Buyer’s Guide

Recently, our test portals have been overrun by PCIe 4.0 HMB NVMe SSDs. Although the Teamgroup T-Create C47 is unquestionably one of the best, it performed poorly in our 450GB write and synthetic benchmarks. Nevertheless, in our 48GB transfer testing, it placed second among PCIe 4.0 HMB drives and does a remarkable job of supporting extended writes. It is worthy of being on your short list because it is reasonably priced (less expensive than it was at the time of…

Acer’s latest addition to the Plus family, the Chromebook Plus Spin 514, is attempting to make a name for itself in a crowded field of midrange laptops with similar designs. Initial thoughts? This Chromebook is incredible. A versatile 2-in-1 design, lively performance, and a 120Hz touchscreen that seems more high-end than its price tag indicates are all included. MediaTek’s Kompanio Ultra 910 chip, which it contains, offers strong performance without completely draining the battery. On paper, it covers all the…

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…

The Teamgroup X2 Max surprised me. Since it’s as little as any thumb drive in my collection, I was anticipating a slowish commodity drive. But in the end, the X2 Max outperformed many far larger 10Gbps SSDs in almost every test we ran, delivering exceptional 10Gbps USB performance. It’s a jewel, to put it briefly. What features does the X2 Max SSD have? Even for a thumb drive, the X2 Max is remarkably small, measuring just under 3 inches in…

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…

Have you ever wished to get a large portable monitor? Very large? About 27 inches in size? I would assume that the majority of people would say “no.” But I also know from experience that there is a need for a large portable display that is easy to move between office locations or use in meetings. The Asus ZenScreen MB27ACF might be the display you’ve always desired if that describes you. Specs and Features At first glance, the Asus ZenScreen…

This 16-inch gaming laptop, the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, has good hardware and is reasonably priced. However, this isn’t the “AI laptop” you’re looking for. The neural processing unit (NPU) is not prepared to perform the most recent AI jobs and is too slow to manage Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC AI features. Many consumers are unaware that contemporary “AI laptops” frequently don’t live up to Microsoft’s claimed criteria. This computer would perform well on GPU-based AI tasks, just like…

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…