HP dilutes its premium brand name with the Envy 23, a thoroughly unremarkable (but competent) all-in-one that fails to really distinguish itself from the competition.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Despite some design flaws, the Maingear F131 delivers impressive performance for a very attractive price.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The Lenovo Q180 nettop stays out of your way with a quiet, compact design, but its anemic Atom processor prevents it from living up to its media-center aspirations.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The massive HP Omni 27 reaches the limits of all-in-one size with its 27-inch display, but leaves resolution and power stagnant, to its detriment.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
Gamers looking for a small form-factor rig should take a look at the Chronos, which is a surprisingly affordable option from Origin.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The HP Phoenix h9 gaming desktop balances performance with small size and everyday liveability.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The Maingear Vybe Super Stock lays down serious processing power without breaking a sweat, or your budget.
| Matthew S. Smith | April 24, 2023 |
The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i ticks all the boxes with flagship performance, great design, and room for upgrades, but it makes a critical mistake with RAM speed.
| Jacob Roach | March 25, 2023 |
The M2 Pro makes the updated Mac mini the best compact computer ever made. And it's a fantastic value too.
| Luke Larsen | February 4, 2023 |
Alienware's long-running Aurora line sees iterative updates every year, but 2023 brings a critical change that makes it a much more attractive gaming desktop.
| Jacob Roach | February 1, 2023 |
It’s been years since Apples Retina 5K saw a complete re-design. Can it still compete with Windows systems? Read our Apple iMac with Retina 5K Display review to find out.
| Matthew S. Smith | January 11, 2023 |
Apple’s new Mac Mini doesn’t look much different from its predecessor, and it’s more expensive. Yet the changes under the hood make a case for its consideration as your new Mac. Can this entry-level machine hold its own? Read our Apple Mac Mini (2018) review to find out.
| Matthew S. Smith | January 11, 2023 |
The Mac Mini is the first desktop Mac with Apple’s M1 chip inside. That means a lot of changes have come to the company’s smallest Mac. How does it perform?
| Alex Blake | January 11, 2023 |
The Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast delivers much higher performance than its size would suggest, all while expertly handling heat and noise.
| Jacob Roach | November 22, 2022 |
Featuring AMD's monster 16-core Ryzen processor, the new Alienware Aurora is one of the most powerful desktop PCs you can buy. The new look is pretty stunning, too. But does all that power make sense for a gaming machine?
| Luke Larsen | September 28, 2022 |
Equipped with up to a Core i9-12900KS and an RTX 3090 Ti and retailing for about $5000, the Scarab is worth considering if you're after high-end performance.
| Matthew Connatser | August 15, 2022 |
A PC that's both small and powerful? That's hard to come by, but that's exactly what the HP Z2 mini G9 workstation manages to pull off.
| Luke Larsen | August 12, 2022 |
The Logitech G915 Lightspeed TKL is a mechanical gaming keyboard that takes some notes from Apple's Magic Keyboard, and to great success.
| Jacob Roach | August 3, 2022 |
The MSI Aegis RS 12 is packed with the latest and greatest hardware, and it's cheap. There are a few build quality oversights you need to know about, though.
| Jacob Roach | July 20, 2022 |
Consoles have stolen the attention of the gaming world, but Nvidia's RTX 3080 proves that the future of PC gaming is bright.
| Luke Larsen | July 15, 2022 |
The Acer Predator Orion 7000 is a fantastic gaming PC, but it's too expensive. You should buy it, but only if you can find one on sale.
| Jacob Roach | June 15, 2022 |
The Falcon Northwest Tiki is a monster of a gaming PC, and in its pursuit to offer the smallest form factor possible, it sacrifices very little.
| Jacob Roach | May 31, 2022 |
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless takes the best gaming headset and makes it better, and it's the top premium headset you can buy in 2022.
| Jacob Roach | May 31, 2022 |
The Asus ProArt Station PD5 is too little, too late. It's held back by a last-gen processor, which makes it a bad buy for creators in 2022.
| Jacob Roach | May 13, 2022 |
The Intel NUC Core i7 is a customizable, compact computer, with a speedy processor. That being said, most users will find the cheaper Core i5 version will get the job done just as well for $100 less.
| Brad Bourque | April 26, 2022 |
With a modern 12-core Intel Core i9-9920X processor, Nvidia’s RTX 2080 Ti graphics, and 32GB of RAM, the Corsair One Pro is designed to woo creatives who demand more power from Apple’s Mac Pro. Like the Mac Pro, the best part of this PC is that it won’t take up much space on your desk.
| Chuong Nguyen | April 26, 2022 |
Dell's Inspiron 27 7790 might not be a gaming PC in the traditional sense, but it still delivers a terrific gaming experience for console gamers who need a desktop for productivity work. Thanks to an HDMI input feature, you can use the 27-inch screen on the Inspiron to hook up an Xbox or PlayStation.
| Chuong Nguyen | April 26, 2022 |
It doesn't get much more powerful than the Lenovo ThinkStation P620. This Threadripper Pro workstation has some of the most powerful components available today.
| Jacob Roach | April 26, 2022 |
Nvidia has launched another powerful graphics card, the RTX 3080 Ti. Can it defeat AMD's best and satisfy overwhelming demand?
| Luke Larsen | April 26, 2022 |
The Intel NUC 11 Extreme is a costly barebones kit that still manages to exceed expectations. You'll need a graphics card inside to see its full power, though.
| Jacob Roach | April 26, 2022 |
The AMD RX 6600 XT is targeting 1080p gamers with high refresh rate monitors, but a slightly inflated price might prove too much against the Nvidia competition.
| Jacob Roach | April 21, 2022 |
The Raspberry Pi 4 is the latest miniature computing sensation from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and is by far the most capable Pi yet. It adds dual HDMI support for twin 4K displays, a more powerful SoC, and the option of plenty of new RAM. It comes with everything you need to get started too.
| Jon Martindale | April 21, 2022 |
AOC's 24-inch all-in-one sells for less than $400 on Amazon. Can a low price make up for the use of Android over Windows?
| Matthew S. Smith | April 21, 2022 |
The HP 930 Creator Wireless Mouse is highly customizable and ergonomic with excellent battery life.
| Mark Coppock | April 21, 2022 |