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There's an easy fix for Windows 11's slow SSD performance
Microsoft has a patch ready to go for SSD slowdowns in Windows 11, but you'll need to do a little legwork.
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Best gaming mice: Find your perfect match
We put a small herd of gaming mice through their paces so you can find the best mouse for your needs.
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Move over, Black Friday: This deal drops the price of our favorite SSD even lower
Amazon’s Deal of the Day slashes the SK Hynix S31 SSD’s cost by a whopping 47 percent. But you’ll have to hurry, because this timed discount lasts mere hours.
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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 CPUs for gaming
The best gaming CPUs will help your PC pump out as many frames as possible, as quickly as possible. We pick the best for every budget.
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Forget RTX 30-series. Nvidia just revealed an all-new GeForce RTX 2050
In the perfect ending to a very weird year for GPUs, Nvidia just surprise announced a new GeForce RTX 2050 chip for laptops.
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Special offer: Get a PCWorld digital subscription for 50% off
PCWorld is happy to announce you can get 12 monthly issues of our digital magazine for $9.99. That's 50 percent off the cover price, and we have the same discount for our 24-month subscription, too.
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Update those tech gifts before putting them under the tree. Here's how
Running into a wall of downloads after turning on a PC, fitness tracker, or other gadget can be a real bummer. Save your loved ones the hassle and apply those now.
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The best graphics cards for PC gaming: New, cheaper GPUs may finally be coming
These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today from Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon.
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Get RTX gaming for cheap with this $749 Lenovo laptop
Walmart is selling the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gaming for $100 off the list price.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 5 review: Less than the sum of its parts
Lenovo's bigger, better Chrome OS tablet isn't actually that great as a tablet, but the IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 5's OLED display is drop-dead gorgeous.
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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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Do you need an HDMI 2.1 monitor?
Computer monitors that support HDMI 2.1 are beginning to trickle into online retailers, but they're expensive. Do you need one?
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Beware: That snazzy HDMI 2.1 monitor might not have HDMI 2.1 features
Turns out that HDMI 2.0 is dead, and HDMI 2.1’s fancy upgrades are now just optional.
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Intel's 'continual compute' tech could turn normal laptops into gaming powerhouses
Intel is pitching its self-designed "continual compute" software as a solution for the metaverse, where a laptop could tap a gaming PC for GPU resources. But it has real-world gaming implications, too.
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Dell reveals Concept Luna, a radically compelling vision for sustainable laptops
Can consumers move from using to recycling to use and reuse? Dell's sustainable Concept Luna laptop is built around that vision.
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Apple's stunning M1 MacBook Air is on sale for $800
Best Buy's dropped the price of the M1 MacBook Air back down to its all-time low.
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HP Victus 16 review: This 16-inch gaming laptop delivers solid value
HP's Victus 16 d0097nr offers decent performance inside a roomy, 16-inch chassis that delivers what gamers care most about for a reasonable price.
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Save $250 on this powerful Asus gaming laptop with RTX graphics
Best Buy has an Asus ROG laptop with some solid gaming chops for $250 off the list price.
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