Razer Blade 14 (2023) review: making the best better — and more expensive
Razer's updated Blade 14 didn't need to change anything, but the laptop updates some core issues of the original design in a big way.
MSI’s attempt at a MacBook Pro killer is a disaster. What went wrong?
The MSI Prestige 16 Studio has some high-end components, but its performance was inconsistent and unstable. And its Mini-LED display disappoints.
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED review: outstanding screen, outrageous value
The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED somehow manages to pack solid performance, excellent battery life, and an OLED display into a near-budget price. It's a true bargain.
Dell XPS 17 (2023) review: still great, but going a bit gray
The XPS 17 9730 isn't any faster than its predecessor unless you're gaming, and its design remains the same. It's a good laptop, but it's no longer a leader.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 is the next-gen gaming laptop I’ve been waiting for
Next-gen gaming laptops up to this point have been expensive behemoths, but the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 bucks that trend by packing in the value.
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i review: dual-screen experiment succeeds
The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i takes the dual-display concept and makes it work. There are a few glitches, but for the most part, there's a ton of useful flexibility.
Acer Swift Go 14 review: a solid value, with one flaw
The Acer Swift Go 14 is an affordable laptop with excellent performance and an OLED display. Only an issue with color accuracy held it back from a higher score.
MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio review: large and in charge
The MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio provides great performance thanks to one of the fastest CPUs around and a solid discrete GPU. It's also well-built and -designed.
Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (2023) review: a serious contender
The 2023 version of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED makes some significant changes from the previous generation's Editor's Choice model. But it's still great.
LG Gram Style review: more style than substance
The LG Gram Style is the best-looking laptop so far in 2023. Looks aren't everything, though, and the laptop suffers some flaws that hold it back.
Dell XPS 15 (2023) review: a great laptop starts to falter
The Dell XPS 13 (9530) upgraded the CPU and GPU, but left everything else unchanged. That makes for a lackluster update this year.
Lenovo Slim Pro 7 review: a fast and affordable thin and light laptop
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 manages to pack a lot of power into a thin and light chassis, at a price that's closer to midrange than premium. It's well worth a look.
Asus Strix Scar 17 review: AMD just won
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 ushers in AMD's next-gen laptop processors, and it's an exciting showcase for what Team Red has in store this generation.
LG Gram 17 Pro (2023) review: a good idea, poorly executed
The LG Gram 17 Pro is plenty fast and has great battery life, and its display is a pleasure to use. But it's unstable and doesn't feel as durable as it should.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 review: a delightful OLED laptop
The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 is fast and well-built, and it sports a spectacular OLED display. It's expensive, but as Lenovo's 2-in-1 flagship, it's worth a look.
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook review: fast, modern, and helpful
The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is an incredibly fast and well-built machine, stocked with modern components. It's expensive, but comes with 24/7 live support.
HP Dragonfly Pro review: a strong debut
The HP Dragonfly Pro is a premium modern laptop with speed, a solid built, and great battery life. It's held back only by its low-resolution display.
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 review: skip the RTX 4090
Powerful and portable, the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 is a stellar gaming laptop. It's just a shame that the optional RTX 4090 isn't able to fully stretch its legs.
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra review: the fastest Galaxy Book yet
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra is the most powerful version yet, offering a lot of performance in a thin and light package. But it's quite expensive.
Acer Chromebook Vero 514 review: It’s no toy, but it feels like one
The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 maintains the line's commitment to the environment while providing a fast ChromeOS platform. But it has too many weaknesses.
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i review: workhorse with a wild streak
The reasonably priced Lenovo Legion Pro 7i packs in a fast CPU and GPU for excellent productivity, creative, and gaming performance, with a conservative look.
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 review: a large convertible 2-in-1 that works
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 is a well-equipped 16-inch convertible 2-in-1 with a gorgeous OLED display. But it's also incredibly thin and light.
MSI’s 2023 GT77 Titan is even faster than most gaming desktops
MSI's GT77 Titan packs next-gen components that are powerful enough to put even the most expensive gaming desktops to shame.
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Max) review: hotter, faster, better
The new 14-inch M2 Max MacBook Pro lives up to the promise of more performance, but not without a trade-off.
HP Dragonfly Folio G3 review: still innovating
The HP Dragonfly Folio G3 boasts an innovative pull-forward 2-in-1 design, with good enough productivity and inking performance, plus decent battery life.
Corsair Voyager a1600 review: a kitchen sink gaming laptop
Corsair's Voyager a1600 tries a lot of things, and some of them pay off. But the kitchen sink approach falls apart compared to other laptops.
Dell Latitude 9330 review: the executive suite
The Dell Latitude 9330 2-in-1 is a good option for business executives with big budgets, but mainstream users should look elsewhere.
Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5i review: Surface Pro on a budget?
The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5i is an affordable detachable tablet with entry-level components. It performs well enough and is a value as long as its price is right.
Asus ZenBook S 13 Flip review: light enough for real work
The Asus ZenBook S 13 Flip is a strong competitor in the 13-inch convertible 2-in-1 market, offering a thin and light chassis with strong performance.
Razer Blade 15 review: say hello to HDR gaming on a laptop
The 240Hz OLED panel on the new Razer Blade 15 introduces solid HDR gaming to laptops.
LG UltraPC 17 review: a viable midrange machine for creators
The LG UltraPC 17 slots into a very comfortable spot among large-screen laptops, with performance and a display that's good enough for less demanding creators.
Acer Swift Edge review: insanely thin, insanely light
The Acer Swift Edge SFA16-41 is a miraculously thin and light 16-inch laptop with a spectacular OLED display. But fitting everything in forces some compromises.
Acer Chromebook 516 GE review: a Chromebook for gaming?
Google has partnered with companies such as Acer, Asus, and Lenovo to create the world’s first ChromeOS-powered cloud gaming laptops.
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (9315) review: a cheaper Surface Pro alternative
The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9315 doesn't offer anything to recommend it over the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 except for its price, and that's not quite low enough.
Senior Editor, Computing
Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, monitors, PC hardware, and everything else that plugs into a computer. Luke joined Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a media company that called his city home. His obsession with technology is in observing the ebb and flow of how technological advancement and product design intersects with our day-to-day experience of it. From digging into the minute details to stepping back and seeing the wider trends, Luke revels in telling stories with tech.
Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN and The Oregonian. When he’s not obsessing over what the best laptop is or how Apple can fix the Mac, Luke spends his time playing designer board games, quoting obscure Star Wars lines, and hanging with his family.