For a time, it seemed as though the Windows world was going to have to admit defeat at the hands of Apple’s almighty silicon. Apple M-series chips are shockingly efficient, which tends to give MacBooks an edge in portability and performance in thin, light laptops.
However, new Windows laptops with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips are starting to claw back territory, and the HP OmniBook Ultra 14…
Are Microsoft’s core productivity apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — endangered by the rise of AI?
That’s the point that Bloomberg and its sources addressed in coverage this week, noting that Microsoft is being buffeted by AI disruption as its stock plunges.
Anyone installing Windows 11 from scratch today will quickly realize that the operating system no longer wants to be just an operating system. Even during setup, you have to click your way through numerous prompts. Microsoft account, OneDrive, Microsoft 365, location…
AMD’s Ryzen mobile processors appear in about a third of all productivity laptops sold today. So, how does the Ryzen AI 400, AMD’s latest mobile processor, actually hold up in real-world battery tests? Well, the results aren’t encouraging.
If you’ve followed my earlier tests, you know that our traditional metric—looping a recorded video over and over until it runs out of battery—is a…
You’ve probably seen countless warnings lately about Windows and expiring Secure Boot certificates. Why? Some PCs haven’t gotten the updates yet—and won’t unless you take action.
That’s the first problem. The second? Even if you do prep your machine appropriately…
PDF Editify is built for people who need to make quick changes to a PDF without installing full desktop software. There is no app to download, no setup process, and no sprawling toolset to learn before you can start working. You upload a file, make your edits in the browser…
Budget PCs like Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 3i face some tough questions in 2026. Like, why should laptop buyers invest in a new PC right now? Especially given the astronomical component prices. Should buyers invest in a new budget processor like Intel’s Wildcat Lake? This review answers no, with a quiet shake of the head.
I don’t dislike Lenovo’s 15-inch IdeaPad Slim 3i, which boasts a…
Prices for RAM have risen significantly recently, and this is hitting many PC users particularly hard, especially when it comes to DDR5 modules. A current 32-gigabyte kit will cost you around $400 in 2026, depending on the clock speed and latencies. Prices can be even higher…
I’m just going to say it: 2026 is the most exciting year for productivity laptops ever.
I’ve been covering the chip market dating back to the winter of 1994. Celeron? I was there. Intel’s first integrated GPU, the i740? I said it stunk — and Intel blacklisted me for…
Creative professionals looking to buy a laptop in 2026 are at once spoiled for choice and lacking in options. Many excellent laptops exist, but the sudden increase in RAM pricing has booted many configurations with 32GB of RAM above $2,000. The Asus ProArt PX13 manages to limbo below that price point with only a few compromises, and that makes it a good value pick.
The Asus ProArt PX13 is arguably…
