the Cheapest MacBook Neo? Act Quick, Apple May Drop 256GB Version

  Rumors suggest Apple may be rethinking its MacBook Neo lineup amid the global memory crisis.

  2 weeks, 4 days By James Peckham
• 2026 Grad Gift Guide: The Best Laptops and Gear to Launch a Career

  Our experts have put together a list of some of the most eseential tech for grads heading into their first real jobs.

  2 weeks, 4 days By Brian Westover
• TCL CSOT's 0.01Hz Screen To Squeeze More Battery Life Out of Your Laptop

  TCL CSOT's laptop screen can also reduce the refresh rate across individual parts of the display.

  2 weeks, 6 days By Michael Kan
• 200 Laptops Tested, One Battery King: This MSI 2-in-1 Lasted 42 Hours on a Charge

  Call it the laptop that would not die. We just crowned our first PCMag Lab Award winner for best battery life, an MSI Prestige 14 model that just kept going...and going.

  3 weeks, 2 days By John Burek
• The Best Dell Laptops for 2026

  Need a budget laptop for the kids? Or a powerful one for design work or gaming? Dell sells a huge variety. Let's decode the different lines and look at the top performers (and values) in our testing.

  3 weeks, 3 days By Joe Osborne, Matthew Buzzi
• My Old Laptop Was Collecting Dust. Here's How I Turned It Into a Chromebook

  Give your aging PC new life by installing a lightweight Linux distribution or ChromeOS Flex, a free cloud-based version of Google's operating system.

  3 weeks, 5 days By Alan Bradley