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Acer Predator Helios NEO 16S AI review

A tale of two chippies as cursed power delivery strikes again.

PC Gamer · Aug 19

The best tech for college students – 25 essentials for campus life

With fall semester due to begin, our tech reviewer lays out the best back-to-school laptops, headphones, writing tablets, smartphones and more to ease back into studies

The Guardian - US · Aug 15

Qualcomm details Snapdragon C specs for $300 laptops for the first time — claims 67% faster performance on battery than Intel N250, AC performance remains a mystery (updated)

Qualcomm has detailed the specs for its Snapdragon C processor, with 8 cores and claimed "all-day" battery life.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 12

Chinese RAM is reportedly landing in laptops from HP, Asus and Acer but it won't change the memory crisis overnight

CXMT is having a big couple of months.

PC Gamer · Aug 5

Three major PC makers now using Chinese memory to fight 'unprecedented memory shortage,' report claims — HP, Asus, and Acer using 'small amounts' of CXMT chips in limited number of notebooks for non-US market

A new report claims that HP, Asus, and Acer have started to use a small amount of CXMT memory chips in notebooks for non-US markets.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 4

PSA: Your watch band may be messing with your laptop – magnetic clasps can cause lid sensors to lock your PC

It’s likely a niche issue, but I discovered recently that my magnetic watch clasp was confusing an Acer laptop into thinking I was closing and opening the lid, causing me to repeatedly get logged out of Windows just as I tried to type.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 30

After years of PC-building snobbery, I'm ready to admit pre-builts are no longer taboo — Here's why I'm rethinking my DIY stance

Pre-built gaming PCs used to have a very bad reputation, especially amongst those who put together their own systems. But with skewed component markets, a focus on quality, and far fewer proprietary parts, I think it's high time to rethink the pre-built PC taboo.

Windows Central · Jul 28

How Wistron’s early Nvidia bet made it an unsung winner of the AI boom—and one of the biggest risers on this year's Global 500

Wistron illustrates how AI is reaching beyond trillion-dollar chipmakers and LLM developers to lift the firms making the hardware behind the revolution.

Fortune · Jul 28

Best Costco Laptops (2026): Reviewed And Ranked

According to shopping experts, electronics are one of the most competitively priced items at warehouse stores, and the best Costco laptops are no exception. They offer advanced features like AI-enhanced processors, dedicated graphics, and built-in AI tools at prices that can beat traditional retailers. To help you get the best…

Clever Dude · Jul 23

Acer and Gigabyte will launch RTX Spark laptops too, but not before Microsoft and Co.

The first batch not including Acer and Gigabyte will launch this fall.

PC Gamer · Jul 22