Self-professed geek, Rebecca Spear, is one of Windows Central's gaming editors with a focus on gaming handhelds, mini PCs, PC gaming, and laptops. When she isn't checking out the latest titles on Xbox Game Pass, PC, ROG Ally, or Steam Deck; she can be found digital drawing with a Wacom tablet. She's written thousands of game guides, previews, interviews, features, and hardware reviews over the last few years. If you need information about anything gaming-related, her articles can help you out. She also loves testing game accessories and any new tech on the market. Drawing tablets and drawing programs like Adobe Fresco and Photoshop are among her chief interests. You can follow her @rrspear on X (formerly Twitter).
When away from electronics, she loves taking her corgi, Penny, out to the river to go swimming and is always up for a game of volleyball. Otherwise, you'll most often find her curled up with a fantasy or sci-fi novel as her cats purr on her lap. She also loves attending comic conventions while cosplaying as her favorite video game characters. Her house is filled with gaming collectibles and posters and she's always on the lookout for more.
Latest articles by Rebecca Spear

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Budget gaming Acer says its Nitro V Series gaming laptops are designed for casual and value-conscious gamers. Here's everything you need to know about them.

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AIO Desktops The HP OmniStudio X 27 All-In-One Desktop is perfect for creative workflows thanks to its new NEO:LED display and powerful internals.

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SSDs During CES 2026, SanDisk revealed that it is rebranding its WD_BLACK and WD Blue NVMe SSDs. Here are all of the storage devices that are getting name changes.

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Panel differences Several display types are currently used for different monitors, laptops, and TVs. Here's how they compare.

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Opinion It seems like people aren't as devoted to their tech as much as they were a few years ago. But it's hard to love a device when it keeps changing and treating you like a consumer.

By Jez Corden Published
Xbox Did you get a shiny new Xbox Ally or Xbox Ally X recently? If so, consider following these steps to improve your experience before diving into those similarly shiny games.

By Rebecca Spear Published
Handhelds To get the best experience on your Steam Deck, you're going to want to make some settings changes before playing any games. Here are the things you should do first after getting your Steam Deck.

By Adam Hales Published
PC Gaming The Steam Deck LCD helped define modern PC handhelds, but its quiet exit may signal a shift toward higher-priced hardware across Valve’s lineup.

By Adam Hales Published
How to From Fallout 1 to Fallout 76, this guide breaks down the exact steps, fixes, and settings needed to get every Fallout game running smoothly on Windows handhelds.

By Rebecca Spear Published
Deals I reviewed dozens of tech this year, but there were a few devices that stood out from the others. Here are my favorite tech things from 2025.

By Rebecca Spear Published
Gaming Take a look at all of the games you played on Steam by checking out your Steam Replay 2025.

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Handhelds Xbox Ally X may be shiny, but the original ROG Ally is the smarter holiday flex. Here's why.

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Gaming Natty needs your help breaking into Harlow's encampment in the High Keep castle. It's basically one large puzzle, so here's how to get through it.

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Deals Want to be more productive when working on your laptop? This monitor extender accessory provides two additional 15.6-inch screens, and it's currently on sale ahead of Christmas.

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Handhelds If you've just purchased a Legion Go S you'll be wanting the best accessories, here's our personal picks.

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Gaming You can grow your own plants for potion ingredients in Hogwarts Legacy, but you'll need to get a large pot if you want to grow certain helpful vegetation. Here's how to do that.

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Gaming You'll need to make your way through a moth puzzle-filled dungeon in Hogwarts Legacy in order to get the Helm of Urtkot. Here's how to do it.

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Gaming Adelaide needs you to check on her uncle in Hogwarts Legacy, but the map he leaves behind isn't the easiest thing to follow. Here's where to go.

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Gaming Sebastian and Ominis know about a secret room under Hogwarts. To be able to get to it, you'll need to solve a few snake puzzles.

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Gaming Zenobia Noke wants help collecting the six Gobstones that have been taken from her. Here is where you can find them.

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Gaming Using Henrietta's Map, you need to figure out where her treasure is hidden. But finding one treasure leads to finding yet another quest filled with spell cube puzzles.

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Gaming There are 16 Daedalian Keys hiding around the castle in Hogwarts Legacy. You’ll get a cool reward if you manage to find them all and collect the House Tokens.

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Gaming Poppy needs your help solving a moonstone door puzzle and diving into The Gilded Perch. Here's how to solve that puzzle and complete this quest.
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