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Samsung's top-rated 4TB portable SSD is nearly half off today
Catch this massive, sturdy, and speedy Shield T7 portable SSD for a whopping $190 off!
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Nvidia's tiny $3k AI mini PC is a glimpse of what's next for Windows PCs
The unveiling of Nvidia's Project Digits at CES 2025 has opened up all kinds of possibilities, maybe even threatening Windows PCs.
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Best of CES 2025: The PC and home tech that blew us away
From hardcore hardware to welcome mainstream solutions to cool tech innovations for the home, CES 2025 delivered the good stuff.
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Get 21% off this Ryzen 7 mini PC with triple 4K@120Hz support
The Beelink SER8 mini PC has incredible price-performance for $499 on Amazon.
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LG says 22% of gaming monitors are OLED displays
After just two years, more than a fifth of PC gaming monitors use upgraded OLED panels, according to a pre-CES briefing.
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This delightful old-school keyboard has a built-in word counter and timer
The keyboard, shown off at CES 2025, also has a unique function row with special keys that make writing faster.
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It's time to start docking phones again, DisplayLink says
DisplayLink and Synpatics show off an Android phone connected to an external dock, and then to two displays.
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CES sneakily became a great gaming show amid the AI hype
The tech trade show was a showcase for slicker PCs, breakthrough monitors, neat mobile accessories, and innovative handhelds.
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Nvidia's RTX 5070 laptops give me little hope for desktop RTX 5060s
The disappointing specs for RTX 5070 laptops may spell trouble for desktop RTX 5060 GPUs.
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MSI's new 'invisible cable' desktop PC goes too far
MSI's concept desktop PC hides all the cables… and makes you route the external cables under the machine, like the Power Mac G4 Cube. Oy.
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Save 29% on this slim 16-inch 2.5K portable laptop monitor
Right now, this portable monitor with USB-C and Mini HDMI connections is slashed down to $120 on Amazon.
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LaCie debuts rugged Thunderbolt 5 portable SSDs
The new drives come in 2TB and 4TB capacities with speeds up to 6,700MB/s, with a limited five-year warranty.
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Do I need a gaming mouse with a 4K polling rate?
Gaming mice with 4K polling rates are now everywhere. But do you really need one to perform at your best?
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Raspberry Pi 5 gets a superpowered 16GB model for the first time
The new version of the Pi 5 doubles the memory and ups the price to $120.
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Interview: Nvidia explains RTX 5090 Founder's Edition radical redesign
The biggest, baddest GPU at CES is also shockingly small. Adam got Nvidia's Director of Products to tell us how they did it.
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Do Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series specs live up to the hype?
The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 looks very expensive and very good, but the RTX 5070 Ti is what really catches my eye.
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This slick Alienware gaming mouse is now on sale for 27% off
Get the Alienware Pro Wireless gaming mouse for $40 off on Amazon.
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Snag this 256GB Samsung Pro Plus microSD for just $20 right now
The price is super right for this microSD card, and it even comes with a USB adapter!
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Samsung's huge 49-inch ultrawide OLED gaming monitor is $753 off
Snatch the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 for 42% off on Amazon while you can!
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At CES 2025, Nvidia dropped the mic while Radeon dropped the ball
CES 2025 gave us something to chew on for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs and left us hungry as far as AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs.
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An updated USB logo will now mark the fastest docking stations
The latest USB logos look different now, to better indicate how fast and how much power USB cables can transmit, including to USB4 docking stations.
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AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D shortages on Intel's crappy chips
AMD explains why stockpiles of its Ryzen 9800X3D chip disappeared almost overnight in an interview from CES 2025.
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Heck yeah! HyperX gaming mice with custom 3D printable parts
HP's new HyperX Pulsefire Saga branded gaming mice let you download and 3D print your own customizable parts.
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AMD's Z2 arrives, heralding a new generation of PC gaming handhelds
AMD's Ryzen Z2 chip could be used in next-gen PC gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Legion Go.
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Crucial's new PCIe 5 SSD sips power to save battery
The P510 line coming later this year in 1TB or 2TB capacities can hit 11,000MB/s while using 25 percent less power.
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LG's new 6K monitor supports Thunderbolt 5! But it's not an OLED
At CES 2025, LG has shown off a new 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 ports, but surprisingly it's not an OLED panel.
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Why Asus' world-first Thunderbolt 5 eGPU is on my gamer wishlist
Asus' Thunderbolt 5 eGPU can harness the power of a Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU, plus a lot more than that.
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The 10 best monitors of CES 2025: Face-melting displays of the future
It's already a great year for boundary-pushing display tech. These are the very best monitors we saw at CES 2025.
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Nvidia CEO: PC games will never be entirely rendered by AI
A day after launching the GeForce 50-series family of GPUs, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was asked about whether AI would take over the entire 3D rendering process.
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Corsair debuts MagSafe SSDs and a compact touchscreen for your desktop
You can stick the SSD to the back of your phone, and stick the 14.5-inch screen inside your PC case. Why? Shut up, it's cool.
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First look: Custom Nvidia 50-series and Radeon 9070 graphics cards
Want to see what hardware you'll be shoving in your PC case later this year? Adam got to check out the new GPUs on the CES show floor.
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Save $597 on Samsung's 32-inch 4K monitor with 240Hz of refresh
The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 is basically down to just $700 on Amazon.
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Score this speedy 1TB Crucial X9 portable SSD for just $65 right now
The 1TB and 2TB versions of the Crucial X9 portable SSD are on sale at Amazon.
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Lenovo debuts a Snapdragon desktop PC that's compact and affordable
At CES, Lenovo showed off the IdeaCentre Mini x — a compact, affordable small-form-factor desktop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip inside.
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Q&A: AMD execs explain CES GPU snub, future strategy, and more
At CES 2025, AMD's Frank Azor and David McAfee spoke about why RDNA 4 didn't get a mention in its keynote, why the X3D chips are so hard to find, and if fake frames are the future of PC graphics.
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Plugable's newest dock supports four 4K plus one 8K display
At CES 2025, Plugable debuted its UD-7400PD laptop dock, which uses the DisplayLink DL-7400 chipset to support up to five mega displays.
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SanDisk made a portable SSD just for Fortnite fans
The smiley yellow Peely SSD is actually pretty cute. SanDisk also made a MagSafe SSD and a Lightning flash drive for iPhone users.
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Surprise! Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs cost less than you thought
Nvidia unveiled the GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070 at CES 2025, all augmented by DLSS 4.
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HP's Z2 Mini G1a packs more power into a mini PC than you'd ever need
Can a mini PC be a "big iron" workstation? It can if you fill it with the most powerful AMD parts on the planet.
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AMD's beastly Ryzen 9955HX3D aims to dominate gaming laptops
AMD announced "Fire Range" at CES, processors for gaming laptops headlined by the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, which combines stacked V-Cache for fantastic gaming performance.
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AMD builds out its foundation with Ryzen AI 300, Ryzen 200 chips
At CES 2025, AMD is pushing into more mainstream computing with the launch of new Ryzen AI 300 chips and a new Ryzen 200 CPU family.
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AMD's Ryzen AI Max is a one-of-a-kind graphics and AI powerhouse
AMD kicks of CES 2025 with a bang: its Ryzen AI Max processor combines discrete-level graphics with powerful AI, all surrounding a state-of-the-art Zen 5 CPU.
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AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and RDNA 4 embrace the AI revolution
AMD gave a brief preview of its next-gen Radeon RX 9070 and RDNA 4 architecture at CES 2025. One thing is clear: AI is a focus.
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AMD's monstrous Ryzen 9 9950X3D is ready to stomp all over Intel
AMD begins CES 2025 by launching the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D, adding on to its world-beating Ryzen 9000 X3D desktop family of processors.
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New Arrow Lake desktop chips and chipsets are coming, says Intel
At CES 2025, Intel disclosed three new Arrow Lake-S desktop chips and confirmed the launch of the B860 and H810 chipsets for new motherboards.
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Intel readies Panther Lake for 2025
Intel has begun sampling its next-gen Panther Lake processor core, on the heels of launching its latest Core H and Core HX processors for notebooks.
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New Qualcomm chips should make $600 Snapdragon PCs a thing
Snapdragon X laptops are expected to release in early 2025 with prices in the $600 range.
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Open source alternative to x86 and Arm could take off in 2025
The prolific x86 and Arm architectures might soon have another contender to deal with as RISC-V adoption rises.
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HDMI 2.2 debuts, with an 'Ultra96' cable for tomorrow's displays
The HDMI Forum has released an updated HDMI 2.2 specification, paving the way for tomorrow's super-high-resolution displays, monitors, VR, and other applications.
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