Some laptops are remarkably resilient. Others, not so much. But all succumb to wear and tear over time. Batteries decline, screens malfunction, keyboards fail (and shed their keys). Before calling for ...
Do you have a computer or smartphone that's easy to repair? Or, when your laptop or phone needs service, will you be forced to buy a whole new device? A new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund ...
Gaming laptops promise desktop-class performance in a backpack, but repair benches tell a different story. High failure rates, cooked components and batteries that give up early are so common that ...
Come for the repairable, upgradeable design and swappable ports. Stay for the great screen and powerful processor. It’s 2023 and things are a little dystopian in the laptop space. Users, more ...
Earlier this year Lenovo announced that it had partnered with online repair shop iFixit to design new Lenovo ThinkPad T-series laptops that are easier to repair than most of the company’s other recent ...
Lenovo's concept ThinkBook laptop with a transparent display is easily one of the most exciting things from MWC 2024. But that's a product that's several years away from launching... if it ever even ...
Brandon Gordon presses a bezel around a new laptop screen at his business BG Tech Repair in northeast Cedar Rapids on Aug. 22. Gordon founded the nonprofit Refurb Hope in April, and plans to ...
Dell's easily disassembled laptop prototype, which we saw first in 2021, returns with a new design that promise benefits for Dell, the consumer, and the environment. I’ve been a consumer PC expert at ...
Laptops this year will get new processors, but many computer makers are turning back the clock with designs that are easier to repair and upgrade. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus ...