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And we review just about anything that's relevant to Microsoft and the Windows ecosystem, including PCs (laptops, desktops, 2-in-1s, all-in-ones, convertibles, towers, and everything else), phones, apps, games (Xbox and PC), and what seems like an endless array of peripherals and accessories for all of these things.
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Latest reviews

Review: Lenovo's new Yoga Book 9i is a fine PC, but it's not my top recommendation
By Cale Hunt published
Review Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i has returned with a tweaked, larger design for its tenth generation, and I've been using it for a month for gaming and work to see what it's like.

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.

Razer Blade 14 (2025) review: Finally understanding why this is Razer's best-seller
By Zachary Boddy published
Review The Razer Blade 14 (2025) wraps a new generation of AMD and NVIDIA hardware in a thinner, lighter chassis, and it's a fantastic gaming laptop with lots of charm.

Lenovo Yoga AiO 9i review: The first Copilot+ desktop PC!
By Zac Bowden published
Review Lenovo's latest flagship desktop all-in-one is the first Copilot+ all-in-one PC, and it trumps the competition, showing how dire the AiO Windows PC space is.

Xbox Adaptive Joystick review: Microsoft's affordable accessibility
By Ben Wilson published
Review The Xbox Adaptive Joystick is a $30 game-changer, with only minor downsides that I can happily forgive, considering the significant difference it makes.

REVIEW: RAIDOU Remastered is a fun, old-school action-RPG for veteran and new Atlus fans
By Alexander Cope published
Gaming Despite some balance and character-development issues, RAIDOU Remastered is a fun, wild ride which reinvigorates a cult-classic Atlus action-RPG with improved combat and visual upgrades while remaining faithful to its original artistic vision.

FBC: Firebreak review-in-progress — Remedy introduces co-op friction and fun
By Samuel Tolbert published
Not yet ratedReview FBC: Firebreak is the most different Remedy game so far, with fun intentional friction in co-op that's rewarding, even if progression is a bit of a grind.

Copycat Xbox review: Four hours of heartbreak and healing and hugging my cat
By Zachary Boddy published
Review Copycat is a beloved narrative-adventure indie game that has now released on Xbox and PlayStation, and it broke my heart in a few short hours. It's great.
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