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When owning a laptop, one of the most important things to know is how to check the battery health of your device. Checking the battery health may mean the difference between forking out hundreds on a ...

Modern computers are becoming increasingly adept at delivering top-of-the-line performance in compact laptops while remaining reliable. But also, they are expensive, and repairing them can cost you a ...

Laptops quietly monitor their own health, but most people never tap into the tools that can warn of trouble long before a crash or data loss. Built-in hardware diagnostics sit below the operating ...

Lithium-ion batteries are one of humanity’s greatest inventions. They have already helped us develop portable electronic devices and electric vehicles and are on the verge of conquering the grid ...

Since 1983, PCWorld has been testing PCs, and while we made the jump from paper to digital years ago, our mission remains the same: We’re here to help you make better choices about your PC hardware ...

We test dozens of laptops every year here at ZDNET, and our testing process employs a dual approach. On one hand, we run a series of benchmarking programs to gather important system data and metrics.

If your laptop’s battery doesn't last nearly as long as it first did out of the box, then it might be time to replace it. The lithium-ion batteries used to power most laptops degrade over time with an ...

If you want to know how old your Windows laptop is or when did you buy it, then read this post. After using a laptop for some time, you might wonder how long it’s been since you purchased it. Or at ...