With Apple’s new cut-price MacBook Neo entering the market, it is a good time to ask a simple question. What is the best cheap, basic laptop for everyday use in 2026?

From Windows laptops to Chromebooks to MacBooks, our experts have tested and identified the top low-cost machines that make short work of everyday computing. The best part? Many ring up for less than ...

Microsoft’s Surface laptop lineup has a number of options for different types of users. There’s a Surface Laptop Studio for creatives, or the Surface Pro 8 for digital nomads, or the Surface Go 3 for ...

PCWorld’s testing reveals Intel’s new Panther Lake processors with Arc integrated graphics are significantly closing the performance gap with discrete GPUs in laptops. Arc iGPUs with up to 12 Xe3 ...

Lenovo’s budget ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 has a lovely keyboard and work-friendly frills, but the trackpad feels subpar for the price. Think of Lenovo’s ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 as the business laptop for the rank ...