Luke Larsen
Senior Editor, Computing
Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, monitors, PC hardware, and everything else that plugs into a computer. Luke joined Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a media company that called his city home. His obsession with technology is in observing the ebb and flow of how technological advancement and product design intersects with our day-to-day experience of it. From digging into the minute details to stepping back and seeing the wider trends, Luke revels in telling stories with tech.
Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN and The Oregonian. When he's not obsessing over what the best laptop is or how Apple can fix the Mac, Luke spends his time playing designer board games, quoting obscure Star Wars lines, and hanging with his family.
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10 best laptops we’ve tested in 2023
Looking for the best laptops to buy in 2023? We've tested and reviewed top laptops, Chromebooks, and MacBooks to help you choose.
The most powerful Surface laptop ever may launch later this year
Microsoft's follow-up to the Surface Laptop Studio may debut later this year with a much more powerful configuration.
Best gaming laptops in 2023: Razer, Lenovo, Asus, and more
Only a select few gaming laptops are worth your time. Here are the best gaming laptops we've found for 2023 after reviewing dozens of models.
Should you buy the M2 MacBook Pro or wait for the M3?
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Bing Chat fights back against workplace bans on AI
Microsoft has announced a new version of Bing Chat to help protect data and secure chat history.
There are too many MacBooks
With six different MacBooks now in the lineup, it's become more difficult than ever to make the right choice.
The ROG Zephyrus G14 is $600 off today, down to just $800
Taking $600 off one of my favorite gaming laptops brings it down to just $800. It's easily the best Prime Day gaming laptop deal this year.
The 6 biggest mistakes in recent Star Wars movies and TV shows we can all agree on
Fans will never be happy with Star Wars, but these 6 mistakes from the past decade, from Solo to The Last Jedi, are commonly recognized as franchise blunders.
The easy way to decide between the MacBook Air 15 and MacBook Pro 14
The MacBook Air 15 expands Apple's lineup of the thinnest laptops, with a larger display for better multitasking. But how does it compare to the MacBook Pro 14?
MacBook Air 15-inch vs. MacBook Air 13-inch: which to buy
The new MacBook Air 15 is likely to perform similarly to the smaller MacBook Pro 13, with comparable display quality. So the choice comes down entirely to size.
Apple may already be cutting back Vision Pro production
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How we test laptops
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The best AI chatbots to try out: ChatGPT, Bard, and more
The rise of AI chatbots has been staggering to watch, led by ChatGPT and a host of clones.
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch review: it’s not what you think
The 15-inch MacBook Air might have a small target demographic, but it's nearly the perfect laptop for them.
Dell XPS 15 vs. XPS 17: high-performance siblings duke it out
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Dell XPS 13 Plus review: extra, in a good way
The Dell XPS 13 Plus is the kind of laptop that'll cause head turns and double-takes, but is it a laptop you should actually buy?
MacBooks may finally catch up to Windows laptops in this one important way
A new patent says that one of the biggest missing features on MacBooks might finally make an appearance.
There’s a MacBook that Apple has no right to continue selling
Apple has a brand new 15-inch MacBook Air, and yet, it's still selling a much worse MacBook for the same price.
One of the most ambitious gaming laptops just got even better
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The rest of Apple’s 2023 Mac lineup is starting to look strange
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Will Windows AI Copilot be the ultimate PC accessibility tool?
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Microsoft Build 2023: the biggest announcements in AI, Windows, and more
Microsoft's annual developer conference has brought lots of interesting announcements in the world of AI, Windows, Edge, and more.
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Here’s how Nvidia defends its RTX 4060 Ti’s memory controversy
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With the RTX 4060 at $299, Nvidia reverses course on pricing
Nvidia has announced a well-priced new GPU, the RTX 4060, which comes in cheaper than the previous generation.
Intel addresses a mysterious patch coming to nearly all PCs this week
A mysterious patch from Intel is scheduled for this Friday that applies to nearly all of its modern CPUs.
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Why Apple’s next MacBook already feels like a disappointment
A 15-inch MacBook Air is rumored to launch at WWDC 2023, but don't get too excited.
Surface Pro 10: here’s what to expect from the next generation
The Surface Pro 10 may be due out later this year, coming with one major change this time around.
The updated Bing Chat leapfrogs ChatGPT in 6 important new ways
Microsoft has unveiled a new version of Bing Chat that brings some exciting new features that even ChatGPT doesn't have.
After 15 years, Intel may be killing the Core i5 and Core i7
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MiniGPT-4: A free image-to-text AI tool you can try out today
MiniGPT-4 brings the vision-language capabilities we've been waiting for GPT-4 to introduce.