Big chassis with big power
17-inch ThinkPad P72 is packed with performance and a 4K display
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The larger sibling of the ThinkPad P52 brings more powerful hardware and a brilliant 4K display.
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Serious thickness
ThinkPad P52 packs impressive design and performance
It's certainly not the most portable 15-inch laptop we've seen, but it brings a mix of performance and stellar 4K display that designers and developers should love.
Real GPU but real light
MSI PS63 Modern packs NVIDIA power into a slim 15-inch Ultrabook
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MSI paired a power-efficient Core i7 processor with a beefy GeForce GTX 1050 GPU to create a light 15.6-inch laptop with a battery that can hit at least 10 hours. Unfortunately, there's one major flaw in this unique laptop.
so close
HP got a lot right with the Spectre x360 13t, except one BIG thing
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HP's Spectre x360 13t brings an all-new gem-cut design, optional LTE, privacy killswitch for the webcam and some general hardware improvements. Combined with an excellent starting price, it's one of the best values around. But there a few downsides.
So cool
Lenovo Legion Y740 is an outstanding (and surprising) gaming laptop
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The Legion Y740 15 packs an NVIDIA RTX 2070 GPU and Intel Core i7-8750H CPU for superb performance, and it runs quiet and cool.
Big and bad (in a good way)
Lenovo's Legion Y740 17 brings RTX graphics in a mature chassis
Last year's Legion Y730 underwhelmed with its GTX 1050 Ti, but Lenovo has upped its game with the Y740 17.
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These are the best alternatives to Microsoft's Surface Laptop 2
If you're in the market for a new laptop, but Microsoft's Surface Laptop 2 isn't doing it for you, check out our picks for best Surface Laptop 2 alternatives that you can buy right now.
Apples and Surfaces
Should you get a Surface Laptop 2 or a MacBook Pro?
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 2 or Apple's MacBook Pro? Which should you get? The only way to decide is to pit them against one another!
modest gains
Review: Huawei's updated MateBook X Pro is practically perfect
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Although not much has changed, the refreshed MateBook X Pro is still one of the best 14-inch traditional laptops around, period.
Apple vs. Microsoft... again
Should you get a Surface Pro 6 or a MacBook Air (2018)?
Should you get a Surface Pro 6 or a MacBook Air (2018)? Well, that depends...
Mid-range PC gaming
Review: Lenovo Legion Y7000 prioritizes performance over flashy features
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It's not as physically impressive as some of the other Legion series gaming laptops, but it does offer strong performance and a competitive price.
Fight!
Should you get an XPS 13 or a Surface Pro 6?
It’s a clash of the titans as we pit Dell’s XPS 13 9380 up against the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 to see which one is right for you.
Decisions decisions decisions
It’s tough choosing between the XPS 13 and Surface Laptop 2
The XPS 13 and the Surface Laptop 2 are two of the very best Windows laptops on sale today, and choosing between them is pretty tough. But we’ve got some advice if you’re trying to do just that.
Lowercase g makes the difference
LG's gram 14 2-in-1 runs fast and keeps the weight off
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The LG gram lineup is known for being remarkably light, which continues here with its 14-inch convertible laptop. But how does the rest of it shape up?
remarkably light
Why we love the massive (but featherlight) LG gram 17
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The LG gram 17 is unlike any other laptop on the market. It has a huge 17-inch screen but it weighs as little as a 13-inch laptop. And its crazy-long battery life makes it an all-day productivity machine.
All-around great package
Lenovo's IdeaPad 730S is a lean 13-inch notebook with strong performance
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The IdeaPad 730S focuses on a strong set of core features without adding too many half-baked extras that drive up the price.
Judging a book by its cover
How well does the Surface Book 2 hold up after a year?
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I've been using the Surface Book 2 as my sole PC since it was released. After a year of daily abuse, travel, gaming, and work, it's still going strong.
MateBook Air?
Huawei's MateBook 13 may be the best MacBook Air rival yet
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Huawei is back with its third laptop, the MateBook 13, which falls neatly between its ultra-slim MateBook X and the larger MateBook X Pro. Here's what makes this MateBook so great (and where it misses the mark).
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