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Alex Wawro
Alex Wawro

Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than a decade of experience covering both for outlets like Game Developer, Black Hat, and PC World magazine. He currently serves as a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering all things computing, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice. 

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The best 15-inch laptops in 2021

By Alex Wawro

The best 15-inch laptops straddle the line between power and portability, and these are the best you can buy right now.

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Snag this $99 Chromebook now in Best Buy Black Friday deal

By Alex Wawro

This Best Buy Black Friday sale can help you get a new Chromebook at a great discount.

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The best Amazon Fire tablets in 2021

By Alex Wawro

These are the best Amazon Fire tablets you can buy right now, based on our hands-on testing and reviews.

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Black Friday laptop deal: Google Pixelbook Go just hit lowest price ever

By Alex Wawro

Amazon has a Black Friday laptop deal on the Google Pixelbook Go that cuts over $100 off the asking price, making this one of the best deals we've yet seen on this excellent Chromebook.

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Best student computer in 2021

By Alex Wawro

From dorm-ready desktops to slick all-in-ones for art and photography students, these are the best student computers.

Best student Chromebook: Samsung Chromebook 4

Best student Chromebook in 2021

By Rory Mellon, Alex Wawro

The best student Chromebook provides an affordable alternative to Windows PC and MacBooks for students.

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The best touchscreen laptops in 2021

By Alex Wawro

Here are some of the best touchscreen laptops on the market right now, based on our hands-on testing.

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Windows 11 just got a killer feature — at the expense of Windows 10

By Alex Wawro

Windows 11 on Arm gains support for x64 app emulation, but Windows 10 users are out of luck.

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The best business laptops in 2021

By Alex Wawro

The best business laptops help you be more productive on the go. These are our top picks, from Apple, HP, Lenovo, and more.

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The best Chromebooks for kids in 2021

By Alex Wawro, Florence Ion

The best Chromebooks for kids are as basic or as super-powered as you need, and we've got great picks at all price points.

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The best 2-in-1 laptops in 2021

By Alex Wawro

If you like a laptop that transforms into a tablet, or vice versa, these are the best ones to buy.

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Ex-Apple engineers are helping Qualcomm build new chip to rival M1

By Alex Wawro

Qualcomm plans to debut new SoCs in 2022 that could outperform Apple silicon, and it's building them with help from some ex-Apple employees.

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Black Friday laptop deal: Snag this stellar Windows 11 2-in-1 for $300 off now

By Alex Wawro

Act fast: Samsung's got a limited-time Black Friday laptop deal that cuts the price of a Galaxy Book Pro 360 2-in-1 with Windows 11 down to $899.

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The best iPads in 2021

By Alex Wawro

From the big, beautiful iPad Pro to the svelte iPad Air, these are the best iPads you can buy right now.

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Black Friday gaming laptop deal: Save over $400 on this RTX 3070 beast

By Alex Wawro

Don't miss this killer Black Friday deal on a powerful Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Windows 11 gaming laptop with an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU.

Macbook Pro 16 vs. XPS 15

MacBook Pro 2021 (16-inch) vs Dell XPS 15 OLED: Which laptop wins?

By Alex Wawro

Here's everything you need to know to decide between these top-tier laptops from Apple and Dell.

MacBook Air 2020 next to a render of what the MacBook Air 2022 could look like

MacBook Air 2022 vs MacBook Air 2020: Biggest upgrades we expect

By Alex Wawro

Here's everything we've heard so far about the next MacBook Air

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Black Friday laptop deal: This MacBook Air alternative is $400 less with touchscreen and double the storage

By Alex Wawro

A Black Friday deal at Best Buy brings this great Windows 11 2-in-1 down to $599 for a limited time, and it's a great laptop for work and play.

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Black Friday laptop deal: Grab this HP 15 laptop for just $279 now

By Alex Wawro

Walmart is knocking nearly $200 off the price of a Core i3-powered HP 15 laptop for Black Friday. Grab it before it's gone!

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How to set up multiple desktops in Windows 11

By Alex Wawro

Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up and customizing multiple desktops in Windows 11.

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Microsoft launching Windows 11 SE and $249 Surface Laptop SE to take on Chromebooks

By Alex Wawro

Microsoft is launching a student-focused version of Windows 11, Windows 11 SE, alongside a $249 Surface laptop in a bid for some of the K-12 market currently cornered by Chromebooks.

Nvidia Lovelace

Nvidia Lovelace rumored specs: What we know so far about GeForce RTX 30 series' successor

By Alex Wawro

Nvidia's Lovelace architecture may debut as soon as 2022 in a new series of beefy GeForce RTX 4000-series GPUs.

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The best Lenovo laptops in 2021

By Alex Wawro

These are the best Lenovo laptops you can buy in every category, from ultraportables and Chromebooks to gaming laptops.

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Best laptops for video editing in 2021

By Alex Wawro

The best laptops for video editing are light, powerful, and long-lived, with great screens. Here are the best you can buy, for professionals and hobbyists alike.

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11 essential Windows 11 shortcuts you need to know

By Alex Wawro

Become a Windows 11 power user with these shortcuts for quickly accessing Snap Layouts, Desktops, and more.