Articles by Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew oversees laptop and desktop coverage and keeps up with the latest news in tech and gaming. His work has been published in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom’s Guide and Laptop Mag, among others. He fondly remembers his first computer: a Gateway that still lives in a spare room in his parents' home, albeit without an internet connection. When he’s not writing about tech, you can find him playing video games, checking social media and waiting for the next Marvel movie. Follow him on Threads @FreedmanAE and BlueSky @andrewfreedman.net. You can send him tips on Signal: andrewfreedman.01

Articles by: Andrew E. Freedman

Jensen Huang takes questions at GTC 2026

Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash

By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 March 26

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang responded to backlash against DLSS 5, saying artistic control remained with developers and that the AI works with existing geometry.

Apple MacBook Neo review: a budget-priced game-changer

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 10 March 26

Editor's Choice

Apple's MacBook Neo has all the trappings of a premium laptop at a surprising price, with only a few compromises to get there.

Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max) review: Blazing-fast super cores

By Andrew E. Freedman published 9 March 26

Editor's Choice

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max is a portable powerhouse with a fast CPU and a massive integrated GPU that can share 128GB of RAM.

Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip — budget laptop features 16-hour battery and comes in fun colors

By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill published 4 March 26

Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip

Woman using a MacBook Air on an airplane.

Apple's new MacBook Air gets M5 and doubles starting storage — base price increases to $1,099

By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 March 26

Apple today announced updates to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air.

Lenovo's Legion Go Fold-able gaming handheld concept has four screen modes, also works as a small laptop — POLED display unfolds from 7.7 to 11.6 inches

By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 March 26

But this early iteration sure is floppy.

Lenovo's Framework-like Modular AI PC concept lets you put a screen just about anywhere — detachable keyboard and ports make the machine customizable

By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 March 26

Lenovo's ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept debuted at IFA, with a detachable display and keyboard to personalize the device to the way you want to use it.

Lenovo brings a blue ThinkPad T14 to Mobile World Congress — slew of new devices includes a Legion 7a with Strix Halo

By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 March 26

Lenovo is updating its ThinkPad, Yoga, and Legion laptop lines at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Best Gaming PCs of 2026

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 26 February 26

We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance.

U.S. Supreme Court shoots down President Trump’s tariffs — Consumer Technology Association hails 'victory for all Americans,' calls for swift refunds to retailers (update)

By Jowi Morales last updated 20 February 26

The Supreme Court told the Trump administration that the term "regulate" in the IEEPA does not give White House authority to impose tariffs on imports.

AMD's AI chips to be used as debt collateral in $300 million loan, report says — Cloud startup to use chips in Ohio datacenter

By Andrew E. Freedman published 19 February 26

AMD's chips will be used as debt collateral in a $300 million loan to cloud startup Crusoe with financing from Goldman Sachs.

Best Ultrabooks and Premium Laptops 2026

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 17 February 26

Our picks for the best ultrabooks (super thin and light notebooks), along with other premium laptops now.

Dell XPS 14 (2026) review: Two steps forward

By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 February 26

Three cheers for a physical function row!

Steam Deck availability goes up in smoke — suddenly goes out of stock in US, Asia stores

By Andrew E. Freedman published 11 February 26

Speculation has risen about component shortages.

Best Gaming Laptops 2026: Tested and reviewed

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 11 February 26

Here are our favorite gaming laptops for every need, based on our testing and reviews.

Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates to plug security holes before they happen — if you bought a PC last year, you should be set

By Andrew E. Freedman published 10 February 26

Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates for Windows PCs. If you bought one in the past year, you should be set, but others should be sure to keep up with Windows 11 updates.

Western Digital doubles the performance of hard drives with dual-actuator High-Bandwidth, with path to 8X performance increase — Power-Optimized HDDs will reduce power by 20 percent

By Anton Shilov published 3 February 26

Western Digital reveals hard disk drives tailored for higher performance and lower power consumption, targeting QLC NAND-based solid-state storage.

Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD with energy-assisted recording tech — plans 100TB HAMR hard drives by 2029

By Anton Shilov published 3 February 26

Western Digital announces HDD roadmap till 2029 at its Innovation Day.

Here are the tools you need to clean, maintain, and upgrade your laptop — from cleaning cloths and dusters to screwdrivers and drive upgrades

By Andrew E. Freedman published 30 January 26

While you can’t replace most things on a laptop these days, but you can still maintain it and upgrade some things to keep it running its best.

Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: Premium Panther Lake

By Andrew E. Freedman published 26 January 26

The Asus ZenBook Duo with Intel Core Ultra X9 388H has two pretty OLED screens powered by an impressive chip with powerful integrated graphics.

Best Gaming Laptops Under $1,000

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 16 January 26

You can spend less than $1,000 on a gaming laptop, and we've tested several to find the best budget gamer available.

Best Handheld Gaming PCs 2026: Windows and Steam Decks tested

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 15 January 26

Here are our favorite handheld gaming PCs, based on our testing and reviews.

DIY PC maker Framework's desktops finally succumb to RAM apocalypse, hit with price increase — now starts at $1,139 with 32GB, 128GB up $450

By Andrew E. Freedman published 13 January 26

After raising prices on its memory sticks, Framework is now raising prices on the Framework Desktop, its AMD-based gaming and AI-focused PC.

Lenovo's top ThinkPads and Yogas go all-in on Panther Lake — business laptops come with Windows and Linux options

By Andrew E. Freedman published 7 January 26

Lenovo is updating its high-end ThinkPad and Yoga laptops with Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra processors at CES 2026.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says robots could be 'AI immigrants' that can address labor shortages — can 'do the type of work that maybe we decided not to do anymore'

By Andrew E. Freedman published 6 January 26

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said that a wave of robots will serve as "AI immigrants" to drive the economy and do the jobs others don't want to do.

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