10. Apple MacBook Air With
Retina Display: The all-new
MacBook Air is vastly better
than the model it replaces.
It has the iconic lightweight
body with a wedge shape
that made the original wildly
popular, but significantly
improved hardware specs,
headlined by a sharp Retina
display, an eighth-generation
Intel processor, and a built-in
fingerprint sensor.
10b. MSI GS65 Stealth
Gaming Laptop: The latest
MSI GS65 Stealth gaming
laptop sets a new standard for
performance and portability.
It’s mind-bogglingly thin (less
than 0.7 inches) and incredibly
light. With a pleasantly
restrained design and ultra-
thin, sub-5-millimeter screen
bezels, it actually looks like
a full-size ultrabook, not a
highly capable gaming rig.The
notebook has up to 8 hours of
battery life and a reasonably
sized charger. Overall, it’s
perfectly suited for daily use
that goes beyond gaming.
11. Marshall Kilburn II
Portable Speaker: Marshall
Kilburn II wireless speaker has
a design and controls inspired
by the company’s legendary
guitar amps. They include
a trio of dedicated rotating
knobs for controlling the
volume, bass, and treble. The
speaker has a rugged design
and an IPX2 rating for water
resistance. The sound quality
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is truly excellent. Marshall
partnered with Blumlein
Stereo to give the Kilburn II
speaker the ability to deliver
an immersive, multidirectional
audio experience that’s among
the best in its price range. The
speaker has Bluetooth 5.0
connectivity, as well as the
ability to wirelessly connect to
multiple audio sources.
12. Moto G7 Android
Smartphone by Lenovo:
The Moto G7 by Lenovo is
our favorite budget-friendly
smartphone available today.
The unlocked device is elegant
and packed with features,
making it worthy of a higher
price tag. Its key features
include a sharp 6.2-inch Full
HD+ display with a 19:9
aspect ratio, a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 632 chipset, and
a dual camera. It’s available in
black or white.
12b. Google Pixel 3a and
Pixel 3a XL: Google’s own
Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are
easily the most exciting new
Android phones to launch
so far this year. They have a
really cool design, solid specs
and performance, one of the
best cameras in the business,
and a fantastic Android user
experience with years’ worth
of guaranteed updates. Most
importantly, the duo phones
have price tags that are simply
impossible to resist! You can
pick between the compact
Pixel 3a with a 5.6-inch
display, or the bigger Pixel
3a XL with a 6-inch screen.
Google offers the phones in
a trio of colors: Just Black,
Clearly White, and Purple-ish.
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