January 13, 2026

My last article talked about a specific laptop with a Snapdragon processor, the Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 6. For my needs, it stands head and shoulders above the otherwise exactly identical models with Intel and AMD processors – wildly extended battery life, reliable fast startup, no heat or fan noise, full performance on battery, no compromises. There…

January 6, 2026

I’m typing this on my favorite laptop of all time. And I’ve used a lot of laptops. It’s a Lenovo Thinkpad. It looks just like a Thinkpad – matte black on the outside, lots of ports, best-in-class keyboard, same as it ever was. This is probably the 10th or 12th Thinkpad that I’ve owned and…

August 6, 2024

The Windows laptop market is in disarray. There are some good reasons to wait a year before buying a new computer. (Or buy a Mac. They’re pretty magical.) Your next PC might be one of the latest Windows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, which feature vastly improved battery life. They’re marketed as “AI PCs” but you should…

June 11, 2024

There was a full-page ad in the New York Times on Friday for the new Samsung “Bespoke AI” washer/dryer combo. Seriously. Of course “AI laundry” is marketing crap. I’ll bet some business advertised “Crypto Ovens” a couple of years ago. It’s meaningless and stupid. AI hysteria is on the rise. This is still the early…