Laptop News and Articles

New Dell XPS 13 reviews are in with positive marks and $699 price

Dell's 2026 XPS 13 earns praise for its compact aluminum design, 120Hz touch display, and strong battery life at a $699 starting price. The entry-level model's 8GB of RAM is a compromise, with some reviewers recommending the 16GB upgrade while still keeping the price under $1,000.

By Ivan Franco, August 15, 2026, 5:39 AM

Microsoft Industry

Microsoft raises Windows OEM fees for PC makers by 7% to 10%

The higher fees come as manufacturers grapple with rising memory and component costs

By Skye Jacobs, August 11, 2026, 10:56 AM 13 comments

Hardware Electronics

Framework Laptop 13 Pro reviews: Premium modular computing comes at a cost

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro has earned strong early reviews for pairing a premium all-metal chassis, longer battery life, and Intel Panther Lake performance with its signature repairable, upgradeable design. Reviewers praise it as Framework's most refined laptop yet, though its premium price, warm-running CPU, and average display remain common criticisms.

By Ivan Franco, July 29, 2026, 9:48 AM

Hardware The Web

Microsoft laptop with Nvidia RTX Spark leaked and benchmarked before launch

The prototype Surface Laptop Ultra was found "on the side of the road" near Microsoft's HQ

By Daniel Sims, July 28, 2026, 10:28 AM 15 comments

Hardware Gaming

Leak details Ryzen 7 9800HX3D, AMD's first affordable 3D V-cache laptop CPU

A cheaper X3D chip with 96MB of L3 cache in an 8-core, 16-thread configuration

By Daniel Sims, July 25, 2026, 12:28 AM 8 comments

Hardware Industry

Framework nearly doubles Laptop 13 Pro memory prices overnight after suppliers demand more than twice as much

Pices went far beyond Framework's predictions and threaten its ability to operate

By Rob Thubron, July 23, 2026, 8:37 AM

Hardware Microsoft

Windows 11 bloat proves too much for Microsoft's new 8GB Surface Laptop

Thanks, Microsoft

By Kishalaya Kundu, July 20, 2026, 12:46 PM 62 comments

Hardware Electronics

This Lenovo laptop is the first to use inkjet-printed OLED, a technology that could make OLED screens cheaper

Inkjet-printing produces cheaper, longer-lasting, and more power-efficient OLED panels

By Daniel Sims, July 17, 2026, 8:44 AM

Tech Culture AI

UChicago Law bans laptops and phones for first-year students, mandates in-class exams starting this fall

The goal is to protect critical thinking skills as AI reshapes legal education

By Skye Jacobs, July 14, 2026, 10:40 AM 13 comments

Hardware AI

Samsung is building a dedicated AI chip for PCs, and HP and Lenovo are already testing it

Samsung wants back into PC silicon with a new NPU, coming in through the AI side door

By Julio Franco, July 12, 2026, 1:10 PM 11 comments

Hardware Industry

Dell just overtook HP as the top PC maker in the US as the entire market shrinks

US PC shipments just had their worst quarter since 2023, and AI-driven memory prices are to blame

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 2, 2026, 11:36 AM 8 comments

Hardware Microsoft

Microsoft is selling new 8GB Surface laptops that don't qualify as Copilot+ PCs

At $849, the budget Surface Pro undercuts the flagship by $650

By Kishalaya Kundu, June 23, 2026, 4:52 PM

Microsoft Mobile

Microsoft refreshes Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X2 chips, longer battery life, and higher prices

Compared with 2024's cheaper Snapdragon X Plus entry models, prices are up by as much as $500 and $600

By Rob Thubron, June 17, 2026, 8:18 AM 7 comments

Mobile Apple

Touchscreen MacBook Pro looks "100% confirmed" as macOS 27 gives Sidecar full touch support

The rumored M6 MacBook Ultra would arrive later this year with an OLED touchscreen and Dynamic Island

By Daniel Sims, June 12, 2026, 6:15 AM 7 comments

The Best Laptops of 2026: A Disruptive Mac, a Windows Comeback, and an Nvidia Wildcard

FEATURE By TechSpot Staff, June 11, 2026, 5:32 AM TechSpot Hardware

The first half of 2026 has been defined by a memory shortage that pushed laptop prices sharply higher – and by a $599 Apple laptop that somehow defied all of it.