The Vergecast

The best laptops for school, tablets for reading, and routers for home

Mar 29, 2023

01:08:05

Episode guests

Monica Chin

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Dan Seifert and Allison Johnson

David Pierce

Alex Cranz

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Balance Privacy and Convenience on the Internet

4min

The Tradeoffs Between Privacy and Convenience

2min

The Cost of Privacy in Evernote

2min

How Day One Thinks About Privacy

2min

The Trade-Off Between Privacy and Convenience

2min

How to Use Chat GPT to Interact With Your Notes

2min

The Importance of Privacy in Technology

3min

How to Stay Connected and Get More Done

2min

10.

The Pros and Cons of Buying an iPad or an E-Ink Tablet

2min

11.

How to Get the Most Out of Your iPad

2min

12.

How Phone Reviews Work at the Verge

4min

13.

How to Review an iPhone

2min

14.

How to Test Your Phone for Success

2min

15.

How to Stress Test a Smartphone Camera System

2min

16.

The Perils of Being a Phone Reviewer

4min

17.

How to Setup a Home Wi-Fi Network

2min

18.

How to Choose the Right Router for Your Home

2min

19.

How to Choose the Right Router for Your Smart Home

4min

20.

How to Choose the Right Mesh Network for Your Needs

4min

21.

The Akara G4 Video Doorbell

4min

22.

The Taylor Swift Antihero Doorbell

2min

23.

How to Cancel a Cable Team Subscription

2min

24.

How to Cancel a Subscription

2min

25.

How Much Money Do You Have to Spend on a Laptop?

2min

26.

The Importance of Portability and Battery Life in College

2min

27.

How to Choose the Right Laptop for You

2min

28.

XPS Laptop: The Best Laptop for You

2min

29.

The Vergecast: A Weird World in the Tech World

2min

The Verge answers questions from The Vergecast Hotline.

We hear from David Pierce on balancing privacy and modern conveniences for digital journaling, Alex Cranz on tablets for reading, Dan Seifert and Allison Johnson on tech reviews at The Verge, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on smart home routers and doorbells, and Monica Chin on laptops for college.