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The Alienware 16 Area-51 is one of the cheapest RTX 5080 gaming laptops — and it’s near-perfect
By Rami Tabari published
The Alienware 16 Area-51 is a whole lot of gaming laptop for a competitive price, wrapped up in a badass design, stuffed with powerful hardware, and featuring a sick mechanical keyboard.

The Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 gets all the basics right, except one
By Stevie Bonifield published
The Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 has a few strengths for its relatively affordable price, but they come at the cost of seriously weak battery life, which will be a deal breaker for many.

The Asus NUC 14 Pro mini PC is compact in the ways that matter, but with a critical compromise
By Stevie Bonifield published
The Asus NUC 14 Pro is a solid mini PC, but the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H configuration offers disappointing performance for the price, especially compared with less expensive alternatives.

If money is no object, this new ThinkPad X9-15 is the business laptop you want
By Rami Tabari published
Money and power will be your sacrifices here (Ironic?)

Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 (Intel) review
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
The Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 (Intel) is an affordable laptop with solid performance, great battery life, and strong hinges, but its display and audio fall flat.

The Dell 14 Plus is an un-Inspiron-ed introduction to Dell's new line-up
By Rami Tabari published
The Dell 14 Plus makes a good first impression with its battery life and performance, but its mediocre display, lousy audio, and shallow touchpad let it down.

HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a review
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
From dollars to battery life, some sacrifices need to be made for x86

Need a cheap Windows laptop? The Acer Aspire 3 15 makes a few sacrifices to hit its tempting sub-$500 price
By Rami Tabari published
The Acer Aspire 3 15 is an affordable laptop that sacrifices a bit too much for me, especially with its battery life and performance. But it's not all bad.
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