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Laptop Reviews

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.

Gigabyte Aero 15 review: works hard, plays hard

An OLED screen, a cutting-edge GPU, and a hefty price tag

Monica Chin
Microsoft Surface Go 2 review: don’t push it
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Intel’s chips are holding it back

Dieter Bohn
Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020) review: return to baseline

The keyboard is fixed; the rest is exactly what you’d expect

Dieter Bohn
HP Elite Dragonfly (2020) review: recycled in the right ways

HP puts its best ideas in a laptop that few can afford.

Monica Chin
Dell’s new XPS 13 is everything a Windows laptop should be

Dell improves upon an already winning formula

Monica Chin
Asus Chromebook Flip C436 review: pricey, premium Chromebook

Admire its processor, but buy its predecessor

Monica Chin
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook review: beautiful to a fault

It’s pretty, but that’s not enough.

Monica Chin
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: AMD has rewritten the rules

AMD finally challenges Intel for the gaming gold

Monica Chin
Apple MacBook Air (2020) review: the best Mac for most people
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All it needed was a totally new keyboard and faster processors

Nilay Patel
MSI Prestige 14 review: hot pink and hot in your lap

A stylish ultrabook for content creators

Monica Chin
Acer Swift 5 (late 2019) review: light on your back, lighter on your wallet

The new Acer Swift 5 (late 2019) is one of the lightest 14-inch laptops you can buy

Monica Chin
Razer’s Blade Pro 17 has sights on the future, but is stuck in the present

Enthusiast gaming laptops are still just out of reach

Cameron Faulkner
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch review: the one you’ve been waiting for
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Apple fixed the obvious things

Dieter Bohn
Microsoft Surface Pro X review: heartbreaker
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Better than expected isn’t enough

Dieter Bohn
Google Pixelbook Go review: the price of simplicity

Google’s cheapest Chromebook is still more expensive than the competition

Dieter Bohn
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 review: I wish this looked like a Surface Pro X

Minor improvements in a familiar package

Tom Warren
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch review: it’s a bigger Surface Laptop

The new 15-inch Surface Laptop is a familiar package with new dimensions

Dan Seifert
Dell’s latest XPS 15 has a speedy processor and gorgeous display, but it isn’t a slam dunk

OLED and Core i9 come with compromises

Sean Hollister
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo review: two-screen dream

Double trouble

Chaim Gartenberg
Apple MacBook Air (2019) review: the new normal
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Can it live up to the classic?

Dieter Bohn
Apple’s new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro is an obvious upgrade

The latest entry-level MacBook Pro is surprisingly competent

Dan Seifert
Acer Predator Triton 900 review: weird flex

Acer’s latest gaming laptop tries something new, but it misses some basics

Cameron Faulkner
LG Gram 17 review: as ultra-portable as 17 inches can get

It performs like an Ultrabook, but this much screen is a dream

Chris Welch
The RTX 2060 is the sweet spot for price and performance in gaming laptops right now

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is a good mix of power, portability, and price

Stefan Etienne
Alienware Area-51m review: portable desktop
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The Area-51m has plenty of brawn and a high price

Dan Seifert