Design The X380 retains the timeless ThinkPad design, sporting a black carbon-fiber lid with a ThinkPad logo in the top left-hand corner and silver hinges on the back. The 13.3-inch display is surrounded by a moderate bezel, and there’s yet another ThinkPad logo on the deck beneath the fingerprint reader. There are a few pops of color, thanks to the red accents of the mouse buttons and the red TrackPoint nub in the middle of the keyboard....
For a limited time, you can buy the Lenovo ThinkVision P27q-20 QHD Monitor (opens in new tab) for just $219 from Newegg. Normally, it would set you back $389, so you’re saving $170. This is the lowest price we’ve seen for this 2K monitor and one of the best monitor deals we’ve seen all month. By comparison, it’s $59 cheaper than Lenovo (opens in new tab)’s direct price — which hit sold out status....
With the Yoga 9i, Lenovo didn’t take many risks. Part of me thinks that’s OK. After all, the previous Yoga C940 earned a 4.5-star rating and sat near the top of our best 2-in-1 laptops page for much of 2020. Its predecessor only builds upon that success with 11th Gen Intel CPUs, delivering better performance and endurance, along with a slightly improved keyboard and pen. But the other part of me wants more....
As part of the sale, you can get the Lenovo Yoga C940 14 for $869.99 (opens in new tab) via coupon, “SEMISALE2020”. That’s $380 off its regular price of $1,249 and the lowest price we’ve seen for this convertible laptop. In fact, it’s one the best laptop deals we’ve seen all year. Shop: Lenovo’s entire semi-annual sale (opens in new tab)More: Best Prime Day laptop dealsLenovo Yoga C940 vs. Dell XPS 13 2-in-1...
Design The LG Gram has a very minimalist gray exterior, and it’s too dull for my tastes. The chassis is crafted out of a metal alloy (nano carbon with magnesium), and the only thing worth noting is the silver Gram logo protruding from the center of the lid. When I pressed on the lid just slightly, it bent more than I would have liked. The bigger issue is that the hinge doesn’t provide enough resistance; as I touched the display, it wobbled, making the touch-screen function kind of a turnoff....
Best noise-cancelling headphonesBest wireless headphones for 2021Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones review Sony’s XM4 cans rank highly on our best noise-cancelling headphones list and earned a sky high score in our review for many reasons. On the face of it, you may think not much has changed since the XM3 — physically, the design tweaks are minimal. But under the hood, you’ll find one of the smartest pairs of headphones out there, which work exactly how you’d want them to....
The Logitech MX Keys keyboard ($100) makes a fairly compelling case, albeit at a high price. The keyboard is comfortable and comes with a handy array of extra features, including some rather subtle backlighting and incredibly long battery life. On the other hand, I’ve always thought that high-end membrane keyboards are a tough sell, and the MX Keys doesn’t do much to change my views. I don’t think the MX Keys is for everyone, particularly those who could live with a wired keyboard and would rather have a mechanical model....
That changes with the MacBook Air 2020. Starting at an unheard of $999 ($899 for education users, tested at $1,299), Apple is extending consumers’ wallets a much-needed olive branch. But don’t assume because it’s cheaper, that Apple made any compromises. The laptop gets a host of new features including an Intel 10th Gen processor and the Magic Keyboard. This just might be the best MacBook Air yet. MacBook Air 2020 pricing and availability The base model costs $999 and has a dual-core Intel 10th Gen Core i3 processor with 8GB of RAM and Intel Iris Plus graphics....
But the real star of the show is the Apple’s M2 chip, which offers great performance for an ultraportable laptop. It’s faster and more powerful than the previous model and is ideal for anyone looking for a super-light workhorse. Plus, it lasted over 14 hours on our battery test and has fast charging. Barring a couple flaws, the MacBook Air M2 is nearly perfect. It’s a bit pricey, but for the performance, portability and endurance, the M2 Air is the latest entrant to our best laptops page and hands down the MacBook you should buy....
As good as iCloud is on its own, it’s even more valuable if you have multiple Apple devices. An Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad, for example, can all share one iCloud account, making it simple to share things between devices and recover them anywhere, even when on the go. In addition to saving files, you can also use iCloud to save app data to free up even more disk space....
If you’ve been using a Mac for the past couple of years, you’ve probably noticed a sharp uptick in the number of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) trying to tell you that your machine is infected, show you ads or hijack your browser’s home page and search engine. It may be because Apple’s own defenses aren’t working. It’s too easy to “sign” dodgy software with a valid Apple developer certificate, which costs $99, and thus evade Apple’s Gatekeeper security program....
The chipmaker created SGX to keep sensitive data, like passwords, guarded within blocks of secured memory called enclaves. Anything stored within an enclave is encrypted until it leaves the processor and goes to RAM before being decrypted when it returns. Laptop Processor Comparison: Which CPU Is Right For You?Laptop buying guide: 8 essential tips to know before you buy There are two newly discovered attacks capable of breaking into the SGX-secured region of a processor: SGAxe and CrossTalk....
The developers are treating Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered as an entirely new release, and will possibly have a new set of trophies as well. But is it worth playing through the entire story again? See the best PC games and best Xbox Game Pass PC games to play nowCheck out the Xbox Series X games and PS5 games confirmed so farThis is what we know about the Xbox Series X and PS5 so far...
Meta already got the ball rolling with Horizon Workrooms, which replicates office spaces in the virtual realm. You can collaborate with your co-workers, manifested as cutesy 3D avatars, in a fun, interactive manner — you can even teleport from one desk to another. Now, Meta’s turning things up a notch with Horizon Worlds. The best VR-ready laptops of 2021Facebook invited me to its VR office — and it felt like I was in a sci-fi movie...
You can find these classic Konami games available for purchase on GOG’s website (opens in new tab). If you haven’t heard of it before, don’t worry, it’s a totally legit platform. See the best PC games and best Xbox Game Pass PC games to play nowCheck out the Xbox Series X games and PS5 games confirmed so farThis is what we know about the Xbox Series X and PS5 so far...
These days, it goes by “Video Editor,” and it lives unused within Windows 10. I know this because my 11-year-old once said, “Video editor on my laptop is awful. I am going to use iMovie (opens in new tab) on my iPhone to edit my school project”. However, is this about to change? With the purchase of Clipchamp, could we see the slick editor added to Windows 11? We can only hope....
In terms of ports and connectivity, it will have three USB-C ports with support for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Surface Connect port. Plus, you can expect Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. However, with Wi-Fi 6E making the rounds, it’s hard to imagine a new Microsoft Surface Laptop for gaming would stick to Wi-Fi 6. We can also expect the usual features, including Windows 11, a 1080p webcam with Windows Hello face authentication, and a magnesium and aluminum casing — just like the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio....
Microsoft has finally announced in a blog post that full x64 app support will be available soon, with x64 emulation coming first to the Windows Insiders Program in November (via Slashgear). The best 4G LTE laptops in 2020Logitech MX Anywhere 3 review: The best compact wireless mouseThe best cheap laptop deals of October 2020 Microsoft has seen some uptake from developers using the Microsoft UWP framework. Netflix, Spotify and Chrome were some of the big additions, but the number of supported programs is a fraction of what Windows 10 users are accustomed to seeing....
Best gaming deals in 2021See our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series SBest Xbox Series X games in 2021: The best Xbox games out now While it probably won’t be able to run everything else announced during the E3 showcase, including Starfield, Halo Infinite, and Xbox exclusive Redfall, the mini fridge does look like it can fit up to ten standard cans. It even comes with the Xbox Series X logo, green interiors, and holes up top....
Microsoft plays up the Surface’s touch screen, detachable keyboard, included pen and ability to run a full version of Microsoft Office. And according to Microsoft’s data, the newest Surface is 50 percent faster than the 13-inch Macbook Air. Microsoft has billed its Surface Pro 4 as a replacement for a traditional laptop, and calls the MacBook “slower, heavy and a bit square.” To be fair, the very old Air isn’t Apple’s best portable laptop; it’s the newer 12-inch MacBook, which lasts longer on a charge than the Surface Pro 4....
