
Cale Hunt
Cale Hunt brings to Windows Central more than nine years of experience writing about laptops, PCs, accessories, games, and beyond. If it runs Windows or in some way complements the hardware, there’s a good chance he knows about it, has written about it, or is already busy testing it.
Cale has published hundreds of reviews on Windows Central, and he's not afraid to give his honest opinion regarding everything from PC gaming hardware to Windows software and laptops.
This allows him to efficiently curate buying guides and product advice, giving readers a no-nonsense look at the options that will best suit their needs.
When he isn’t in his office writing, tinkering with tech, or gaming, Cale enjoys playing acoustic guitar (he’s a sucker for Bluegrass music), reading novels, tending the garden, and providing his two cats some much-needed attention.
Latest articles by Cale Hunt

NVIDIA says it doesn't put backdoors, kill switches, or spyware in its GPUs
By Cale Hunt published
AI NVIDIA is attempting to ease concerns from China regarding vulnerabilities in its H20 AI GPUs, and its Chief Security Officer recently published a blog post explaining NVIDIA's stance.

Battlefield 6 on PC requires Secure Boot. Here's how to enable it.
By Cale Hunt published
Windows I'm seeing a lot of PC players concerned over Battlefield 6's Secure Boot requirement, so I put together this step-by-step guide on how to get everything set up properly.

Meet Lenovo's Innovative ThinkBook: A Rollable Screen Revolution
By Cale Hunt published
Laptops After months of waiting following an official reveal at CES 2025, the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable finally showed up at my door. Here's an early hands-on look at the unique PC.

AWS deleted 10 years' worth of a software engineer's data
By Cale Hunt published
Cloud Software engineer Abdelkader Boudih published a lengthy post on their Seuros blog outlining how AWS deleted 10 years of data. Is there a conspiracy afoot? Boudih certainly seems to think so.

Discover the New Features Coming to Diablo 2: Resurrected in China
By Cale Hunt published
Gaming Is the launch of the game in China what the Diablo social media team was referring to when it said more chaos was ahead? Here's what you need to know.

Can Zuckerberg's "personal superintelligence" AI ploy save your job?
By Cale Hunt published
AI While Meta plays catch-up with the big AI firms, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced "personal superintelligence."

Save up to $800 on NVIDIA RTX laptops with back-to-school deals
By Cale Hunt last updated
Deals It's (unfortunately) time to start prepping for another back-to-school season, and I found a bunch of the best deals on NVIDIA RTX laptops for students who need some extra power in their PC.

These Windows laptops are perfect for school and cost less than $600
By Cale Hunt published
Deals Lots of laptops are on sale right now as students and parents prepare for school, but few will run like these.

I tried a mesh office chair for a month — here's what I think
By Cale Hunt published
Review SIHOO's Doro C300 Pro adds a list of enhancements compared to the non-Pro version, but is it worth an extra $110?

Battlefield 6 fans respond to the latest multiplayer reveal trailer
By Cale Hunt published
Gaming Hardcore players and newcomers alike respond to the wealth of information shown off in the latest Battlefield 6 reveal.

The best CPU cooler for AMD Ryzen 7 5800X desktop processors
By Ben Wilson last updated
Components Pairing AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core desktop processor with the right CPU cooler will keep your temperatures under control and save you from excessive fan noise.

Want an upgradeable laptop? Here's what you need to know.
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops Desktop PCs are often easily upgradeable, prolonging life and extracting more value from your purchase. But what about laptops? Here's what you need to know about the upgradeable landscape.

NVIDIA announces end-of-life support for many of its GTX GPUs
By Cale Hunt published
PC I fondly recall my gorgeous NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti Founders Edition GPU. My, how the time flies.

NVIDIA is already short on H20 AI chips weeks after the China ban reversal
By Cale Hunt published
AI That fresh order is on top of the 600,000 to 700,000 H20 chips already stockpiled.

Here's how to disable Windows 10's fast startup feature
By Cale Hunt last updated
Windows 10 Windows 10 has a fast startup feature that, while convenient when booting a PC, might be getting in the way of some other features. Here's what you need to know and ultimately how to disable it.

Get the right motherboard for your AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
By Cale Hunt last updated
PC AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X is one of the latest CPUs from Team Red, and it can take advantage of all of the best features from AM5 motherboards. Here are my top recommendations for your next PC build.

These are the best Thunderbolt docks you can buy in 2025
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops Thunderbolt laptop docks offer unparalleled performance, and they're the perfect way to expand your PC's connectivity. I rounded up the best we've tested so far.

Out of all the PCs we've tested, these are our favorite AI laptops
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops We've been busy testing the latest and greatest AI hardware from all of the major brands. I've pulled the best-tested AI PCs to help you pick a winner, with some honorable mentions in tow.

AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip fails to impress in early benchmarks
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme will soon be found in a range of new gaming handhelds, but an early range of tests shows that the newfound performance is hardly worth an upgrade over the Z1 Extreme.

NVIDIA's leaked N1x SoC has the same number of CUDA cores as the RTX 5070
By Cale Hunt published
Laptops NVIDIA's N1 and N1x SoCs, built in collaboration with MediaTek, have not yet been officially announced. That hasn't stopped several info leaks, and the latest suggests some stellar GPU performance.

I compare two of HP's top OmniBook convertible laptops
By Cale Hunt published
Laptops Can't decide between two of HP's top OmniBook laptops? I can help.

How Dell engineered the Area-51's positive pressure cooling
By Cale Hunt published
PC Thanks to Adam Savage's "Tested" YouTube channel, we now have a behind-the-scenes look at how Dell tests its Alienware desktop PC cooling.

Maingear's new PC looks like something out of my childhood memories
By Cale Hunt published
PC If you grew up with PC gaming in the '90s, Maingear's new Retro95 system should look very familiar. But unlike back then, this throwback can be configured with up to a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080.
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