Tag: hardware

Alienware AW2725QF review

Alienware AW2725QF review

Two “native” resolutions. One screen. Can it ever work? We've seen plenty of attempts at dual-mode panels before, most…
The Steam Deck is on sale for 25% off, but maybe not the model you want

The Steam Deck is…

Do I sometimes look at the webpage steamdeck.com/en/oled with longing, wishing my launch Steam Deck had that better battery…
Shure MV7+ podcast microphone review

Shure MV7+ podcast microphone…

When I found out Shure was discontinuing the Shure MV7 Podcast microphone, I felt a genuine twinge in my…
Want a 4 TB external SSD with solid state cooling, passkey unlocking, wireless tracking, RAID 6, and a built-in e-paper display? Yours for—squints at the screen—the price of TWO PlayStation 5 Pros

Want a 4 TB…

External storage drives are things that you either hardly ever use or they're a daily part of your tech…
Asus ROG Delta II review

Asus ROG Delta II…

When you think of Asus Republic of Gamers gear, you probably imagine neon-lit, Cyberpunk-esque motherboards, hefty GPUs, and blazing-fast…
AMD’s RDNA 4 gaming-GPUs-for-the-people expected to launch at CES in January

AMD’s RDNA 4 gaming-GPUs-for-the-people…

AMD will roll out its new budget-friendly RDNA GPUs, designed to win back major market share from Nvidia, at…
Yeah, at $700 the PS5 Pro is expensive for a console, but I spent more than double that on my GPU alone

Yeah, at $700 the…

The PS5 Pro was announced this week and, oh boy, it's a pricey beast. To slide this chunk of…
Should you buy a Steam Deck instead of a PS5 Pro? How about instead of a new car you buy a boat?—these things are not the same

Should you buy a…

The PS5 Pro and Steam Deck couldn't be further apart. One is a home console requiring controllers, cables, and…
Ray tracing has taken its first steps at becoming the rendering norm for triple-A games but that just makes upscaling and frame generation a Hobson’s choice

Ray tracing has taken…

Nick Evanson, Hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I have been: endlessly testing CPUs and games. So many…
PC vs

PC vs. PS5 Pro:…

And so the Sony PS5 Pro has arrived. Verily, it's far, far more powerful than the clunker that is…