Prices on gaming laptops are out of control. The ongoing memory shortage has made laptops more expensive across the board, but it’s hit gaming laptops especially hard. Some manufacturers have even resorted to launching “new” gaming laptops in 2026 with the RTX 4050 as the starting configuration—and that graphics card is more than three years
Apple has officially entered the touchscreen MacBook Pro era, and apparently, it wants to drain your wallet while it’s at it. The new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, which is already a hefty price tag in this economy. But if you want the absolute top-of-the-line model with every possible upgrade, prepare to cough up
On Tuesday, defense contractor Anduril and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership to build laptops entirely in the United States, starting with a single model in 2027. They also announced a “long-term goal” of pushing the computer industry to create “a fully domestic supply chain.” Even a single Made-in-USA laptop would be a surprise, because no
Demand for new PCs took a hit after months of price hikes, with Counterpoint Research reporting global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026. That’s in line with earlier reports from IDC and Omdia. It’s not just PCs, either — that same quarter, smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low. Counterpoint linked the
On the stage for the second day of keynotes at Snapdragon Summit 2026, Microsoft Corporate VP of Surface Devices Brett Ostrum revealed new versions of the company’s 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface laptops, both of which now run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Elite X2 chips for improved performance and battery life. These chips had come to
I have similar feelings about the very large glass trackpad. For things like photo editing, the trackpad’s size is great, but I found my palms occasionally clicked the buttons at the bottom of the trackpad when I took a break from typing. It didn’t happen often, but I learned to be careful about where I
