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These are the mini PC brands you can actually trust
By Rebecca Spear published
Mini PC There are hundreds of mini PCs on the market, but many of them are from shady companies. We've tested several mini PCs here at Windows Central, and here are the mini PC brands I trust most.

Budget AI laptops: Because who needs ports or power when you’ve got discounts
By Cale Hunt published
Laptops The ASUS Zenbook A14 and the HP OmniBook 5 14 are two PCs we tested that do a lot of great things at an affordable price. This comparison aims to help you make the right decision at checkout.

Steam Deck gets screen-off downloads before Xbox Ally
By Adam Hales published
Handhelds Steam Deck keeps getting better and smarter with screen-off downloads, while the Xbox Ally still feels a step behind in polish and convenience.

This Copilot+ built for work and browsing is on an early 44% Black Friday sale
By Alexander Cope published
Deals Best Buy has a 44% discount deal for Dell's Inspiron Copilot+ 14" 2K Laptop, as part of its early Black Friday Sales event

Our readers love this Surface laptop — here’s why it’s still one of our top picks.
By Alexander Cope published
Deals The Surface Pro 11 with the entry-level Snapdragon X Plus CPU is popular with our readers — probably because it’s the only thing not letting them down. It's now way more affordable thanks to this early Black Friday discount at Best Buy.

Sapphire Edge AI proves you don’t need a giant rig to run serious AI workloads
By Richard Devine published
PC I'm easily pleased, and Sapphire's simple, but brilliant feature on its new mini PC definitely ticks the box.

Windows 11 adds handheld gaming mode to new Insider build
By Adam Hales published
News The newest Insider build of Windows 11 is bringing the new handheld gaming mode to other handheld gaming PCs, and you can try it right now.

HP’s Victus RTX 4050 laptop is the affordable gaming rig you’ve been waiting for
By Alexander Cope published
Deal Walmart and other retailers are hosting discount sales for the budget-friendly HP Victus 15.6-inch 144Hz gaming laptop, just a few weeks before the biggest sales event of the year: Black Friday.

This $250 Razer keyboard is so fast you’ll never be able to blame lag again
By Michael Hoglund published
Review The Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz is absurdly quick, ultra‑responsive, and designed to give gamers zero excuses. This $250 keyboard is built for esports pros, with 8,000Hz polling and near‑instant response times, but normies could benefit from it, too.
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