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Laptops & Monitors
3 reviews in this category. All long-term tested.
Framework Laptop 13 (AMD, 2026) review: the laptop you can keep alive
Twelve months of long-term reliability tracking later, the most interesting story isn't the modular ports — it's the warranty experience.
The 2026 Framework Laptop 13 with the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 is the company's fifth real iteration on a modular, repairable laptop. Twelve months of long-term reliability tracking show real strengths in the company's parts availability, repair documentation, and DIY-friendly architecture — and a few persistent weaknesses in build quality and battery performance that have not improved as much as I'd hoped. For the right buyer, this is the laptop I would recommend over a MacBook Pro or a Dell XPS. For most buyers, the trade-offs are real.
Dell UltraSharp U3225QE review: a 32-inch 4K productivity monitor that nearly justifies its price
Five months at the desk. The IPS Black panel and the Thunderbolt 4 docking are real wins; the marketing-led 'AI productivity' features are useless.
The Dell UltraSharp U3225QE is a 32-inch 4K IPS Black productivity monitor with a built-in Thunderbolt 4 dock and a clean, well-calibrated panel. After five months of daily desktop use I think it is the best monitor in its category for users who want a dock-and-display in one device — but the $1,049 price tag is steep for a non-HDR panel, and Dell's 'AI features' built into the on-screen menu are useless and quietly disabled. With those caveats, it earns a recommendation as a productivity workhorse.
M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch review: the laptop most professionals should still buy
Six months in. The performance is real, the battery life is silly, and the price has finally stopped going up.
The M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch is the iterative upgrade you'd expect from Apple's annual cadence — meaningfully faster than the M3 generation, with the same chassis and a few small refinements. After six months as my primary machine, I think it remains the best laptop most working professionals can buy in 2026, with the caveat that it is not the right machine for users who value repairability, port flexibility, or running anything other than macOS. The performance and battery life are genuinely class-leading. The price has finally stabilised.