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Dell is erasing its "Premium" brand by renaming laptops as "XPS"
Laptops Dell is quietly turning its "Premium" laptops back into XPS machines to fix a naming mess, and you can save nearly $900 on the hardware formerly known as the Dell 14 Premium.
Intel's Raptor Lake CPUs could be the PC gaming upgrade you need in 2026
Hardware With RAM prices still stuck in orbit, older CPUs that support DDR4 RAM are becoming ever more attractive. Intel clearly wants to take advantage.
OpenNOW might be the open-source GeForce Now app you need
PC gaming OpenNOW is your best bet if you can't stand NVIDIA's native GeForce Now app for cloud game streaming, but will it be allowed to reach its full potential?
The best Windows laptops out of 70+ recent reviews
Laptops The Windows Central team has tested and reviewed more than 70 Windows laptops in the past year, and I've curated this list with the 9 best options as well as several honorable mentions.
The cheaper Xbox Ally finally sees a discount — and it might be the best time to grab one
Deals The Xbox Ally is currently one of the most affordable ways to play Xbox PC games on the go, with an above-average display and additional gameplay-enhancing features, all for 17% off.
How does the new Zenbook A16 compare to the MacBook Air 15?
Laptops We just finished testing and reviewing the new ASUS Zenbook A16, and I'm putting it up against the MacBook Air 15 with M5 chip.
ASUS' Zenbook A16 with Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is everything a flagship Windows laptop should be
Review A combination of Qualcomm's phenomenal generational performance gains and refinements to ASUS' already stellar Zenbook design has crafted a practically perfect Windows laptop.
HP’s Snapdragon X2 Elite model might be the turning point for Windows laptops
Laptops HP's OmniBook Ultra 14 (G2) is thinner, lighter, and way faster than its predecessor.
