An important factor to consider when deciding to purchase any laptop computer is the characteristics of the central processing unit, or CPU. Most processors found in consumer-grade notebooks are made ...

Shopping for a new laptop can be a confusing experience. I find the best place to start is with size. Do you want a featherlight ultraportable or a larger model that has a bigger screen but is more of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Trying to judge your computer's power can be tricky, especially if that computer is a laptop. These devices have countless variations from ...

I have a 2014 15” MacBook Pro and am idly speculating some of the configs on the new 13” and 16” models. The processor in my 15” is a 2.8 GHz quad-core i7 (the “Haswell” generation). The new 13” can ...

AMD was once the underdog in the semiconductor industry for years. Starting as a licensed chip manufacturer for giants like Intel, it wasn’t a big name in the space for a while. The company eventually ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. In the over two decades that I’ve been covering the PC space, I ...