The Lenovo Yoga 7a is gorgeous, but AMD's Ryzen AI 7 445 feels like a downgrade
…This unit is currently priced at $1250, though its normal price is listed at $1600. The lower spec model starts at $1230. Lenovo Yoga 7a 2-in-1 (2026) 7 /10 CPU…
Cost is a major consideration when it comes to handhelds, and to pretend otherwise would be folly. In the aspect of pricing, Steam Deck OLED continues to decisively pull ahead of the competitors, and there's a special reason for this, which I have talked extensively about in the past. Valve has an ability to sell its handhelds at cost because of a structural advantage that no other handheld manufacturer does. Unlike ASUS or Lenovo, Valve isn't primarily in the hardware business. As a storefront operator collecting a commission on every purchase made through Steam, Valve can afford to price har
3 reasons I still prefer the Steam Deck OLED over Windows 11 gaming handheldsObjectively, the 9950X3D2 is the most capable consumer desktop processor AMD has ever built. It's certainly touted as a niche product, and there is no doubt that, for a specific class of professionals running heavy rendering or AI workloads, it will be the go-to choice. The economics of it, however, means that it will only appeal to a narrow segment of buyers, and even in those segments, the 270K Plus gives it strong competition while having no business competing with it, especially given its price-point. There's also a broader question that lurks within the minds of potential buyers. Is now e
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is incredible, but entirely unnecessary…This unit is currently priced at $1250, though its normal price is listed at $1600. The lower spec model starts at $1230. Lenovo Yoga 7a 2-in-1 (2026) 7 /10 CPU…
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…They usually exist to showcase the best a company has to offer, and if it has no real competition, expect to pay absurd prices for it. However, in this case, I don…
…When you're a company with one main product, it's all about finding ways to use that one thing, and making it better than the competition. Not every company is Google…
…optimized AV1 support, "close enough" doesn't translate to adoption in a competitive marketplace unless there are some significant price concessions. The software ecosystem was built around NVENC first, and the integration…
…Fortunately, I only had to stick with it for around one and a half years after buying the 1440p monitor, after which I won a gaming rig in a PC building competition…
…So when the results are this good, you start to question whether a newer GPU is worth paying full price for. The only reason why I avoided DLSS in the first place…
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