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I replaced my MacBook Air with an iPad Air. Here's what happened.
By Jowi Morales published
I bought an iPad Air and Magic Keyboard to always have a device I can easily write on anywhere, but it wasn’t as helpful as I thought.

MacBook "without any compromises": Apple's Doug Brooks says performance and battery life dominance will continue as M5 rumors emerge
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
Doug Brooks, Product Manager for Mac Hardware, is enthusiastic about Apple’s ability to maintain its performance and battery life dominance.

“Not everybody has a killer app for AI yet”: Intel’s Robert Hallock opens the company playbook on AI, NPUs, and more
By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated
To say 2024 was a rough year for Intel may be an understatement. But, as Intel's Robert Hallock tells Laptop Mag, “You can't go backwards. That's unacceptable.”

Both sides of the Moore’s Law debate agree: The only constant is progress
By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated
Moore’s law is both alive and dead.

“Boring stuff changes the world”: AMD’s Jason Banta offers a glimpse into the future for AI and AMD
By Madeline Ricchiuto last updated
With major overhauls to the company’s CPU and GPU lineup, 2025 looks like a big year for Team Red. However, hardware alone isn’t the secret behind the AMD Advantage.

“AI tasks will happen automatically and seamlessly”: Qualcomm’s Kedar Kondap believes AI is the future of computing
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
“We expect AI will become ubiquitous as consumers and businesses continue upgrading to the latest PCs over the next decade,” Qualcomm's Kedar Kondap told Laptop Mag.

I'm a veteran laptop journalist. Here are the top 5 specs for a budget laptop in 2025.
By Jowi Morales published
If you want a budget laptop that feels fast after a couple of years, some specs matter more than others.

Lenovo ThinkPad’s TrackPoint isn’t history, and history tells us why
By Joanna Nelius published
Even though TrackPoint might now seem like an endangered laptop feature, history tells us it might not go extinct because of three things.
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