Computers, Laptops & Tablets

There’s a lot to like about portable computers, but Google and its hardware partners like Samsung, Acer and HP found a way to offer a light weight, lower cost alternative to the traditional Windows laptop. Chromebooks are a hot category of portable computers that run Google’s Chrome OS instead of Windows or OSX. With Chrome’s lower hardware requirements and the ability to leverage Google’s cloud services, a Chromebook can offer a full-featured PC experience in a device that’s lighter and less expensive than traditional PCs, without the limitations of netbooks. They may not be ideal for everyone, but Chromebooks are designed to cover many scenarios and are particularly useful for students, road warriors, small business and those looking for light duty home PC.  

Amazon’s Fire tablets are affordable and user-friendly, and you can take that further by installing the Google Play Store on it for ever greater choice.

Whether you have a iPad Air or iPad mini you’ll want to keep it safe. Lifeproof now offers two new covers to protect your Air device.   Both promise to make your iPad and mini iPad waterproof, dirt proof, snow proof and shockproof.  That’s a lot of protection. We tested both lines to see what were their differences and whether they delivered on their protection.

If you're in the market for a really big, high-end computer monitor, check out my review of the LG 38WK95C Curved 38" Ultrawide Monitor.

The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Router promises to improve your gaming connectivity and your overall network. Does it deliver?

The ASUS VivoPC Desktop (M32-BH72) is an impressive and reasonably priced desktop PC that aims to make its mark as a powerhouse for all your daily computing needs and more. Find out if it does the job in my latest review.

A great printer makes your family photos easily accessible and lets you decorate your home and hearts with snaps of your loved ones in a pinch.

NETGEAR announces new Wi-Fi 6E routers including the Orbi AXE11000 whole home mesh Wi-Fi 6E system with three bands and 10.8 Gbps throughput.

Having a persistent LTE connection makes sense for tablets used by students, freelancers, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs to be connected always or who is wary of free Wi-Fi.

Satechi is showcasing several new computer accessories at CES 2023, including a hub, a charger, and an SSD enclosure.