Buyer’s Guide

Laptops are available in almost every size and shape. Still, there is a reasonable upper bound on screen size. which is the function of the top portable monitors. One example of a portable screen on the larger side is the recently released Asus Zenscreen MB249C. It is far larger than any laptop display at 24 inches. However, you have the option of something bigger while on the go with this portable monitor—at least in theory. This is not something you…

The OnePlus Pad Go, the smaller sister of the OnePlus Pad, carries on the company’s legacy of producing low-cost smartphones to compete with the industry’s more expensive titans. Even with its comparatively modest price tag, the OnePlus Pad Go maintains its premium appearance. It is thin and light, but a few design errors make it difficult to use in the hand. The main one is that the camera is positioned in the middle of the long edge, which makes it…

Customers interested in 14-inch convertible laptops can save a significant amount of money with Lenovo’s ThinkBook brand of laptops, which is priced significantly lower than its ThinkPad computers for business use. Except for a few luxuries and the TrackPoint pointing stick in the keyboard, it is difficult to see what you are giving up for this ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 4 ($1,149.99 as tested), which starts at just $1,036.75. The flagship ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 costs approximately $1,500, and…

It is time we paid the midrange some attention because they are frequently paired with more powerful towers. This particular desktop workstation is a Dell Precision 5860 Tower. Dell’s mid-range workstation, which starts at $2,049 (around $9,100 in the highly customized version we tested), is another plain-looking, but sizable, black full-tower chassis with handles. One of several Intel Xeon-based processors with professional graphics cards from AMD, Nvidia, or vPro, up to an incredible 2TB of RAM, and up to 72TB…

Choosing a low-cost Chromebook might be rather confusing. While many Chromebooks are affordable, not all of them are worth purchasing, particularly those with less than 128GB of storage and only 4GB of RAM. The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is a good substitute, offering far more RAM and storage than many competitors at comparable prices, but it still has several issues that are typical of notebooks costing less than $500. Specs and features The Intel Core i3-N305 processor, which powers the…

In comparison to Lenovo’s more expensive Legion 7 and Legion 9 gaming laptop lines, the company’s new Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (which starts at $1,369.99 at the time of writing) offers remarkable performance for the money. Consider the base model pictured here as a somewhat larger-screened competitor to the slightly larger-screened Acer Nitro 17 and Asus ROG Strix 17, or as a chunkier alternative to our favorite midrange gaming setup, the Editors’ Choice award-winning Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen…

Designed to be portable, the Lenovo ThinkBook 13x (Gen 4) is a 13-inch business notebook. Lenovo’s high-end ThinkPad notebooks can be replaced at a lower cost with the ThinkBook series of laptops. However, this laptop outperforms a high-end ThinkPad not just in terms of cost but also in terms of battery life. This is undoubtedly valuable: This ThinkBook costs $1,106, much cheaper than Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Although it may not have the luxurious features of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon,…

M.2 slots vary in length even though they are all 22 mm wide. Generally, they are either 30mm (Steam Deck and other gaming handhelds) or 80mm (your typical desktop or laptop). However, certain devices have a distance of 42mm between the contacts and the rear mounting screw, most notably the Lenovo Legion Go and Thinkpads. You would require a somewhat awkward adapter to fit a 2230 SSD in such a space. A true 2242 SSD, such as the Sabrent Rocket…

Google is revitalizing the ChromeOS platform with a new generation of Chromebooks that rely heavily on Google’s AI, following a few years of minor Chromebook improvements. With its robust processor and ideal 120Hz display for cloud gaming, the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE is a clear contender for the title of leader in this space. The only issue is that it is not any better than its predecessor. Specs and features The older Acer Chromebook 516 GE and the new…

The Acer Nitro 17 achieves something that borders on the miraculous. It seems to strike a clever mix between performance and cost while still being reasonably priced. This accomplishment even made me wonder if a 17-inch gaming laptop could truly replace a desktop gaming PC. Regarding gaming, desktop PCs are often less expensive than laptops, but the large Nitro 17 surprised me. An AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, and a 17.3-inch Full HD display with…