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The Swift Edge 14 AI looks good and feels great -- this portable clamshell barely feels like it adds any weight to my backpack, which makes it a perfect computer to tote around for work. If you're in the market for a sleek, portable laptop, I think it makes sense to be milling through 14-inch models -- and on that front, the Swift Edge 14 AI is a solid competitor with a great display and keyboard alongside a decent touchpad. On the other hand, the Swift Edge 14 AI's $1,500 price tag is hard to stomach, especially for a computer that ekes out middling multicore performance numbers compared to s

Apple's MacBook Neo is a near-perfect laptop for student life and student budgets. It costs just $499 with Apple’s student discount and offers a premium MacBook design, a display that’s hardly any smaller than the MacBook Air’s and enough performance for the majority of students. You just don't see this level of build quality and design at this price. I'm willing to live without most of the features the Neo lacks because it costs $500 less than the cheapest MacBook Air. And, sure, its iPhone processor isn't as powerful as the M5 chip in the new MacBook Air, and it comes with only 8GB of RAM, b

The new MacBook Neo is the perfect low-cost laptop for school and casual home use, and the MacBook Pro is great for those who need higher-level processing and graphics performance for content creation, graphic design, advanced STEM work and gaming. In between, the MacBook Air is more of an everyday laptop that favors portability over performance, although it has power to spare and a long battery life, according to our tests. That’s why the MacBook Air is still CNET’s pick for the best MacBook for most people. The 15-inch MacBook Air acts as a bridge between the 13-inch MacBook Air and MacBook

If your laptop or phone works well, don't panic-buy any new tech. But if you already planned to upgrade this year, waiting may not save you money. In this market, last year's model might become a luxury you can't afford to ignore. Gartner calls this "memflation," or memory price inflation, and estimates annual DRAM prices will rise by 125% in 2026, while NAND flash prices will rise by 234%.  Ubrani advises holding on to your device for as long as you can or making the most of it. "Now is the time to be considering alternatives, like maybe buying a used device or a refurbished device." Gartner'