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Acer Swift Edge 16 front view showing display and keyboard.

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.
Doom Eternal running on an Alienware x14 R2.

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.
HP Envy x360 15.6 2023 front view showing display and keyboard.

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 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

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.
The ThinkPad X1 Nano on a table.

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

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.
dell inspiron 14 2 in 1 2023 review p1016531

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 IdeaPad 14 on a table with the screen on.

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.
Alienware x16 hanging out of the backpack.

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.
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air placed on a desk.

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch review: it’s not what you think

The 15-inch MacBook Air might have a small target demographic, but it's nearly the perfect laptop for them.
A top down view of the Dell XPS 13 Plus' keyboard.

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?
Acer Swift X 14 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Acer Swift X 14 review (2023): fast but not long-lasting

The Acer Swift X 14 is easy to recommend thanks to its fast performance, particularly for creators. Its battery life is a negative, though.
The Origin EON14-S sitting on a coffee table.

Is this little-known gaming laptop a Razer Blade 14 killer?

The Origin EON14-S looks like a mighty attractive laptop on paper, but it disappoints once it's in your hands.
HP Envy 16 2023 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

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.
Razer Blade 14 sitting on a coffee table.

Razer Blade 14 (2023) review: making the best better — and more expensive

Razer's updated Blade 14 didn't need to change anything, but the laptop updates some core issues of the original design in a big way.
MSI Prestige 16 Studio front view showing display and keyboard deck.

MSI’s attempt at a MacBook Pro killer is a disaster. What went wrong?

The MSI Prestige 16 Studio has some high-end components, but its performance was inconsistent and unstable. And its Mini-LED display disappoints.
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED front view showing display and keyboard deck.

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.
Dell XPS 17 9370 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

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.
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 on table

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.
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i front view showing dual displays.

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.
Acer Swift Go 14 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Acer Swift Go 14 review: a solid value, with one flaw

The Acer Swift Go 14 is an affordable laptop with excellent performance and an OLED display. Only an issue with color accuracy held it back from a higher score.
msi creator z17 hx studio review laptop

MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio review: large and in charge

The MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio provides great performance thanks to one of the fastest CPUs around and a solid discrete GPU. It's also well-built and -designed.
Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED 2023 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

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.
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LG Gram Style review: more style than substance

The LG Gram Style is the best-looking laptop so far in 2023. Looks aren't everything, though, and the laptop suffers some flaws that hold it back.
Dell XPS 15 9530 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

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.
Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Lenovo Slim Pro 7 review: a fast and affordable thin and light laptop

The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 manages to pack a lot of power into a thin and light chassis, at a price that's closer to midrange than premium. It's well worth a look.
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 sitting on a table.

Asus Strix Scar 17 review: AMD just won

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 ushers in AMD's next-gen laptop processors, and it's an exciting showcase for what Team Red has in store this generation.
LG Gram 17 Pro 2023 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

LG Gram 17 Pro (2023) review: a good idea, poorly executed

The LG Gram 17 Pro is plenty fast and has great battery life, and its display is a pleasure to use. But it's unstable and doesn't feel as durable as it should.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 review: a delightful OLED laptop

The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 is fast and well-built, and it sports a spectacular OLED display. It's expensive, but as Lenovo's 2-in-1 flagship, it's worth a look.
The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook rear view showing lid and logo.

HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook review: fast, modern, and helpful

The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is an incredibly fast and well-built machine, stocked with modern components. It's expensive, but comes with 24/7 live support.
HP Dragonfly Pro front view showing display and keyboard deck.

HP Dragonfly Pro review: a strong debut

The HP Dragonfly Pro is a premium modern laptop with speed, a solid built, and great battery life. It's held back only by its low-resolution display.
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 playing Cyberpunk 2077.

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 review: skip the RTX 4090

Powerful and portable, the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 is a stellar gaming laptop. It's just a shame that the optional RTX 4090 isn't able to fully stretch its legs.
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra review: the fastest Galaxy Book yet

The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra is the most powerful version yet, offering a lot of performance in a thin and light package. But it's quite expensive.
Acer Chromebook Vero 514 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Acer Chromebook Vero 514 review: It’s no toy, but it feels like one

The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 maintains the line's commitment to the environment while providing a fast ChromeOS platform. But it has too many weaknesses.
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.