One laptop’s battery lasted only a few minutes. Another computer malfunctioned every time I tilted it at a 40-degree angle.

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So, you just bought a shiny new laptop and pulled it out of its box. You're dying to fire it up and start playing around with it -- I still have that feeling even after unboxing over 200 different ...

Artwork: Chip Taylor We’ve all been there, or known someone who has: you finally replace that aging, annoying old laptop with something shiny and new, only to see a remarkably better laptop go on sale ...

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Picking between a gaming laptop and a desktop is often pretty straightforward: You either need the portability or you don’t. But if you’re fine with or without it, then what’s the best option? Even ...

So there you are, in the Best Buy laptop section, staring down the biggest decision of your life: Which one should I make mine? Do you head for the low-cost Chromebooks? Pull out Google Translate to ...