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Memorial Day Savings Spectacular banner for Best Buy featuring three Dell laptops with vibrant screens. Background includes fireworks, stars, and red, white, and blue colors. Text highlights unbeatable laptop deals and limited time offer.

Not even Dell can beat Best Buy's Memorial Day laptop sales

By Cale Hunt published

Deals Memorial Day weekend is home to plenty of tech deals, and Best Buy actually has some better prices than Dell when it comes to Dell's own laptops.

Deals
A Surface Laptop 8 displays a digital face blending with circuit patterns, under a magnifying glass highlighting an eye, symbolizing technology and digital surveillance.

Why is the Surface Laptop 8's privacy screen better than the others? I found out.

By Cale Hunt published

Laptops I took a trip into the Windows Central archives to find out how laptop privacy screens have evolved over the years.

Laptops
A Maingear MG-1 MK.II gaming PC with RGB lighting illuminates the interior. It features a GeForce RTX graphics card and vibrant cooling fans, creating a futuristic vibe.

Review: Does Maingear's MG-1 MK.II gaming pre-built address the right issues?

By Cale Hunt published

Review Maingear sent me its new MG-1 MK.II pre-built gaming PC to test, and oh boy, is it a beauty.

Review
A laptop with a colorful backlit keyboard is open on a dark wooden table. The screen displays the "Copilot" logo on a red gradient background.

I asked; you answered. Does AI have a place in gaming?

By Cale Hunt published

Gaming Copilot might have been rolled back on Xbox and mobile, but AI in gaming isn't going anywhere.

Gaming
Microsoft Surface Pro 11 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

How does the new Surface Pro for Business (12th Edition) compare to older models?

By Cale Hunt published

Surface Microsoft's two-stage Surface Pro launch is confusing. Let me clear things up.

Surface
Split image showing two laptops: one open with a blue abstract design on the screen, the other partially closed. A colorful logo is centered over the image.

How does the new Surface Laptop 8 compare to the Surface Laptop 7?

By Cale Hunt published

Surface The Surface Laptop for Business (8th Edition) has launched, but before you run out and buy one, I have some details about what exactly is new (and why you should probably wait).

Surface
A widescreen monitor on a wooden desk displays the vibrant "Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty" menu, featuring neon lights and a futuristic cityscape.

I tested Alienware's $349 QD-OLED gaming monitor, and it's better than I expected

By Cale Hunt published

Review Alienware's AW2726DM is an easy recommendation for anyone who needs a $349 QD-OLED gaming monitor. It does come with some concessions to meet that price, and I explain them here.

Review
An animated character with a large nose looks out of a window at a microchip labeled "Snapdragon X2." Blue stripes and a warm color palette set a humorous tone.

One month with Snapdragon X2 made me a believer

By Cale Hunt published

Laptops I got my first extended taste of a Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, and I can't believe how well it went. Here are a few things you should know if you're considering a new laptop with Qualcomm's silicon.

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Laptops
Two sleek laptops with an alien logo are set against a cosmic backdrop of stars and galaxies, conveying a futuristic and high-tech feel.

Is the new Alienware 15 actually a better deal than the Aurora 16?

By Cale Hunt published

PC gaming The new Alienware 15 is the most affordable gaming laptop in the family, but how does it compare to the next best Alienware 16 Aurora? Let's find out.

PC gaming
A laptop screen displays a Windows Update notification against a flower-themed wallpaper. Indoor plants are visible on a wooden stand nearby.

Why Windows 11 update sizes are growing and what’s actually causing it

By Cale Hunt published

Windows Windows 11 updates have ballooned up to 5GB and beyond, and many users assume that it's AI that's mainly contributing to the bloat. Here's what's actually causing sizes to increase.

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