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Put down your pitchforks: Intel's 12th-gen CPUs aren't power hogs
Yes, Intel's 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs can sometimes consume much more power than Ryzen, but the practical truth is much more nuanced.
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Best laptop deals: Top picks from budget to extreme
The holiday shopping season is in full gear, and we're finding the best deals on laptops, notebooks, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks for your gift-giving pleasure.
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The best SSDs of 2021
The best solid-state drives can supercharge your PC. Here are our picks for the best SSDs, and what you should know before a purchase.
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Get the 1TB Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe for just $85
Amazon's dropped the price on the 1TB and 2TB models of the Sabrent Rocket Q PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD.
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8 reasons why AMD Ryzen CPUs deserve your attention
With Intel making better CPUs at last, should you still buy Ryzen? Possibly. Here's why.
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Full travel vs. low travel keyboards: What's the difference?
Whether you're looking for a full travel keyboard or a low travel one, there are many pros and cons to consider.
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That 'new' 12GB GeForce RTX 2060 might not be such a bargain after all
Nvidia won't be selling a Founder's Edition of the 12GB GeForce RTX 2060, so third party manufacturers are your only option
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The best graphics cards for PC gaming: The latest GPU is a blast from the past
These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today from Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon.
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Save $230 on the Surface Pro 7+ right now
Best Buy's just knocked more than $200 off the Surface Pro 7+.
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Sabrent Rocket 4 review: An affordable PCIe 4.0 SSD with real-world skills
The Sabrent Rocket 4 is well behind the PCIe 4 curve in synthetic benchmarks, but delivers good real world performance. It's a good cheaper option for your PC or PS5.
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This QR-code puzzle, discounted by $5, gives you the chance to win $1,000,000
Just purchase one or more of these puzzles, and you’ll win a prize amount that’s anywhere from 25 cents to as much as one million dollars.
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Save $200 on the Acer Nitro 5 laptop
Best Buy is selling the Acer Nitro 5 laptop with an RTX 3050 Ti for $899.
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Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 review: Nice features on a budget
Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 review: High-end laptop features for around $1,000.
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The best laptops: Premium laptops, budget laptops, 2-in-1s, and more
Independent, testing-based reviews of laptops from all the top brands. We pick the best budget, premium, and gaming PCs, and compare AMD vs. Intel.
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Nvidia makes the 12GB GeForce RTX 2060 unofficially official
The RTX 2060, first released in January 2019, is returning with double the memory
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This Dell laptop with RTX graphics is just $899
Dell's offering an excellent laptop package at the right price.
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Save 40% off this PC user data migration tool on Cyber Monday
PCmover is a user-data migration tool that saves both time and money.
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 promises 85% more PC performance
Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 PC processor at its Snapdragon Tech Summit, promising to compete in the mainstream PC space with its latest Windows on Arm processor.
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Razer and Qualcomm show off a Snapdragon-powered Steam Deck clone
Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 mobile gaming platform in conjunction with Razer, aiming at the middle ground between phones and traditional gaming consoles.
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