In this edition of the PCWorld Smart Mode newsletter, I'm taking a look at one of the foundational assumptions of the PC ...

Memory costs have exploded in 2026, leading Apple and other computing giants to jack up laptop prices. Against that backdrop, here’s how to save on a new PC this year.

Memory chip costs are up as AI companies gobble up the hot commodity. Consumer electronics companies like Dell and HP are ...

Due to the current crisis, Lenovo ThinkBook laptops are now shipping globally with SSDs from Chinese company Yangtze Memory ...

It's been a minute since we first heard about the all-new memory standard for laptops, Compression Attached Memory Module, or CAMM for short. Dell first introduced its home-brewed memory standard ...

Skip drive bottlenecks entirely: see how a "Frugal Install" forces a bloated web browser to run directly through pure, ...

RAM is your PC's short-term memory, so it's incredibly important. If your laptop supports RAM upgrades, swapping out the existing sticks for something faster can be a straightforward way to see some ...

The least expensive 5090 config comes well-equipped with a 18" 2560x1600 300Hz G-Sync display, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, ...

The HP Laptop 15t-fd000 at $679.99 is a solid pick if you want a fast everyday laptop without going overboard on price. You get a 15.6-inch screen, which is a nice middle ground for work, school, and ...

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Laptops for college should be portable, offer long battery life, and remain reasonably affordable. Based on testing hundreds of laptops, these are my top picks.

For some computing components, the bottleneck to improved speed and performance hasn’t been power consumption or clock speed but physical space. But a new memory standard may provide all of the power ...