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.
HP has added a bunch of new models to its ZBook mobile workstation range, including what it's calling the world's most powerful convertible. The ZBook Studio x360 G5 is available with Intel's 8th Gen Xeon processors, a bright 4K display and up to 4 TB of storage.
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Dell has announced its most powerful laptop yet – the 2018 XPS 15. To be fair, it's a mild refresh on the previous model but does come with Intel's latest 6-core 8th generation processor and can be optioned up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti graphics.
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Samsung entered the gaming laptop arena last year with two Odyssey models, and has now revealed a the Notebook Odyssey Z. Described as "strikingly thin and light," the Z boasts a multi-core processor, zippy all-solid state storage and an industry-leading cooling system.
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LG has announced the availability of its thin and light portable powerhouse that's designed to work all day long in conditions that might see competitors fall. The 15.6-inch Z980 series gram laptop is just 0.7 inches thick, weights 2.4 lb, and has sailed through seven US Military durability tests.
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SpecNext started shipping its updated ZX Spectrum board to Kickstarter backers in December. Rather than having to connect his Next to a TV, Dan Birch opted to design a rather fantastic-looking Spectrum laptop that rocks its own screen, chiclet keyboard and stereo speakers.
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Dell is showing off a variety of new computers at CES 2018, and hot on the heels of its revamped Dell XPS 13 comes the larger, more powerful Dell XPS 15. As well as seriously upgraded internals, the Windows 2-in-1 brings with it a "maglev" keyboard that uses magnets underneath its keys.
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Dell's XPS 13 laptop first broke cover at CES in 2012, so it seems fitting that the most powerful 13-inch laptop in its class has been announced ahead of next week's Las Vegas expo. The new XPS 13 gets a refresh both inside and out that's sure to attract praise from pundits and users alike.
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HP unveiled a new 2-in-1 convertible today at Adobe MAX in Las Vegas. The ZBook x2 is designed to give digital artists, designers and other professionals the power they need to make full use of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite, as well as other resource hungry creative applications.
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Launched two years ago, Microsoft's Surface Book is a solid laptop/tablet hybrid. Now the company is launching the Surface Book 2, packing up to five times more power than the original, an extended battery life, a bigger screen and Windows Mixed Reality support.
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Educational technology company pi-top has launched an electronics design platform in the shape of a Pi-based modular laptop that's aimed at making hands-on learning simple and fun. The device also comes with an inventor's kit that includes simple and fun electronics projects.
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