Madeline Ricchiuto

Madeline Ricchiuto

Staff Writer

A former lab gremlin for Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, and Tech Radar; Madeline has escaped the labs to join Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer. With over a decade of experience writing about tech and gaming, she may actually know a thing or two. Sometimes. When she isn't writing about the latest laptops and AI software, Madeline likes to throw herself into the ocean as a PADI scuba diving instructor and underwater photography enthusiast.

Articles by: Madeline Ricchiuto

Dell XPS 13 (9350)

Dell XPS 13 (9350, 2024) review: Lunar Lake lands with stellar battery life and solid performance

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

The Dell XPS 13 (9350) gets solid performance and graphics from its Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, along with impressive battery life, impactful speakers, and a vivid Tandem OLED display option.

Asus Zenbook S 14

Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 review: a near-perfect ultraportable

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Editor's Choice

The Asus Zenbook S 14 boasts responsive performance, a vivid OLED display, a sleek design, powerful audio, a quick SSD, and almost 14 hours of battery life.

Acer Swift X 14

I tried using this powerful creator laptop for gaming... I regret everything

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

The Acer Swift X 14 Creator laptop may have a discrete Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU, but it just can't handle high-resolution gaming like a dedicated gaming machine.

Acer Swift X 14

Acer Swift X 14 (2024) review: A creative powerhouse with an Achilles’ heel

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Editor's Choice

The Swift X 14 is an all-around powerhouse with swift, smooth performance, but the display falls short.

Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200 chip on a yellow gradient background

Arrow Lake leaks suggest Intel's decision to ditch Hyper-Threading could give its new chips a big boost

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Intel decided to ditch hyperthreading for the upcoming Arrow Lake processors, and based on a new set of leaks, it may have been for the best.

Microsoft Copilot with PowerPoint

Microsoft 365's new Copilot features prove boring AI is actually the best AI

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Microsoft is getting AI right with Microsoft 365

MSI Claw 8 AI Plus handheld gaming PC on display at IFA 2024

How Intel's Lunar Lake iGPU could be a big win for handheld gaming PCs

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Hope springs eternal for the MSI Claw 8 AI+

Razer Blade 14 (early 2024) testing the new AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 update

I tried AMD's new GPU tech and it turned my laptop into a graphics beast

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

AMD has updated the Fluid Motion Frames technology to boost frame rates and enhance gameplay on integrated AMD Radeon graphics cards, so we put it to the test.

Microsoft Copilot key on a Microsoft Surface Laptop keyboard.

How we test AI PCs: The process of lab testing Copilot+ and other AI PCs

By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated

How to judge which NPU is the most powerful

Dell XPS 13 9350 open on a table

The Dell XPS 13 Lunar Lake may steal the battery life crown from... the Dell XPS 13

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Dell announced a new XPS 13 at IFA Berlin last week, powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" processors and its touting a wild 26-hour battery life.

The iPhone 16's camera control button

How to use the iPhone 16's new Camera Control button to become a phone photography pro

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Apple is adding increased camera controls to the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360

Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 has me rethinking my stance on 2-in-1 laptops

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Despite two major chip launches this year, only a handful of laptops were fully debuted at IFA Berlin. Thankfully, Samsung came in hot with the new Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360.

Asus Zenbook S14 and Asus Zenbook S 16

Most laptop designs are beyond boring, which makes the Asus Zenbook S 14 a visual feast

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Asus' design magic elevates the Zenbook S 14 above its cliche grey and black colorways with a focus on materials and style to win our Laptop Laurel for best design at IFA Berlin.

A dragon in the tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons

‘Bringing Adventure Gaming to Life’ could revolutionize your next D&D session

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Few uses of large language models come off as particularly revolutionary, but Intel's "Bringing Adventure Gaming to Life" concept just might be the AI feature to change my mind.

Images of Apple iPhone 16 Pro from Apple September 2024 event

The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are Apple's biggest, fastest, and most AI-infused phones yet

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are big phones with a powerful A18 Pro chipset that are designed to power all of Apple's upcoming AI features.

Images of Apple iPhone 16 from Apple September 2024 event

Apple's iPhone 16, 16 Plus add 'Camera Control' button and a faster A18 processor

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Apple announced the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus during the company's streamed Keynote on September 9, 2024.

Acer Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 is all about that smooth AI-powered performance

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

At IFA Berlin this year, I got to play around with the Acer Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC and it seems, pretty solid altogether.

Lenovo Aura Edition Smart Share

How to get almost all of Lenovo’s new Aura Edition features for free with Windows 11

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Focus modes, background blur on video calling, and power profiles are all at the tip of your fingertips (Lenovo Aura edition computer or not) if you have a device with Windows 11.

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC seen from overhead at IFA Berlin 2024

‘It’s our time to launch a better product with a similar price’: Acer’s Marc Ho on the new Nitro Blaze 7

By Stevie Bonifield published

Acer officially unveiled the Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC at IFA Berlin 2024, but is this new handheld too late to the party? Here’s how Acer is trying to stand out from its rivals.

Acer Predator Project Dualplay gaming laptop concept

I can't stop thinking about the Acer Predator Project Dualplay concept laptop

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Love it or hate it, this may be the most interesting concept to come out of IFA

Asus Vivobook 14 Flip

Could the Asus Vivobook S 14 Flip 2-in-1 be the best AI PC this year?

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Asus announced several new systems powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" chipset ahead of the IFA Berlin trade show.

Boy playing Acer gaming laptop

The Acer Nitro V 16 is a budget desktop replacement laptop you won't want to miss

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Acer unveiled several laptops in the Nitro, Swift, and TravelMate lines at IFA Berlin this week.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-core

Qualcomm is bringing 45 TOPS of AI power to budget laptops with a new Snapdragon chipset

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

During a keynote speech ahead of the IFA Berlin conference, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon officially announced the new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus.

Intel Core Ultra 200V performance benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 200V's extraordinary performance claims acquire extraordinary benchmark evidence

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

Intel has made plenty of claims about the performance of the new Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" chipsets, but how do they actually handle when put to the test?

Intel Lunar Lake gaming demo, showing F1 on AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm laptops

Intel's Lunar Lake raced AMD Strix Point and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite in an F1 24 gaming demo — here's what happened

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

The days of needing a discrete GPU to play games at medium or high settings may very well be behind us thanks to AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" chipsets.

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