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Acer Aspire 3 review: An affordable laptop with an AMD “Mendocino” processor

The Acer Aspire 3 (A315-24P-R758B) is a budget laptop that shows you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg to get decent performance… as long as you temper your expectations. The notebook offers an interesting value proposition: pay $400 and you get a 4 pound notebook with a 15.6 inch full HD display, 8GB of LPDDR5 […]

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Bigme inkNote Color review (10.3 inch Android tablet with E Ink color display and pen support)

The Bigme inkNote Color is an Android tablet with a 10.3 inch display a digital pen that you can use to write or draw notes on the screen, front and rear cameras that can be used for pictures, videos, or document scanning, and stereo speakers plus an array of 4 noise-cancelling microphones. But unlike most […]

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Framework Laptop Review: Modular, repairable, upgradeable laptop with a 12th-gen Intel Core processor

It’s not often that a new company enters a highly competitive market and delivers something that truly stands out. But that’s exactly what Framework did when the startup introduced its first laptop last year. It’s a sleek, sturdy notebook with an excellent display, keyboard, and touchpad. But it’s also a modular laptop that lets you […]

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One Netbook T1 preview: Windows tablet with Intel Alder Lake (crowdfunding)

The One Netbook T1 is a 2-in-1 tablet with a 13 inch, 2160 x 1440 pixel display, support for touch and pen input, and an optional keyboard folio case. Basically it’s One Netbook’s answer to Microsoft’s Surface Pro line of tablets. But while Microsoft’s latest Surface models ship with 11th-gen Intel Core processors, the One […]

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GPD Pocket 3 mini-laptop review (8 inch screen, modular ports, convertible design)

The GPD Pocket 3 is a small but versatile mini-laptop computer with an 8 inch display that supports pen and touch input, a swivel hinge that lets you fold the screen down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode, a backlit keyboard that’s just big enough for touch typing, and support for up to […]

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HP Pavilion Aero 13 review: 2.2 pound notebook with Ryzen 5000U for $750 and up

The HP Pavilion Aero 13 is a laptop that delivers excellent all-around performance, decent battery life in a surprisingly compact and affordable package. Weighing just under 2.2 pounds, the HP Pavilion Aero has a starting price of $750. While that’s not surprising for a member of the HP Pavilion line of laptops, which are typically […]

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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Nano review (2 pound notebook that punches above its weight class)

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is a thin and light laptop that weighs just about 2 pounds and measures about 0.66 of an inch thick. But despite its compact size, the laptop is a productivity workhorse. It has a 13 inch, 2160 x 1350 display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a matte, non-glare finish, support for […]

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MSI Prestige 14 Evo review (Speedy thin & light laptop with some sacrifices)

The MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M may be the most powerful thin and light laptop I’ve tested to date. Powered by an Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor, the laptop also features speedy memory and storage and a decent cooling system that allow it to notch some of the highest benchmark scores I’ve seen from a laptop […]

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ONEXPLAYER Review: (Handheld gaming PC with 8.4 inch display, Intel Tiger Lake, and built-in controllers)

One Netbook’s ONEXPLAYER is a handheld computer designed for gaming. It’s the latest in a line of small computers from One Netbook, but up until now the Chinese company had focused on mini-laptops, tiny clamshell-style computers with built-in keyboards. The ONEXPLAYER swaps the integrated keyboard for built-in game controllers on either side of its 8.4 inch […]

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One Mix 4 mini-laptop review: 10 inch convertible with Intel Tiger Lake

Laptop computers have gotten thinner and lighter in recent years, with a handful of major PC makers releasing models that weigh around 2 pounds or less. But the One Netbook One Mix 4 may be in a category of its own. It’s a 1.7 pound notebook with a 10.1 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel touchscreen […]