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Laptop Reviews

Laptops are evolving at a dramatic pace, and this is the place to track their progress, or lack thereof. The best laptop is out there, and our laptop reviews dig deep into what’s new from the world’s biggest manufacturers to help you find it. From each new iteration of the Apple MacBook and Microsoft Surface to what’s coming up from likes of Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more, The Verge has you covered.

Surface Pro 12-inch review: heart warmer

Microsoft’s tablet and laptop hybrid now has the right mix of design, power, and battery life.

Tom Warren
Surface Laptop 13-inch review: a little less for a little less

Microsoft’s slightly cheaper notebook is great, but Windows on Arm can still complicate things for some.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

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Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 review: powerful graphics, LOUD FANS

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A great GPU and an excellent screen for the money, if you can deal with the fan noise.

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This surprisingly competent laptop doubles as a gaming handheld

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Don’t buy one unless you need both.

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Razer Blade 16 (2025) review: ultra settings on an ultra-thin laptop for an ultra-high price

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It’s a return to form for Razer, but only a modest upgrade from Nvidia.

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Framework Laptop 13 (2025) review: getting better with age

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The modular laptop keeps getting better, for new and existing owners alike.

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I’m still testing the new Razer Blade 16, and I have mixed feelings

Posting through my thoughts on a $4,500 laptop.

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Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU:  more efficient and a little faster

We tested and benchmarked the most expensive discrete GPU for high-end gaming laptops.

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Apple MacBook Air M4 review: a little more for a little less

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Small improvements and a price reduction go a long way for the MacBook Air and Macs as a whole.

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Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) review: hold up, integrated graphics are good now?

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The niche gaming tablet makes the switch to integrated graphics and, amazingly, is better for it.

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Dell XPS 13 review: out with a whimper

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A capable Lunar Lake chipset and great screen would have made this a killer laptop, if it weren’t for several unforced errors on Dell’s part.

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) review: an AMD upgrade

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The AMD Strix Point CPU in the Zephyrus G16 gives this gaming laptop a battery life boost over the Intel version.

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Apple MacBook Pro (M4 Pro and Max) review: still on top

8

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A touch more speed and just a tiny bit more convenience.

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Apple MacBook Pro M4 review: the Pro for everyone

9

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More ports, more RAM, a nicer screen, and a better webcam for a little less money.

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition review: Intel excellence inside, middling outside

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The $1,300 ‘Aura Edition’ laptop doesn’t quite live up to its fancy new Lunar Lake processor.

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HP’s OmniBook X 14 is a barely disguised business laptop with great battery life

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This Snapdragon-powered laptop is a productivity machine, but unless work foots the bill, you can do better.

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Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge review: beauty before brawn

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Samsung’s first Copilot Plus PC is everything a thin and light laptop should be — but its performance is limited.

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Asus Zenbook S 16 review: AMD stays in the game

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AMD stands up to Qualcomm with its new Ryzen AI chips, showing it’s nowhere near out of this race.

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Surface Pro 11 review: tantalizingly close to the dream

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The closest the company’s come to merging the power of a laptop with the battery life and flexibility of a tablet.

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Surface Laptop review: Microsoft’s best MacBook Air competitor yet

8

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Microsoft and Qualcomm finally deliver the hardware Windows on Arm needed.

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Dell XPS 14 review: new, improved, and underwhelming0

The new 14-inch XPS has the redesigned chassis, touchbar, and invisible trackpad of the XPS 13 Plus, but better thermals and twice the battery life. And yet.

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Razer Blade 14 vs. Asus Rog Zephyrus G14: uncompromised value

7

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Where the Blade comes ahead in performance, the Zephyrus wins on value.

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Duel of the dual-screen laptops: Asus Zenbook Duo vs. Lenovo Yoga Book 9i

7

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Small design variations make a big difference.

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Apple MacBook Air M3 review: small upgrades

8

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The 13-inch and 15-inch Air are better than ever, but Apple needs to do something about the upgrade funnel.

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Framework Laptop 16 review: two weeks with the ultimate modular laptop

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max review

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It’s undoubtedly fast, powerful, and earns the Pro moniker. It’ll also cost you a pretty penny.

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Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) review: entry-level enigma

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The long-awaited replacement for the 13-inch MacBook Pro is here, and it’s exactly as expected. But the line between Air and Pro users is blurrier than ever.

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Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 review: a simple, smart purchase

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Google’s midrange ‘Chromebook Plus’ cohort is off to an excellent start.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 review: why does this exist?

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The Go 3 is a nice-looking and well-built device, but the $999 price makes no sense.

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Framework Laptop 13 (AMD) review: buy this one — if you can

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The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 has a new AMD option, and it’s a stellar performer.

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Surface Laptop Studio 2 review: this could be so much more

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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio 2 has new chips, a new touchpad, and a very, very high price tag.

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LG Gram Pro 17 review: a Gram with more gusto

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LG’s new Gram Pro is a three-pound laptop with an RTX GPU inside — a great achievement for LG and a fairly niche product for the rest of us.

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Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 review: sure, this one is good, too

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It’s not quite as powerful as the gargantuan Strix Scar X3D, but it’s also not quite as expensive.

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The best budget laptop of 2023

The best budget laptops for video editing, gaming, and more.

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Asus ROG Strix Scar X3D review: AMD’s new chip is a game-changer

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AMD proclaimed that its Ryzen 9 7945HX3D would be the world’s fastest mobile gaming chip. It was right.

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Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra review: a lean, mean Windows machine

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Samsung’s 16-inch workstation aims to be the go-to for Windows fans with graphics-heavy workloads.

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HP’s Spectre x360 13.5 is nearly perfect, except for one thing

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The latest Spectre model is a solid competitor to Dell’s high-end XPS, but there’s a big difference in battery life.

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Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i is for the two-screen lifestyle

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The Yoga Book 9i jettisons the traditional lower laptop deck for a second touchscreen, which opens up some interesting use cases along with some compromises.

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Razer Blade 14 (2023) review: this pricing is silly

This is a nice laptop with a somewhat confusing price.

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Apple MacBook Air 15-inch review: exactly what was asked for

Apple’s first big-screened MacBook Air addresses a long-standing need in the company’s laptop lineup. And it comes with zero surprises and no sticker shock.

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A day on the Vivobook 15

The Vivobook 15 is a 15-inch budget alternative to the Acer Aspire 5 but with some of the same problems.

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