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AMD SD 3.0 Medium image gen — AMD's new AI image generator runs on your laptop's NPU, and it's free Quality image creation is here for some AMD laptops, no internet required.

Surface Laptop with 5G render — Surface Laptop 7 with 5G is now available to order The Surface Laptop 7 with 5G is now available to order, but only for business customers and with an Intel Core Ultra chip. The device will ship on August 26 and starts at an eyewatering $1,799.

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 — NVIDIA's mobile RTX 5090 at 250W sees a 40% increase in performance The mobile RTX 5090, which uses the same chip as the desktop RTX 5080, can perform a lot better than advertised.

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The best Ryzen 9 7950X cooler only costs about $35

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Legion Go S (SteamOS) improves upon Steam Deck, but with tradeoffs

By Rebecca Spear published 3 July 25

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The flagship Surface Laptop 7 is cheaper than the midrange Surface Laptop 13-inch right now

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These are the highest-rated Copilot+ PCs available now

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Who needs a full tower when these mini PCs are so good?

By Rebecca Spear, Cale Hunt last updated 1 July 25

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