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I reviewed StarTech's great laptop dock, and now it's 40% off
I gave StarTech's quad-display Thunderbolt 4 laptop dock four out of five stars in my review. Now Amazon has cut its price by about 40 percent, making this docking station a real steal.
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I pushed my MacBook Neo to the limit. It didn’t break
Apple's budget laptop handled a week of stress better than I did.
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Get this Asus laptop with 16GB RAM and Intel Core i7 for $500
This budget laptop offers some important hardware upgrades as affordable Windows notebooks become harder to find.
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Lenovo's Intel RTX 5050 laptop with 16GB RAM: $300 off right now
The specs on this Lenovo LOQ 17IRX10 are impressive at this price. Get it for $800 (was $1,100) while you can!
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LG's new 1Hz display is the secret behind a new laptop's battery life
LG unveils the Oxide 1Hz panel, which appears in a new flagship laptop and will be added to external displays. The 1Hz refresh rate can extend battery life by almost 50 percent.
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$300 off! Alienware's Intel Core 7 + RTX 5060 laptop with 32GB RAM
That's a lot of hardware at a great price of $1,449—a solid opportunity given the current RAM and SSD shortage.
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Touchscreen laptops sounded futuristic. Now they just feel unnecessary
To laptop makers and Microsoft, the Windows touchscreen experience is an afterthought.
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Stop killing your laptop battery: 9 fixes that actually make it last longer
Laptop battery dying too soon? Learn the habits that protect battery health and add years to your laptop's life.
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Score Acer's Aspire 14 AI touchscreen laptop with 16GB RAM for $400
This mid-range refurbished laptop comes with a recent Intel Core Ultra 5 CPU and tons of upgrades, plus a two-year warranty.
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Anker's 8-port USB-C hub for laptops: Now 28% off on Amazon
Turn your laptop's USB-C port into 8 ports with this accessory. Get it for $36 (was $50) while you can!
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Acer RTX 5070 Ti laptop deal: Intel Core Ultra 9 + 32GB RAM ($350 off)
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI gaming laptop is an absolute beast for the price: now $1,549.99 (was $1,899.99) at Best Buy!
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This $550 HP laptop comes with a touchscreen, Core i7, and 16GB of RAM
I finally found a pretty good budget laptop that's affordable without being refurbished. Hooray.
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Now $550 off! HP's RTX 5060 gaming laptop with 32GB RAM
The 16-inch HP Omen gaming laptop is on sale for $1,200 (was $1,750) at Best Buy right now.
Opinion
I'll never buy a PC with soldered RAM
Soldered RAM is anti-consumer, bad for the environment, and reduces your laptop's lifespan. All good reasons to not even consider it.
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Intel’s new gaming laptop chips won’t arrive all at once
Not all of Intel's customers are getting its new Core Ultra 200HX (Arrow Lake Refresh) processor for gaming laptops. Certain vendors can ship immediately; others are being forced to wait.
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Intel quietly pushes 'Arrow Lake Refresh' CPUs into gaming laptops
Intel launched the Core Ultra 200S Plus lineup of processors to attack gaming laptops, complementing its Arrow Lake Refresh lineup of desktop PC processors.
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My ADHD brain can't stop at night. These screen-time fixes help
My late-night screen habits used to wreck me. Here's what helped.
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Get Acer's Ryzen laptop with 16GB RAM for only $317 right now
This refurbished laptop with plenty of RAM and 1TB of storage space is down to an unbeatable price.
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MSI raising PC prices up to 30% as memory crisis drags on
MSI also said it's prioritizing more expensive, high-margin hardware, even as it boosts output of DDR4 motherboards.
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Mislabeled Ryzen CPUs spotted in Chuwi laptops
An investigation into budget laptops shows a Ryzen 5000 CPU when they were advertised with Ryzen 7000 chips.
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Asus' Ryzen AI laptop with OLED touchscreen is $550 off now
You can get the Asus Zenbook S 16 for just $950 (was $1,500) at Best Buy right now with this amazing deal!
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This Baseus Spacemate docking station has 11 ports (now 31% off)
You can now get the Baseus Spacemate 11-in-1 docking station for just $90 (was $130), the best price I've seen for it.
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Asus' 22-inch IPS portable monitor is 44% off for the first time ever
Get this versatile 1080p display for your laptop, now just $185 (was $329) on Amazon. That's a rare deal!
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Will Apple’s MacBook Neo kill budget PC laptops—or save them?
Apple’s new $599 laptop will shock this segment of the PC market, one way or the other.
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'The era of bargain-priced PCs is behind us'
Analyst firm IDC has lowered its PC forecast for 2026, declaring the age of PC bargains over thanks to rising RAM prices. And it may get worse.
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Whoa! Lenovo's RTX 5050 laptop with 16GB RAM is $300 off now
That's a fantastic price for this decked-out laptop, especially in the midst of the current RAM crunch. Get it now at B&H!
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This $544 Acer laptop has 32GB RAM and Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU
This refurbished laptop has a shocking amount of power for the price, including a touchscreen, full-sized keyboard, and other goodies, at an unbeatable price.
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Asus CEO says the MacBook Neo is pretty great
Surprise surprise, Apple's $600 laptop is a hit with reviewers and early buyers, and it seems PC manufacturers are justifiably worried.
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6 risky battery charging mistakes (and what to do in case of fire)
Underestimating the risk of battery fires? Find out why charging on carpet is dangerous, how to charge batteries correctly, and what really helps in an emergency.
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Lenovo's new ThinkPad laptops get a perfect iFixit repair score
The latest updates to the ThinkPad T-series get a 10 out of 10 for repairability from iFixit.
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Your next laptop might cost 40% more
Laptop prices could jump a lot in 2026 thanks to expensive RAM and CPUs.
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Watch out for this '1.1 TB' laptop scam on Amazon
Third-party sellers are claiming 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage (which expires after a year) as part of the specs for budget laptops.
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Save $500 on Asus' gaming laptop: RTX 5060, Intel Ultra 9, 32GB RAM
This laptop packs an Ultra 9 CPU, RTX 5060 GPU, and 32GB of RAM for just $1,400 (was $1,900) right now at B&H.
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Ugreen's USB-C hub for $11: Add 5 ports to your laptop easily
Save 37% on this 5-port USB-C hub and expand what your laptop can do.
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Lenovo's RTX 5070 laptop + Resident Evil Requiem bundle: $551 off
The Lenovo Legion 5i is down to $1,549 (was $2,100) on B&H and it comes with a free copy of Resident Evil Requiem.
Full Nerd
The privacy nightmare hiding inside California’s new kid-safety rule
Governments want to help protect kids. But they keep opening new cans of worms.
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Lenovo's $1,399 productivity laptop is only $899 right now
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 has great hardware, a touchscreen, a Windows Hello webcam, and it's now on sale for $500 off!
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Why Microsoft should be worried about M5 MacBooks
Apple's latest MacBook Pros with an M5 Pro and Max chip inside deliver big on available memory and performance for running AI applications. PC chipmakers should be worried.
Opinion
It's time to make 1TB SSDs the default in PCs
Think 512GB is enough? Modern PCs, games, and 4K video say otherwise.
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This Acer 16-inch Snapdragon touchscreen laptop is just $390
The refurbished Aspire 16 has a great screen, long battery life, and a two-year warranty.
Opinion
The $600 MacBook Neo is Microsoft's nightmare
Apple's newest MacBook is an impressive play for affordability, right as the Surface line is looking expensive and out of touch.
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Save $659 on Dell 16 Plus laptop: Intel Copilot+ PC with 32GB RAM
The Dell 16 Plus laptop was a good deal at full price, but it's now a phenomenal score with this discount at Dell.com!
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Anker 11-port USB-C hub for 29% off: Connect anything to your laptop
With 100 watts of passthrough charging, this hub makes your laptop more capable without sacrificing anything.
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Budget PCs (under $500) may go extinct due to AI-driven RAM shortage
The entire entry-level PC market could "disappear" as early as 2028, says research firm Gartner.
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Lenovo's coolest new ideas will stay concepts (for now)
Lenovo is showing off a handful of interesting new devices at MWC 2026, but only conventional laptops and tablets will actually make it to market.
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Lenovo says it's supporting the Legion Go first gen until 2029
Lenovo officially stated that its original handheld gaming PC has plenty of gas left in the tank, after rumors spread of an end to driver update.
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This Acer laptop with 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD is just $372
The Swift Go 14 gets a touchscreen, upgraded specs, and great battery life. Today Acer is selling a refurbished one for more than half off the original price.
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InnoView 15.6-inch 1080p portable laptop monitor deal: 40% off today
Every laptop owner needs a portable monitor, if you ask me. This one's great and it's $59.96 (was $99.98) on Amazon, today only!
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Meet Expedition: Handheld, PCWorld's new portable gaming show
Expedition: Handheld is an exploration of all things handheld gaming, from the Steam Deck to any weird little emulator gadget Adam and Russ Crandall from Retro Game Corps can find.
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