Acer’s Swift series tend to be among the lightest super laptops, the so-called ultrabooks. And the prices are affordable too. The same goes for the Acer Swift Go 14, which we are testing this time. It doesn’t fall below the magic kilogram threshold like one of the previous Acer Swift 5 models. But 1.3 kilograms …
We’ve tested a number of machines from Predator, Acer’s gaming brand, and they’ve often delivered a lot of performance for the money. This was the case with the rather affordable Acer Predator Helios Neo 16, which we tested a year ago. Now the model has been updated with 2024 components, so it’s time to give …
The HP Omen Transcend 14 is not just any gaming laptop. With this machine, engineers have created a laptop that is powerful, lightweight and highly portable. The fact that it also comes with a price tag that doesn’t seem totally daunting is quite appealing and the reason why this new 14-inch has earned a trip …
Holy sh…, that’s awesome! As a PC tester, I have lots of new computers visiting my desk all the time. And many of them represent the best that technology has to offer. But the truly exciting and innovative ideas are few and far between. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is one of those. It’s quite …
It’s been many years since I first tested and was captivated by the first version of the MacBook Air. It was 2008 when Steve Jobs pulled the sleek machine out of a light brown envelope and in a split second changed the perception of what a laptop could look like. Although Apple had made compromises …
When Apple launched the 24-inch version of the iMac with a brand new processor in 2020, it was the biggest upgrade to an iMac in years. The new M1 processor crushed the Intel processors in our tests, and suddenly the little iMac was a powerhouse. Apple’s proprietary Apple Silicon processor, which integrates memory, graphics and …
The Ultrabook is the ultimate laptop. A computer that’s so light to carry and takes up so little space that you hardly notice it’s in your bag. Preferably without compromising on performance. The Asus Zenbook S13 fulfils all the expectations of an ultrabook: It takes up the space of a sheet of A4 paper and …
The existing MacBook Air is the best buy among Apple’s laptops. It’s more than powerful enough for everything from schoolwork to basic video and photo editing. Strictly speaking, only professionals need the performance of Apple’s pro laptops. The only complaint is that a 13.6-inch screen can sometimes be too small. The new 15.4-inch MacBook Air …
We’ve said it time and again: If you want to really enjoy your expensive headphones, you need a proper headphone amplifier. Even if there is a 3.5 millimetre hole with the text ‘headphones’ on the side of the computer, mobile phone or, for that matter, the amplifier. Because all too often the electronics in the …
Just over a year ago, we tested the then-new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro processor. And we couldn’t contain our excitement. Because we’d been waiting a long time for a real revamp of Apple’s smallest MacBook Pro series, previously only available with a 13-inch display and the so-called Touch Bar above the keyboard that …
It’s been a long time since we last tested an external disk at L&B Tech Reviews. Almost seven years, in fact. Because USB storage has become so commonplace and cheap that it’s something we rarely give much thought to. If you just need a few terabytes of space for backup, it typically costs less than …
Lenovo is the world’s largest PC manufacturer, and the Chinese company has a host of different laptop models. So many, in fact, that it’s impossible for us to test them all. Over the years, we’ve therefore tested many of the so-called Yoga models in particular, because – as the name suggests – these are actually …
Microsoft was started with a dream of putting a computer on every desktop – and Microsoft software on it. That was in 1975, and the dream has long since come true. But it didn’t end there. Now it’s not the desktop, but the bag and backpack to be conquered with laptops. And if Microsoft has …
You could say it’s just a junction box for USB cables. But a docking station like the Corsair TBT200 packs so many useful electronics and practical conveniences that it makes life with your computer a whole lot more convenient and probably more fun too. The key to that is Thunderbolt 4, which is really not …
A laptop used for studying or for out-of-office work must first and foremost be really portable. So that it can go with you wherever you go. Ultrabooks are just that kind of laptop. But these super-slim and lightweight PCs tend to cost a lot of money. With its metallic blue aluminium casing, the Acer Swift …