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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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The first Googlebook hardware leaks look pretty wild

We have details of four leaked devices from Lenovo and ASUS, plus spec details of more from other manufacturers.

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The OmniBook Ultra finally proved that HP can compete with MacBook Air at its own game
HP

This is one seriously sleek successor to the HP Spectre

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Accessing Gemma 4 E4B on the llama-server web UI
I turned a nearly 10-year-old laptop into the most useful machine in my home lab

I can't imagine my home lab without it

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x-4 running Windows 11 Pro.
This Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x laptop we rated 9/10 just dropped to $800, and it's built for everything

You can't lose with this price

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My old Legion Go does something my ultrabook couldn't, and now I travel lighter

Because seven-hour flights and bulky laptops don't go hand-in-hand

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Windows 11's system requirements killed my old laptop — so I made it a home server instead

Learn how a seemingly obsolete laptop, deemed unfit for Windows 11, can be repurposed into a money-saving, self-hosting powerhouse,

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The ROG Xbox Ally X playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4
4 tweaks I always make to get more performance from my Windows 11 gaming handheld

I aim to strike a balance between how good a game looks and its frame rate.

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I spent a $1000+ on a Windows handheld, but Sunshine made it obsolete

Streaming beats running on bare-metal where your connection allows

The Surface Pro 11 on a table.
This Surface Pro deal saves you $500, but you'll only have a few hours to claim it

One of the best portable laptops out

Zorin Jellyfin and Immich logo on a laptop.
I gave up on Windows 11 and built a home server from a laptop I was ready to throw away

Move aside, Microsoft, let the Penguin take over

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This is probably one of the last times you'll be able to buy a Switch 2 for $419

Switch 2 prices are going up September 1

Debian and Docker running on old Dell laptop
I run my whole media server on a business laptop with no graphics card, and it still transcodes

Turns out the graphics card was optional.

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Steam Deck game menu with plushies in background
I stopped chasing RTX cards after realizing my Steam Deck runs my entire backlog better

The Steam Deck proves you don't need a new PC to play the games you own.

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Asus ROG Ally X Steam big picture mode with pink wall in back
Windows handhelds have the hardware to beat the Steam Deck, but SteamOS already won the software war

Faster chips aren't as fundamental to the gaming handheld experience as software optimization

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decky framegen running on a steam deck
I hacked FSR4 onto my Steam Deck before Valve could ship it officially

Older silicon is capable of running the heavier model

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Framework Laptop 13
I blamed a firmware update for bricking my laptop, but I couldn't have been more wrong

It wasn't what I expected.

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