Laptop prices are out of whack. $500 used to get you a tolerable laptop, and $900 got you a really good one. They often had similar CPU, RAM, and storage options because that stuff was comparatively cheap; the difference was often in build quality and screen rather than power. But RAMageddon has thrown everything off.
One person has received medical treatment after a passenger’s laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight. The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air traffic control, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s US reporting partner
Framework has refreshed its 12-inch convertible laptop, introducing Intel’s latest Core Series 3 processors, expanded hardware customizations, and a pre-built Linux option. The cheapest pre-built base configuration for the Framework Laptop 12 now starts at $699 — $100 less than the previous version when it launched last year. Preorders are open now, with the first
If you’re a student looking for an affordable laptop, I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news is that computer prices are out of whack due to the ongoing RAM and storage crunch, making some a little pricier than they used to be and others wildly more expensive. The good news?
Meta is putting its money (and AI models) where its mouth is. The company said Monday that its latest model is built specifically for AI agents. Meta Glimmer is out now and is built to run on your laptop or PC. Meta Muse Glimmer is a 30-billion-parameter model, which sounds big, but it’s actually built
Finding a good laptop under $500 was hard enough before RAMageddon. They nearly always had cheap hardware and underpowered, often outdated chips. That’s what made the MacBook Neo so disruptive: It offered great build quality and good-enough performance starting at $599. Windows laptops couldn’t touch it. Even though it’s gone up to $699, it’s still
