Articles by Ben Patterson
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE review: Affordable GeForce RTX performance in a slim package
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE weighs less than four pounds and costs a lot less than you might think. This GeForce RTX 3060-powered laptop is a great gaming value.
One of our favorite low-cost laptops is even cheaper today
Newegg is selling a faster, updated version of the Acer Aspire 5 for $50 off today.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano review: Lenovo drops the mic with its light, fast, and long-lasting ThinkPad
Weighing less than two pounds, the lightest ThinkPad yet hits the sweet spot between power and battery life.
HP Spectre x360 14 review: Luxurious, with long battery life
The HP Spectre x360 14 is the first of its family to sport a 3:2 display. It also delivers sizzling performance and great battery life.
Porsche Design Acer Book RS review: This stylish, blazingly fast laptop lives up to its name
The Porsche Design Acer Book RS is a slim, light laptop that replaces the flash of its predecessor for sheer performance.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro: Unboxing and ears-on impressions
Available now, the $199 Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds are poised to take on the AirPods Pro.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review: Fast and affordable, with discrete graphics
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 delivers performance and value in a slender shell, even if its battery life isn’t quite what we’d hoped.
Acer Nitro 5 review: This budget gaming laptop keeps getting better
The Acer Nitro 5 should delight budget-minded gamers wIth a Ryzen 4000-series CPU on board, plus a revamped cooling system and an affordable price.
Dell Latitude 7310 (2020) review: Tough, speedy and privacy-minded
The 13.3-inch Latitude 7310’s privacy screen and proximity sensor will foil nosey neighbors.
Acer Aspire 5 review: Intel’s Ice Lake CPUs come to the budget Aspire line
The latest of Acer’s budget-minded Aspire 5 laptops is here, now with Ice Lake on board.
Lenovo Flex 5G review: The first 5G laptop offers crazy battery life, as well as compromises
The Flex 5G is the one—and for now, only—laptop to tap into Verizon’s blazingly fast 5G speeds, but its Snapdragon 8cx processor will hold you back.
11 quick ways to clear space on an overstuffed Android phone
Zap cached app files in a single tap, clear the Downloads folder, delete unneeded offline maps, take charge of music downloads, and more.
Lenovo Yoga C640 review: The battery life blows us away
This Best Buy-exclusive version of the Lenovo Yoga C640-13IML may be saddled with a dual-core i3 processor and cramped storage, but it’s blessed with stellar battery life.
Dynabook Portege X30L review: Comet Lake power in a featherweight shell
The barely-there Dynabook Portege X30L crams a Intel Comet Lake U-series CPU into a 1.8-pound shell.
Hands-on: HP Elite Dragonfly, the first laptop with an integrated Tile tracker
The HP Elite Dragonfly will be an easier laptop to track, thanks to its embedded Tile module.
HP Envy 13 Wood Series review: Walnut enhances a slender, capable laptop
HP is onto something with the home-inspired design elements of its latest laptops.
LG Gram 14 review: This thin, light 2-in-1 boasts exceptional battery life
The Gram strikes a nice balance between performance, weight, and battery life.
Lenovo Yoga C740 2-in-1 review: Speedy, bright, peppy, and reasonably priced
The feature-packed Lenovo Yoga C740 is one of the best values we’ve seen in a convertible laptop.