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MSI Raider GE76 laptop with Fortnite.

MSI GE76 Raider review: Alder Lake and RTX 3080 Ti dominate

The MSI GE76 Raider shows off the performance potential of next-gen PC hardware.
An Acer Swift 3 16 laptop sits on a desk, angled to the right.

Acer Swift 3 16 review: Old school package but decent value

The Acer Swift 3 16 is a bit stretched due to its 16:9 16.1-inch display but provides enough performance and battery life to be compelling.
Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey on a table.

Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey review: Another laptop ruined by a poor display

The Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey meets its goal of being a solid productivity workstation with some gaming chops on the side, but a poor display holds it back.
A HP ZBook Studio G8 sits on a table.

HP ZBook Studio G8 review: Portable, powerful, and pricey

The HP ZBook Studio G8 straddles the fence between a portable workstation and consumer thin and light laptop, and ends up on the wrong side.
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Asus ZenBook 14X OLED review: A showstopping display

The Asus ZenBook 14X OLED leverages a spectacular display and solid design to make for a formidable 14-inch laptop competitor.
HP Chromebook x360 14c sitting angled on a desk.

HP Chromebook x360 14c review: A premium Chromebook for cheap

The HP Chromebook x360 14c is a premium Chromebook with an affordable price.
Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook open on a table.

Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook review: OLED for dirt cheap

The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook seems like a lot more tablet than you're paying for, with an excellent OLED display that should cost more.
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Samsung Galaxy Book review: A cornucopia of compromises

The Samsung Galaxy Book is a fast laptop with decent battery life, but it lacks compelling features for business or consumer users.
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Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 review: Half laptop, half Kindle

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 is a laptop that needs to be judged for its innovative e-ink display and not as a traditional laptop.
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Lenovo ThinkBook 13x review: Thinner, lighter, and way too expensive

The Lenovo ThinkPad 13x drops some thickness and weight compared to its larger sibling, but gives up too much in the process.
Angled image of the HP Victus 16.

HP Victus 16 review: A new gaming brand makes its mark

The HP Victus 16 does a commendable job of replacing the Pavilion Gaming 16 as the first in a new value-oriented gaming line.
The 2021 MacBook Pro with the lid open on a white table.

Apple MacBook Pro (M1 Pro) review: How Apple says sorry

The 2021 MacBook Pro does more than just make up for past mistakes. It's one of the best pro laptops ever made.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro review: A lovely display saves the day

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro is a great addition to the 14-inch clamshell market, offering solid performance and a beautiful display.
MSI Summit E16 Flip sitting on a table.

MSI Summit E16 Flip review: Stepping up to compete

The MSI Summit E16 Flip does a lot of things right, with speedy performance, a solid build, and a superior IPS display.
HP Chromebook x2 11 sitting on table top (front view).

HP Chromebook x2 11 review: A Chrome-based iPad competitor?

The HP Chromebook x2 11 is a well-built Chrome OS detachable tablet that would serve students well and power uses as a secondary machine.
Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 sitting on a table.

Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 review: A sad display on a good laptop

The Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 is a well-built, fast, and long-lasting convertible 2-and-1 with a display that doesn't live up to its promise.
A side view of the Asus Chromebook Flip CX 5.

Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 review: Fast but too expensive

The Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 is incredibly fast, but it's too expensive as reviewed. Opt for the less expensive version instead.
Microsoft Surface Go 3 sitting on table.

Microsoft Surface Go 3 review: Third time’s a charm

The Microsoft Surface Go 3 isn't very fast or long lasting, but it's built well and a surprisingly enjoyable experience.
The Surface Pro 8 with its kickstand pulled out.

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 review: The iPad Pro finally has a worthy opponent

The Surface Pro 8 has finally be given a much-needed makeover. The result is the best Surface Pro ever made, and finally, a worthy rival of the iPad Pro.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio review: Weird and wonderful

The Surface Laptop Studio is all kinds of weird, without sacrificing the needs of a high-performance laptop.
The Acer Aspire Vero open on a while table.

Acer Aspire Vero review: A cheap, eco-friendly Windows 11 laptop?

The Acer Aspire Vero is a budget-level Windows 11 with a strong emphasis on sustainability. But is it more talk than action?
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 sitting on a table.

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 review: An old-school mobile workstation

The Lenovo ThinkPad P15 is a power user's dream machine when configured with its most powerful components.
Opened Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 sitting on the ground.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Review: Fast but not flawless

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 accomplished what it sets out to do, offers the most powerful ThinkPad you can buy. But it's not class-leading.
The MSI Creator Z16 open on a coffee table.

MSI Creator Z16 laptop review: Gamer meets creator

The Creator Z16 is MSI's shot at a MacBook Pro alternative. The 120Hz screen is excellent, but it's not a laptop without its faults.
HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 sitting on desk.

HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 review: Superlight and superexpensive

The HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 provides a lightweight business-class laptop that will keep your company's data safe and secure.
MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo sitting on table top.

MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo review: A solid laptop at a stiff price

The MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo is a very nice addition to the 13-inch 2-in-1 crowd, although it's a bit more expensive than most.
Dell XPS 15 OLED laptop sitting on a small table.

Dell XPS 15 OLED review: The best keeps getting better

The Dell XPS 15 is fast, beautiful, built right, and offers up a gorgeous OLED display. It's a dream machine for creative types and power users.
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED sitting on a table top.

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X review: A powerful OLED laptop, done right

The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X is everything a content creator needs in a laptop, and it comes in at a great price.
View of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 laptop open fully and sitting at an angle.

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 review: When choosing Intel hurts

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 has received the Intel treatment, which unfortunately resulted in decreased performance and battery life from the AMD model.
The Acer Swift X sitting on a desk.

Acer Swift X review: Content creation for cheap?

The Acer Swift X provides a winning combination of Ryzen CPU and Nvidia GPU to provide a portable powerhouse for creative professionals.
The ROG Flow X13 on a table overlooking a city.

Asus ROG Flow X13 review: The king of small gaming laptops?

The ROG Flow X13 is one of the smallest gaming laptops in the world. But is the performance trade-off worth it?
HP Pavilion Aero 13 sitting on a table.

HP Pavilion Aero 13 review: Ultralight, ultrapowerful?

The HP Pavilion Aero 13 is an extremely lightweight laptop that punches above its budget classification.
A view of the opened ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 review: A great laptop made even better

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is a highly refined business laptop that's fast and long-lasting with some meaningful improvements.
The Dell XPS 17 sitting in front of a window.

Dell XPS 17 review: A mobile workstation in disguise

Need a large, 17-inch laptop with fantastic performance? The Dell XPS 17 is in a league of its own.
Senior Editor, Computing

Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, Macs, monitors, PC hardware, and peripherals. Around here we call it “computing,” but here’s a good rule of thumb: If it’s a computer or something that plugs into a computer, you found your guy. Oh, and these days, AI too. So much AI.

In his many years Digital Trends so far, Luke has covered high-profile industry events such as CES, IFA, and Microsoft Build, delivering on-the-ground coverage, breaking news, and first-hand reporting. He’s hosted countless YouTube videos, made podcast appearances, and written over 600 articles.

Luke started his career in media hoping to get into music journalism but landed in tech and hasn’t looked back since. He has over a decade of tech journalism experienced, first joining Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a tech media company that called his city home. Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN, TouchArcade (RIP), and The Oregonian.

Some of his earliest tech memories include learning HTML through his MySpace account and trying to play Baldur’s Gate II on his parents’ dusty old beige box. These days, his obsession with technology is in telling stories with tech — in finding the narratives that ebb and flow through both technological advancement and product design, trickling right on down to our day-to-day experience of it. He is convinced that we all spend too much of our time using technology and not enough time thinking about it — cue a healthy dose of navel-gazing and philosophizing.

When he’s not endlessly debating what the best laptop is, Luke spends his days being a dad and a husband. Oh, and when there’s time (which there isn’t), he’s an avid player of designer board games and occasionally still make some music.