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Framework’s modular laptop now available with Intel Alder Lake (upgrade kits for Tiger Lake models coming soon)

The Framework Laptop is a thin and light notebook with premium components including a 13.5 inch, 2256 x 1504 pixel LCD display and support for up to an Intel Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. It’s also unique in that it has a modular design: you can easily swap out ports. […]

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This 7 inch mini-laptop with a Celeron J4125 processor sells about for $300 and up

A new crop of mini-laptops with 7 inch displays and Intel Celeron J4125 processors are available from AliExpress with prices starting around $300. For example, you can pick up a model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $308, or pay a bit more for a model with up to 1TB of storage. […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2 is a 2.1 pound notebook with up to 28-watt 12th-gen Intel Core processor

Lenovo is refreshing its ThinkPad X1 line of thin and light laptops with new models that will be available this spring with up to a 28-watt Intel Alder Lake processor and up to 32GB of RAM. Perhaps most impressively, you can get those new specs even in the ultralight ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2, a […]

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Kubuntu Focus M2 Linux laptop gets a spec bump (and a smaller, cheaper sibling: the Kubuntu Focus XE)

The Kubuntu Focus family of Linux laptops is growing. A 3rd-gen Kubuntu Focus M2 laptop with a 15.6 inch display, 45-watt Intel Core i7-11800H Tiger Lake processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series graphics is now available for $1945 and up. But if you’re in the market for something smaller and/or cheaper, the Kubuntu team also introduced the […]

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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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HP’s new 14 inch laptop is a budget model with Snapdragon 7c and 4G LTE

The new HP Laptop 14 is thin and light laptop with a full HD touchscreen display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 processor, and support for 4G LTE networks. It’ll ship with Windows 11 pre-installed when the notebook goes on sale at Walmart in October. While HP hasn’t announced pricing yet, the Snapdragon 7c chip is […]

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Gigabyte U4 is a 2.2 pound laptop with Intel Core i7-1195G7

The Gigabyte U4 is a thin and light laptop that packs an Intel Core i7-1195G7 processor, a 14 inch full HD display, two M.2 2280 slots for storage, and support for up to 64GB of RAM into a compact body that measures just 0.68 inches thick and which has a starting weight of just 2.2 pounds. Gigabyte […]

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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 […]

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The new VAIO Z is a thin and light laptop with carbon fiber body and up to a Core i7-11375H

Japanese PC maker VAIO’s latest premium laptop has a carbon fiber body and a 35-watt intel Tiger Lake-H35 processor. The new VAIO Z is also pretty compact for a notebook packing that kind of horsepower and featuring a 14 inch display. It measures 0.67 inches thick and weighs 2.3 pounds or less, depending on the […]

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Dynabook Satellite Pro laptops coming to the US for $500 and up

Dynabook, the company that acquired Toshiba’s laptop business, is bringing back the Satellite brand for mid-range notebooks. The company says new Dynabook Satellite Pro series notebooks will be available in the US with prices starting at $500. The Dynabook Satellite Pro C40 is a 3.42 pound laptop with a 14 inch, 1080p display, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB […]