We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Computers are downright essential to modern life. Even if you don't use a computer for work (e.g., data entry or accounting), you still need ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

A computer repairman at the center of a controversy over Hunter Biden's laptop has lost his defamation case against news outlets, the president's son and Joe Biden's presidential campaign. A Delaware ...

If you own a laptop for long enough, you’ll inevitably encounter times when it simply doesn’t seem to be running as fast as it should. That can happen for many reasons, but overheating is a common ...

While some apps still need extra support to run on Windows on Arm, the Surface Laptop 7 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip have combined to create a nearly ideal platform for everyday productivity ...

We gave the one-of-a-kind notebook more time in the oven. We gave the one-of-a-kind notebook more time in the oven. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Acer is a name that has been in the PC business for a long time and has a reputation for being a champion of Chromebooks and less expensive hardware. That’s not a bad thing—much of Acer’s market is in ...

One of the classic queries for tech buyers is, “Should I buy a laptop or a desktop?” It has been around even longer than the Android versus iPhone debate. But every now and then it’s worth checking ...

Buying one of the best laptops for using Excel isn’t as simple as just heading to the best laptops list and buying one of those. Well, it kind of is but using Excel requires slightly different ...

Sometimes, buying a budget-minded laptop can be an exercise in compromise, but there's ways to save and still end up with a powerful PC. Reading time 6 minutes So you need a budget laptop? That’s good ...