Hands on: The new Dell XPS 13 is a true MacBook Neo killer
…Dell 14 Premium and Dell 16 Premium laptops it released in that period. Dell is probably the most recognized brand in consumer Windows laptops, keeping in mind that ThinkPads are aimed at…
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I stopped recommending most Linux desktops, and here's what I tell people to use instead
…He also works a lot with Windows systems and networking, especially in mixed environments where things don't always behave the way the documentation says they should. Writing things down is how…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…where Windows is weakest, and that's why Microsoft should be running scared of SteamOS and what it could mean for PC gaming. Related 4 reasons Valve's full SteamOS release will…
Google's Googlebook is Microsoft's Copilot+ problem all over again, and Magic Pointer won't save it
Simon Batt May 21, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…
You don't need a 4K monitor to make DLSS 4.5 worth it
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…
Claude Opus 4.7 is overkill for most people, until you set it up this way
…framing was basically a press release written entirely for developers. "The strongest model for users who want to hand off their hardest coding work with confidence", that's the first thing you…
I built the weirdest possible NAS from hardware I already owned, and it works surprisingly well
…This wacky setup supports basic NAS functionality Considering my previous experience with running Proxmox and Windows 11 bare-metal on the Raspberry Pi, I wasn’t very confident about TrueNAS’ performance on…
I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for
…windows of 100,000 tokens or more, allowing it to process entire books, lengthy codebases, or large documents in a single conversation — a standout feature at the time of its release. Not…
By the time the Steam Machine ships, it will have already lost the market it was supposed to own
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
AMD shipped Nvidia's new AI laptop over a year ago, and the software is finally catching up
…Tikoo, to his credit, also said he's genuinely interested in seeing what Nvidia has specifically worked on and what it has achieved, but he was confident that Gorgon Halo (a Strix…