While the Asus VivoBook 16 F1605VA-ES56 doesn’t sport the flashy profile of its stablemate, the Asus VivoBook 16X, neither does it come with the brilliant screen of the VivoBook...
The Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52-78VL is a compelling mid-range laptop that packs the latest Nvidia GPU and Intel into an exciting case that promises fast framerates on modern games and strong productivity performance. Though it isn’t the most extravagant, and certainly not the most portable, the Predator Helios 300 sits at exciting balance of balance of value and performance.
The Lenovo Chromebook S330 has three redeeming features: It’s one of the most affordable Chromebooks on offer, it’s nicely designed, and it gets a great battery. But it’s also not very fast for use on complex tasks, and it functions rightly as a budget notebook.
The HP Envy 13-aq0044nr is a well-crafted, great-looking ultraportable laptop with strong performance and small but meaningful touches over the 2-in-1 Spectre x360, that make it a pure joy to use. It’s very fast, last a very long time on a single charge, and feels great in hand.
The Pavilion line has for years been HP’s consumer mid-range Swiss army knife, and the 15-eg2025nr fits right in; it’s not quite an ultraportable,...