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Ah, laptops. Just like a regular computer, but you can place it atop your lap. Truly the grandest innovation the computing industry has ever seen. We jest, of course - we love laptops, whether they’re super slim and sleek ultrabooks or powerful gaming laptops.
What makes a laptop the best laptop, though? It’s a question we’ve been seeking the answer to for years - along with half of the tech industry, in fact. Apple thinks it has portable perfection in its MacBooks, while some prefer the laid-back simplicity of the best Chromebooks instead.
Whatever your choice of laptop, you’ll find below every single article we’ve written about our favorite (and least favorite) portable PCs. Struggling to choose a new laptop? We’ve got you covered.
Latest about Laptops
New 8GB Windows 11 laptops from Dell, Acer and Microsoft have me worried
What's good for the Neo is also good for the XPS and Surface? Price-wise, that may be true — but what about future-proofing?
The best student laptops 2026
Check out our top tested picks of the best student laptops in 2026, from Windows systems to Apple MacBooks and more.
‘Transcends traditional boundaries of PC design’ — HP and Ferrari have teamed up for a $5,600 laptop, and I got to see it
I saw HP and Ferrari’s limited-edition laptop collaboration – and it’s so much more than a marketing gimmick.
The best laptops of Computex 2026
Computex 2026 I've been checking out all the new laptops at Computex 2026 from Asus, Acer, Dell, MSI, and many, many more. Here are my picks for the best laptops.
Intel says it 'welcomes the competition' from Nvidia's new RTX Spark CPU
Intel is playing it cool about Nvidia's new CPU, but I suspect that in reality it's worried that this could be bad news for its laptop dominance.
Nvidia claims RTX Spark laptops will offer all-day battery life
Computex 2026 I asked Nvidia what kind of battery life RTX Spark laptops will have, and the answer was reassuring, if a bit vague.
Dell announces the new XPS 13 as a budget-priced MacBook Neo rival
Computex 2026 Dell has regeared the XPS 13 as an entry-level productivity laptop specifically geared against Apple's MacBook Neo for students.
