
So, you’ve come here looking for a laptop under $500. Luckily for you, the PCWorld team has been ramping up its coverage of budget, sub-$500 laptops over the last couple of months. Laptops at this price point often come with compromises, so it’s important to shop smart. In this category, you’ll typically find Windows machines with Intel Core i3 or i5 processors or low-powered Chromebooks. While every pick in our list below has its pros and cons, one Windows laptop really stoo

The job market is hot right now, especially in the IT and tech sectors. Want to take advantage of this opportunity and propel your career to new heights as quickly as possible? Then the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Administration, and Security Certification Bundle — discounted to $49 — could be a great way to go about it.
This web-based training package features four courses, each valued at $295, that prepare students to earn four coveted Microsoft Azure certific

If you want to make the most of your career, you’ll need certifications that prove your expertise. That might mean putting your life on hold and going back to school. Or you could try something different and train from home with The Complete Microsoft Windows, 365, and Teams Certification Training Bundle, on sale this week for an affordable $59.
This Microsoft certification training package is a good option for students who thrive on self-directed learning. With it, you could pre

TeamViewer provides a premium, secure remote connectivity support solution to help increase productivity across any device. Right now, you can get a TeamViewer Business license for $24.90, or roughly 50% lower than its previous price of $50.90. Plus, the TeamViewer Remote Access license has been reduced by a whopping 70%, putting it at just $6.95. Click here to review the products and their new pricing on TeamViewer’s site. https://www.pcworld.co

Who needs an entry-level graphics card? Not a lot of people these days. With some incredible advancements in both standard GPUs and integrated GPUs, there’s not much room in the market for inexpensive, entry-level discrete cards. Which begs the question, why did AMD make one, and at the worst possible time?
PCWorld contributor Keith May breaks down the market position, and reaction to, the AMD Radeon RX 6400 in our latest YouTube video. This low-profile, low-power, low-cost card does

If you’re looking to upgrade your monitor, today is your lucky day. Newegg is selling a 27-inch Acer 1440p high refresh rate gaming monitor for $230. That’s $140 off the MSRP and a good sale price for this display.
The Acer XG270HU has a 144Hz refresh rate to blow past those 60 frames-per-second allowing for smoother visuals. It’s also rocking FreeSync to keep performance consistent between the graphics card and monitor. This means greatly reduced moments of screen tearing

Android fans have been waiting an entire year to see more options for the new and improved Wear OS 3 watches, since the only one that came out last year was Samsung’s exclusive Galaxy Watch4. At Google I/O 2022, the company announced the much-anticipated (and much-leaked) Pixel Watch, technically Google’s first smartwatch developed entirely in-house. And thanks to the company’s acquisition of Fitbit last year, it’s also going to be the first major update of Fitbit hardw

Hold up! Remember that graphics card from a few weeks ago that was “on sale” at the original MSRP? Well, today that same card is actually below the original MSRP. Amazon is selling an MSI Mech 2x Radeon RX 6600 XT for $355 . That’s $25 off of the MSRP. However, to get that price, you need to fill out a $20 mail-in rebate form. Sure, that’s a pain, but it’s worth it to get this deal.
You can expect a very good 1080p gaming experience out of this card. That means

Sony has been at the top of the game for premium active noise cancellation headphones for a little less than four years, when the WH-1000XM3 blew the competition from Bose and Beats out of the water. The XM4 revision tightened things up without reinventing the wheel and now the XM5 gives the much-loved design a visual facelift. The highly anticipated revision is available for pre-order now for $400, a $50 retail price bump over its predecessors.
The XM5 design pairs slightly larger and mor

At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsMassive color gamut and great color accuracy Excellent motion clarity at 240Hz Value pricing for a 1440p 240Hz monitor ConsUnimpressive build quality Stand only adjusts for height and tilt KVM feature is not impressive Our VerdictGigabyte’s M27Q X doesn’t look like much out of the box, but this 1440p/240Hz IPS panel delivers a superb gaming experience where it counts, with excellent motion clarity and stunning image