Acer Nitro 14 review: Solid gaming value
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Great gaming performance A good value Decent battery life Cons Dim display Keyboard is on the mushy side No biometric login support Our Verdict The Acer Nitro 14 delivers…
Chris Hoffman
Chris Hoffman
15 practical free apps for your college laptop
College can be extremely expensive — not just with tuition and dorm costs, but with materials, books, software, and more. You might think you have to spend lots of cash on apps to get you…
The 5 best note-taking apps for college students
Laptops are ideal for taking course notes. They’re portable enough to carry with you to every class, they have built-in keyboards and touchpads for fast typing and navigation, you can doodle and sketch with a…
Framework Laptop 13 review: Build your own laptop
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Customizable, repairable, and upgradable Choose your own ports Detailed repair documentation Reasonable Core Ultra performance with solid build quality A physical mic shutoff switch Cons On the expensive side…
How to protect your college laptop: A student’s guide to cybersecurity
Security is essential for any laptop, whether you’re on a college laptop, a gaming laptop, or especially a business laptop. But college laptops face unique challenges. For example, if you’re a student and you’re connecting…
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (7441) review: A competent Snapdragon X laptop
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Nice battery life thanks to Snapdragon X hardware Good keyboard and speakers A perfectly serviceable laptop experience Cons Base model includes slower Snapdragon X Plus hardware Surface Laptop is…
Gigabyte Aorus 17X review: High-end internals and a giant screen
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Top-of-the-line GPU and CPU Surprisingly portable with good build quality A fair value for the internal hardware Cons No display No HDR for games Expensive Vents blast hot air…
10 simple security actions that keep you much safer online
Online safety doesn’t have to be complicated. With some simple steps, you can easily protect your PC from malware and safeguard your personal data with very little extra effort. The best part? None of these…
10 ways Snapdragon AI PCs are just like Chromebooks
Microsoft has dreamed of competing with Chromebooks for many years, having previously pushed products like Windows 10 S (a limited version of Windows that powered the first Surface Laptop) and Windows 10X (some interesting ideas…
The AI PC revolution: 18 essential terms you need to know
All new PCs will soon be “AI PCs,” whether they have Intel, AMD, or Qualcomm hardware inside. And as the era of AI PCs comes upon us, a whole new language of technical terms has…