Acer Swift 3 review
Our Acer Swift 3 review takes an in-depth look at one of the most attractive affordable laptops on the market, now refreshed with speed 8th-gen CPUs. It's plenty fast, has a solid build and aesthetic, and offers great connectivity. It's not the best budget notebook, but it remains a great 14-inch option.
Acer Aspire 5 review
Acer’s updated Aspire 5 benefits greatly from Intel’s latest technology, including its 8th-gen processor and Optane memory. The Aspire 5 offers a lot of performance for not a lot of money, but its display and battery life betray its budget nature and detract from its overall value.
Lenovo IdeaPad 530s vs. Acer Aspire E 15
You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a notebook with good performance and a solid build quality. That's an improvement over days past. We took a look at two prime examples of the class, the Lenovo IdeaPad 530s and the Acer Aspire E 15, to see which offers the most value for the least money.
Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe (late 2017) review
In our Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe (late 2017) review, we verify that adding an 8th-gen Intel Core processor can make a great thin and light notebook even better. If you're looking for a slightly larger 14-inch notebook that's still thin and light, then the ZenBook 3 Deluxe remains a great choice today.
Eve Technology Eve V review
Our Eve V review looks at a crowdsourced detachable tablet that checks some boxes for its backers, but a few sore spots keep it from becoming a true competitor. Perhaps the biggest question about the notebook is whether Eve Technology can deliver on time and provide support for the life of the machine.
Windows 10 in S Mode rubs me the wrong way
Microsoft’s Windows 10 in S Mode is supposed to be faster, more efficient, and more secure. In my opinion, however, it’s just way too limited to fit my workflow. Too many of my apps aren’t in the Windows Store, and too many of my devices require special software to work their magic.
Microsoft Surface Go vs. Asus NovaGo: Pair of iPad rivals duke it out
The Microsoft Surface Go and the Asus NovaGo take two different approaches to attack the tablet market. The Surface Go takes what's best about the Surface Pro and shrinks it down, while the NovaGo leverages Windows on ARM for superior battery life. We let these two devices battle it out for supremacy.
Asus ZenBook S vs. Dell XPS 13
If you're in the market for a thin and light Windows notebook, you're in luck. There are a number of excellent options available to you, all with great performance and battery life. Asus introduced the ZenBook S, a thin and light that aims directly at Dell's venerable XPS 13 for thin and light dominance.
Asus ZenBook S review
Asus has designed and built a little jewel of a notebook. It looks great, feels solid in the hand, and incorporates a few thoughtful design touches that elevate it from merely pedestrian to premiere. It’s not perfect, but it comes as close as any truly thin and light notebook has managed.
You can use Chrome OS on a tablet, but it’s not an iPad competitor yet
Chrome OS is finally arriving on pure tablet devices, just as Google is rolling out more tablet-oriented features. We took a look at the first Chrome OS tablet to hit the market, the education-focused Acer Chromebook Tab 10, to see just how Google's lightweight OS performs without a keyboard and mouse.
Alexa for PC invades your notebook, signs a truce with Cortana
It's only recently that digital assistants have been invading enemy territory, with Cortana firing the initial salvos with clients for iOS and Android. Now, Alexa for PC is arriving on Windows 10 notebooks, and we tested her on the first to ship with Alexa pre-installed, the Acer Spin 5 2-in-1.
Chrome OS keeps improving, but it still doesn’t work for me
Chrome OS continues to improve, with Android app support, better tablet functionality, and a continuous stream of improvements that makes it increasingly capable. But whether or not it works for you comes down to how you use your PCs -- and for me, Chrome OS is too limited to fill my every need.
Acer Spin 5 vs. Lenovo Yoga 730
The midrange convertible 2-in-1 market is chock full of excellent options, and at less than $1,000 they're quite a bit more affordable than their premium counterparts. Acer's Spin 5 and Lenovo's Yoga 730 are two very close competitors, and we pitted them head to head to see which is worth the money.
Razer Blade vs. Microsoft Surface Book 2
Razer's latest notebook, the Blade, builds on its smaller predecessor with a 15.6-inch display and some seriously powerful components. It's a relatively conservative notebook that packs in some serious gaming chops. Microsoft's 15-inch Surface Book 2 pretends to be a stealth gaming machine, but can it compete?
Acer Chromebook Spin 11 review
Acer’s Chromebook Spin 11 is a low-cost, convertible 2-in-1 take on Google’s easy-to-manage Chrome OS platform. Battery life is good enough and build quality is decent, but performance is lacking, the display is dim and dull, and input options are competent but don’t stand out.
Lenovo Yoga 730 13 vs. HP Spectre x360 13
The 13-inch Windows convertible 2-in-1 market is full of excellent options, and it's growing every day. You need to come up with something better to compete, and Lenovo tried to do just that with its refreshed midrange, the Yoga 730. Does it offer enough to compete with HP's excellent Spectre x360?
Lenovo Yoga 730 13-inch review
Lenovo’s Yoga 730 is a minor refresh of its middling midrange convertible 2-in-1, the Yoga 720. The new model shaves off some millimeters and adds Intel’s 8th-generation Core CPUs, but takes a step back in its already mundane battery life. It maintains its position as a solid if an uninspiring option.
Microsoft will replace your Surface Pro 4 if it was affected by ‘Flickergate’
So many users are suffering from flickering displays on their Surface Pro 4 machines that they've banded together and created a website highlighting the issue. Microsoft has announced that it will be offering replacement Surface Pro 4s to anyone whose device is affected by screen flickering.
Acer Switch 7 Black Edition vs. Microsoft Surface Book 2 13
Microsoft's Surface Book 2 13 is the fast 2-in-1 in its class, hosting a powerful Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 for competent entry-level gaming and great creativity performance. Acer has attempted to accomplish the same in a detachable tablet, raising the question: Did it manage to unseat the master?
Acer Switch 7 Black Edition vs. Microsoft Surface Pro
The Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is a hefty detachable tablet 2-in-1 with a large display and a trick up its sleeve -- a discrete GPU that promises decent entry-level gaming to go with the usual tablet productivity chips. But is that enough to make it a better tablet than Microsoft's Surface Pro?
Laptop kickstands don’t need to be fancy, they just need to work
Sometimes it's the little things that matter the most when designing a computer. The tablet kickstand is a prime example -- get it right and it can make for a great experience, but get it wrong and the entire tablet suffers. Acer's Switch 7 shows how over-engineering can hamper the experience.
