Laptops

Today's laptops are thinner, lighter and more capable than ever. They also come in a wider range of form factors, with convertibles, hybrids and 2-in-1 units joining the familiar clamshell design. Once only powerful enough for business users and students, modern laptops can now pack enough grunt to be classified as gaming rigs. Read on for news, reviews and comparisons of the best laptops on the market.

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Samsung's 2019 Notebook 9 2-in-1 convertibles come with slot-in S Pen

Paul Ridden December 13, 2018

Samsung has announced two Notebook 9 Pen 2-in-1 convertibles that come with an 8th Gen Core processor, Gigabit Wi-Fi and can run for up to 15 hours between charges. And as the model name suggests, they both rock an S Pen that slots into the body when not being used to draw onscreen.

The S Pen that slots inside the 2019 Notebook 9 Pen 2-in-1 convertibles is reported to ...

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LG goes large and light with 17 inch gram laptop

Paul Ridden December 12, 2018

TV, phone and white goods giant LG also has its own line of lightweight portable computers. With CES 2019 just around the corner, the company is adding two new flavors to its range of gram laptops – a 17 inch model and a 14 inch 2-in-1 convertible.

The LG gram 17 is pitched at prosumers and business users

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Razer releases bezel-hating ultraportable gaming laptop

Paul Ridden December 6, 2018

Razer has launched its latest Blade Stealth ultraportable gaming laptops, which sport really thin bezels down the sides of the Full HD or 4K display, Intel's Whisky Lake processor and an impressive 13 hour battery life.

More screen in an ultraportable package: The Razer Blade Stealth gaming laptop

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Asus goes big with 15-inch Chromebook

Paul Ridden October 23, 2018

Most Chromebooks come with 11-inch, 13-inch or 14-inch screens, which is fine for working when out and about. But if you're sat at a desk all day, a bigger screen would be good. Asus has launched the Chromebook C523, which features a comfortable 15.6-inch display.

The Asus Chromebook C523 carries a suggested retail price of $269

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Lenovo slides Nvidia graphics into 4K prosumer laptop

Paul Ridden August 31, 2018

Lenovo has landed at IFA 2018 with a bunch of new laptops and 2-in-1 convertibles. UHD visuals make a splash in the ThinkPad X1 Extreme, while E Ink comes to a new version of the Yoga Book and all day and into the night battery life is on the horizon for C630 users.

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is aimed at image and video editors and virtual/ mixed reality applications

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Asus banishes the bezels for its most compact ZenBooks yet

David Nield August 30, 2018

Asus has three new ZenBook models for 2018, and they're the most compact laptops that Asus has ever put out. What's more, bezels have been banished from the ZenBook displays, leading to a screen-to-body ratio of up to 95 percent.

The new Asus ZenBook range offers a screen-to-body ratio of up to 95 percent

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The Dell Inspiron 14 is a premium Chromebook to take on the Pixelbook

David Nield August 29, 2018

The product launches are coming thick and fast at the IFA 2018 tech showcase in Berlin this week, and Dell has taken the opportunity to take the wrappers off its most high-end Chromebook yet: the 2-in-1 Inspiron 14. Is this a competitor worthy enough to take on the mighty Google Pixelbook?

The Inspiron 14 2-in-1 is Dell's best-specced Chromebook yet

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Silent hunters inspire cooling system in latest Acer gaming laptop

Paul Ridden August 29, 2018

At IFA 2018 today, Acer unveiled the new Predator Triton 900 gaming laptop, with an articulating 4K screen so you can bring the action closer, and an update to its AeroBlade cooling system that's inspired by owls in flight.

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Acer unveils its thinnest, lightest and most powerful laptops yet

David Nield August 29, 2018

The IFA 2018 tech expo is underway in Berlin and New Atlas has been checking out some of the kit on show – which includes new updates to Acer's Swift 7, Swift 5 and Aspire 7 laptops. Together, these new notebooks are some of the thinnest, lightest, and most powerful computers Acer has ever put out.

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Asus squeezes a big screen into a small, thin laptop chassis

Paul Ridden August 17, 2018

Asus' Republic of Gamers has unveiled a new powerhouse laptop at Gamescom in Germany. The 17.3 inch slim bezel display of the Strix SCAR II (GL704) has allowed engineers to cram the screen into a 15.7-inch laptop chassis.

The Strix SCAR II (GL704) gives players big screen real estate in a 15/7-inch laptop chassis