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HP OMEN Max 16 front view showing display and keyboard.

HP OMEN Max 16 review: a great laptop for gamers and creators

The HP OMEN Max 16 is a reasonably conservative and very fast gaming laptop that creators will also love.
Asus ROG Strix G16 2025 front view showing display and LED lighting.

Asus ROG Strix G16 review: fast and more affordable, at a cost

Asus Strix SCAR 18 2025 front view showing display and keyboard.

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) review: looking great, and playing just as well

The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 is a very large and in charge new member of Intel Arrow Lake-HX and Nvidia Blackwell. It looks and plays great.
Acer Aspire 14 AI front view showing display and keyboard.

Acer Aspire 14 AI review: a good price can’t mask some real disappointments

The Acer Aspire 14 AI is affordable, but you'll compromise display quality and battery life to get it. You don't have to spend a lot to get a lot better.
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 2025 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (2025) review: Blackwell and Arrow Lake make an impressive debut

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is the first gaming laptop I've reviewed with Intel's Arrow Lake-HX and Nvidia's Blackwell. It's a solid representative of both.
Asus Vivobook 16 X1607QA Copilot+ PC laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X ARM 64 chip on a wooden surface.

Asus Vivobook 16 review: A cut above most budget laptops

The Snapdragon X-powered Asus Vivobook 16 strikes a good balance of value for money and practical utility, while cutting back on premium features.
Asus Zenbook A14 front view showing display and keyboard.

Asus Zenbook A14 review: really light and really long-lasting

The Asus Zenbook A14 is a 14-inch laptop that grows on you the more you use it. It's incredibly light yet incredibly long-lasting, and it's priced right.
HP EliteBook Ultra G1i front angled view showing display and keyboard.

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i review: a business laptop for everyone, at a price

The HP EliteBook Ultra G1i is the company's premier refreshed business laptop, with a design and a screen that will delight every user, including businesses.
Acer Swift AI 16 front view showing display and keyboard.

Acer Swift AI 16 review: a large and lovely OLED display is the difference

The Acer Swift AI 16 is just okay in a few important categories, including performance, battery life, and price. But a 16-inch OLED display makes a difference.
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 review: an iconic laptop continues to evolve

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 is a brand-new addition to the ThinkPad family, with a very un-ThinkPad-like design that nevertheless appeals, not only to businesses.
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2025 front view showing display and keyboard.

Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (2025) review: a solid midrange 15-inch performer

The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 provides good performance for moderate creativity workflows and midrange gaming. And its spectacular OLED display sweetens the pot.
Asus ROG Flow Z13 2025 front view showing display and keyboard.

The new Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a solid step sideways

The Asus ROG Flow Z13 received a 2025 update that was a huge step forward in productivity performance and a sideways step in gaming speeds.
HP Elitebook X G1a front view showing display and keyboard.

HP EliteBook X G1a review: a businessperson’s business laptop

The HP EliteBook X G1a is a fine example of a commercial laptop, with features that will please both large enterprises and small businesses.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14 Gen 10 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14 Gen 10 review: A gorgeous laptop with few important flaws

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14 Gen 10 is a gem of a laptop, with a gorgeous design and an equally lovely display. Battery life suffers, however.
HP Pavilion Laptop 16 rear view showing lid and logo.

HP Pavilion Laptop 16 Review

The HP Pavilion Laptop 16 is a laptop that seems designed and built for a near-budget price. But, make sure you buy it on sale.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 front view showing keyboard and touchpad.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 review: A very business-like laptop

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is a business-oriented ThinkPad that keeps the lineup fresh and modern. Only poor battery life holds it back.
Acer Swift 14 AI AMD front view showing display and keyboard.

Acer Swift 14 AI (AMD) review: speed and battery life in equal strides

The Acer Swift 14 AI focuses more on performance than battery life, contrary to many newer 14-inch laptops. But, it manages to do well with both.
Cyberpunk 2077 on the Lenovo Legion Go S.

Lenovo Legion Go S review: great handheld, bad configuration

The Lenovo Legion Go S establishes Lenovo as a premier handheld manufacturer, but I'd recommend waiting for a better hardware configuration.
Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 front view showing display and keyboard.

Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 review: everything you need and nothing you don’t

The Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 is a solid addition to the Chrome OS ecosystem, with good performance and battery life at an attractive price.
Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 16 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 16 review: a $650 laptop that could cost twice as much

The Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 16 is a well-made laptop with decent performance and good battery life that's attractive on sale. The display is a disappointment.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 review: best ThinkPad yet?

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 is an excellent laptop at a high price. It's best suited for ThinkPad fans, and it's the best ever for them.
Lenovo Loq Tower 17IRR9.

Lenovo LOQ Tower 17IRR9 review: a great family gaming PC

Looking for a family desktop PC for light work and gaming? The Lenovo LOQ Tower 17IRR9 is a great fit, with plenty of performance and an approachable price.
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 review: a true mobile workstation

The Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 is very fast but also very large and expensive. It offers rock-solid reliability, but that's most valuable for a select few.
The IdeaPad on a table.

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i review: a budget laptop that’s worth it?

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i is a budget laptop when you can find it on sale, and it offers some attractive features. But its battery life is disappointing.
Acer Swift Go 14 AI front angled view showing display and keyboard.

Acer Swift Go 14 AI review: fast, long-lasting, and affordable

The Acer Swift Go 14 AI leverages Qualcomm's Snapdragon X and an attractive price to create a fast, long-lasting laptop that's easy to recommend.
Acer Swift 14 AI front view showing display and keyboard.

Acer Swift 14 AI review: battery life for days

The Acer Swift 14 AI is a very good 14-inch laptop at a price that's reasonable but not a true bargain. But its battery life is what stands out the most.
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Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 review: almost a budget Copilot+ PC

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 is an affordable laptop with solid performance, great battery life, and a dynamic if low-resolution OLED display.
An HDR demo on the Omen Transcend 32.

HP Omen Transcend 32 review: almost a perfect 10

The HP Omen Transcend 32 does just about everything right. Minus a few quibbles, this is one of the most impressive monitors I've ever seen.
Front shot of Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) laptop with lid open

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) review: a stone’s throw from perfect

From its overclockable Intel Core i9 HX processor and Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU, the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) is a serious powerhouse.
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Asus ROG Falchion Ace HFX review: too expensive for plastic

Asus finally has a Hall Effect keyboard with the Falchion Ace HFX, but its high price and all-plastic build hold the keyboard back.
The Dell XPS 13 with Intel's Lunar Lake chip on a table.

Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: better battery life, same design problems

The Dell XPS 13 9350 gets great battery life thanks to its Intel Lunar Lake chipset. It also has several design features that detract from the experience.
The Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDP playing Cyberpunk 2077.

Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDP review: OLED hits its stride

Asus has its first dual mode OLED monitor, and it's easily the best version of this display that we've seen so far.
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 front view showing display and keyboard.

HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 review: There’s so much to like

The HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 is a well-made convertible 2-in-1 with a gorgeous display and very good battery life. It won't break any speed records, though.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition review: the Intel comeback continues

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition matches an efficient Lunar Lake chipset with a quality build and a very nice display. And it's competitively priced.

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Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, Macs, monitors, PC hardware, and peripherals. Around here we call it “computing,” but here’s a good rule of thumb: If it’s a computer or something that plugs into a computer, you found your guy. Oh, and these days, AI too. So much AI.

After getting a degree in music from the University of Oregon, Luke started his career in media hoping to get into music journalism. But when the opportunity arose, he landed in tech and hasn’t looked back since. He has over a decade of tech journalism experience, first joining Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a tech media company that called his city home. Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN, TouchArcade (RIP), and The Oregonian.

In his years at Digital Trends so far, Luke has covered high-profile industry events such as CES, IFA, and Microsoft Build, delivering on-the-ground coverage, breaking news, and first-hand reporting. He’s hosted countless YouTube videos, made podcast appearances, and written over 600 articles.

Some of his earliest tech memories include learning HTML through his MySpace account and trying to play Baldur’s Gate II on his parents’ dusty old beige box. These days, his obsession with technology is in telling stories with tech — in finding the narratives that ebb and flow through both technological advancement and product design, trickling right on down to our day-to-day experience of it. He is convinced that we all spend too much of our time using technology and not enough time thinking about it — cue a healthy dose of navel-gazing and philosophizing.

When he’s not endlessly debating what the best laptop is, Luke spends his days being a dad and a husband. Oh, and when there’s time (which there isn’t), he’s an avid fiction writer, player of designer board games, and still occasionally makes some music.