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The ROG Ally X is making it hard to pick up my Steam Deck
The ROG Ally X is a massive improvement over the original, even if its price tag is a bit hard to swallow given the competition.
Asus ROG NUC 970 review: an impossibly small PC
The Asus ROG NUC 970 is an impossibly small desktop, but looking closer at the performance reveals why it's so tiny.
Excellent ROG Azoth Extreme keyboard probably costs more than your graphics card
The Asus ROG Azoth Extreme wears its name proudly with one of the most premium designs I've ever seen, but its price is almost impossible to stomach.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 4 review: failing to stand out
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 4 would have been a lot more competitive a couple of years ago. Today, it fails to stand out and is hard to recommend.
Why the Surface Laptop is my new daily carry
The 7th Edition of the Surface Laptop achieves a level of greatness never before seen in the line.
HP OmniBook X review: a new breed of Windows laptop
The HP OmniBook X is one of the first laptops introduced in an upcoming crop of new Windows on Arm machines. It holds promise while raising some questions.
The budget Lenovo Yoga 7 is a great laptop for the price — but it’s not perfect
The Lenovo Yoga 7 14 Gen 9 is an attractive 2-in-1 at current prices. Its display lets it down, though, with inferior colors. Many users won't mind, though.
Another good laptop gets swept away by Copilot+
The Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is another laptop that's soon to be superseded by a new class of fast and efficient machines. Its price needs to drop to compete.
Dell XPS 13 (2024) review: Great laptop. Wrong chip?
The 2024 Dell XPS 13 maintains the controversial design elements of the XPS 13 Plus, now with better cooling.
HP EliteBook 1040 review: a simple, beautiful business laptop
The HP EliteBook 1040 G11 is a well-equipped and well-built business class laptop with superior security and management features. And you'll pay for it all.
Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDMG review: an incredible, glossy OLED monitor
Brighter, cheaper, and with a glossy coating in tow, the Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDMG manages to address the pain points with OLED gaming monitors.
Alienware m16 R2 review: threading the needle
The Alienware m16 R2 is a complete redesign of the line, and attempts to thread the needle in terms of value.
HP Envy x360 14 (2024) review: missing the mark where it counts
The HP Envy x360 14 is the first laptop I've reviewed with Intel's 15-watt Meteor Lake chipset. That promises better efficiency, but I didn't see it.
HP Omen 27k review: a shockingly good budget monitor
With a 4K resolution, great color, and a suite of features for a reasonable price., the HP Omen 27k is a prime example of how far gaming monitors have come.
Acer Swift X 14 review: surprising performance, shocking price
The Acer Swift X 14 doesn't bother much with looking pretty or keeping trim. Instead, it's all about a winning combination of performance and display quality.
Acer Swift Go 14 review: a fast but flawed laptop
The Acer Swift Go 14 would have been an excellent 14-inch laptop a couple of years ago. But times have changed, and there are better options for the same money.
HP Omen 40L desktop review: missing what counts the most
HP has the pricing and specs nailed with the Omen 40L, but it falls short of expectations when it comes to performance.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 review: this one blew me away
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 is a very strong entry in the 16-inch laptop class, with surprisingly good performance and a very nice mini-LED display.
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533) review: content creation laptop for $1,000
The Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED Q533 can't compete against much more expensive laptops. But the good thing for Asus is that it doesn't need to.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 review: challenging my expectations
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is lighter than a MacBook Pro, and it can pack up to an RTX 4090, but it will challenge your expectations about gaming laptops.
Dell XPS 16 review: a problematic powerhouse
The Dell XPS 16 takes the place of two important laptops, the XPS 15 and 17, and it does well enough. But, it's too expensive and seriously needs a discount.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 9 review: pure class
The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 9 is a solid update and one of the best 14-inch convertible 2-in-1s. Only below-average battery life holds it back.
Dell’s Inspiron 14 Plus review: one hand tied behind its back
The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (2024) is a good midrange laptop by most measures. However, its display isn't as good as some others at around the same price.
Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 9 review: an affordable OLED laptop
The Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 9 is one of a growing number of excellent OLED laptops in the $1,000 price range. It's fast and well-built, but has poor battery life.
Asus Zenbook 14 Q425 review: an $800 laptop that’s worth it
The Asus Zenbook 14 Q425 is the latest in the company's line of highly affordable and excellent 14-inch laptops. Battery life is this one's greatest strength.
Asus Zenbook Duo review: a dual-screen laptop worth buying
The Asus Zenbook Duo takes a fresh approach to providing a dual-display laptop's flexibility. Its low-end configuration is also a phenomenal value.
Asus ROG Swift PG34WCDM review: brightest isn’t always best
Asus' first ultrawide OLED put out the highest brightness we've ever seen out of an OLED monitor, but it's just a little too expensive.
HP Omen Transcend 14 review: going for gold
HP is entering the 14-inch gaming laptop market, and despite a few stumbles, the Omen Transcend 14 still manages to impress.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) review: it’s damn near perfect
Asus did something crazy with the 2024 Zephyrus G14, and a series of smart concessions has created a laptop that's more than the sum of its parts.
HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) review: just not enough power
The HP Spectre x360 16 2024 model is a well-built and attractive laptop with a great keyboard and touchpad. But it's underpowered and too large for a 2-in-1.
Dell XPS 14 review: getting past the red flags
The Dell XPS 14 has plenty of things working against it, but it's beautiful enough to justify its less practical aspects.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 review: it won’t win any new converts
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 is a well-built 14-inch laptop with good productivity performance. But it's expensive, making it a dubious proposition.
Asus ROG Swift 32 QD-OLED review: the one we’ve been waiting for
Asus emerged as the unofficial champion of the first wave of OLED gaming monitors, but does it keep the crown in 2024? The PG32UCDM suggests it does.
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Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, monitors, PC hardware, and everything else that plugs into a computer. Luke joined Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a media company that called his city home. His obsession with technology is in observing the ebb and flow of how technological advancement and product design intersects with our day-to-day experience of it. From digging into the minute details to stepping back and seeing the wider trends, Luke revels in telling stories with tech.
Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN and The Oregonian. When he’s not obsessing over what the best laptop is or how Apple can fix the Mac, Luke spends his time playing designer board games, quoting obscure Star Wars lines, and hanging with his family.