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The Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Aura Edition seems like an interesting hybrid of different Lenovo laptop lines: In terms of looks, it could be a Lenovo Yoga. In terms of the features, it could be a ThinkBook. But in terms of quality, it has all the hallmarks of a ThinkPad.

Our review of the Surface Laptop with Intel’s Lunar Lake clearly shows that it's the better device overall. Instead of pushing Windows on ARM at the expense of customers, Microsoft should offer both versions and let buyers choose.

The Lunar Lake-powered EliteBook Ultra G1i is an impressive high-quality business laptop, but compared to the more traditional EliteBook X notebooks, certain compromises had to be made.

Dell's habit of slapping "Pro" and "Premium" onto its product names may make us roll our eyes, but the Dell Pro 13 Premium is still an almost ideal business laptop. Why the "Premium" label is justified is explained in our review summary below.

With its premium Yoga 9 14 convertible, Lenovo wants to appeal to creative users by offering a 4K OLED panel in the more expensive model variants. But aside from the high resolution, the panel falls short and doesn't even offer proper color profiles.

The wait is over: Lenovo's premium business flagship, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, is finally available with more hardware options in the USA. The Lenovo US shops now allows buyers to customize the ThinkPad laptop, adding Ultra 5 CPUs, 16 GB RAM, an IPS screen and the haptic Sensel touchpad option.

EliteBook 8 instead of EliteBook 800: HP's most important business laptop series launches in 2025 with a new name. HP also uses this opportunity to introduce a new design. Additionally, there are many new processor options, including Krackan Point and Lunar Lake.

The Pro Max 14 and 16 are Dell's latest entry-level enterprise-grade laptops. They are powered by Arrow Lake-based Intel Core Ultra processors and can be configured with Nvidia Pro Blackwell GPUs. The OEM has now finally revealed when they will start to show up on the market in 2025.

Ubiquiti has introduced two new access points, namely the U7 Pro XG and the U7 Pro XGS. These devices support WiFi 7 (802.11be) on three frequency bands. The XGS variant is particularly strong in the 5GHz band due to an 8-stream design, and does not have to pause after radar activity.

MSI's new Claw 8 AI+ is currently one of the best gaming handhelds on the market, but at $899.99, it also isn't cheap. Its hardware is good, but MSI really needs to improve its software.

For many years, the Lenovo ThinkPad X series was the convertible ThinkPad line - no matter if it was during the 2000s with the X Tablets or the 2010s with the ThinkPad Yoga. This is now the past. At MWC, we looked at the predecessor of the X convertible, the new ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1.

For the start of the MWC, Lenovo releases a new generation of ThinkPad laptops out into the world. The compact Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 receives some of the biggest upgrades. The now smallest ThinkPad laptop weighs below one kilogram. As for the CPUs, AMD Ryzen AI 300 or Intel Arrow Lake are gonna be offered.

The well known office ThinkPads have been updated to the newest CPUs - with the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 and the ThinkPad T16 Gen 4, Lenovo releases updates of its most popular business laptops. The center of the stage is taken by the many new CPU options.

The 2025 version of the ROG Strix G18 laptop has descended on North America with RTX 5080 graphics, an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX platform and a 500-nit 240Hz 2.5K display. It is backed for productivity as well as gaming, yet has a decent amount of RGB that includes underlighting. The G18 (2025) features advanced reparability as well as cooling, thanks to a design that is amenable to a tear-down with simple tool-free entry.

Customers had to wait a few months, but it looks like the wait is over. Lenovo's PSREF database now lists the additional hardware options people have been waiting for, including 5G, IPS screens and less expensive Intel Core Ultra CPUs. And not just those, as Lenovo surprisingly also adds a new OLED screen.

Google's symmetrical speed internet service continues to set high marks for performance and reliability. Soon the CES host city will finally have access to Google Fiber plans. How else is the provider improving its industry-leading broadband solutions?

The most significant Windows updates often wreak havoc on perfectly functioning PCs. While upgrading has benefits, the Windows 11 24H2 update is causing headaches for gamers, students, and workers. How long before 24H2 becomes mandatory?

The Wi-Fi standard 802.11ah (a.k.a. Wi-Fi HaLow) has not played much of a role in Europe thus far, even though the 802.11ah standard uses a frequency that makes it quite suitable for long-range networking. However, the available bandwidth differs significantly across regions.

The MSI Vector 16 HX AI is a high-end 16-inch gaming laptop stuffed with the latest and greatest from Intel and Nvidia. The new Vector 16 HX AI brings lots of power and good connectivity in a relatively large case.

Lenovo expands its ThinkPad portfolio with a new series: The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 leaves the typical ThinkPad design behind to attack the Apple MacBook Air. For this, Lenovo trusts on the efficiency of Intel Lunar Lake, a big haptic trackpad and OLED screen.

HP has showcased its latest 2-in-1 convertible laptop, the OmniBook Ultra Flip, at CES 2025. The convertible machine features a 120 Hz OLED touchscreen panel, an Intel Core Ultra 9 288V chipset, 32 GB of RAM, and a 64 Wh battery. It is now available via HP’s official website.

HP has another Lunar Lake EliteBook in tow for CES, besides the EliteBook Ultra G1i. The new HP EliteBook X G1i and its 2-in-1 version HP EliteBook X Flip G1i are the successors of the EliteBook 1040 G11.

The US government has commenced investigations into Chinese-owned TP-Link over security concerns related to its routers which are popular in the US. The sale of its routers, which are not only used in homes but also some government agencies, may eventually be banned.

Intel laptops of the last few years had bad battery life. At long last though, it seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel: Intel Lunar Lake improves the power efficiency and thus battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the perfect laptop to exemplify Intel's effiency development throughout the last years.

The latest high-end workstation laptop from Schenker impresses with extensive connectivity that includes two Thunderbolt 5 connectors and Wi-Fi 7, while the i9-14900HX and RTX 4090 offer top performance. On the other hand, the cooling system and battery runtime are lacking.

Up until now, you had to choose when buying a laptop with an Intel processor - either the screen was a low resolution panel, or the battery life was bad. This changes with Intel Lunar Lake, as the Asus ExpertBook P5 achieved strong 16 hours with a high res 2.5K screen.