Laptops are evolving at a dramatic pace, and this is the place to track their progress, or lack thereof. The best laptop is out there, and our laptop reviews dig deep into what’s new from the world’s biggest manufacturers to help you find it. From each new iteration of the Apple MacBook and Microsoft Surface to what’s coming up from likes of Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more, The Verge has you covered.
Apple’s new pro laptops right the wrongs of the past half decade
Apple’s new MacBook Pro 16 with M2 Max has exactly one significant upgrade from the 2021 model: a more powerful chip.
Monica Chin reviewed both iterations of the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and has a few reasons why the Intel version is still the better choice.
With an extremely lightweight build, 5G support, and good battery life, the Surface Pro 9 could be the perfect on-the-go device... Microsoft has that hardware part down to a science. But it still hasn’t figured out how to make Windows on Arm viable for the high-end mainstream.
Exceptional hardware is still marred by incompatibilities
There are two Surface Pro 9s. The Intel model is the boring but safer buy.
Asus’ Vivobook 13 Slate Steven Harrington Edition puts a bold, funky look on a pretty OLED display. It’s a cool collaboration and a convenient form factor. But a slow processor holds it back from being great.
It’s a budget laptop with budget frame rates.
We’re accustomed to things getting better every year, but in the case of Acer’s generally-excellent Chromebook Spin, the opposite happened.
The Chromebook Spin 714 is worse than last year’s Spin 713 in a number of crucial ways, including display and battery life. Bummer.
The Spin 714 isn’t terrible, but it’s not the champion the 713 was
Microsoft made a few updates to the Surface Laptop, and I’m very sad about one of them
Lenovo did its part, but Intel dropped the ball
New design, new display, new processor, new price
Lenovo has made a solid budget computer — for the right workload
This is a tech demo for a remarkable display panel
The Zenbook wins in many categories — but loses badly in one
Monica Chin published her review of the HP Dragonfly Chromebook today, a computer I’ve been excited about ever since it was announced at CES back in January.
Sadly, while the hardware is incredible, the experience ChromeOS provides just doesn’t align with the stratospheric price tag HP is asking. It makes me wonder — who does it think is going to buy this thing?
Beautiful chassis, fast processor, great screen, and software that doesn’t keep up
It’s a 17-inch foldable that actually works
The Voyager A1600 is full of potential that doesn’t go far enough
The Go 2 is the rare, premium sub-compact laptop left
The Stealth line has outgrown its name
The XPS 13 has a new design and a whole bunch of new problems
The next generation of the upgradable ultrabook is finally here
Apple has put a 2022 CPU in a 2016 computer
It’s light on weight and light on price
Finally, form and function in one
It isn’t the game-changer that last year’s model was
The 9i gets all the right improvements and the right aspect ratio
This lightweight is worth a look
Unique in ways both good and not-so-good
