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

Now's the time to lock in a discounted Adobe subscription plan
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals Now's the time to lock in an Adobe subscription plan while they're discounted to far more affordable prices. Here are the five best deal plans available right now.

LIGHTNING DEAL: My favorite headphones are seriously discounted
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals I never travel anywhere without my favorite set of headphones and right now they're steeply discounted as part of Amazon Prime Day Lightning Deal. Grab one at this low price while stock lasts.

Turn your gaming handheld into a laptop with this Prime Day deal
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals I bought a wireless keyboard for my PC gaming handhelds, and now I don't want to play without it. It's currently on sale for Prime Day, making it even better.

These are the best accessory deals for your Surface Pro 12-inch
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals The Surface Pro 12-inch got a near-perfect score in our review, but the right accessories can make it even better. These are the 7 best Prime Day discounts!

You should hold off on buying a microSD Express card for now
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming handhelds Most PC gaming handhelds on the market today cannot take full advantage of microSD Express cards, but I hope future ones do. Here's why.

Prime Day deal: Grab this premium mobile controller for just $100
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals The Razer Kishi Ultra is widely considered one of the best premium mobile controllers on the market. Right now, it's on sale for Prime Day with $50 off.

Don't get the Legion Go S, buy this discounted handheld instead
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals An anti-Prime Day deal at Best Buy brings the cost of the Legion Go S (Windows, Z2 Go) down to just $499.99, but I still recommend another handheld over it.

Get a mini PC instead of a laptop or desktop to save money
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals Mini PCs are far more affordable than laptops and desktops, especially right now, while some of my favorites are on sale for Amazon Prime Day. See which mini PC is best for you.

Galaxy Book5 Pro is the perfect laptop, and now it's on sale
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals I scored the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro highly in my review, and now this fantastic laptop is on sale for Prime Day. Here's why I recommend it over other laptops.

Legion Go SSD upgrades are easy — Here's how to do it
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds I needed more game storage space in my Legion Go, so I upgraded the 1TB SSD to a 2TB SSD. Here's how I did it so you can, too.

Legion Go S (SteamOS) improves upon Steam Deck, but with tradeoffs
By Rebecca Spear published
Review I tested and used the SteamOS version of the Legion Go S gaming handheld. Here's what makes it a compelling choice for gamers. Our review.

I'm nervous for Rare after the Xbox layoffs
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Today's Microsoft layoffs have me worried about developers at Xbox Game Studios. Rare has been a big part of my life, but I'm starting to question if they'll be around much longer.

Alienware AW3425DW review: A fantastically affordable monitor
By Rebecca Spear published
Review I tested the Alienware 34" QD-OLED AW3425DW Gaming Monitor and absolutely fell in love with its pricing and features. Here's what makes it such a great choice.

Here are the very best computer monitors you can get right now
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Monitors We've done hundreds of hours of testing to find the best computer monitors for a wide range of uses. Here are the best ones.

Clearance deal: We reviewed this laptop and it's a great choice
By Rebecca Spear published
Deal The Lenovo 14-inch IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 packs a Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD. We gave it a high score and now it's on a clearance sale.

Review: Alienware Area-51 offers insanely smooth gaming
By Rebecca Spear published
Review I reviewed the Alienware 16 Area-51 AW30 gaming laptop. It's absolutely blown me away with its smooth performance, colorful RGB, and mechanical keyboard.

Xbox Ally is not a Switch 2 competitor: It's a Steam Deck rival
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds Analysts predict the Switch 2 will outsell all other gaming handhelds combined this year, but that's a non-issue for Xbox Ally. It's a Steam Deck competitor.

Here's how to enable Photoshop's hidden reflection removal tool
By Rebecca Spear published
Adobe Photoshop's new(ish) Reflection Removal tool works super fast, and it has saved me hours of editing time. Here's how to enable it.

The FlipGo Horizon looks like the perfect portable monitor
By Rebecca Spear published
Laptops JSAUX FlipGo Horizon makes it easy to attach two portable monitors to your laptop, but it offers a key feature that many other portable monitor accessories don't.

Check out the best laptops for Microsoft Flight Simulator
By Cale Hunt, Ben Wilson last updated
Laptops Take to the virtual skies wherever you are with a gaming laptop capable of efficiently running Microsoft Flight Simulator without issue.

I loved traveling with this zipperless ROG Ally carry case
By Rebecca Spear published
Review Waterfield's new ROG Ally case features a magnetic lining around the opening to keep the bag shut, rather than using a zipper. Here's my real-world experience.

The Outer Worlds 2 will be 'less silly' and have a 'darker tone'
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming During an interview at SGF 2025, The Outer Worlds 2 game director explained that this sci-fi sequel will have a more serious and somber tone than the original game and I can't wait for it.

Double Fine's newest game has you playing as a moving lighthouse
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming From the studio that brought us Psychonauts and Grim Fandango comes a new adventure where you play as a moving lighthouse. It looks charming and strange.

Here's every Xbox and PC game announced during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025
By Zachary Boddy last updated
Gaming Another Xbox Games Showcase and Summer Game Fest has came and went, and I kept track of every Xbox and PC game announcement in one place: here.

Here's everything we know so far about all five Z2 handheld chips
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds The next wave of mainstream PC gaming handhelds will largely feature AMD Z2 Series processors. Here's how they compare against each other and everything you need to know about these APUs.
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