Best of Computex 2025: More hardware than hype By Avram Piltch, Matt Safford, Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill, Paul Alcorn published 23 May 25 From blazing-fast SSDs to retro cases, these are the 16 best products introduced at this year’s show.
Noctua's futuristic thermosiphon cooler is back and bigger than ever at Computex 2025, but still no closer to release By Andrew E. Freedman published 21 May 25 At Computex 2025, Noctua showed off its thermosiphon CPU cooler development project, now with a 360 mm cooler.
MSI brings AMD gaming handheld, updated mid-range gaming laptops to Computex By Andrew E. Freedman published 20 May 25 At Computex, MSI debuted a new Claw A8 gaming handheld using the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme and refreshed its midrange gaming laptops.
Asus adds the RTX 5060 to its gaming laptop lineup, tweaks TUF A14 with better cooling By Andrew E. Freedman published 19 May 25 Asus is updating its gaming laptops with the RTX 5060, and is also releasing a dock for the ROG Ally and other gaming devices.
Acer has a new pair of 14.5-inch laptops for gaming on the go By Andrew E. Freedman published 16 May 25 Acer is launching its Predator Triton 14 AI and Helios Neo 14 AI at Computex, expanding the selection of thin and light gaming notebooks using Nvidia's latest GPUs.
Acer's new Swift Edge 14 AI is a bunch of ports and a 'soft-touch' keyboard By Andrew E. Freedman published 16 May 25 Acer launched a new lineup of Swift laptops at Computex, with slim designs and plenty of ports.
Microsoft may have killed the Surface Laptop Studio By Andrew E. Freedman published 15 May 25 Microsoft is streamlining the Surface lineup, and the Surface Laptop Studio 2 reportedly won't get a successor.
Alienware's new Aurora laptops are for gamers who crave some design subtlety By Andrew E. Freedman published 8 May 25 Alienware's new 16 and 16X Aurora laptops are designed for subtlety and portability, with a toned-down design.
Lenovo's new Legion 9i gaming laptop sports an 18-inch dual-mode 3D display and flagship specs By Andrew E. Freedman published 8 May 25 The new 18-inch Lenovo Legion 9i is a monster gaming machine with up to 192GB of RAM, 8TB of storage, an RTX 5090, and a 3D display.
Windows 10 support is ending — but End of 10 wants you to switch to Linux By Andrew E. Freedman published 7 May 25 End of 10 is encouraging people with Windows 10 PCs to install Linux and skip buying new Windows 11 PCs.
How to Build a PC By Andrew E. Freedman, Matt Safford last updated 6 May 25 Do you want to build a PC but aren't sure how to put the parts together? Turn your components into a desktop with our step-by-step guide.
Microsoft announces colorful new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Plus By Andrew E. Freedman published 6 May 25 Microsoft's new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop are colorful Snapdragon X Plus machines with relatively affordable prices.
Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition review: a blue-chip convertible By Andrew E. Freedman published 5 May 25 Editor's Choice The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 stands out by excelling at the basics, including a great screen, long battery life, and hardware that feels good in the hands.
3DTested Innovation Awards 2025: Surprise and Delight By Avram Piltch published 29 April 25 These are the most innovative products of the last year.
Microsoft launches Recall to Windows 11 general availability — Click to Do and Improved Search also coming By Andrew E. Freedman published 25 April 25 It's been a long road, but the long-awaited — and maligned — AI feature is finally here.
MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: The Pro is better in nearly every way, but the Air might be the better choice By Andrew E. Freedman published 25 April 25 How much are you willing to pay for a better display?
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start April 24 — the system still costs $449.99 By Andrew E. Freedman published 18 April 25 Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start on April 24 in the United States, and the price isn't changing from the original $449.99.
Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 review: Mobile RTX 5080 gets the job done By Andrew E. Freedman published 11 April 25 The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 is a powerful RTX 5080 laptop with a bright screen, but its AI is gimmicky and plastic shell leave something to be desired.
Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary by letting Copilot see what you see By Andrew E. Freedman published 4 April 25 Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration featured several Copilot announcements, including Vision, which lets the AI view your PC desktop or look through your phone camera.
Nvidia confirms Nintendo Switch 2 SoC's AI, ray tracing features, keeps real specs to itself for now By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 April 25 Nvidia is promising its Nintendo Switch 2 chip offers 10x the peformance of the prior console.
Nintendo Switch 2 developers confirm DLSS, hardware ray tracing, and more By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 April 25 At a roundtable with the Switch 2's developers, we learned more about the capabilities that Nvidia's custom chip delivers.
Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-on: Bigger, faster, and with mouse controls By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 April 25 We went hands-on with the Nintendo Switch 2, trying its newest games, mouse mode, and improved Joy-Cons.
Nintendo Switch 2 will release June 5 priced at $449 with 4K support in docked mode, mouse functionality, and a Chat button By Andrew E. Freedman published 2 April 25 Nintendo has pulled the wraps off the Switch 2 in a Direct live stream. It will release on June 5.
Nvidia's 50-series laptop launch looks bumpy: slipping ship dates, game crashes, and delayed review units By Andrew E. Freedman published 28 March 25 Nvidia's RTX 50-series "Blackwell" GPU launch for laptops has been rocky, with delays and driver issues.
Razer Blade 16 review: Pricey, thin RTX 5090 laptop By Andrew E. Freedman published 28 March 25 The Razer Blade 16 is a thin RTX 5090 laptop with a bright screen and tons of ports, but it's extremely pricey and the drivers felt unfinished on our test unit.
