The company’s 12th- and 13th-generation Core chips offered big boosts to CPU performance over the 11th-generation CPUs, for example, but they also usually came with a significant hit to battery life, ...

Panther Lake is as sleek as its namesake ...

The Swift Go 14 seen here is a redesign of the 2023 model. It still packs a 14-inch, 16:10 screen and has the same footprint (12.3 inches wide by 8.6 inches deep), but it is noticeably thinner, at ...

Geekom makes a good first effort with the GeekBook X14 Pro. The overall design is understated and elegant, and the laptop is ...

The Acer Aspire 16 AI is seriously good value, with lots of capable hardware at a good price. But this machine trades some of ...

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 155H doesn’t drastically upgrade the Swift Go 14 over its prior incarnation, but it remains a competent mid-range machine. The Acer Swift Go 14 isn’t an extravagant laptop but, as ...

There are few times I can honestly say I’ve been surprised in my job reviewing laptops. Fewer times I can come out and claim I know what I have been missing. My job requires me to use a lot of gear, ...

At IDF, Intel unveiled one of its most ambitious CPU offerings in years, moving to the second generation of the Core Ultra series with Lunar Lake. More than a new generation, Lunar Lake represents an ...

The HP Omen 16 is a serious piece of hardware, combining the Intel Core i9-14900HX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU in a 16-inch laptop that doesn't weigh a ton. Options galore, too, right up to ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

At CES 2025, Intel has pulled back the curtain on "Arrow Lake" mobile silicon in the U, H, and HX series for the new year, focusing on increased power profiles and less on AI. Plus: "Lunar Lake" gets ...

The HP Laptop 14 has a small and simple form — but does it have enough power for the modern-day user?