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Giant Surface Laptop or tiny executive? We investigate. 🕵️
By Sean Endicott published
Surface A recent post from Microsoft features a gigantic Surface Laptop, but is it the largest Surface ever?

Don't buy a new Windows laptop before reading this guide
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops Most laptops claim to be the best, but only a handful are legitimately perfect for Windows 11. Here are our 10 top-rated laptops of 2025.

Best Windows on ARM laptops in 2025
By Zac Bowden, Rebecca Spear last updated
ARM Looking for a new Windows laptop with an Arm-based processor? We've got you covered with our in-depth roundup of the best on the market!

ASUS Zenbook A14 (2025) review: The lightest, longest-lasting AI PC around
By Zachary Boddy published
Review The ASUS Zenbook A14 (2025) amazed the entire Windows Central crew at CES 2025, and it really is an incredible, gorgeous AI PC. The models are confusing, though.

Surface repairs are easier than ever thanks to a new Microsoft partnership
By Sean Endicott published
Surface Microsoft’s new uBreakiFix partnership makes Surface repairs easier with official parts and trained technicians. Whether in or out of warranty, you now have more repair options for Surface hardware.

Pre-built PCs with AMD's RX 9000 GPUs have arrived
By Cale Hunt published
PC Despite more stock than NVIDIA could muster, AMD's RX 9000 GPUs are selling fast. If you don't get a standalone card, I found some great pre-built PCs with RDNA 4.

AMD RDNA 4 GPUs — Best places to shop on the March 6 launch.
By Cale Hunt last updated
PC AMD's RX 9000 GPUs from the RDNA 4 generation launch on March 6, and you'll likely need a bit of luck added to your shopping strategy to get one.

Intel expands Core Ultra (Series 2) lineup, launches new vPro chips
By Sean Endicott published
Computing Intel just announced an expansion of its Core Ultra (Series 2) processor family of devices to include more chips with vPro.

NVIDIA update: RTX 5070 Game Ready Driver, black screen bug fix, and more
By Sean Endicott published
Gaming NVIDIA just released the Game Ready Driver for the RTX 5070. The company also fixed a black screen bug and rolled out additional support for several games, including FragPunk and Star Wars Outlaws.
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