Laptop reviews are only as useful as the trust you have for the writer and publication. Let us explain our approach.
Contents You’ve read our laptop reviews. You’ve read our conclusions. And now you’re wondering how we came to them.
But laptops are tactile products. They’re meant to be carried from place to place, and how they feel in your hands or in your backpack, matters quite a bit. These senses of sight and touch allow us to make first judgments about the laptops we receive for review. Different laptops are made of different materials such as plastic and aluminum. While metal is generally considered “premium” compared to plastic, that’s not always the case – a thin piece of metal may feel less sturdy.
Interface interaction The quality of the keyboard and touchpad is always important, and we devote an entire section to these vital user-interface tools. Display and audio impressions Though the design of a laptop is in the eye of the beholder, the display and audio systems on these products straddle the line between what is subjectively pleasant and what can be objectively measured.
A lasting impression We use three tests to judge battery life. In all situations, we calibrate the display’s brightness level to 100 lux using a light meter, and also disable any power settings that might dim or turn off the display during testing. We record battery life results using Windows’ built-in battery recording feature.
Ideally, a laptop should not warm significantly on either the top or the bottom, but it’s rare that this is the case. We take note of where a product warms as we use it both on a desktop and in our laps and measure hot spots with an infrared thermometer. The results are often referenced in our reviews.
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