Lenovo’s Legion 9i is a 10. Here’s why it beats every other gaming laptop
The Lenovo Legion 9i manages to nail almost every aspect of being a desktop replacement, all without sacrificing being a solid laptop.
Surface Laptop Studio 2 review: Microsoft’s latest is faster, but is it better?
Microsoft's updated Surface Laptop Studio 2 boasts better specs and performance, but it isn't the update we've waited nearly two years for.
The HP Spectre Foldable perfects the formula of the foldable PC — almost
The HP Spectre Foldable PC is one of the most innovative laptops around, with a quality build and great attention to detail. But it's incredibly expensive.
Dell XPS 17 (2023) review: still great, but going a bit gray
The XPS 17 9730 isn't any faster than its predecessor unless you're gaming, and its design remains the same. It's a good laptop, but it's no longer a leader.
Outclassed and overpriced, the Surface Laptop Go 3 can’t play with the big boys
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go started out as an attractive budget laptop. In its third generation, its price has creeped up and it's largely lost its appeal.
How much is too much? Lenovo’s spendy workstation can’t make the math work
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 is an incredibly expensive portable workstation that doesn't offer much compared to laptops costing thousands of dollars less.
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus review: lacking what creators need
The Dell Inspiron 16 Plus is priced like a premium laptop but built like a midrange machine. It provides good performance, but its display leaves me wanting.
You can’t buy more gaming muscle for the dollar than this sleeper Asus laptop
The Asus ROG Strix G17 shouldn't be among the best gaming laptops, but one configuration stands out as a supreme value.
Asus’ ROG Ally Z1 is caught in no man’s land
Asus' ROG Ally with the Ryzen Z1 doesn't hold up against even the Steam Deck, leaving it in an awkward spot compared to the competition.
Asus ROG Ally (Z1 Extreme) review: Is it still a killer handheld?
Now that the launch dust has settled, Asus' ROG Ally has seen a lot of changes, and they aren't all for the better.
An e-ink screen display is both this laptop’s superpower, and its Achilles’ heel
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4 is a highly innovative laptop that will appeal only to a select group of users -- and it's incredibly expensive.
Acer Swift Edge 16 review: a big display without the bulk
The Acer Swift Edge 16 is a fast 16-inch laptop for productivity users with a beautiful OLED display. It's incredibly thin and light, and it's nicely priced.
Alienware’s x14 R2 might be my new favorite gaming laptop
The Alienware x14 R2 might be a somewhat iterative update to the company's highly portable gaming laptop, but it still clobbers the competition.
This monster Dell monitor does everything well, except one crucial thing
The Dell UltraSharp 38 Curved USB-C monitor has a long name, but it's worth it with a ton of connectivity and convenience. If only the image quality was better.
Acer Swift Edge review: insanely thin, insanely light
The Acer Swift Edge SFA16-41 is a miraculously thin and light 16-inch laptop with a spectacular OLED display. But fitting everything in forces some compromises.
With a big OLED screen, but low resolution, this HP 2-in-1 is an odd duck
The Envy x360 15.6 is an OK laptop with decent performance and battery life. But its old-school 16:9 OLED display isn't sharp enough. It just doesn't stand out.
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 14 review: We’re going to need more from mini-LED
The Lenovo Slim 9i 14 is a portable powerhouse with an elegant and solid design. But its mini-LED display is disappointing, as is its very poor battery life.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 review: tiny — and a little stale
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 is largely unchanged, with just an update to Intel 13th-gen CPUs. It retains its lightweight chassis, which is feeling dated.
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i review: upsized and powered up
The Lenovo Slim Pro 9i takes what's best about the Slim 9i and beefs it up, with a superfast CPU, a competent GPU, and a Mini-LED display great for creators.
The Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 is another budget laptop that falls short
The Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 provides competent productivity performance and great battery life, but its build and display quality fall short of the competition.
The Lenovo Flex 5i falls into the common cheap laptop pitfalls
The Lenovo Flex 5i 14 has an attractive entry-level price when on sale. But in the reviewed configuration, its battery life, display, and build hold it back.
The Alienware x16 is almost my favorite gaming laptop. Here’s why it’s not
The Alienware x16 performs like a full desktop replacement, and it's compact enough that you could fit it in a backpack. But it still has some rough edges.
HP Envy Inspire 7900e review: The remote work printer you needed last year
HP's new Envy Inspire 7900e draws from the best inkjet technologies in the company's portfolio and offers a Quiet Mode to reduce noise.
Dell XPS 13 Plus review: extra, in a good way
The Dell XPS 13 Plus is the kind of laptop that'll cause head turns and double-takes, but is it a laptop you should actually buy?
HP Envy 16 (2023) review: a cheaper MacBook Pro alternative
The 2023 HP Envy 16 significantly increases performance for gamers and creators. Everyone else can stick with the previous year's model and save some cash.
Asus RT-N16 Review
Asus RT-N16 WiFi router has a great interface and plenty of features, but is slower than competitors when covering any distance.
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED review: outstanding screen, outrageous value
The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED somehow manages to pack solid performance, excellent battery life, and an OLED display into a near-budget price. It's a true bargain.
Acer Chromebook 516 GE review: a Chromebook for gaming?
Google has partnered with companies such as Acer, Asus, and Lenovo to create the world’s first ChromeOS-powered cloud gaming laptops.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 is the next-gen gaming laptop I’ve been waiting for
Next-gen gaming laptops up to this point have been expensive behemoths, but the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 bucks that trend by packing in the value.
HP Chromebook x360 14c review: A premium Chromebook for cheap
The HP Chromebook x360 14c is a premium Chromebook with an affordable price.
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i review: dual-screen experiment succeeds
The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i takes the dual-display concept and makes it work. There are a few glitches, but for the most part, there's a ton of useful flexibility.
HP Envy Inspire 7955e printer review: everything you need
HP's Envy Inspire 7955e review has good specs at a low price, but we explore the design, performance, features, and software to find out if it's right for you.
The Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 is (almost) the perfect 4K gaming monitor
The Lenovo Y32p-30 doesn't stand out with OLED, mini-LED, or an insane refresh rate. But it has the right balance of features most gamers a looking for.
Dell XPS 15 (2023) review: a great laptop starts to falter
The Dell XPS 13 (9530) upgraded the CPU and GPU, but left everything else unchanged. That makes for a lackluster update this year.
Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (2023) review: a serious contender
The 2023 version of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED makes some significant changes from the previous generation's Editor's Choice model. But it's still great.
Dell XPS Desktop (8960) review: a new performance class
The Dell XPS Desktop 8960 reaches a new level of performance, but it comes at the cost of flexibility that made last-gen's model so attractive.
Dell XPS 13 (2022) review: a true answer to the MacBook Air
The Dell XPS 13 has its aim sighted on the M1 MacBook Air and somehow manages to undercut it.
Alienware x17 R2 review: The absurdity of a 480Hz gaming laptop
Alienware did something wild by adding a 480Hz screen to one of its fastest laptops. And although the screen is smooth, it's not the right upgrade for everyone.
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.
After getting a degree in music from the University of Oregon, Luke started his career in media hoping to get into music journalism. But when the opportunity arose, he landed in tech and hasn’t looked back since. He has over a decade of tech journalism experience, 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.
In his years at 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.
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 fiction writer, player of designer board games, and still occasionally makes some music.