The quick list In a hurry? Here's a brief overview of the laptops on this list, along with quick links that let you jump down the page directly to a review of whichever laptop catches your eye.

The result is ultraportable Windows 11 powerhouses like the Dell XPS 13, which we recommend to most folks as the best Windows laptop overall. I'm not the biggest fan of the capacitive function ...

The Acer Nitro 5 is a good gaming laptop to consider if you’re looking for some value. It has internal hardware that’s hard to find at such a great price, including an Intel Core i7-13620H ...

If I could point to a single inflection point for the computing industry this year, it would be the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 ... audio processing to remove background noise and blur backgrounds ...

These are our favorite HP laptops from the company's OmniBook, Pavilion, Envy, Spectre and Transcend lines -- all tested and reviewed by CNET editors. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with ...

The best laptop games offer great things in small packages. The games on this list don't need a turbo-powered GPU or tons of hard drive space, as seen the best gaming laptops, in order to run like ...

Fortunately for you, there are some inexpensive options out there. In fact, when it comes to a sub-$1,000 gaming laptop, you don’t have to cut as many corners as you may think. If you’re ...

A saving of $300 on our pick for the best laptop of 2024 makes this one of the best laptop deals we've seen right now. For the price, you'll get a powerful Copilot Plus PC with a super-efficient ...

The current sweet spot for a reliable laptop to handle average work, home office or school tasks is between $700 and $800 and a reasonable model for creative work or gaming is $1,000 and up.

Sure, your Steam Deck and ROG Ally X are great for certain games, and certain spaces, but if you truly want to take a gaming PC on the road then a gaming laptop is where it's at. And the absolute ...

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