Articles by Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman is an editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming as well as keeping up with the latest news. He holds a M.S. in Journalism (Digital Media) from Columbia University. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag among others.

Articles by: Andrew E. Freedman

HP Says Xerox Reached Out About Potential Deal

By Andrew E. Freedman

Reports suggest that Xerox has made a cash and stock offer to buy HP.

You Can Finally Buy GPU Upgrades for Alienware Area-51m

By Andrew E. Freedman

Alienware is finally selling RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 GPU upgrade kits for the Area-51m, making good on a months-old promise.

Best Gaming Laptops of 2019

By Andrew E. Freedman

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

Dell XPS 13 Review: Comet Lake Is Here

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Dell XPS 13 is an attractive laptop with strong performance and a bright display, but you shouldn’t get the base configuration.

Best Gaming PCs 2019

By Andrew E. Freedman

We tested pre-built gaming desktop PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall system performance.

Here Are All the Project Athena Laptops We Know About

By Andrew E. Freedman

Intel's OEM partners have pushed forward the first wave of Project Athena certified laptops.

Microsoft Publishes Surface Laptop 3 SSD Replacement Manual

By Andrew E. Freedman

Microsoft has published a manual explaining how to replace SSDs in the Surface Laptop 3, but it's meant for expert technicians.

Dell G5 Gaming Desktop Review: Console Competitor

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Dell G5 Gaming Desktop is a compact, affordable entry-level rig, though there’s only so much upgrading you can do with it.

Samsung Announces Two Project Athena Laptops With QLED Screens, Intel Lakefield-based Device

By Andrew E. Freedman

At Samsung’s developer conference, it announced the Galaxy Book Flex and Galaxy Book Ion with QLED displays. A Lakefield-based Galaxy Book S is also in the works.

New Nvidia Drivers Ready for GTX 1660 Super, Adds ReShade

By Andrew E. Freedman

Nvidia is timing its new Game Ready drivers for its new GTX 1660 and 1650 Super cards, with support for new technologies.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15-inch) Review: AMD Inside

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15-inch) is an attractive, thin 15-inch notebook -- and it finally has USB Type-C. But what about performance and battery life?

What Is Windows 10X: Microsoft's Folding PC OS Explained

By Andrew E. Freedman

The foldable computer is almost here, and there will be a version of Windows 10 for it. But maybe not exactly the one you know. It’s called Windows 10X.

Google Pixelbook Go Review: A Playful Clamshell

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Google Pixelbook Go is a playful Chromebook with long battery life, but it’s not affordable above the base model and the touchpad can be fussy.

How to Build a PC

By Andrew E. Freedman

Are you looking to build a PC but intimidated about how to put the parts together? Learn how to turn your components into a desktop with our step-by-step guide.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Proves Easy to Open in iFixit Teardown

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is easier to open than ever, according to a new teardown from iFixit.

Asus ROG Mothership Review: I Want to Believe

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Asus ROG Mothership offers strong performance in a distinct design with amazing speakers. But it’s very expensive, and far from quiet.

Dell G3 15 (2019) Gaming Laptop Review: Solid Play, Dull Display

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Dell G3 15 has sleek looks for a budget gaming PC and offers strong performance for the price, but the tradeoff is a bland display.

Hands-on With Google's Cute, Capable Pixelbook Go

By Andrew E. Freedman

We went hands-on with Google's $649 Pixelbook Go with a new ribbed design and new colorways.

Razer Blade 15 Laptop Gets an Awesome Optical Keyboard

By Andrew E. Freedman

Razer is adding an optical keyboard to the Blade 15, and it feels great on the fingers.

Trump's Tariffs and Tech: Everything You Need to Know (Updated)

By Andrew E. Freedman

President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese goods could have a big effect on tech companies and consumers, and many are speaking out.

Microsoft Fixes Surface Book 2 CPU Throttling, GPU Issues

By Andrew E. Freedman

Microsoft issued a firmware fix for the Surface Book 2 that stops the CPU from throttling at 0.4 GHz and has the GPU disappear.

Pixelbook Go Leaked Ahead of Google Event

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Pixelbook Go, Google's latest Chromebook, leaked in full detail ahead of an event next week.

Report: 2020 MacBooks Will All Get Scissor Keyboards

By Andrew E. Freedman

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that every MacBook will get scissor switches to replace the existing butterfly switches on the current laptops.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare System Requirements Unveiled

By Andrew E. Freedman

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare requires 175GB of free HDD space, but otherwise should run on a range of hardware.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Recommended Specs Includes 32GB of RAM (Updated)

By Andrew E. Freedman

Electronics Arts has unveiled the system requirements for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and the recommended specs are a doozy. Specifically, it calls for 32GB of RAM.

Andrew E. Freedman