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The best laptops: Premium laptops, budget laptops, 2-in-1s, and more
Independent, testing-based reviews of laptops from all the top brands. We pick the best budget, premium, and gaming PCs, and compare AMD vs. Intel.
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Best laptop deals: Top picks from budget to extreme
The holiday shopping season is in full gear, and we're finding the best deals on laptops, notebooks, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks for your gift-giving pleasure.
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This Dell laptop with RTX graphics is just $899
Dell's offering an excellent laptop package at the right price.
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 promises 85% more PC performance
Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 PC processor at its Snapdragon Tech Summit, promising to compete in the mainstream PC space with its latest Windows on Arm processor.
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Razer CEO says gaming laptop prices will spike in 2022
Razer's CEO says increasing component costs will drive up the price of Blade laptops
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Behold! 12 days of awesome tech gifts, chosen by the PCWorld editors
Consider it PCWorld's version of an advent calendar. For 12 straight days, our Hack the Holidays spectacular will reveal "unwrapping" videos of tech products and nerd gear that our editors most want to give friends and family.
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Get this Chromebook with a beautiful 1080p touchscreen for $169
This Lenovo Chromebook is ridiculously cheap and available at Best Buy today.
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How to buy a budget laptop without getting screwed
Choosing the right budget laptop is difficult if you don’t know what to look for. This guide can help you buy a budget laptop without getting screwed by its specifications.n
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Best Cyber Monday Chromebook deals 2021: Where to find the best sales
Find deals on Chromebooks from Samsung, Lenovo, HP, and other makers for Cyber Monday. But don't expect them to last long!
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Save $170 on the excellent Acer Swift X this Cyber Monday
Get entry-level gaming and solid productivity for nearly $200 less with The Acer Swift X
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This $280 Asus VivoBook is the absolute best budget Cyber Monday laptop deal
Staples is selling the Asus VivoBook 15 for just $280, and it's loaded with features you don't often see at this price point.
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Shop Amazon's Cyber Monday laptop deals right now
Amazon has a one-day deal on laptops from major retailers, as well as a smattering of desktops and all-in-one PCs.
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This $199.99 Chromebook is the best Black Friday deal we've seen
Costco has taken 43 percent off the HP 14-inch Chromebook (14a-na1043cl) for Black Friday, offering a fantastic Chromebook for a fantastic price. Buy it.
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Dell's awesome XPS 13 is down to $699
Dell's XPS 13 is a premium laptop, and now it's available at a much more reasonable price on Dell.com.
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Save 42 percent on Acer's powerful Surface Laptop Studio rival right now
Acer has discounted the ConceptD 3 Ezel creator laptop and its pull-forward screen by 42 percent for Black Friday.
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Save $500 on Samsung's Galaxy Book Pro, one of the best thin laptops we've tested
Get the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 for under a grand this Black Friday.
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Pick up this RTX 3070 Alienware laptop at a staggering $530 off
This beefy gaming laptop has the specs you want at an extremely palatable price.
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What to look for in a cheap Chromebook
Is a cheap Chromebook good enough for homework and distance learning? We discuss the most important criteria as you buy cheap Chromebooks for the holidays and Black Friday.
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The best PCIe 4.0 SSD
Corsair MP600 Pro XT is the best PCIe 4.0 SSD you can buy right now. We explain why, and what you need to know about ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 drives in general.
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