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Computing is the foundation on which the rest of technology is built, but it’s also the lens through which we see the future. That’s why we take it seriously at Digital Trends. Our approach includes coverage of the hardware and software of PCs, but also the larger ecosystem of everything that plugs into them. Windows, Macs, laptops, graphics cards, CPUs, gaming monitors, and yes — even printers. And that’s just scratching the surface.

Through covering the latest news and performing the hands-on testing ourselves, we’re able to offer the best PC buying advice you’ll find on the internet. We do our own in-depth testing on everything from the battery life of laptops to monitor image quality. We even delve into the expanding world of the PC gaming tech with ReSpec, our biweekly deep-dive column on making your PC games look and play their best.

So, whether you’re shopping for your next laptop, reading up on the latest GPU news for your next upgrade, or just trying to take a screenshot on Mac, you’ve come to the right place.

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The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M3 is below $1,000 for Cyber Monday

The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M3 with a 256GB SSD is available for less than $1,000 from Best Buy after a $200 discount for Cyber Monday.
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The 14-inch Acer Aspire 3 is only $265 for Cyber Monday

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Add a Samsung 1TB T7 portable SSD to your PS5 with $90 Cyber Monday 2024 deal

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Cyber Monday Microsoft Office deals 2024: Save on Microsoft 360

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Cyber Monday is here and the Apple MacBook Air M3 is 20% off

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Walmart slashed this price of this Gigabyte motherboard for Cyber Monday

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Don’t bother with GPU deals on Cyber Monday. Do this instead

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Don’t make this huge mistake when buying a MacBook on Cyber Monday

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I spent just $90, and I’m never paying for streaming ever again

The Surface Laptop 7th Edition on a white table.

I’m a laptop reviewer, and my daily carry from 2024 is $200 off today

Apple MacBook Air M1 open, on a table.

I’ve tested every MacBook, but I still recommend this $600 one on sale today

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Still live: For $500, it’s finally time to take the plunge on an OLED gaming monitor

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The best Cyber Monday Surface Laptop and Surface Pro deals already available

There are some excellent Cyber Monday deals on Surface Laptops and Surface Pros out already. We've picked out our favorite discounts and highlighted them here.
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Might be time to buy EVs, laptops, and smartphones ahead of Trump tariffs

Price hikes are widely expected to be passed onto U.S. consumers should the incoming Trump administration carry out its plans to impose across-the-board tariffs on imports.
Brother's MFC-L2900DW is a fast all-in-one monochrome laser printer.

Brother MFC-L2900DW review: a small laser printer and super-fast copier

I reviewed Brother's new MFC-L2900DW, a super-fast all-in-one monochrome laser printer that's designed for busy offices.
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The state of GPUs is about to drastically change

We're standing just weeks away from a complete overhaul of PC gaming with a trio of new generations from Nvidia, Intel, and AMD.
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Pay only $700 for this gaming PC with RTX 4060

The iBuyPower Scale gaming PC with RTX 4060 is originally sold for $950, but it's down to a more affordable $700 from Best Buy.
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Save 20% on iBuyPower Slate 8 Mesh gaming PC for Black Friday

The iBuyPower Slate 8 Mesh gaming PC, which features the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, is on sale with a $220 discount from Best Buy for Black Friday.
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Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 review: almost a budget Copilot+ PC

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 is an affordable laptop with solid performance, great battery life, and a dynamic if low-resolution OLED display.
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HP Omen Transcend 32 review: almost a perfect 10

The HP Omen Transcend 32 does just about everything right. Minus a few quibbles, this is one of the most impressive monitors I've ever seen.
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Best Black Friday Alienware gaming laptop deals 2024: Save on great tech

There are some big discounts on Alienware gaming laptops already ahead of the Black Friday sales event coming up soon.
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Hurry! These Black Friday Walmart laptop deals are still active

Walmart has some great Black Friday laptop deals. We've picked out our favorites including many popular brands and some key buying advice too.
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Windows 11 Recall finally arrives, but with one new problem

The Windows 11 Recall is a little buggy but Microsoft has a quick fix for users previewing the feature.
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Trend Micro review: strong antivirus protection that’s affordable

I reviewed Trend Micro's antivirus software with new AI antivirus protection to check if this low-cost cybersecurity suite offers good value.
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Firefox has a new tactic to win the web browser wars

Mozilla tries something new in encouraging users to set Firefox as their default web browser, but could this controversial move backfire?
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Alienware Black Friday deals: Save up to $995 on RTX 4090 configuration

If you've always wanted an Alienware gaming PC, there's a lot of great Black Friday deals from Dell you can take advantage of.
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Best Black Friday MacBook deals still online: MacBook Air M2 is 25% off

You're going to want to take advantage of these Black Friday MacBook deals if you're interested in buying any of Apple's laptops, but you have to act fast.
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Save up to $700 on these Dell Canada Black Friday limited-quantity deals

These Dell Canada Black Friday deals are offering some remarkable prices on laptops, desktops, monitors, and more. Even AI-ready PCs.

35 Cyber Monday deals for 2024: TVs, laptops, headphones

Cyber Monday has finally arrived! We've picked out all the best deals with the largest discounts, whether you're looking for a laptop, TV, or something else.
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Tesla’s humanoid robot got a new hand for Black Friday

A new video appears to show that Tesla's Optimus robot has mastered the complex process of catching an object in midflight.

Black Friday printer deals 2024: Grab a printer for just $40

Black Friday is finally here, and we've spotted some awesome printer deals. Here are the highlights among the Black Friday printer deals, with buying advice.
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The Best Cyber Monday deals under $100 to shop now

We've rounded up our favorite Cyber Monday deals under $100 here, for those who want to shop without spending too much. These offers won't last forever though!
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Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 vs. iPad: another failed attempt

The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 leverages Chrome OS and a low price to compete in the tablet market. But Apple's iPad 10th Generation is just too good.
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Disk Drill vs. DMDE: best no-subscription data recovery app

If you've lost photos, videos, or other important files but don't want a data recovery subscription, one of these apps could be the perfect solution.

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Senior Editor, Computing

Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, Macs, monitors, PC hardware, and peripherals. Around here we call it “computing,” but here’s a good rule of thumb: If it’s a computer or something that plugs into a computer, you found your guy. Oh, and these days, AI too. So much AI.

After getting a degree in music from the University of Oregon, Luke started his career in media hoping to get into music journalism. But when the opportunity arose, he landed in tech and hasn’t looked back since. He has over a decade of tech journalism experience, first joining Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a tech media company that called his city home. Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN, TouchArcade (RIP), and The Oregonian.

In his years at Digital Trends so far, Luke has covered high-profile industry events such as CES, IFA, and Microsoft Build, delivering on-the-ground coverage, breaking news, and first-hand reporting. He’s hosted countless YouTube videos, made podcast appearances, and written over 600 articles.

Some of his earliest tech memories include learning HTML through his MySpace account and trying to play Baldur’s Gate II on his parents’ dusty old beige box. These days, his obsession with technology is in telling stories with tech — in finding the narratives that ebb and flow through both technological advancement and product design, trickling right on down to our day-to-day experience of it. He is convinced that we all spend too much of our time using technology and not enough time thinking about it — cue a healthy dose of navel-gazing and philosophizing.

When he’s not endlessly debating what the best laptop is, Luke spends his days being a dad and a husband. Oh, and when there’s time (which there isn’t), he’s an avid fiction writer, player of designer board games, and still occasionally makes some music.