Gaming is getting huge. A natural result of that is equipment being designed explicitly for gamers. One such brand is WD with its WD_BLACK series of products. Yes, they are great for gaming, but I want to say that these are genuinely good products that are worth a look for other industries. In particular, it was the Thunderbolt™ 3-equipped...
HP has announced the 13.3" Elite Dragonfly G2 Multi-Touch Laptop, which is the successor to the Elite Dragonfly. The Elite Dragonfly G2 now features 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors with integrated Intel® Iris Xe Graphics™ for added performance. You can configure the Elite Dragonfly G2...
It’s probably safe to say that PCs, especially laptops, will be practically at the center of our daily lives throughout 2021. With the increasing reliance on computers for productivity (especially when working from home), entertainment, school, and keeping in touch with others, it’s more important than ever to get as much performance as possible from portable thin and light systems. That’s where...
If you’ve noticed a trend in laptops having fewer and fewer ports in favor of thinner, sleeker designs, you’re not alone. While being thinner makes laptops much easier to transport, you’ll quickly realize how much you will miss those ports when setting up your laptop in your workspace. Instead of daisy-chaining multiple adapters into a mess of cable clutter, Kensington has you covered with the...
During its GeForce RTX: Game On virtual event, NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 3060, adding to its already-impressive lineup of graphics cards. The RTX 3060 takes full advantage of the Ampere architecture, offering hardware ray-tracing capabilities and support for DLSS at a lower price point.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 features 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a 192-bit memory interface. With 13 shader-...
If you’ve been following along, you know how rare an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series graphics card is at this point. In fact, one of the only reliable ways to get one is to purchase a pre-built computer. Fortunately for you, MSI is updating its GS66 STEALTH, GE66 Raider, and GE76 Raider gaming laptops with RTX 3070 and 3080 graphics cards, along with a few other features. This allows you to forgo...
Even with the tremendous speed Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) has to offer, traditional wireless network connections can often encounter heavy congestion over the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, which can interfere with reliability. However, the...
ASUS is helping to usher in a new generation of portable PC gaming with the announcement of the new ROG Strix, ROG Strix SCAR,...
Get ready for the next phase of Wi-Fi technologies, with Wi-Fi 6E. ASUS and TP-Link are among the first to announce Wi-Fi 6E-compatible routers to help cut through congested areas for reliable and fast signals. Where traditional Wi-Fi 6 routers make use of the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies, both of which are incredibly crowded with a multitude of wireless devices, 6E adds the recently FCC-...
With a huge shift toward working from home, it became very clear to many that the small screen on their laptop or all-in-one PC wasn’t going to cut it. A monitor upgrade is, perhaps, one of the most important changes you can make when improving a computer work space because it is the thing you are going to spend hours viewing. I’m here to recommend the...
When searching for a laptop system, it’s important to consider your needs to balance between performance and budget. Fortunately, Lenovo makes the process easier by offering a broad range of portable computers that fit a variety of professions and lifestyles. Whether you’re working from home, traveling, studying, creating content, or doing a bit of everything, there’s a perfect laptop for you,...
2021 is here and HP has wasted no time providing lightning to spark our creativity and imagination. In this sense, the lightning and spark draw inspiration from the aptly named lightning bug, or firefly, which has given rise to HP’s ZBook Firefly 15 G7,...
If you have shopped for a router in the past couple of years, which isn’t always fun, odds are you’ve seen “mesh networks” or “Wi-Fi systems” for sale at your favorite retailer. These systems consist of multiple access points that act as one to blanket your entire home with Internet connectivity, with the goal of eliminating the dead spots that commonly plague single-router systems. While the...
Professors, special education providers, and the like are moving mountains in efforts to create the most equitable and efficient learning experience for their students, no matter where they are. Whether you’re an educator solely working remotely, or someone who is splitting their time between in-person and virtual learning, an unrestricted workflow can alleviate any additional stressors of...