A great laptop under $500 is hard to find — here are the 4 best budget laptops I recommend in 2025 By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 We've found the best budget laptops under $500 in every form factor: clamshells, Chromebooks, and 2-in-1 hybrids.
Nearly 40 years of history — here are the 5 best Dell laptops you can buy today By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 The best Dell laptops in 2025 were selected based on hundreds of hours spent testing and reviewing laptops from Dell and other manufacturers annually.
Chromebooks are good laptops for many people — these are the 5 best Chromebooks of 2025 By Madeline Ricchiuto, Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 We've tested and reviewed the best Chromebooks of 2025 — no matter your needs.
A picture is worth 1,000 words — these are the 6 best laptops for Photoshop By Madeline Ricchiuto, Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 These are the best laptops for Adobe Photoshop, whether you use the software for work or for fun.
I love a sharp laptop display, I found the 6 best 4K laptops based on our testing and reviews By Sarah Chaney, Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 Here are the best 4K laptops in 2025 based on our testing and reviews, including 2-in-1s, gaming notebooks, and workstations.
Best 14-inch laptops in 2025: 7 tested and reviewed picks By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 The best 14-inch laptops in 2025 for consumers and business users — including our most well-reviewed 2-in-1s, gaming notebooks, and Chromebooks.
From color accuracy to rendering speed — here are the 6 best laptops for video editing in 2025 By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 The best video editing laptops in 2025 offer powerful performance and excellent displays. Here are six picks based on hundreds of hours of testing and reviews.
Speed, clarity, and color — these are the 5 best laptops for graphic design in 2025 By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 These are the best laptops for graphic design in 2025, whether you’re a student learning the craft or a professional using the laptop for work
I found the 6 best touchscreen laptops for college, work, and creative pros — lab-tested and expert-reviewed By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 From clamshell ultrabooks to convertible workstations, these are the best touchscreen laptops in 2025 after hundreds of hours of testing and reviews.
HP released its first laptop in 1984 — here are the 6 best HP laptops of 2025 By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 Are you tempted by HP's excellent range of laptops, 2-in-1s, and workstations but don't know which to choose? Here's our guide to the best HP laptops in 2025.
Best 16-inch laptops in 2025: 7 top picks I recommend based on testing and reviews By Joanna Nelius Published 28 November 25 The best 16-inch laptops offer a balance between affordability and quality, without compromising graphics or power. Here's our selection of the best you can buy.
I'm a teacher, and these are the 7 best laptops for students that I recommend in 2025 By Joanna Nelius Last updated 4 June 25 Finding the best student laptops can feel like researching for a term paper, but we test and review over 100 laptops yearly to find our top recommendations.
I write and teach writing for a living — here are the 6 best laptops for writers I recommend By Joanna Nelius Last updated 16 May 25 These are the six best laptops for writers in 2025, based on hundreds of hours of testing and reviews.
I would replace every old Chromebook at my school with this one By Joanna Nelius Published 19 April 25 Who knows when my school — or any school — will have the funds to upgrade, but here’s why I’ll shout my recommendation for the Acer Chromebook Spin 312.
I spent a week using this sub-$500 2-in-1 Chromebook — I can't believe how much better they are in 2025 By Joanna Nelius Published 16 April 25 The Acer Chromebook Spin 312 is a solid laptop for anyone on a tight budget, especially students or retirees. With a sturdy build, vivid display, and easy set-up, it’s a quality Chromebook.
From the basement to the festival: The enduring allure of vintage computers By Joanna Nelius Published 26 February 25 At the SoCal Vintage Computer Festival, vintage laptop collectors gathered to share their love of technologies past and do a little predicting about what the future holds.
These 15 vintage PCs shaped the way we think about laptops today By Laptop Mag Staff, Joanna Nelius Published 26 February 25 Old computers retain so much of their appeal after they've become obsolete, but why? These photos tell the story.
Lenovo ThinkPad’s TrackPoint isn’t history, and history tells us why By Joanna Nelius Published 2 February 25 Even though TrackPoint might now seem like an endangered laptop feature, history tells us it might not go extinct because of three things.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition review: Sleek and refined, but one flaw vexes me By Joanna Nelius Published 31 January 25 The latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon suffers from a common problem with the series, and it has nothing to do with what’s inside
The arrival of AMD chips in MSI laptops is a huge win for gamers By Joanna Nelius Published 22 January 25 The arrival of AMD chips in MSI gaming laptops at CES in Las Vegas a few weeks ago signals that longtime leader Intel has competition in a space it is used to dominating.
I loved the Summit 13 AI Evo before, but a new add-on makes it a must-buy By Joanna Nelius Published 20 January 25 Even though I’ve had my eye on MSI’s gorgeous black, gold-trimmed 2-in-1 Summit laptop since it debuted, I couldn't bring myself to buy it. That may now change.
These MSI budget laptops might make you say, "I love the '90s" By Joanna Nelius Published 16 January 25 Three new budget-priced gaming laptops from MSI ooze translucent teal and all the '90s style that Millennials and Zoomers alike will love.
I'm a veteran laptop reviewer. Here are my top 10 laptops of CES 2025. By Joanna Nelius Published 15 January 25 It was a treat to see dozens of laptops that debuted at CES a few years ago return to the show floor, further refined thanks to chip architecture and power efficiency advances.
The Best Gaming Headset at CES 2025 was a pair of smart glasses By Joanna Nelius Published 10 January 25
The Best Streaming Gadget of CES 2025 is the Steam Deck + Nvidia GeForce Now By Joanna Nelius Published 10 January 25
