Apple’s $899 Mac mini Skips M5 Entirely, Keeps the 2024 Body
Twelve days ago I wrote that Apple was testing a Mac mini with a brand new M6 in the cheap model and a carried-over M5…
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This Modded Android Phone Runs The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra Settings
The boundary between a smartphone and a desktop computer has been narrowing for years. Modern flagship phones carry processor configurations, RAM capacities, and GPU performance…
Mac mini M5 May Get Skipped Entirely as Apple Tests M6 and M5 Pro Combo
Feeling like you’ve heard this before? You sort of have. Last year Apple quietly shipped a Mac Studio with mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra…
This Mod Made a Steam Machine Faceplate Charge Your Steam Controller
The Steam Machine has swappable faceplates, which is a genuinely good idea that Valve doesn’t appear to have fully exploited. The concept is essentially that…
A $2,699 Gaming PC That Doubles as a Display Case for Figurines
Cables are the dirty secret of PC building. No matter how carefully chosen the components are, or how expensive the case gets, the tangle of…
ASUS ROG NUC 16 Edition 20 brings RTX 5090 gaming power to compact 3L desktop
Asus has come a long way since the 2nd of April 1989. By that count, it’s only been two decades for ROG’s existence. Arguably the…
A Walnut and Brass Desktop PC That Still Runs an RTX 5090
The PC industry has spent decades optimizing for a buyer who tolerates ugly hardware. Not a buyer who wants it, necessarily, but one who accepts…
Lenovo Fit a 16GB Intel Lunar Lake PC Into the Size of a Coffee Table Book
Here’s a business plan Lenovo isn’t charging me for. Take the ThinkCentre Neo 50q Gen 6, wrap it in a fake hardcover dust jacket, maybe…
Lenovo built an AI-ready Mac mini rival for $440… and it’s only available in China
For the past two years, on-device AI has been a hardware arms race, a contest to see whose NPU could post the most TOPS before…
This zero-gravity motorized workstation replaces your setup to eliminate back pain and boost productivity
If you’re working out of a desk with a triple monitor setup and a regular office chair, you don’t have a workstation worthy of 2026….
Aston Martin themed Chillblast gaming PCs are fit for a Bond flick
Let’s be honest, gaming PC case designs have gone overboard over the last few years. There’s too much RGB involved, and most gamers enjoy it…
Microsoft RTX Dev Box Has 1,000 Holes, All of Them Intentional
The economics of AI development have been quietly changing how developers think about their hardware. Cloud GPU bills compound fast when you’re iterating through a…
ASUS ProArt Just Closed the Gap Between a Laptop and a Workstation
Creative professionals have been carrying a compromise for years. The laptop powerful enough for serious work tends to be too heavy or too loud, and…
ASUS V400 All-in-One Ditched Intel for Snapdragon to Stay Slim and Silent
All-in-one computers have always promised clean desks, but they rarely deliver a truly minimal presence. Traditional AiOs hide their processors inside their displays, and those…
Chinese modder builds human-sized PC large enough for a person to sit inside and play games
Have you been criticized for your compulsive gaming? Has your mom lost her cool and said, “You play computer games all day, why don’t you…
Dwarf Factory’s Hyper-real 4/20 Resin Keycaps Are Handcrafted Miniature Gardens You Can Type On
The countdown to 4/20 has begun, and if you’re the type who celebrates by upgrading your workspace aesthetics rather than raiding the nearest dispensary, Dwarf…