Acer Aspire 5 (2022) review: Squeaking by with just enough
The 2022 Acer Aspire 5 improves on the previous generation in a few key areas while raising the entry-level price. It's still a better overall value.
Acer Predator Orion 7000 review: A great gaming PC that’s too expensive
The Acer Predator Orion 7000 is a fantastic gaming PC, but it's too expensive. You should buy it, but only if you can find one on sale.
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.
Lenovo Slim 7i Pro X hands-on review: A do-it-all laptop
Lenovo's Slim 7i Pro X has everything you need for you to do it all, from powerful Intel H-series processors to Nvidia RTX 3050 graphics and a 120Hz screen.
Dell XPS 17 (9720) review: Almost all the right improvements
The Dell XPS 17 9720 retains all the best qualities of its predecessor while upgrading to 12th-gen Intel CPUs. It's the 17-inch laptop to beat.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 review: 7th time’s a charm?
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 updates to Intel's 12th-gen CPUs. It's a solid laptop for businesspeople, but mainstream users might want to look elsewhere.
Dell XPS 15 (9520) review: Still the best, only faster
The Dell XPS 15 (9520) picks up where the previous model left off, retaining its best quality and improving performance and battery life.
Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED review: Tiny laptop, tons of power
The Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED UM5302 is a powerful little laptop with an outstanding display and great keyboard and touchpad at an attractive price.
Dell UltraSharp 32 4K USB-C Hub Monitor review: Deep blacks, more power
Dell's updated UltraSharp 32 4K USB-C Hub Monitor uses LG's IPS Black technology for higher contrast and pushes more power to laptops, with an excellent image.
HP Spectre x360 13.5 hands-on review: Refinements that matter
With a tweaked design, so it is slightly comfier, a new webcam, and a bumped CPU, the HP Spectre x360 13.5 got better.
HP Omen 16 (2022) hands-on review: Cool and colorful
The HP Omen 16 2022 gaming laptop has a focus on updated internal to keep the system cool for improved power during gaming.
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE 16 hands-on review: Larger and in charge
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE 16 adds a larger display to Acer's Triton 300 lineup, along with more power and enhanced thermal design.
Sony Vaio Duo 11 Review
There are many visions of what the next generation of computers will look like. These ideas, currently known as convertibles or hybrids, attempt to blend the portability of tablets with the power of PCs. The Duo 11 is Sony’s attempt, but, like the Surface Pro, it was doomed before it left the drawing board.
Asus ProArt Station PD5 review: Too little, too late
The Asus ProArt Station PD5 is too little, too late. It's held back by a last-gen processor, which makes it a bad buy for creators in 2022.
Lenovo Legion 7 hands-on review: Power stands out
The Lenovo Legion 7 features a massive battery for a lightweight system.
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro review: Faster than it looks
The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro is a conservatively designed gaming laptop with excellent performance and a solid build that comes in at an attractive price.
Dell XPS 13 (2019) review
The XPS 13 has always been easy to recommend -- that is, unless you needed a good video conferencing webcam. So, what happens when Dell fixes one of the only problems we had with the XPS 13? Well, it’s near perfection. The 2019 XPS 13 shows Dell listening to complaints and addressing them.
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i hands-on review: Portable powerhouse
Lenovo's new Legion Slim 7i comes with the latest AMD and Intel hardware, and it's primed to win over gamers looking for a highly portable gaming machine.
Eight months after release, Windows 10 is still the best desktop operating system
Windows 10 is Microsoft’s chance to redeem itself after the failure of Windows 8 and its touch-centric interface. Has the company pulled it off?
Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (2022) hands-on review: Warp speed
The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 now equips a speedy AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPU, making it a very fast, if expensive, Chromebook with a solid build and good looks.
Lenovo Slim 9i 14 hands-on review: All luxury
The Lenovo Yoga 9i is a laptop that's all about luxury, from 4K OLED displays to a 3D glass top and rounded polished corners
Lenovo Yoga C940 15 review: The do-it-all 2-in-1?
Lenovo's Yoga C940 15 seeks to bring big-time power to the 2-in-1 form factor. It succeeds in terms of processor performance, rivaling the fastest clamshell laptops with Intel's Core i9. The Nvidia GTX 1650 brings mid-range gaming, while battery life and display quality are concerns. It could be better.
Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook review: Taking Chrome to work
The ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook Enterprise is a solid alternative for large business looking for security and manageability.
HP Envy 13 (2019) review
The HP Envy 13 seeks to bring much of the quality, performance, and good looks of the company’s Spectre line at reduced prices. And that’s exactly what it does, along with a lovely 4K display and some light gaming chops.
Lenovo Yoga C630 review
Lenovo’s Yoga C630 is a member of the second wave of Windows 10 on ARM laptops built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 system-on-chip. The Yoga lasts long on a charge and it’s a delightfully designed and well-built laptop, but it’s still too slow for more than basic tasks.
Asus ROG Delta S Animate review: A novelty headset
The ROG Delta S Animate headset swaps RGB lighting for single-colored mini-LED animated displays and has favorable sound.
HP Spectre Folio review
The Spectre Folio is a truly different breed of notebook, leather-wrapped and exceedingly long-lasting on a charge. It feels great in the hand and provides all-day productivity performance. We can quibble and talk about a too-small Synaptics touchpad, but that’s all we got.
Microsoft Surface Book 3 (13-inch) review: A portable powerhouse
The Surface Book 3 doubles down on Microsoft's performance objectives for the line, offering a fast CPU and discrete GPU that make it a strong 13-inch offering.
HP Spectre x360 13 (2019) review
HP’s updated Spectre x360 13 is dubbed the “gem-cut” for a reason. It looks like a gem cutter went to work on the chassis, and its many angles catch the light and look great. It’s also fast, well-built, and lasts a long time on a single charge. Check out our full HP Spectre x360 13-inch review.
HP Elite Folio Review: A new twist on the pull-forward 2-in-1
The Elite Folio is a different take on the 2-in-1, with a useful form factor and a comfortable vegan leather exterior.
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392 review
The Asus ZenBook S13 is one of the smallest 14-inch class laptops around, and it’s the “world’s slimmest laptop with MX150 graphics.” That’s not just hyperbole – this is a strong performer in a tiny package. Battery life is a bit of a letdown, however.
Asus ChromeBook Flip C434 review
The Asus Chromebook Flip C434 is a very well-built and attractive laptop for its price. It’s more than fast enough for Chrome OS, has a great keyboard and touchpad, and it offers all-day battery life. It’s a little expensive overall, but it’s worth it.
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.
HP Spectre x360 15 (2019) review
HP’s 2019 Spectre x360 15 brings this massive 2-in-1 up to speed, literally. It now equips the same six-core Intel CPU as the rest of the 15-inch field, along with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q for some 1080p gaming.
HP Elite Dragonfly Max review: A work-from-home dream machine
If you're a businessperson who lives on Zoom and has a serious budget, then the HP Elite Dragonfly Max is for you.
Lenovo Legion Y27q-20 monitor review: 1440p gaming done right
It's great time to upgrade to a high-resolution, high refresh rate gaming monitor. Is the Lenovo Legion Y27q-20 worth your money?
Dell 75 4K Interactive Touch Monitor C7520QT hands-on review
At $6,000, the Dell 75 4K Interactive Touch Monitor is an expensive display that might not be for everyone, but it will replace the boring whiteboard in your office and change your meetings.
Microsoft Surface Book 3 review: Graphics unleashed
Microsoft's most adventurous laptop, the Surface Book 3, has been upgraded with extra power under the hood. Is that enough to keep this aging design fresh?
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.