Framework is well known for its repairable laptops for several years now. They produce quality hardware that is easy to upgrade too, with some minor annoyances: hinges that tend to be a little weak, poor quality speakers, and relatively short battery life. So you get a lot of positives, with some aspects that you have
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This touchscreen Acer laptop with 32GB of RAM is absurdly
Image: IDG / Mark Knapp I can’t find a single set of DDR5 RAM at 32 gigabytes on the first page of Amazon results for under $300. So the fact that you can get an Acer laptop with 32 gigs for $485.99 on eBay right now might actually qualify as a Christmas miracle. It’s a
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Lenovo’s RTX 5050 laptop is $450 off right now
Image: Lenovo There’s really no better time to get tech than around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, because when else could you buy a laptop with an RTX 5050 for $650? Right? The 15.6-inch Lenovo LOQ is on sale at Best Buy, and the price has dropped from its regular $1,100 down to $650, a
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Get an Asus Ryzen laptop with 16GB of RAM for
Image: Asus Despite the deals available as Black Friday approaches, I haven’t seen many laptops that I’d say fall into the budget range — at least, not ones I’d actually recommend to my friends. But thanks to a Ryzen CPU and generous RAM, this $400 Asus laptop from Best Buy is perfect if you want
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Best early Prime Day laptop deals: Gaming notebooks, 2-in-1s, and
Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry Amazon Prime Day 2025 is nearly here, and if you’ve been eyeing those juicy laptop deals, now’s the time to commit and jump in. This year, Amazon’s switching things up. Instead of the usual two-day event, Amazon has lengthened it to four days (July 8th to July 11th), giving you more time
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I want to upgrade my laptop to Windows 11. Microsoft
This year my laptop turns six–a relatively young age in the grand scheme of things. Sure, it’s gotten slower and the battery life has taken a hit, but since I don’t use it for advanced video editing or gaming, it’s no problem. For lighter workloads like web surfing and emailing, it gets the job done
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This RTX 4060 Acer laptop is a total beast and
Image: Acer The star deal of this Prime Day comes in the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16, which is now available for a mere $970. This is a laptop with an MSRP of $1,440, an Intel Core i7 processor, and the absolutely fantastic RTX 4060 graphics card. Have you added it to your cart yet?
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Framework Laptop hacked, customer names and emails stolen
Image: Framework Framework has become a rising star in the consumer tech world, designing some of the only laptops on the market that are completely serviceable and upgradable by the end user. But even the best companies are vulnerable to hacking and Framework is no exception. The manufacturer alerted some of its customers yesterday that
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Best laptop deals today: Home use laptops, gaming laptops and
Image: IDG If you’re on the hunt for a brand new laptop without spending a fortune, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re looking for lightning fast gaming rig, a portable 2-in-1, or a barebones Chromebook, we’ve curated a list of the best laptop deals available right now, using our finely honed editorial judgement
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Palms-on with Surface Computer Fling 3 and Surface Computer Studio
Image: Michael Crider/IDG At Microsoft’s fall event today, the company’s signature tablets appear to be a no-show. But that doesn’t mean there’s no new hardware to show off. Both the low-price Surface Laptop Go and the high-end Surface Laptop Studio are getting refreshed with new chips, the latest Windows 11 AI-focused features, and a few