If you’re looking for a gaming PC that isn’t going to break the bank, there are a couple of solid options that don’t include having to build a PC from scratch. For example, the HP Omen lineup of desktops has a lot of budget-friendly options, so if you’re just starting out and don’t want to spend a ton, you can grab certain configurations of the HP Omen 40L. Even better, there’s a great deal from Best Buy right now that discounts the HP Omen 40L down to just $1,180 from the usual $1,480, which is a pretty great discounted price for what you’re getting.
The beating heart of any gaming PC is the GPU, and in this configuration of HP Omen 40L, you get yourself an RTX 4060 Ti, which is a slight upgrade of the RTX 4060, and an excellent 1080p GPU. With it, you should easily be able to hit or surpass 100fps on ultra settings on most modern games, and if you want to go to 2K resolutions, you will have to make some compromises in refresh rate and graphics, but it should still be quite good. More importantly, you could always upgrade the GPU with one of these GPU deals down the line if you feel you need more power, which is one of the biggest benefits of a desktop.
Besides gaming performance, the HP Omen 40L has an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 under the hood, which is a mid-to-upper-range processor that will handle things like creativity and productivity tasks quite easily. The 16GB of RAM is also very respectable, especially at this price range, and it means you won’t have to constantly be managing your apps and tabs because Windows 11 likes to take a chunk of your RAM to run. As for storage, the 1TB SSD you get is pretty good, and this is also something you could upgrade with one of these SSD deals down the line, which is a relatively simple upgrade.
All in all, the HP Omen 40L is a great starter system, both for gaming and for upgrading in the future, especially with the reduced price tag of $1,180 from Best Buy. You could also check out some other great gaming PC deals if you want a few more options to consider first.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.