Laptops

You don’t need to spend a fortune to get great gaming performance in a laptop for years to come.

Apple’s laptops can be expensive, but the best MacBook for most people isn’t the newest, fanciest one.

Photographers and video editors on the go need a powerful laptop with good battery life, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro is almost always the best tool for the job.

If you need an extra layer of protection for your pricey laptop, a sleeve is a great option that doesn’t take up a lot of extra space.

From budget-friendly options to thin-and-light ultrabooks to powerful gaming laptops, we’ve spent hundreds of hours finding the best laptops for most people.

If you’re on a budget, these are the best cheap Windows laptops and Chromebooks we recommend after extensive research and hands-on testing.

From laptop bags to headphones to chargers to dongles galore, here are the essential accessories to help you use your new laptop.

The Rain Design iLevel 2 is our favorite laptop stand because it makes it easy to raise your screen to proper ergonomic height.

If most of your work happens in a web browser, a Chromebook is a great option for computing on the go. We have recommendations for every budget.

Major stores and manufacturers sell refurbished, refreshed, and used laptops and desktops that sometimes perform as well as new ones, but for much lower prices.

If you’re looking to replace or supplement your laptop with a tablet, you have great options—but you also have some tough choices ahead of you.

An ultrabook is likely to be the best laptop for most people, but business laptops are easier to repair and have more ports.

If you’re looking for a laptop, you probably should get an ultrabook—and we have recommendations in just about every price range.

The best replacement for your original charger is the Nekteck 60W USB-C GaN Charger. It’s cheaper and smaller but just as powerful and reliable.

The LapGear Designer Lap Desk is comfy, stylish, sturdy, and roomy. Plus, there’s extra storage for your phone and other supplies.

Of all the laptops we recommend, these offer the best balance of performance and a low price—and that makes them our favorite laptops for college students.

Apple Voice Control and Nuance Dragon Home 15 are the best dictation tools we’ve tested, though both struggle with some accents and speech impediments.

If you need to get work done on the go, our portable monitor pick is an excellent second screen.

We have six tips to reduce the carbon footprint of the new gadget you need to buy.

Can’t decide which of Apple’s laptops is the best for your needs? For most people, the M2 MacBook Air is the one to buy.

When wall outlets are scarce, a portable laptop charger provides a handy backup for travelers or remote workers. Mophie’s Powerstation Pro AC is our favorite.

For PC gaming on the go, gaming laptops are a decent solution, but spending more doesn’t always get the best experience.

Google’s new Chromebook Plus label will help you find an affordable laptop that isn’t awful.

Framework’s laptop proves that it can be easy to repair your devices at home. But most companies won’t let you.

Thanks to this Prime Day deal, you can get a MacBook Air with long battery life and exceptional performance for $200 off.

Apple revealed its long-awaited AR/VR headset, the Apple Vision Pro, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

If you have a chronically messy desktop, our cleaning tips can help spruce it up.

Usernames and passwords may soon be going away. Passkeys will replace them.

That incognito window isn’t actually keeping your searches secret, but there are other ways to keep things more private.

Carbon offsets may seem like a solution to alleviate the environmental costs of a laptop, but there are other, more immediate ways you can make a difference.

We wish we could look at a number to understand the environmental impact of a laptop purchase, but as it turns out, things just aren’t that simple.

Apple announced new M2-equipped MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models at its 2022 WWDC keynote presentation.

If you have a work computer and a personal computer, a KVM switch is key to achieving cable bliss at any desk.

In March 2022, Apple announced a new iPhone SE (3rd gen) and iPad Air (5th gen), plus a new desktop, the Mac Studio, and a matching monitor, the Studio Display.

The humble microfiber cloth is one of the most essential and underrated cleaning supplies in anyone’s toolkit.

Framework is promising the kind of upgradable laptop that plenty of people have demanded for years, and so far things look great. Mostly.