Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Matt Smith is a writer, computing guru, gamer and geek hailing from Portland, Oregon. He also writes for MakeUseOf and his own personal blog, The Skill Point. You can follow him on Twitter @Matt_on_tech and

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HP TouchSmart 520-1070 Review

The HP TouchSmart 520 offers a smart, touch-friendly design that would look at home in any living room, but gets expensive fast with upgrades.

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Toshiba Portege Z835 Review

The Toshiba Portege Z835 is thinner and lighter than many of its Ultrabook peers, but feels a bit flimsy as a result.

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HP Phoenix HPE h9 Review

The HP Phoenix h9 gaming desktop balances performance with small size and everyday liveability.

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Acer Aspire M3970 Review

The Acer M3970 desktop pleases with its solid design, plethora of ports, and quiet fans, but ultimately fails to impress with an underwhelming graphics card.

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Dell Inspiron 14z Review

Dell's Inspiron 14z provides consumers with a laptop that possesses an impressively fast performance and solid design, all at an unbeatable price.

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HP Folio 13 Review

The HP Folio 13 masquerades as a business Ultrabook, but really possesses features that make it one of the best all-around Ultrabooks on the market.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T420s Review

The workhorse Lenovo ThinkPad 420s sticks with what works, offering more durability, performance and usability than comparably priced ultraportables.

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Asus Zenbook UX31 Review

The Asus UX31 sets the performance bar high for Ultrabooks, but doesn’t quite offer the solid feel you would expect of a notebook with its price.

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Sony Vaio Z Review

The Sony Vaio Z upholds its reputation for cutting-edge hardware in an unbelievably waif package.

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Maingear Vybe Review

The Maingear Vybe Super Stock lays down serious processing power without breaking a sweat, or your budget.

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HP Envy 15 (2012) Review

The HP Envy 15 manages to outgun Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro in just about every category, and still come in cheaper.

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Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Review

Review: The Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire keyboard hacks off the numpad to make more room for your mouse, and makes typing a breeze with impressively clicky switches.

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Hands-on with the futuristic looking Cooler Master Cosmos II Enclosure

The massive Cooler Master Cosmos II may look like a futuristic Kegerater, but it's really a computer case for the hardcore DIY PC builder crowd.

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Digital Trends Best of 2011 Awards: Computers

Check out the top computers that graced our desks this year in our roundup of the best desktops and laptops of 2011.

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HP EliteBook 2560p Review

Review: The ruggedly handsome HP EliteBook 2560p offers durability and great performance, but may still be a tough sell beside cheaper, slimmer competitors.