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Apple didn't update the 15-in Retina MacBook Pro when it did the 13-in model a couple months ago, but today balance has been restored to the lineup. Let's compare the 15-in and 13-in versions of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
Getac's range of rugged notebook computers continues to grow with the release of the company's new flagship X500, which is the most powerful ultra-rugged PC in the company's history.
LG has announced that it will begin mass producing notebook displays using Advanced In-Cell Touch (AIT) technology. The tech, which does away with the dedicated layer for touch sensors you'll find in more conventional panels, should lead to some of the thinnest and lightest notebooks yet.
Googlebooks are officially here, with models on offer right now. Are they worth considering as your next laptop? See what's on offer, and whether it'll make sense for you. Spoiler alert: for most folks, there are better options out there.
September 12, 2007 Sortimo have made a business out of configuring work vehicles for effective storage and usability – like these click-in, click-out van racks
Gizmag's round-up of this year's outstanding laptops, including the 13-inch Macbook Pro with Retina display, Acer's Chromebook C720, Samsung ATIV 9 Book Plus, and Dell's Alienware 18.
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March 31, 2026 | Omar KardoudiDurabook's Z14I-HG rugged mobile workstation brings desktop-class AI into sandstorms, frozen tundra, and battlefield conditions. It runs fully self-contained, with no cloud or mobile network signal needed. -
March 28, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalWindows laptops have traditionally lagged behind MacBooks in the battery life department, making the latter much easier to recommend for most people. We might start to see a fairer fight across the board, thanks to a new display technology from LG. -
March 06, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteCompal’s award-winning AI Book concept adds a color E Ink display to the laptop’s palm rest area, turning otherwise unused space into a stylus-friendly workspace for notes, widgets, and AI prompts. -
March 05, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalOver a decade after the compact 12-inch MacBook, Apple's taking another stab at an entry-level laptop with the MacBook Neo. Powered by a processor from a previous-generation iPhone, it's meant for people who mostly get things done in their browser. -
March 04, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are great for most people and for demanding users respectively – but as much as Apple has raised the bar with these, they're just incremental improvements that aren't worth upgrading from the previous models. -
August 01, 2025 | Paul RiddenLaptop users who need extra display real estate while out and about can now simply push a button or wave a hand. Lenovo's 2022 concept laptop was made real at CES earlier this year, and now the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable is on sale. -
July 03, 2025 | Paul RiddenIf, like me, you use a wireless mouse when working on a laptop, your trackpad probably doesn't see much action. Asus suggested double duty as a second screen back in 2018, and now E Ink is doing the same with some help from Intel. -
May 20, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalHuawei's latest piece of gear is wild. The MateBook Fold Ultimate Design looks like a 13-inch laptop on the outside, until you open it to reveal an 18-inch foldable screen that's just 7.3 mm thick. For reference, an iPhone 16 has a depth of 7.8 mm. -
January 14, 2025 | Paul RiddenBack in 2022, Lenovo previewed a novel laptop sporting a display that expanded upward to offer the user more screen real estate. At CES 2025 last week, the company took concept into reality with the launch of the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6. -
December 04, 2024 | Paul RiddenWhat felt like a taste of the future for laptop design in 2016 was abandoned by Apple last year as a failed concept. But engineers from Hong Kong think the idea holds much promise, so they've created something similar that works with Mac and Windows. -
August 27, 2024 | Mike HanlonThe laptop is still evolving, with dual screens shown to increase productivity by 40-50%. The new AceMagic X1 has an ingenious spiral folding mechanism, that enables two screens side-by-side or back-to-back, enabling face-to-face screen sharing and enormous collaboration potential -
August 16, 2024 | Paul RiddenElecrow has launched an interesting project on Kickstarter that has the look of a 14-inch laptop but isn't. It essentially brings a notebook experience to connected phones, single-board computers and handheld gaming consoles. -
June 07, 2024 | Paul RiddenAround this time last year, tech startup Sightful invited a thousand productivity pioneers to be the first to experience the Spacetop system, a laptop that uses AR glasses for a display. Now the updated and refined Gen 1 product has gone up for sale. -
March 04, 2024 | Paul RiddenApple has treated its most popular portable workstation to a significant performance boost thanks to building the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops around its latest silicon, the M3 chip announced last year. -
March 03, 2024 | Paul RiddenLenovo has unveiled a ThinkBook concept that boasts a futuristic transparent display and combined touch keyboard/drawing pad. The concept is part of the company's new tech offerings announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.
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