
Rebecca Spear
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

Can your PC handle the latest Assassin's Creed RPG?
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Make sure your gaming PC can handle Assassin's Creed Shadows before the game launches.

This affordable mini PC easily handles my daily workload
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The Geekom A6 mini PC features an AMD Ryzen CPU, Radeon graphics, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It's a fantastic device that costs under $500.

Gaming handhelds are great for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds I spent time figuring out if I could play KCD2 on gaming handhelds. Here's how well it plays on ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and Legion Go.

2 pros and 2 cons of SteamOS coming to non-Steam Deck handhelds
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds SteamOS will soon officially be available on multiple third-party gaming handhelds, which is both good and bad.

Review: I'd recommend the Galaxy Book5 Pro to almost anyone
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro is a Copilot+ PC that offers very good performance and can even handle a bit of gaming. Our review.

7 Legion Go S and Legion Go 2 facts answered at the official Q&A
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds During an official Q&A, Lenovo answered questions about the company's upcoming gaming handhelds, and we learned a lot.

MSI Claw AI+ still hasn't launched, and it's not helping the handheld's reputation
By Rebecca Spear published
Handheld New MSI Claw AI+ handhelds were supposed to have launched already, but they're still not available. This isn't helping instill confidence in the new PC gaming devices.

JSAUX FlipGo Pro 16 review: I'll never travel without it
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The FlipGo Pro 16 is a fantastic dual-stack portable monitor that makes it easy to multitask on a business trip — our review.

Nitro Blaze 11 size vs. Legion Go, ROG Ally, and Steam Deck
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 has a 10.9-inch display and looks massive beside the next largest PC gaming handheld on the market.

The fourth Xbox Developer_Direct title seems to be none other than an all-new 'Ninja Gaiden'
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Ninja Gaiden is a famed hack n' slash series that has some historical roots with the OG Xbox.

Best desktop PC accessories 2025: Get the perfect computer setup
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Essentials To get the best experience out of your computer setup, you want to use the best PC accessories. Here are our top picks.

If you're looking for a Procreate alternative for Windows, these 7 drawing apps are the best to use
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Drawing Apps Procreate is a top-rated drawing app, but it's only designed for iPhones and iPad. Fortunately, there are many other amazing drawing programs out there for Windows users.

GDC's latest annual survey sheds light on game developer layoffs, Xbox Game Pass, sentiments toward generative AI, and more
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming GDC survey results provide a look into gaming industry layoffs, generative AI usage, Steam Deck impact, and more.

CES 2025 proved that this is the year of the AI mini PC
By Rebecca Spear published
Mini PC We saw more mini PCs at CES 2025 than we have in recent years. Here are the devices that stood out the most.

You can fit all of your devices in this fantastic tech backpack
By Rebecca Spear published
Review If you're looking for a good laptop backpack that can tote a bunch of your devices then you should consider the Tomtoc Navigator-T66.

Dell needs to release its UFO handheld soon if it wants to keep up with competitors
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Dell showed off a concept Alienware PC gaming handheld five years ago, so why hasn't a full product released yet?

AndaSeat's X-Air Pro mesh chair has a formal front and a casual back
By Rebecca Spear published
Review AndaSeat X-Air Pro is the company's first mesh office chair, but is it a good one to use? Our review.

The Game Awards 2024 LIVE as it happened
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming All the news from The Game Awards 2024 in one place, reported as it happened.

Cherry's upcoming mechanical gaming keyboards offer great specs
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Cherry unveiled its latest computer accessories at CES 2025, which includes two new wireless mechanical keyboards.

Acer's Nitro Blaze 8 might be huge, but the Blaze 11 is MASSIVE
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds During CES 2025, Acer revealed details about its on-the-go gaming devices, including the specs for its two upcoming AI PC Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds.

I've been testing this AI PC laptop for the last two weeks — It has a unique feature I've never seen before but disappoints in one key area
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The Acer Swift 14 AI has an indicator that lets you know when AI processes are happening locally on the laptop. Our review.

Lenovo Legion Go S: Leaks, rumors, and everything you need to know
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Gaming handheld Legion Go S is an upcoming new variant of Lenovo's original gaming handheld. Learn all about it.

Windows Central Tech Awards 2024 — Ranking the top PCs, tools, accessories, and software innovations of the year
By Jez Corden published
Awards 2024 was an exciting year in tech. From AI innovations to handheld gaming PCs, 2025 looks set to be even more exciting. Here are the top tech innovations of 2024.

Dell's XPS Desktop (8960) is an RTX 40-Series beast masquerading in a retro-looking case
By Zachary Boddy, Rebecca Spear last updated
Review The latest Dell XPS Desktop is a sleek, minimalist tower PC packed with some of the most powerful internals you can find, perfect for creators and gamers alike.
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