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Dell Inspiron 14 5000 review: Too cheap for its own good?

Budget laptops are experiencing a renaissance, upping the quality in almost every way. Does the Dell Inspiron 14 5000 fit that trend?
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Asus ROG Strix G15 review: The gaming laptop that glows

The ROG Strix G15's glowing footprint makes it stands out, as does its affordable 144Hz refresh rate. Is this the budget gaming laptop to buy?
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Dell 27 USB-C monitor (P2720DC) review: The Goldilocks display

The Dell P2720DC offers a superbly well-balanced monitor for those looking to dock their laptops with a single USB Type-C cable.
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Lenovo Flex 5G review: A murky glimpse into the laptop’s future

The Lenovo Flex 5G promises the fastest always-connected speeds around, but doesn't quite deliver them yet.
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Acer ConceptD CM2 review: Small monitor, supreme color accuracy

Acer's ConceptD CM2 is a rare 16:10 aspect ratio monitor for photo editing with an excellent factory calibration and great looks.
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HP Envy x360 13 review: AMD Ryzen 4000 cranks up value

The HP Envy x360 13 is smaller, faster, and better built, making it a bonafide competitor to the spendier Spectre lineup. A premium 2-in-1 at a midrange price.
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Dell XPS 17 review: Leaving the MacBook Pro 16 in the dust

The Dell XPS 17 is the largest, most powerful, and most expensive XPS laptop ever made. Will it kick off a resurgence of powerful 17-inch laptops?
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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 review: AMD nails it again

Lenovo's IdeaPad Flex 5 14 is another in a line of budget laptops using AMD's latest Ryzen 4000 processors. We put it through its paces to see how it stacks up.
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Acer Predator Helios 300 hands-on review: More power, same price

The Predator Helios 300 is one of the most popular gaming laptops on Amazon, and this year's update brings even more performance to the package.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 review: Dual-screen gaming in your lap

You've never seen a gaming laptop like the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. With a second screen tilted up at an angle, it's one of the most unique gaming laptops ever.
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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.
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Dell XPS 15 (9500) review: Best 15-inch laptop you can buy

Every aspect of the new Dell XPS 15 has been redesigned, and yet the look still feels distinctly XPS. Is this still the best laptop for creative professionals?
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Lenovo Yoga C640 review: The ultimate laptop for students?

The Lenogo Yoga C640 comes in at a bargain price of just $600, yet offers good performance, excellent battery life, solid build quality, and a clean design.
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Dell G5 SE gaming laptop review: Peak AMD

The Dell G5 SE is the first gaming laptop to feature the latest AMD graphics cards and processors. Does AMD's SmartShift tech elevate this budget gaming laptop?
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Lenovo IdeaPad Duet review: Great Chrome tablet at nice price

The Pixel Slate was Google's attempt at a Surface or iPad competitor. It failed. Can Lenovo's affordable alternative rise above?
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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?
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Asus ZenBook Duo review: Two screens, four cores, and $1,500

The Asus ZenBook Duo takes great advantage of its ScreenPad 2.0, a second display that offers some real advantages to creative users and multitaskers.
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Microsoft Surface Go 2 review: The awkward teenager

The Surface Go 2 makes marginal steps toward being a true iPad competitor, but is it enough to grow out of its awkward teenager phase? Sadly, the answer is no.
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Acer Swift 3 (2020) review: An 8-core Ryzen laptop for $650

The Acer Swift 3 now comes in a Ryzen 4000 edition, and it just might be the most powerful budget laptop ever made. Our review walks you through the highlights.
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HP Elite Dragonfly review: Traveling first-class

The new HP Elite Dragonfly, crafted from CNC-machined magnesium and weighing in at just 2.2 pounds, is one of the lightest commercial 2-in-1s ever designed.
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Windows 10 May 2020 Update review: Small tweaks that matter

The upcoming Windows 10 May 2020 Update is aimed at streamlining some things across the operating system that's now used on 1 billion devices across the world.
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Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab review: A tablet, and then some

The Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab is an Android tablet that stands out in a crowd. It packs useful features into a 10.1-inch device, including a versatile kickstand.
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Asus Chromebook Flip C436 review: Chromebooks have grown up

The Asus Chromebook Flip C436 proves that Chrome OS 2-in-1s can be just as well-built as their Windows 10 alternatives. Plus, they can be just as fast.
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Dell XPS 13 (2020) review: The laptop endgame

The Dell XPS 13, one of the most influential laptops of the past decade, has a new design that dares to go to the next level. It's the best laptop you can buy.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: AMD drops the mic

A 14-inch gaming laptop? Really? AMD's new Ryzen 4000 processors make the Zephyrus G14 the most powerful and portable gaming laptop that you can buy right now.
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Dell Inspiron 15 7000 review: Powerful, affordable, and expandable

The Dell Inspiron 15 7000 specializes in upgradeability, letting you swap out the RAM and add up to two drives for more storage. Otherwise, it's just average.
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Acer ConceptD 9 review: Drawing easel, meet workstation

The ConceptD 9 is an innovative machine that's focused on creative professionals who need color accuracy and who will benefit from a Wacom pen and easel display.
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HP Envy 32 All-in-One review: iMac killer?

For 2020, Apple might just need to watch its back. With the new Envy 32 All-in-One, HP is taking the all-in-one category to new places. Thanks to the luxurious design, an immersive display, and some incredible processing power, this new PC might have everything to topple Apple's iMac.
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HP Spectre x360 15 (2020) hands-on review: Less bezel, more power

Although year's Spectre x360 15 had a few weaknesses in those same areas HP is back with a big vengeance. The new 2020 Spectre x360 15 is now even more of a serious in the 2-in-1 space with its smaller bezels and big Intel and Nvidia power under the hood. It's sure to make Microsoft, Dell, and many others quite jealous.
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Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro hands-on review: A crazy 2-in-1 that’s total overkill

Acer's ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro combines the versatility of a 2-in-1 with the serious productivity features and absurdly quick hardware that creators crave. This rare combo delivers a truly unique laptop that's complete overkill in all the right ways. Read our Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro hands-on review for more.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 Review: The fastest Thinkpad ever

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is well-named. It's a ThinkPad on the outside and a PC geek's dream laptop on the inside. It's incredibly fast and has a display that will please the most exacting creative professional, while sporting the things ThinkPad enthusiasts will love just as much.
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HP Spectre x360 13 (late 2019) review: Smaller, faster, and better in every way

The late 2019 version of the HP Spectre x360 13 is smaller than ever thanks to tiny bezels and a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. It's also faster, offers a class-leading OLED display with incredible brightness, colors, and contrast, and it maintains the same excellent build quality as always.
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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.
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Asus ZenBook 13 UX333FA review: All you need

Long on battery life and short on price, the Asus ZenBook 13 UX333FA is another affordable entry that tries to unset better known rivals, such as Dell’s XPS 13 and Apple’s MacBook Air. Though not without quirks, our ZenBook 13 review finds it to be an excellent value, and possibly the only laptop you’d ever need.
Senior Editor, Computing

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.