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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i is the most beautiful laptop I've seen, but these 3 alternatives should come first
By Stevie Bonifield published
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i has a gorgeous design, but you shouldn't judge a laptop by its chassis. Here are a few stylish laptops I'd recommend instead.

Monster Hunter Wilds wants $7 to edit your character in a game users call "everything wrong with PC optimization in 2025"
By Rami Tabari last updated
Monster Hunter Wilds pushing a $7 Character Edit Voucher DLC is wild for a game that crashes on startup. Character creator looks good though.

Think Windows 11 is bad? Picture how much worse Windows 12 could be
By Rael Hornby published
Some Windows 10 users hope Windows 12 can save them from an end-of-support upgrade to Windows 11. But they should be careful what they wish for.

Valve's Steam Deck reminded me of what's most important in gaming — and it's not graphics
By Rael Hornby published
The Steam Deck just had its third anniversary, and Valve's handheld gaming PC is still proving its worth.

From the basement to the festival: The enduring allure of vintage computers
By Joanna Nelius published
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.

Photos: 15 PCs that shape how we think about laptops today
By Laptop Mag Staff, Joanna Nelius published
Old computers retain so much of their appeal after they've become obsolete, but why? These photos tell the story.

Can you use a normal monitor for gaming? It depends on these 3 things
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
You don't always need expensive gaming hardware, but there are a few things to be aware of

These AR glasses brought my guilty pleasure back from the dead, and it's straight-up wizardry
By Rael Hornby published
VITURE's Pro XR glasses have just brought back my biggest guilty pleasure, and they've done it in style.
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