Laptops are evolving at a dramatic pace, and this is the place to track their progress, or lack thereof. The best laptop is out there, and our laptop reviews dig deep into what’s new from the world’s biggest manufacturers to help you find it. From each new iteration of the Apple MacBook and Microsoft Surface to what’s coming up from likes of Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more, The Verge has you covered.
The Air can’t ignore the new $600 elephant in the room sitting below it, but it’s still the right pick for many.
I’ll be here to answer subscriber questions about Apple’s new $599 laptop today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET.
I tested the new MacBook Neo non-stop for our big review and also did a subscriber AMA on it. (Thanks again for all the great questions!) The Neo is the new easy answer for most basic users wanting an affordable laptop.
I’m curious. For those buying one, what color are you getting?
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It turned me into Antonio Hikingman.
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This pricey laptop has got sleek no-frills looks and Strix Halo strengths on lock.
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Asus made all the right tweaks, and the new Panther Lake chip delivers.
The first chip of Intel’s 18A process is speedy, even on battery power. And it’s a solid option for 1080p gaming.
I worked exclusively on a pre-production Asus Zenbook A16 with a Snapdragon X2 processor throughout CES, and I came away impressed.
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A $700 laptop with a great screen and fantastic battery life? What’s the catch?
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Slapping an RTX 5070 onto your laptop is a big deal. It’s other parts of the Laptop 16 that falter.
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Turns out, only marginally more than a $3,000 one. But the MSI Titan 18 is a unique beast.
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A chip bump to an excellent laptop doesn’t make it less excellent.
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Crummy speakers aside, this is the convertible Chromebook to get.
Liquid Glass is solidly mid at best, but Tahoe ain’t terrible.
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ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 review: a $3,300 CES concept you can own.
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An OLED display, a fast processor, 16GB of RAM, and all-day battery life for $749? That’s a lot to like.
Phenomenal battery life, plenty of ports, an okay screen, and the worst laptop speakers I’ve heard in my life.
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The quirky 2-in-1 has an endearing design that could be a great fit for students. But Framework once again has to prove itself.
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Microsoft’s tablet and laptop hybrid now has the right mix of design, power, and battery life.
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Microsoft’s slightly cheaper notebook is great, but Windows on Arm can still complicate things for some.
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A great GPU and an excellent screen for the money, if you can deal with the fan noise.
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Don’t buy one unless you need both.
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It’s a return to form for Razer, but only a modest upgrade from Nvidia.
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The modular laptop keeps getting better, for new and existing owners alike.
Posting through my thoughts on a $4,500 laptop.
We tested and benchmarked the most expensive discrete GPU for high-end gaming laptops.
Small improvements and a price reduction go a long way for the MacBook Air and Macs as a whole.
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The niche gaming tablet makes the switch to integrated graphics and, amazingly, is better for it.
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A capable Lunar Lake chipset and great screen would have made this a killer laptop, if it weren’t for several unforced errors on Dell’s part.
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The AMD Strix Point CPU in the Zephyrus G16 gives this gaming laptop a battery life boost over the Intel version.
A touch more speed and just a tiny bit more convenience.
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More ports, more RAM, a nicer screen, and a better webcam for a little less money.
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The $1,300 ‘Aura Edition’ laptop doesn’t quite live up to its fancy new Lunar Lake processor.
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This Snapdragon-powered laptop is a productivity machine, but unless work foots the bill, you can do better.
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Samsung’s first Copilot Plus PC is everything a thin and light laptop should be — but its performance is limited.
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AMD stands up to Qualcomm with its new Ryzen AI chips, showing it’s nowhere near out of this race.
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The closest the company’s come to merging the power of a laptop with the battery life and flexibility of a tablet.
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Microsoft and Qualcomm finally deliver the hardware Windows on Arm needed.
The new 14-inch XPS has the redesigned chassis, touchbar, and invisible trackpad of the XPS 13 Plus, but better thermals and twice the battery life. And yet.
