Isaac Rouse

The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 has an attractive and fresh design, but its AMD components aren't always the fastest at office tasks.

The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a strong gaming laptop with a competitive price, but it makes a few sacrifices along the way.

The HP Pavilion Plus 14 can is an effective mainstream performer, has all the ports you could ask for and comes at a good price.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE has a functional design paired with powerful components and a phenomenal starting price.

The HP Victus offers solid gaming performance for a budget price, but you have to make a lot of trade-offs to get it this cheap.

The Alienware x15 R2 has a gorgeously thin and sleek design with beautiful RGB lighting. But there are less stylish laptops with better performance for less.

This Inspiron trades some niceties for a lower price.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar comes with gorgeous RGB lighting and a functional design choice. But despite its specs, it can’t handle gaming as well as similarly specced, cheaper laptops.

IOGear’s Hver Stealth is a $50 mechanical keyboard with RGB lighting and its own software for customization. But the keycaps and switches could be better.

The Playdate is an easy go-to choice for mobile indie gamers. Unfortunately, it has a premium price tag that may not be worth the casual pick-up and play experience.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE has an RTX 3080 GPU and updated display. Unfortunately, it has weaker gaming performance than the competition.

A budget gaming laptop that excels at productivity, too.

The mouse has been shaved down for improved, weightless performance but feels less solid as a result.

Razer Leviathan V2 sounds great and looks spectacular, Unfortunately, it only has USB-A and Bluetooth connectivity options. Its features are also tied too closely to (sometimes) messy software.

The Gigabyte Aero 16 excels at productivity performance and is a great choice for light gaming. But its port selection is laughable for a workstation.

With a promise of over 300 hours of battery life.

The HyperX Cloud Flight Wireless delivers comfort and over 30 hours of battery life. But the headset is strictly for PC and PlayStation consoles.

The newly introduced Razer Blade 17 has powerful GPU/CPU combos across its seven configurations. Although it’s all packed in a slim profile, its large price tag may make some reconsider.