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I check out the /r/Battlestations subreddit on a regular basis. That’s right, weirdos, I’m looking at your meticulous, lovingly lighted home offices and PC gaming desks, analyzing your choices for hardware and style, because I’m exactly the same kind of sick as you. But this person’s custom-built monito

The best charging station is the one that doesn’t take up a ton of space on your desk and can be easily carried with you even when you go on vacation. (Because we all hate how few outlets there are in hotel rooms, right?) Well, this Anker Nano charging station is everything you need—and

Hey readers! Today’s tech tip is about USB cables. I’m usually super careful with my cables, but a recent mishap where I accidentally got one soaked left me wondering what I should do next. Was my USB cable now toast, a danger to my other devices? I simp

These days, mini PCs are the right answer for anyone seeking a compact, efficient, and surprisingly powerful computer. The Acemagician K1 is just one great example, especially now that it’s down to only $249 on Amazon with Prime (was $349). Don’t have Prime? No problem! Go

Gaming laptops with massive 18-inch screen sizes are somewhat rare. Maingear’s first 18-incher, the Ultima 18, offers up to 192GB of DDR5 memory and four M.2 SSD options, as well as what you’d expect: an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 mobile GPU.

It isn’t quite the tip-top of mobile gaming laptops, as the Intel “Arrow Lake” Core Ultra 9 275HX is just one 100-MHz s

One of our favorite features in a laptop these days is an OLED screen because there’s nothing better than crystal-clear images with vibrant colors and perfect blacks. The beautiful Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is one such laptop, and right now

Air is traditionally used as a filling medium in hard drives. However, because of its higher density, it creates resistance, which increases energy consumption and puts more strain on the mechanical components. This is an issue in hard drives that pack in a lot of data since it can slow things down.

Helium, though, is way less dense than air (about seven ti

Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (the latest version of Windows 11) free of charge. This makes sense, as support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025. After that date, the operating system will still work, but Microsoft will stop releasing security updates.

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