By comparison, it’s $8 cheaper than Best Buy’ (opens in new tab)s current price. AirPods Max deal Apple’s AirPods Max are among the industry’s best noise-cancelling headphones. They feature powerful H1 chips, nine microphones, 40mm drivers, and tons of sensors. In terms of sound, the AirPods Max deliver an immersive listening experience. In our AirPods Max review, we loved their gorgeous design, great audio quality, and powerful active noise-cancellation. We gave the AirPods Max an overall rating of 4....

Best gaming laptops 2020Best Dell and Alienware laptops 2020Best cheap gaming laptops 2020 So, what’s so special about a high refresh rate panel anyway? In a word, accuracy. That refresh rate all but ensures buttery-smooth rendering which cuts down on image and input latency. For fans of first-person shooters, it means a potential for a better kill ratio. And fighting game aficionados can get those complicated combos in a bit faster than the competition....

They’re both thin-and-light gaming systems loaded with powerful specs, but there’s a new wrinkle to consider in this battle: OLED. Both systems are equipped with breathtaking 4K OLED panels. But which laptop reigns supreme? Design This is a hard one. The Blade 15 is an obsidian dream in its jet-black aluminum chassis. It’s got a boxy shape that’s retro, yet charming. The company’s shamrock green, tri-headed snake emblem glows devilishly....

Shop: Dell’s entire monitor sale (opens in new tab)More: Best gaming monitor deals Alienware gaming monitor deal Built for serious gamers, the Alienware 25 gaming monitor delivers best in class performance. It features a 25-inch 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution IPS panel, 240Hz refresh rate, and 1ms response time. Although we didn’t test this particular Alienware monitor, reviews from happy Dell customers (opens in new tab) praise its crisp and smooth imagery and outstanding quality....

Surface Laptop 2 (opens in new tab) for $899 ($100 off, Core i5/8GB/128GB SSD)Surface Laptop 2 (opens in new tab) for $1,099 ($200 off, Core i5/8GB/256GB SSD)Surface Laptop 2 (opens in new tab) for $2,029 ($170 off, Core i7/16GB/512GB SSD)Surface Laptop 2 (opens in new tab) for $2,493 ($206 off, Core i7/16GB/1TB SSD) In terms of performance, the Surface Laptop 2 will not disappoint. Its 2256 x 1504-pixel touch screen can produce 176 percent of the sRGB spectrum, which rockets past the 114 percent category average....

Fire HD 8 Kids Pro deal Backed by a 2-year worry-free warranty, the Fire HD Kids Pro is a solid choice if you’re looking for an affordable kids tablet.

Kindle Paperwhite deal The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the best e-readers on the market. It’s water-resistant, features a 6-inch, anti-glare flush-to-screen display, five LED front lights, and 8GB of storage. Although we didn’t test this Kindle, in our Kindle Oasis review, we liked its sleek, waterproof design and responsive touchscreen. Just like the high-end Oasis e-reader, the Paperwhite is waterproof, for worry-free reading by the pool or even in the bathtub....

Design The Show Mode Dock comes in two sizes: The dock for the Fire HD 10 (itself a whopping 10.1 inches long) is 10.5 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches; the 8-inch Fire HD 8 has a Show Mode Dock of its own, which is 8.6 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches. Both setups are longer than the 7.4 x 7.4 x 3.5-inch Echo Show but are also significantly thinner. The dock has two components: a black case that you snap your tablet into and the foldable stand itself, which connects to the case via two charging contact points....

Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro vs AirPods ProApple AirPods Pro review Apple Mac mini with M1 review AirPods Pro 2: What we know According to Mac Otakara, the new AirPods Pro is expected to have a more compact design for its charging case, with a new case being 46mm tall and 54mm wide, although it will stay 21mm thick. Essentially, this will make the case slightly thinner, with the current case being 45....

Other highlights include more than 10 hours of battery life and a new iWork suite that makes the iPad a good productivity tool. But in an age of ultra-affordable Chromebooks and Windows machines, Apple’s refreshed tablet is more of a satisfying niche device than it is a PC for the masses. Although, the iPad still made its way onto our Best Tablets and Best Kids Tablets page. How much does the 2018 iPad cost?...

Based on information gleaned from an investor’s note obtained today by 9to5Mac, Kuo stated: “that the mass production schedule of the iPhone 13 will be the same as for previous iPhone models before the 12 lineups.” This leads us to believe that the iPhone 13 release will be in September of 2021, being that Apple in years past has released new iPhones in September. iPhone 12 vs. Galaxy S20 FEiPhone 12 mini vs....

Almost identical to Apple’s old scissor keyboard, the new version is said to be not only more reliable, but also more comfortable to type on, than the butterfly keyboard. To test this claim, we handed a now-discontinued 15-inch MacBook Pro with a butterfly keyboard and the new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a scissor keyboard to folks around the Laptop Mag office. We told them to try out the two keyboards side by side and to take a typing test to determine which keyboard they could type faster and more accurately on....

GPU: Apple M1 GPU RAM: 16GB Storage: 1TB Display: 13.3-inch, 2560 x 1600-pixel Battery: 16:32 Size: 12 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches Weight: 3 pounds No, it doesn’t look like it, but this MacBook marks a new chapter in Apple computing, and computers as a whole. So what’s behind the monumental change? Apple’s new M1 processor, the much ballyhooed component that signals the company’s break from Intel in favor of custom silicon....

Most custom configurations of M1-equipped MacBooks with upgraded storage and RAM were pushed to January 2021 delivery dates, according to Apple Insider. If you want a MacBook with an M1 chip to arrive before Christmas, you’ll have to settle for a non-custom model. Upcoming MacBook Pro with M1 could get this huge upgradeMacBook Air with M1 review: A near-perfect laptopMacBook Air with M1 chip is beastly — it smokes the 16-inch MacBook Pro (leaks)...

For a limited time, you can get the Apple Pencil 2nd Generation (opens in new tab) for $99 at Best Buy. Usually, you’d expect to shell out $129 for this iPad Pro stylus, so that’s $30 in savings. It’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this Apple Pencil and one of the best Apple deals up for grabs right now. Shop Best Buy’s entire sale (opens in new tab)More: Best Apple deals...

“Sources familiar with the matter” say the upcoming display will sport an A13 chip — the same processor inside the iPhone 11 — and a Neural Engine, which helps to facilitate machine-learning tasks. iMacs revealed at Apple’s Spring Loaded EventThe best laptops of 2021 Apple may launch a Pro Display XDR replacement Apple isn’t planning on updating the Pro Display XDR. It wants to replace it with another pricey, pro-level display with the A13 Bionic SoC and Neural Engine....

The ever-vigilant Apple observer, Mark Gurman, has revealed in a recent Bloomberg article that his sources point to September 7 as the date for the iPhone 14 launch event. That aligns perfectly with what we’ve been saying for months since the iPhone has only fallen outside of the September 7-12 window once in the last several years and that was due to Covid-19-related delays in 2020. Apple is on track again this year and as you know if you’ve been following along with our iPhone 14 coverage, there may be quite a few changes for this year’s iPhone lineup....

Design Man, oh man is the Q524UQ pretty. It’s made of a dark-chocolate-colored, brushed aluminum with copper accents that would should make most other laptops green with envy. The lid features the Asus logo and offers a peek at the top of the rounded copper hinges. Opening the laptop reveals a 15.6-inch display surrounded by a thick, chunky bezel; a fully island-style keyboard with a number pad; and a black, aluminum deck....

Weird looks aside, the inside of the Mothership is all gaming laptop, offering a powerful overclockable Intel Core i9 processor with an Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU. Throw in 64GB of RAM, 2TB of SSD storage and a beautiful display with a 3-millisecond response time and what was once an oddity quickly becomes a very compelling rig – provided you can shell out $5,499. Overall, the Mothership is an intriguing, yet expensive, peek into the potential future and one of the best gaming laptops, best VR-ready laptops and best RTX 2080 gaming laptops you can buy....

Design: The Nuclear Option I’ve been fairly vocal about how bored I am with gaming laptop manufacturers doing the typical black-and-red-edge gamer color motif. Asus listened – sort of. Instead of black and red, the company took the nuclear option and went with black and neon orange. Am I back in the ’90s? Are fanny packs and snap bracelets about to make a comeback, too? The majority of the lid is constructed from black brushed aluminum with a pair of orange darts drawing attention to the fluorescent Republic of Gamers emblem in the center....