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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming console on a stand showing a LEGO video game scene.
An Xbox Series X, PS5, and Switch 2 together cost less than the new MSI gaming handheld

By Cale Hunt Published

PC gaming MSI's new Claw 8 EX AI+ is a beauty with the best performance I've ever seen in a gaming handheld, but at $1,799, gamers can get a whole lot more value elsewhere. Like, say, three modern consoles.

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PC gaming
Blue Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 RAM sitting on a motherboard with CPU cooler in the background.
Why DDR3 RAM is still expensive in 2026

By Cale Hunt Published

Hardware The RAM that's too old for Windows 11 is getting more expensive. Here's why.

Hardware
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks to the press.
This Bill Gates quote from 30 years ago is oddly prescient in the age of AI

By Cale Hunt Published

QOTD For nearly 30 years, the internet was fueled by content creators. That era could now be coming to a close as AI takes over.

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QOTD
A Steam Machine with ports, overlaid by a graph with a downward sloping line against a beige background.
Steam Machine CPU performance looks middling, but it's not time to panic

By Cale Hunt Published

PC gaming New Geekbench 6 CPU performance numbers from the Steam Machine have appeared online, and compared to gaming handhelds already on the market, they're perfectly middling. Here's why I'm not worried.

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PC gaming
Open XPS 13 laptop with text "Now available from $599" overlaid in red cursive.
Dell's new XPS 13 is now available, starting at $599 for students

By Cale Hunt Published

Laptops The new best laptop for students (and anyone else who wants an affordable Windows 11 PC) is here.

Laptops
A gray Chuwi device on a wooden table surrounded by books and a candle with a guitar image.
Review: CHUWI's latest mini PC has a lot to offer at an attractive price

By Cale Hunt Published

Review CHUWI's fresh AuBox X mini AI PC is super compact, relatively powerful, and comes at a very attractive price. Is it right for you? I've been using it for a few weeks to find out.

Review
Installing an ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU inside an iBUYPOWER RDY Trace X R01 pre-built gaming PC with a white case
GPUs still ship despite the RAM crisis, but the worst could be yet to come

By Cale Hunt Published

PC gaming New findings from Jon Peddie Research indicate that GPU shipments held strong in Q1 2026, but there's more to the story than just a flat market.

PC gaming
Overlay of open GroDock windows on a bamboo forest background with text asking if it's the best Windows 11 taskbar alternative.
GroDock is the best Windows taskbar alternative I've used so far

By Cale Hunt Published

Apps Sick of the stock Windows 11 taskbar? There are plenty of alternatives, but GroDock is my new favorite. Here's why.

Apps
Modern XPS 13 laptop with text overlay "Windows 11 on 8GB? Wait, what?"
Is Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM really that bad? I decided to find out.

By Cale Hunt Published

Windows 11 I'm seeing a lot of negativity recently about running Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM, so I thought I'd test it out myself to see what the experience is really like. Here's what I found out.

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Windows 11
Chief Financial Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) Wendell Huang gives a talk 2023 annual shareholders meeting at Ambassador Hotel, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
What would a price hike at TSMC look like for the rest of tech?

By Cale Hunt Published

Hardware TSMC makes 70% to 90% of the world's chips. You do the math.

Hardware
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