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A MacBook and a Dell laptop next to each other
Linux is great for laptops, but it still struggles with these 5 hardware features

Linux loves laptops until the fingerprint reader clocks in.

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An angled view of the XPS 14 half-opened.
Your laptop's SSD is probably running in the wrong mode, and it's slowing you down

Most laptops ship with RAID as default, a storage configuration you don't really need,

hp elitebook g2i x flip
This HP laptop might just be the ultimate executive convertible

The HP EliteBook X Flip G2i packs serious AI muscle, top-tier security, and a garage-stored stylus—though its SSD speeds could be faster.

OpenClaw onboarding script in Windows Powershell
I deployed OpenClaw on a laptop and learned exactly where it hits its limits

Capable, but nowhere as powerful.

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USB-C power cable with a gaming laptop
I stopped trusting CPU model names after seeing how much power limits actually matter

Two laptops with the same CPU can perform completely differently — here's why.

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surface-laptop-go-3-display
Changing this display setting is the easiest battery win on Windows laptops

One buried Windows setting can buy your laptop an extra hour of battery.

An angled view of the Yoga Slim 7x's design.
The MacBook Neo could finally be getting some serious competition from Lenovo

We don't know its exact specs or price yet, but the IdeaPad Vibe could offer users far more color options than the Neo — and five more ports.

Windows 11 updated battery percentage icon.
I turned off Windows Update background tasks and my battery improved overnight

Windows was doing more work in the background than I realized, and stopping one process gave my laptop noticeably better battery life.

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A laptop in an Orbitkey Hybrid Laptop sleeve.
Windows proved my laptop wasn’t actually sleeping when I closed it

My laptop spent the night asleep in the same way a toddler does.

top down view-of disassembled laptop showing its battery.
Why your laptop battery stops at 99Wh — and it has nothing to do with chemistry

Blame aviation, not lithium-ion.

windows powershell terminal running powercfg commands.
Windows has two different power plan controls, and they don't do what you think
CPU

Microsoft doesn't seem to want you to play around with the power settings anymore.

doas neofetch command running on Linux Mint terminal.
Linux makes old computers feel faster, not actually faster

Your CPU didn't suddenly get younger.

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Windows Bluetooth Settings
I turned Bluetooth off on my PC and three things improved, including my Wi-Fi

One toggle I ignored was slowing my whole PC down.

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No name thermal paste
My laptop now runs much cooler and the fix was only $5

You can go lower.

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Disk perfromance on Windows
I wasted years optimizing my SSD for nothing — Windows was already doing it

I was making Windows slower, and the drive was barely benefiting.

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Hp Laptop charger with the cable wrapped around
USB-C this, USB-C that, give me back my barrel jack
USB

USB-C's promise of 240W PD is still nowhere to be seen.

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Windows 11 Laptop desk setup.
Microsoft is finally fixing my biggest complaint with Windows

Windows sleep might actually work now.

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Start menu on Windows PC
Windows 11 now overclocks your CPU to open the Start menu — and somehow that's a good thing

Windows 11 now spikes your CPU just to open the Start menu, and the fact that it works makes it worse.

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Removing the heatsink of a laptop
I replaced liquid metal with a thermal pad and my laptop finally stopped throttling

All hail the new king of thermal solutions.

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makeuseof best in show computex 2026.
MakeUseOf's Computex 2026 picks: the tech we can't stop thinking about

The biggest PC hardware event of the year never fails to deliver.

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