Editor’s Note (1/13/2016): We’ve updated this review to reflect a new battery test score which is two hours longer than our original run. Accordingly, we have also increased the R11’s score from 3 to 3.5 stars. Design The Acer Chromebook R 11 is decked out in a clean, elegant white chassis with a diamond pattern on the top and bottom of the casing. However, the build quality could be better....
With a strong selection of ports, good-for-the-price performance and a lot of battery life, the Spin 15 gives big laptops a good name. Unfortunately, its hefty weight cuts into its portability and its display has a tendency to mute colors. But if you’re looking for one of the faster budget Chromebooks, you should definitely consider the Spin 15. Acer Chromebook Spin 15 Price and Configuration options There are three Acer Chromebook Spin 15 models available online....
Despite its ugly design and dim display, the Vero 514 has a lot to offer. For $599, you get strong performance, a comfortable keyboard, long battery life, and a good webcam wrapped in a rugged chassis. It sounded like a great deal until we got to the touchpad, which made navigating through the web a bit frustrating. It’s usable, but not how I want to experience a laptop for eight hours a day....
For $1,499, you get strong performance in an Intel Core i7-10750H CPU and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU, a bright 14-inch display, a clicky keyboard and a wide variety of ports packed into a sleek convertible chassis. To top it off, the battery life is pretty solid. However, the display is still a little on the dull side and the speakers are mediocre at best. However, the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel is one of the best video editing laptops around thanks to its incredible performance and battery life....
Design The Acer Spin 1 doesn’t look anything like a $329 laptop. Its gunmetal-gray aluminum chassis stands out in a price band where cheap, glossy plastic is the norm. I particularly like the subtle, cross-hatch pattern on the dark gray lid and how it contrasts with the shiny, silver hinge area. Thick screen bezels, however, keep the inside of the system from looking quite as stunning as the outside of the package....
Paired with a vivid 1080p panel, up to 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM, all for $1,299 for the top-end model, the Acer Swift 5 is a remarkable achievement and a portable laptop that seems to avoid virtually every trade-off once associated with the thin-and-light laptop category. Acer Swift 5 price and configuration options My review model of the Acer Swift 5 is priced at $1,299 and comes with an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD....
More: Best Apple dealsBest laptop dealsApple MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) review There are so many reasons we gave the latest 13-inch Macbook Pro five stars and our highly coveted Editor’s Choice’ award But I will narrow them down to just one — that M1 SoC, as it turns out, is capable of some truly incredible things. First is the system absolutely toasting its competition in the power department. At first, we were a little skeptical, given how vague the charts were in describing just what the M1 chip was capable of....
Best Buy is having a closeout sale (opens in new tab) on the 12-inch MacBook that drops the price of the slim laptop down to $999, for a whopping $300 savings. On sale is the base model MacBook, which has an Intel Core m3 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. 12-inch MacBook (opens in new tab) for $999 ($300 off, Core m3/8GB of RAM/256GB SSD)12-inch MacBook (opens in new tab) for $1,299 ($300 off, Core i5/8GB of RAM/512GB SSD)...
Investigators concluded that nearly half (46%) of the domains are malicious; another 32% are deemed suspicious. One of the most common tactics malicious actors use to mislead Prime Day shoppers is phishing. CPR said threat actors are becoming more “creative and innovative” with their attempts to lure unsuspecting shoppers into their lair. A phishing attack involves luring victims to click on what seems like a trusted, legitimate, familiar source, but behind all the smoke and mirrors is a cybercriminal baiting Prime shoppers to give up sensitive information (e....
Here’s everything we know about the Apple iPad 9th Gen and iPad Mini 6, and whether or not it’s worth upgrading. Check out the best cheap gaming laptops (opens in new tab) and best smartphonesSee our best eGPUs (opens in new tab) to upgrade your current laptopThis is the best virtual tabletop software Apple iPad 9th Gen The Apple iPad 9th Gen is outfitted with the A13 Bionic CPU, taking a queue from the previous iPhones....
For those who don’t know, Prepear is a spin-off app of Super Healthy Kids (opens in new tab), another site for planning kids’ meals. The founders took to Instagram to garner some attention to the legal issue with Apple and gathered nearly 270,000 signatures on Change.org asking Apple to “Save the Pear.” MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: Which Mac Should You Buy in 2021?Laptops with best battery life in 2021: longest lasting laptop batteriesApple MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) review...
Taiwan News (via 9to5Mac), citing Taiwanese tech site DigiTimes, reports that Apple is relocating some of its production for the forthcoming iPad Pro, AirPods, and Apple Watch from China to Taiwan. Apple set to release AirPods Pro Lite (report)The next iPad Pro will pack this game-changing feature (report)Apple 2020 iPad Pro rumor roundup: Everything you need to know “Apple is trying to diversify its supply chain geographically due to the spread of the virus, which has seriously affected the production of Apple products in the communist country,” Taiwan News wrote....
The Apple Pencil is a must-have accessory for iPads. It wirelessly pairs to Apple tablets and magnetically attaches for charging. Apple Pencil 2 works with the iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation), and iPad mini (6th generation). In our Apple Pencil review with the iPad Pro 12.9, we found it to be one of the best styli we’ve ever used....
More: Best headphone dealsBest wireless earbudsApple AirPods Max: Need one before Christmas? Apple AirPods 2 deal The Apple AirPods are among the best wireless headphones to buy. They’re comfortable to wear, deliver good sound, and have twice the talk time over the 1st-generation AirPods. What’s more, they’re powered by Apple’s latest H1 chip, the same one found in the AirPods Pro. This makes seamless Bluetooth pairing, especially when connecting them to an iPhone....
The folks over at iFixit have once again broken out their specialty screwdrivers to tear apart Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. And after spending considerable time trying to break it open, their findings suggest Apple really, really, really doesn’t want you to try to upgrade its newest computer–or even try to fix it in the event something goes wrong. Overall, iFixit gave the computer a 1 out of 10 for repairability, where 10 would be easiest to repair....
Although it’s soon to be dethroned by the Apple Watch Series 7, the Apple Watch Series 6 is one of the best smartwatches to buy. With Apple’s next-gen flagship wearable on the horizon, the Apple Watch 6 is at its best price yet. Apple Watch deal The Apple Watch 6 is the only Apple Watch with blood oxygen level measuring for fitness and general health tracking. It features a 40mm aluminum case, an always-on OLED touchscreen, a 64-bit dual-core S6 processor and a built-in GPS....
Check out the best PC games to play right nowHere’s what we know about the Xbox Series X and PS5 We imagine that the livestream will go on for a few hours at this rate, so here’s where you can watch it: With Assassin’s Creed games, the setting is a big deal for a lot of people, so it’s not a surprise that Ubisoft decided to dedicate an entire livestream for the reveal....
At the IFA trade show in Berlin today (Aug. 30), the company took the wraps off a new Zenbook Pro 14 that comes equipped with the laptop maker’s new ScreenPad feature. That’s the touchpad Asus introduced earlier this year that also doubles as a 5.5-inch FHD display, with toolbars and icons appearing to give you easy access to relevant tasks. ScreenPad has its own dedicated apps, which include a calculator, music player, NumKey launcher and an app for syncing with smartphones....
HP currently offers its HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook for $979 (opens in new tab) . That’s $170 off its usual price and one of the best Chromebook deals we’ve tracked this season. Browse: HP’s entire sale (opens in new tab) HP’s Elite Dragonfly Chromebook sports a convertible design, premium features and optional stylus functionality. The laptop in this deal packs a 13.5-inch (1920 x 1280) display with 400 nits of brightness for a color-rich lifelike viewing even when you’re outdoors....
