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Only slightly heavier Spectre x360 14 has bigger panel, 3:2 aspect ratio The HP Spectre x360 14 we tested at the very start of 2021 impressed us so much we began our review by saying, "HP still sells the Spectre x360 13, but you can forget about it." At the risk of eating our words, the latest Spectre x360 13 (starts at $962.49; $1,262.49 as tested) isnt totally forgettable if youre looking for a small and light convertible laptop. Sure, it lacks the taller 3:2 screen aspect ratio that helped i...

How to Buy a TV: What You Need to Know Buying a TV is more complex than ever. There are new technologies, formats, and buzzwords you have to keep up with. Plus, pricing is also all over the place as more affordable companies try to unseat brands like LG and Samsung. Choosing a Display: OLED, QLED, and More Currently, there are two dominant display technologies on the market: LED-LCD (including QLED) and OLED. Understanding the differences will help you make the right decision. A simple rule of ...

Long battery life Cons 15-inch convertibles are simply unwieldy as tablets We recently reviewed the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga 9i, a compact convertible laptop with plenty of upside, but maybe you’re in the market for something a little larger. Its big brother, the 15.6-inch Lenovo Yoga 9i ($1,799.99 as tested), brings the same high-quality hybrid form factor to a roomier display. Of course, the increased size makes the larger Yoga a little unwieldy as a tablet, but it also delivers more power. (The...

8:45 All Specs Last April, we awarded the Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XB an Editors Choice laurel as a top laptop for creative professionals. The Aero 15 OLED XC is a modest refresh with Nvidias new GeForce RTX 30 Series ("Ampere") graphics silicon, which nets you an extra 5 or 10 frames per second (fps) when playing games after work. Its also $500 cheaper ($2,199 in our test configuration), which makes it a screaming bargain—the last time we raved about a high-end creative notebook with a 4K OLE...

7:19 All Specs As powerful as it is compact, the Asus ROG Flow X13 (starts at $2,999; $3,299 as tested) is a 2-in-1 convertible gaming laptop that stands just 0.62 inch tall, weighs 2.9 pounds, and still manages to deliver a reasonably comfortable gaming experience at a 1080p resolution on many titles. This is an impressive (if not wholly groundbreaking) achievement, thanks mostly to the efficiency inside of the AMD Ryzen 9 CPU (one of AMDs new Ryzen 5000 series "Zen 3" chips) and Nvidias GeF...

8:50 All Specs Asus new TUF Dash F15 has 2021 off to a good start for watchers of mobile gaming hardware. For $1,699 as tested (models start at $1,099), this 15.6-inch gaming laptop performs on par with systems from last year that were much higher-priced. Its pairing of Intel Core i7 "Tiger Lake-H" silicon—the companys newest mobile CPUs for power laptops—and a brand-new 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU produced triple-digit frame rates in our testing, with its 240Hz-refresh-rate sc...

A host of improvements (including Intel's new Xe Max dedicated GPU) make the latest Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Black Edition a decent choice for digital artists, but it can’t compete on value, performance, or features with the best 15-inch convertible laptops.

Its battery life is a letdown, but the Gen 5 version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Yoga is otherwise a desirable 2-in-1 laptop for the enterprise.

11:30 All Specs Lenovo’s flagship ThinkPad tablet (the ThinkPad X1 Tablet) was discontinued for a few years, but now it’s back in the form of the new ThinkPad X12 Detachable (starts at $1,097; $1,337 as tested). This Windows tablet is designed to compete with the Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ for Business, and it’s ready to give Redmond some serious competition. Speedy computing performance, a keyboard thats reasonably comfortable to type on, and a sturdy chassis make the X12 Detachable wor...

All Specs Two-screen laptops are becoming a minor trend, with multiple makers jumping in on the concept. Asus has invested the most in the idea, delivering several models of dual-screen laptops under the “Duo” name. The latest is an update to the ZenBook Duo 14 (starts at $999.99; $1,299.99 as tested), the smallest entry in the Duo lineup. This system is even trimmer than the original (closer to an ultraportable, though still not entirely there, at 3.5 pounds), and the dual-display build ...