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Flatlay of a logitech mouse, keyboard, pen, and pocket notebook
I ditched my travel laptop for a mini PC with a 100-inch screen

Redefining a travel PC with a surprising tech combo

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A render of the ROG Xbox Ally X20 sitting on a desk
You can buy the ROG Xbox Ally X20 on its own, but it comes at a steep price

The special edition Windows 11 handheld starts at $1,300.

dell xps 13 showing the lock screen
Dell's XPS 13 is the laptop I'd recommend, except for this one problem

Also, when did Dell decide the XPS name goes on budget hardware?

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photo of an old laptop server
I turned an old laptop into the most useful device in my house, and it took an afternoon

A dusty second-gen i3 laptop found new life as a low-power home server running MX Linux and Docker for private backups.

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Someone modded their Steam Deck to look like an Xbox 360 handheld, and I'm in love

It's amazing what a few tweaks can do.

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steam deck showing my decky loader setup
Every handheld copied the Steam Deck's design except for the one feature that actually matters

Valve's inclusion of dual trackpads might seem like excess, but they're one of the best things about the Deck

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Googlebook by Google.
Asus' Googlebook is reportedly going to cost nearly $1,400, possibly signaling the end of its affordable range

It's looking pretty mighty though

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Running Nextcloud off Proxmox
I run a free Microsoft 365 killer suite off my old laptop, and it's good enough to replace my cloud subscriptions

I ditched Microsoft 365 and built my own productivity suite on an old laptop with Nextcloud

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Framework's Laptop 12 preorders see Fedora outselling Windows by over 10 to 1, and it makes a lot of sense

It may not be the "year of Linux" yet, but it's still cool to see Fedora succeed.

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Close-up view of the USB-C port on a Steam Deck
The USB-C port on your Steam Deck supports much more than charging, and these are the best uses for it

Make the most of your handheld

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Enabling per-game profile of a gaming handheld on SimpleDeckyTDP plug-in
Handheld prices aren't coming back down, and the one worth buying now isn't the new one

A generation behind is the safer bet.

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The Jsaux Steam Deck dock holding a Steam Deck with the screen on.
There's almost no reason to buy a Steam Machine if you have a Steam Deck

Why spend over $1,000?

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The controls of the Steam Deck OLED
The Steam Deck dominates handhelds, but the market it owns is tinier than you think

Valve owns the market it created but it's only a fraction of Steam users

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The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced running on it
After two weeks with the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, I'm convinced it's the first real rival to the ROG Xbox Ally X

MSI's latest Windows 11 handheld is pricey, but the Intel Arc G3's performance gains are undeniable.

The Steam Deck LCD
PS5 emulation finally arrives on the Steam Deck, achieving a milestone performance of, uh, 0.6 FPS

Well, it works, at least.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 Gen 11 with a person exploring on the display
This slim Lenovo laptop keeps its most useful hardware accessible

This article is sponsored by Lenovo

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GIGABYTE AERO X16: Delivering powerful performance in a surprisingly slim package

This article is sponsored by GIGABYTE

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asus zenbook a16 showing marathon the game
Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme meets 48GB RAM and a $400 discount—the Asus Zenbook A16 is the laptop deal of 2026

Get it while you still can

A Dell Latitude laptop running Debian, repurposed as a home server
My old work laptop beats a mini PC as a home server, and the battery is just the start

The upgrade I didn't need to buy.

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Someone squeezed the Steam Deck's hardware into a custom Game Boy shell, and it looks amazing

Hey Valve, maybe take some notes from this one.

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