Joe Osborne

1 month ago | pcmag.com | Joe Osborne

I write and edit stories about the latest lust-worthy PC tech all day long, but at heart, I'm a frugal shopper. I'm also an Apple Mac devotee. Combine those two traits, and that means I almost always buy my Apple gear in entry-cost, base configurations. In other words, I'm sensitive to the "starting price." Because of that, what happened in the course of the latest Apple MacBook launch struck me.

1 month ago | pcmag.com | Joe Osborne

HP has kicked off 2025 with a deluge of new PC products, totaling more than 70 models across consumer and commercial-grade systems. I was invited to preview some of those devices at a private event in New York City before they were revealed in Nashville, Tenn., at its HP Amplify conference. During the hands-on time, I learned more about HP's latest OmniBook laptops for families and students.

1 month ago | me.pcmag.com | Joe Osborne

Dell's 2025 kicked off with a serious New Year's resolution: to reset its entire brand identity. New Dell computers will focus on the "Dell" name and eliminate its well-known sub-brands XPS, Inspiron, Precision, and Latitude. Best Dell Laptops in UAE and Saudi Arabia Fastest Laptops in UAE and Saudi Arabia Best Touch-Screen Laptops in UAE and Saudi Arabia Best OLED Laptops in UAE and Saudi ArabiaDell's goal?

1 month ago | pcmag.com | Joe Osborne

Dell's 2025 kicked off with a serious New Year's resolution: to reset its entire brand identity. New Dell computers will focus on the "Dell" name and eliminate its well-known sub-brands XPS, Inspiron, Precision, and Latitude. Dell's goal? It hopes that this change will make buying decisions easier for newcomers to the Dell brand. And it might. But the droves of longtime Dell fans will have to get up to speed with what's what.

1 month ago | au.pcmag.com | Joe Osborne

They've all had their charms, but this number three may be the best yet: 2025’s 15-inch Apple MacBook Air is the company’s third Air laptop at that screen size, and it’s the most affordable and most improved of the lot. For this new edition, Apple trimmed the 15-inch Air’s starting-model price by $100, to $1,199, while introducing its latest-gen M4 processor, a new 12-megapixel Center Stage webcam, and a new Sky Blue color option that doesn't cost extra.