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MacBook Air M5

Apple MacBook Air M5 review: Boring has never been this good

Quick Take The MacBook Air M5 is what happens when Apple keeps refining an already excellent laptop instead of reinventing it. On paper, the upgrades feel modest. The design is unchanged, the display is still 60Hz, and the M5 chip isn’t delivering the dramatic leap that makes last year’s model instantly obsolete. Yet after spending […]
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Intel Core 3 test shows it could give Windows laptops a fighting chance again MacBook Neo

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Asus just priced its RTX 5080 gaming laptop higher than a last-gen RTX 5090 model

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Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 12 is its best 2-in-1 PC yet, but also its most expensive

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 claims 20-hour battery life, improved GPU performance, and a steep $1,599 ask

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Intel’s wild NVIDIA RTX chip could blow up the laptop GPU war

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Samsung launches Galaxy Book6 Edge with Snapdragon X2 Elite and Galaxy AI features

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Best laptops coming in 2026 after Computex

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Buying a laptop may soon come with an instant carbon score thanks to AI

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Waiting for your Framework Laptop 13 Pro? You’ll be waiting a bit longer

Dell XPS 13 at Computex 2026

I thought budget Windows laptops were dead, but Computex gave me new hope

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MacOS Golden Gate gives you a taste of how a touchscreen MacBook will work

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Excited for macOS Golden Gate? Check out all the supported Mac models

Every Intel Mac is now officially locked out of macOS 27 Golden Gate, and even some Apple silicon Macs won't get the full Siri AI experience. Here's the full compatibility list.
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Right to repair isn’t a hobbyist crusade. It’s a fight over ownership

Right to repair is usually framed as an e-waste issue, but the sharper problem is ownership. A dying battery shouldn’t turn a device you paid for into company property again.
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Apple could offer MacBook Ultra in two sizes with one-of-a-kind OLED display

Apple's MacBook Ultra could arrive in Q3 2026 with a new hybrid OLED display, two size options, and the biggest MacBook redesign in years.
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You may not necessarily want it, but a barrage of Googlebooks are coming from top brands

Googlebook could arrive with up to eight devices this fall, giving buyers more choices across Intel, Snapdragon, and MediaTek hardware, but key pricing, specs, and availability details remain unconfirmed.
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Asus Zenbook 14 gets a splash of new colors, and hopefully, a MacBook Neo-tier price, too

Asus’ new Zenbook 14 brings bolder colors, a light Ceraluminum build, OLED options, and Copilot+ PC hardware, but its MacBook-rival appeal depends on the price Asus hasn’t confirmed yet.
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Dell’s new XPS 16 Creator Edition wants to be your MacBook Pro replacement

A 16-inch Tandem OLED laptop powered by Nvidia RTX Spark with up to 128GB unified memory, a built-in SD card reader, and HDMI port, targeting creative professionals.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra

Microsoft introduces Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip inside

Microsoft just announced the Surface Laptop Ultra, its most powerful laptop ever. It can run heavy AI workloads entirely on the device, no cloud required, and still last all day on a single charge.
Dell XPS 13 laptop.

Dell reveals its thinnest and lightest XPS 13 at just $699 to upstage the MacBook Neo

Dell XPS 13 comes equipped with a sharper 120Hz screen, backlit keyboard, faster ports, and a biometric face scan perk to fill the feature gaps left by the MacBook Air.
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Acer’s Swift Air 14 is a peppy MacBook Neo rival with some cool upgrades and a $699 ask

Acer's latest Swift laptop packs some surprisingly premium upgrades, and its biggest challenge may be a budget MacBook.
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Acer’s new Swift Air 14 wants to take on the MacBook Neo, but it may be outgunned

Acer has just unveiled its answer to the MacBook Neo. The Swift Air 14 brings Intel’s new Wildcat Lake chips, a 70Wh battery, a 120Hz display, and more ports, but Apple’s $599 laptop may still be hard to beat.
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Discord finally stops treating Snapdragon Windows laptops like second-class PCs

Discord now offers a native ARM64 Windows app, giving Qualcomm-powered Windows on Arm laptops a cleaner way to run the chat app without leaning on emulation.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s cool privacy display could appear on the next MacBook Pro

Apple could adopt Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display in the M6 Pro and M6 Max MacBook Pro, much sooner than the originally predicted 2029 timeline.
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HP’s new ZBook workstations are bringing AI chips, Blackwell GPUs, and eye-watering prices

HP has launched new ZBook workstation laptops featuring Ryzen AI processors, premium displays, and high-end configurations aimed at creators and professional users.
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In a market where Mac has been aspirational, it’s somehow a better deal than windows machines now

MacBooks have long been treated as the expensive, aspirational laptop choice, but rising Windows laptop prices and Apple’s cheaper MacBook strategy are flipping this script.
Disco Elysium, What Remains of Edith Finch, and Firewatch are great games to try out on MacBooks

3 MacBook games that hit harder than most movies and don’t demand gamer instincts

If you use a MacBook and have never thought of yourself as a gamer, these three story-driven games are easy to get into, emotionally sharp, and surprisingly hard to forget.
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Why I kind of hate portable monitors, even though I want one badly

I want to mock portable monitors, but the annoying truth is that they make sense. That might be the most cursed thing about them.
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The Sonos app suddenly vanished from Apple’s App Store, and nobody really knew why

The Sonos app mysteriously vanished from Apple’s App Store for several hours, leaving users confused and unable to download updates. The outage may be over, but it once again puts the spotlight on Sonos’ rocky software reputation.
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Thousands of Windows machines are being replaced in schools with MacBook Neo and iPads

Kansas City Public Schools is replacing thousands of Windows PCs and Chromebooks with MacBook Neo laptops and iPads, giving Apple a major classroom test as Intel pushes cheaper Windows rivals.
Chuwi Unibook is a new MacBook Neo rival

Chuwi’s UniBook is a $449 laptop chasing the MacBook Neo’s crown with substance

Chuwi’s UniBook pairs Intel’s new Wildcat Lake Core 3 chip with a 14-inch 100% sRGB display, generous ports, and an estimated $449 price.
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Microsoft confirms new Surface laptops with Snapdragon X2 chips are coming later this year

Microsoft confirmed Snapdragon X2 Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models, arriving later this year with up to 80% faster AI inferencing and Snapdragon X2 Plus/Elite chips.
Microsoft new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop For Business just launched

Microsoft’s new Surface PCs are getting smarter, pricier, and weirdly good at keeping secrets

Microsoft has just announced its latest generation of Surface series notebooks that are aimed straight at businesses. The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop for Business models get Intel’s latest Core Ultra Series 3 processors, on-device AI support, improved security, and a lot more to make them business-friendly. What does it offer, and how hefty […]
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Spooked by the MacBook Neo, Asus shows off affordable Intel Wildcat Lake laptops

Asus’ new Intel Wildcat Lake Vivobooks are putting early pressure on the MacBook Neo, with aggressive China pricing, practical ports, and a faster 16-inch display option leading the attack.
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Intel reveals Project Firefly to make cheap Wildcat Lake laptops that rival MacBook Neo

Intel is trying to make budget Windows laptops look a lot less bargain-bin. Project Firefly, launched in China alongside Intel’s Wildcat Lake laptop chips, gives PC makers a common hardware playbook for thinner, cleaner, lower-cost systems that can take a more direct swing at MacBook Neo. The promise is simple, fewer compromises where budget laptops […]
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I’m not convinced Googlebook will be Google’s next big thing, or if it even deserves it

Google's Googlebook is an ambitious AI laptop with the right instincts, but unanswered questions about pricing, silicon fragmentation, and real-world performance make it a very expensive bet.
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Apple is selling you defective chips, and you’re happily buying them

Apple’s cheaper devices may be powered by chips that didn’t meet the highest performance target, but the strategy is less shady than it sounds and much more clever than most buyers realize.
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This is the coolest laptop power bank I have ever seen, and I’d wait to see if it actually ships

Krafted Edge is a 20,000mAh laptop-shaped power bank with user-replaceable cells, dual 65W USB-C ports, and an aluminum chassis that sits flush under a notebook.

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