Enlarge MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo $1300 at Costco $1599 at Amazon $1599 at B&H (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) A 2-in-1 laptop may seem like the ultimate device for people who want portability and versatility without giving up too much power. You get the […]
Enlarge / The Surface Laptop Studio with its screen popped out. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The Surface Pro 8 , with its larger screen and performance improvements, is the star of Microsoft’s Surface area lineup. But for people who prefer true laptops to convertible tablets, there’s a new member of the family that merits a look: […]
Enlarge / Widgets on iPadOS 15’s home screen. (credit: Samuel Axon) Last year, Apple released a meaty iOS update for iPhones, but some of the biggest changes didn’t make it over to the iPad. This year, the iPhone update is modest—so does that mean that the iPad update is the big one this time around? […]
Enlarge / A few apps that received significant updates in iOS 15. (credit: Samuel Axon) Every year, Apple releases a major update to its operating systems for the iPhone and iPad that sets the stage for a year of changes to come. This year, iOS 15 brings new FaceTime and Messages features, tweaks to existing […]
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8. [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] Microsoft needed three tries to get the Surface Pro right. The 2nd- and 3rd-generation models both improved aggressively on the first model’s small screen and mediocre battery life, arriving at something that was laptop-y enough to fill in for a laptop but tablet-y enough to be unique. […]
(credit: Microsoft) Microsoft wanted everyone to use Windows 10. Faced with slow adoption of Windows 8 and the stubborn popularity of Windows 7, Microsoft made Windows 10 a free upgrade for anyone using either version—the offer technically expired years ago, but to this day, old Windows 7 and 8 product keys still activate Windows 10 […]
Enlarge / The iPhone 13 Pro Max, photographed by the iPhone 13 Pro in low light. Imagine you were visited by a genie who would grant you three wishes, but they all had to be about what you want from your next smartphone. As market research and surveys tell it, almost everyone would make the […]
The 6th-generation iPad mini. [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] The new iPad mini—whether you want to call it the 2021 iPad mini, iPad mini 6, or iPad mini (6th generation)—is easily the best one Apple has ever made. That’s true whether you’re comparing this iPad mini to the last one, or if you’re comparing it to […]
The new 9th-generation iPad looks just like the last one (and also the one before that). [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] As a rule, Apple doesn’t focus on budget-friendly gadgets. And that strategy has worked well over the last two decades—the company’s predilection for premium products at premium prices (not always unreasonable or uncompetitive prices, but […]
Dell’s XPS 15 9510. [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] Most people buying a laptop these days will get by just fine with a 13- or 14-inch thin-and-light PC like the Dell XPS 13 or Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon. These laptops have reasonably powerful processors and integrated graphics that are good enough for an external monitor or […]