Charlene R Gaona

When I imagine a high-end laptop, I usually see one that has gone all out, using far too exotic build materials, packing too much hardware into a machine that is too thin, and ending up with an outrageous price tag that exemplifies the idea of diminishing returns. The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 Gen 10 Aura Edition initially appears to be that type of device. The Yoga Pro 9i 16 Gen 10 Aura Edition has the hardware, with a high-power…

In an emergency, few users require or can utilize 14GBps PCIe 5.0 NVMe performance. particularly when Windows Explorer is unable to fully utilize it. Therefore, why spend more money on something you don’t need when you can get something much cheaper, like the PCIe 4.0 WD Blue SN5100, which gets you there 95% of the time? Additionally, some readers might not be aware that NVMe’s blazingly quick seek times account for a large portion of its perceived (and actual) performance.…

The design of Asus’s new ROG NUC 2025 tiny PC resembles that of a large desktop graphics card, positioned vertically and surrounded by an equally large motherboard. It is precisely that—nothing more—condensed into the smallest chassis imaginable. The NUC is essentially a compact micro PC with a built-in processor and graphics card that you can then connect your own RAM and storage to. Asus has been more innovative with the small PC concept than Intel ever was when it became…

The most adaptable PC monitor I’ve ever examined is the Corsair Xeneon Edge 14.5. I used it since it can be used as a supplementary display. Nevertheless, it may also be connected to a 360mm radiator mount on a PC desktop or affixed to a 1/4-20 tripod mount. It can be mounted inside a desktop computer to add style or serve as a dashboard for performance monitoring, or it can be used as part of a streaming setup or connected…

The barriers preventing waves of 6K monitors from being released have finally been lifted, seven years after Apple’s 6K Pro Display HDR was released. Many new possibilities are coming in 2025, even if some, such as the Dell Ultrasharp U3224KB, were offered in previous years. Among these is the Asus ProArt PA32QCV, a 32-inch 6K monitor with an MSRP of $1,399 that is intended for prosumers, creatives, and professionals. Even while it isn’t cheap, the ProArt PA32QCV is far less…

I owned a large, heavy gaming laptop fifteen years ago. I adored it! Back then, gaming laptops were like that. Compared to large, heavy gaming laptops, the 18-inch Maingear Ultima 18 feels like a contemporary spiritual successor. That’s fantastic, but it also highlights the flaws in these designs. Maingear crammed a large Clevo laptop chassis with premium parts to build the Ultima 18. In some intriguing ways, it goes too far with obscure specifications. However, it competes with contemporary high-end…