Being a reviewer has made me dread gadget shopping

I, Dana Wollman, reviewer of laptops, have not purchased a laptop for myself since 2008. In the years since, I’ve tested 92 computers for Engadget, and who-knows-how-many for my old employer Laptop Mag. I’ve answered countless emails from readers asking which PC they should buy. I bought my dad a Lenovo ThinkPad, and came to the rescue years later when he botched his Windows 10 install. Helping other people is easy. It’s myself I hate shopping for.