From performance to power efficiency, we lab-test every laptop, tablet, and PC to help you make the best purchasing decision.

What laptop tested in summer 2026 performed the best with its swiftness, features, and endurance? We thoroughly tested 49 ...

We test dozens of laptops every year here at ZDNET: from the latest MacBooks to the best Windows PCs, aiming for a dual approach. On one hand, we run a series of benchmarking programs to gather ...

Editor’s Note: I accidentally used data I tested with Intel’s Arrow Lake (the Core Ultra 285H) in place of Intel’s Lunar Lake (the Core Ultra 258V) chip instead. I’ve adjusted the graphs accordingly.

We have already extensively tested the current mobile graphics cards from Nvidia's RTX 5000 series, although availability is currently still very limited, especially for notebooks with the RTX 5070 ...

Still, the frame rates you get from its Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 GPU make it a good value for budget shoppers. If you’re bound and determined to spend less than $1,000 on a gaming laptop, and you want ...

We’ve tracked laptop battery performance for decades, and we’ve never seen a jump like this. Here’s why you can ditch your charger for longer, and which laptops go the distance. Laptop performance ...

The global memory crisis is making it harder to find good laptops at a price you can afford. Start with these picks.

The Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU isn't much of an upgrade over its predecessor, according to some early post-release comparison tests from Jarrod's Tech. Pitting a new XMG Neo 16 with an RTX 5090 ...

Thin laptops have evolved beyond mere portability, with models under 1.2kg such as the MacBook Air M4 achieving impressive Geekbench scores of 12,434 while maintaining sub-14mm profiles. These ...

When buying a laptop, we tend to think there’s no stronger indication about how it’s going to perform than its specs sheet. We put so much emphasis on it in our quest to find the fastest, most ...