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The best webcams in 2025: The top picks, based on our real-world testing

By Rael Hornby last updated

Here are the best webcams to replace your laptops built-in camera. We've tested dozens of webcams to find the very best no matter your use case or budget.

Webcams
The best HP laptops in 2024

Best HP laptops in 2025: 5 top HP laptops we've tested and reviewed

By Joanna Nelius last updated

Tempted by HP's excellent Spectre, Dragonfly, Envy, or Pavilion notebooks but don't know which to choose? Here's our guide to the best HP laptops.

Laptops
Asus ExpertBook P5 (P5405) open on a wooden table with the display facing toward you

Best business laptops 2025: My 6 top picks for office, hybrid or work-from-home

By Sean Riley last updated

These are the best business laptops in 2025. We have top picks whether you work in the office, have a hybrid work plan, or work from home.

Business Laptops
Asus ExpertBook P5 (P5405) open on a wooden table

Best Ultrabooks in 2025: My 5 favorite premium thin-and-light laptops

By Rael Hornby last updated

Here are the best Ultrabooks: thin and lightweight Windows laptops ideal for travel — and excellent alternatives to Apple's MacBooks.

Laptops
Dell G16 (7630) open on a white table at an angle with Far Cry 6 on screen.

Best cheap gaming laptops in 2025: 6 gaming laptops to fit your budget

By Rami Tabari last updated

Here are our top picks for the six best cheap gaming laptops based on our reviews and extensive testing, which include 13 tests for performance and gaming.

Gaming Laptops & PCs
MacBook Air 15-inch M3 next to MacBook Air 13-inch M3 on a side table

Best MacBook for college students in 2025: Which of the 5 MacBooks is right for your major and budget?

By Sean Riley last updated

Here are the best MacBook laptops for college students

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Reviews by Brand

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Best Lenovo laptops in 2025: Our 6 favorites tested and reviewed

By Stevie Bonifield last updated

These are the best Lenovo laptops, from ThinkPad laptops with industry-leading keyboards to slick Yoga 2-in-1s, powerful Legion gaming laptops, and affordable Ideapads.

Laptops
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Best MacBook in 2025: Which Apple laptop should you buy?

By Sean Riley last updated

Picking the best MacBook is a tough call, but we've tested and reviewed every model to make sure that you know which Apple laptop you should buy.

Macbooks
Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft AI laptops with Samsung 4K TV

Get a free 50-inch 4K TV when you preorder a Copilot+ AI laptop from Best Buy

By Hilda Scott published

You can get a free 4K TV from Best Buy when you preorder a Snapdragon X series AI laptop with My Best Buy Plus

Laptops

Latest Reviews

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Lenovo Legion Go S review: A gaming handheld that’s all beauty with little substance

By Stevie Bonifield published

The Legion Go S fumbles the one thing it needed to get right

Gaming Laptops & PCs
MSI Creator A16 AI+ Laptop review

MSI Creator A16 AI+ A3HVFG review: Excellent performance comes at a price

By Claire Tabari published

The MSI Creator A16 AI+ is a solid AI-powered machine with a satisfying keyboard, excellent processing performance, and a sturdy chassis, but similar laptops exist for far cheaper.

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Latest News

Demonstrations of how Muse (based on WHAM-1.6B) can persist modifications. A visual is taken from the original gameplay data and an image of an additional character is edited into the image. The generated gameplay sequence shows how the character is adapted into the generated gameplay sequence.

Muse, Microsoft's new AI engine, can imagine gameplay of video games that don't exist

By James Pero published

On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled its Muse AI, which can generate chunks of games based on an image or just a few frames totaling as little as one second.

AI
Arm CEO Rene Haas

Testimony by Arm CEO Rene Haas clashes with a new report that Arm intends to launch its own chips

By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated

Arm CEO Rene Haas's comments from a December trial with Qualcomm, viewed by Laptop Mag, put new reporting on Arm's chip plans for summer 2025 into stark contrast.

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Latest Features

Microsoft's Majorana 1 breaks the quantum computing barrier — and my brain

By Rael Hornby published

Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum processor is a glimpse of the future. Albeit a very confusing one.

Laptops
A desk with two monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, a lamp, and a desktop gaming PC on it showing a Linux home screen

I ditched Windows 11 for Linux — and you should, too

By Stevie Bonifield published

Reluctant to switch to Windows 11? Linux might be the answer

Laptops
A split image of the HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) on a pink gaming chair and the MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo (A2VM) on a white desk with a blue background.

MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo vs. HP Spectre x360 14 (2024): Which 2-in-1 is worth your time?

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

I recently got my hands on the MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo, which is a solid business laptop. But how does it hold up compared to our favorite 2-in-1, the HP Spectre x360?

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