With over a decade of experience in reviewing gaming laptops, here's my rundown of what to consider before pulling the ...

Whether you’re buying the first laptop for your fifth-grader or a graduation gift for your 18-year-old, deciding which model to get can feel like homework. Beyond the basics—Chromebook, Mac, ...

Key components like CPU, GPU, and RAM are mostly safe to buy used, and they can lead to significant savings. Do some research to figure out what parts you should buy and how much they should cost ...

Know what you want to do with the computer. Is it for gaming, do you want to watch, or edit video, or need a laptop that has good battery life? Or are you just looking for something to browse the web ...

So, you just bought a shiny new laptop and pulled it out of its box. You're dying to fire it up and start playing around with it -- I still have that feeling even after unboxing over 200 different ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...