With a barrage of new Apple and Google devices around the corner, our reviews team is clearing their desks of new products before the pre-fall deluge begins. There's a well-rounded mix of in-depth testing this time around, including a detailed preview of watchOS 26 and more VPN trials. Kick off the weekend by catching up on all of the reviews you might've missed over the last few weeks from Engadget.
Dell 14 Premium
Dell / Engadget 91 100 Expert Score Dell 14 Premium While Dell rebranded the XPS 14 with a new and frankly worse name, it's still every bit the world-class Windows laptop that its predecessors were. Pros Sleek design
Vivid optional OLED display
Solid performance
Giant touchpad Cons Divisive capacitive touch buttons
Optional discrete GPU is one generation old $1,500 at Dell
While we're still trying to wrap our heads around Dell's naming scheme decision, the company continues to churn out new devices. The latest to cross senior reviews writer Sam Rutherford's desk was the Dell 14 Premium. You might remember this model as the XPS 14, and according to Sam, Dell retained "the DNA" that made previous versions some of the best notebook PCs you could buy. "Even with a new and rather uninspired name, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that the Dell 14 Premium remains one of the best Windows laptops on the market," he said. "It has the same sleek design from back when it was still called the XPS 14 but with some refreshed specs and components for 2025."
Framework Desktop (2025)
Engadget 89 100 Expert Score Framework Desktop (2025) Framework’s first desktop is powerful and efficient. But it’s not as modular, or repairable as a regular PC. Pros Powerful APU
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