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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 our ReSpec column, to help you make 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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Dell’s compact server tower is down to $970 today

Ever wanted your own server? This deal on the Dell PowerEdge T350 Tower Server will help you get one setup on your own at a lower-than-usual price. Buy it now!
Alienware Aurora R16 sitting on a coffee table.

Our favorite pre-built gaming desktop is $700 off today

Dell XPS 13 2024 front view showing display and keyboard.

The Dell XPS 13, a MacBook Air alternative, is 20% off today

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Epson EcoTank ET-3850 review: an affordable and fast tank printer

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If I had $1,000 to spend on a monitor, I’d buy this deal

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 front angled view showing display and keyboard.

Snag Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 laptop with a $1,602 discount

An Intel executive holding a Lunar Lake CPU.

AMD and Intel have formed a coalition to fight off Qualcomm

A MacBook with Google Chrome loaded.

Google blocks popular ad blocker for ‘security and privacy concerns’

Four nuclear power plants.

Seven nuclear reactors to power Google’s AI ambitions

Meta Quest 3S components can be seen in this graphic view.

Why you should buy the Quest 3S instead of the Quest 3

A Lenovo Chromebook Duet at an angle on a white background.

Lenovo’s cheap Surface Pro alternative is down to $270

A laptop with Squarespace displayed on the screen.

Best Squarespace deals: Save on domains, web builder, and more

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Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor on desk with keyboard and headset.

This cheap 27-inch gaming monitor just got even cheaper

The 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor with Full HD resolution is already cheap, but it's even more affordable right now after Samsung's $50 discount.
GIGABYTE 16" Gaming Laptop Giveaway

Here’s your chance to win this Gigabyte gaming laptop — a $1,300 value

Here's your chance to win an awesome Gigabyte gaming laptop (G6X 9KG) with a GeForce RTX 4080 and plenty of power to play Black Myth: Wukong.
The Samsung Odyssey G5 gaming monitor on a desk.

Get a cheap upgrade with this 32-inch Samsung gaming monitor deal

The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G51C gaming monitor with a 165Hz refresh rate is available for an affordable $230 from Best Buy under its Samsung Savings Event.
Cyberpunk 2077 running on the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8.

No, generative AI isn’t taking over your PC games anytime soon

A new wave of AI-generated game "remasters" are causing a fuss, but you don't have to worry about your PC games anytime soon.
AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X3D sitting in the box.

The launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D feels very close — and it might disappoint

A mountain of evidence is mounting that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D could show up any day now, but it might not be the CPU gamers were hoping for.
The blue screen of death in Windows.

Windows 11 24H2 may crash your PC if you have a certain SSD

The highly anticipated Windows 11 24H2 update appears to be causing crashes in some PCs.
Two Samsung SSDs on a graphics card.

This 14-year-old PC standard is finally dying for good

The decline of PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSDs is largely driven by the widespread adoption of PCIe 4 drives.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 rear view showing lid and logo.

Microsoft ends support for this four-year-old Surface device

Driver and firmware update support for the Surface Laptop Go officially ended on October 13, four years after its release.
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M4 MacBook Pro: Here’s everything we know so far

All our best guesses on when Apple will give the MacBook Pro an M4 chip, and what kind of performance and features to expect.
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Hurry! Samsung slashed the price of this OLED gaming monitor by $500

The 34-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 gaming monitor with a 175Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time is $500 off from Samsung, but we're not sure for how long.
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We've gathered our favorite gaming PC deals for you to browse, and if you're interested in any of them, make the purchase immediately before the savings end.
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You can now generate AI videos right in Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro and the Adobe Firefly web app are rolling out video generation tools to their users.
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Best refurbished MacBook deals: Get a MacBook Air for $101 and more

Buying a refurbished MacBook is a popular way to get one of Apple's laptops for much cheaper than their usual price, and here are the best offers right now.
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Massive M4 MacBook Pro leaks have been ‘confirmed’ to be true

For weeks, debate has raged over whether a set of leaked M4 MacBook Pro laptops are the real deal. Now, it looks like we might finally have our answer.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 front angled view showing display and keyboard deck.

Best Lenovo laptop deals: Save on Yoga and ThinkPad laptops

If you need a new laptop, you should take advantage of Lenovo's discounts. There are loads of Lenovo laptop deals out there, so we've gathered our top picks.
Apple M1 MacBook Air open on a desk with plants in the background.

Best Buy laptop deals: Cheap laptops starting at $199

Best Buy is one of the best places to buy a laptop online, and with these Best Buy laptop deals it's one of the best places to save on a new laptop as well.
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I compared a new Intel laptop with the previous gen. The difference was stark

I compared a new Intel laptop with a previous-gen model, and it showed how big the improvements are.
Asus ROG Ally with the Windows lock screen.

Microsoft is fixing my biggest problem with Windows 11 on handhelds

Microsoft just published a new preview build for Windows 11 that includes significant changes to the onscreen keyboard targeted at handheld gaming PCs.
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Meta Quest 3S review: the perfect introduction to VR gaming

I reviewed Meta's Quest 3S, a budget VR headset with mixed reality and AI, to test its quality and value as an upgrade or a first headset.
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Leaked MSI presentation shows that Ryzen 9000X3D may fail to impress

According to new benchmarks, the Ryzen 9000X3D lineup may not be as impressive as some might have hoped.
Dell XPS 15 OLED laptop sitting on a small table.

How to take a screenshot on a Windows PC or laptop

Taking screenshots on a PC is easier than you think and is an important computing task to know. Here's how to take a screenshot on a PC in a few quick steps.
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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.

In his many years 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.

Luke started his career in media hoping to get into music journalism but landed in tech and hasn’t looked back since. He has over a decade of tech journalism experienced, 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.

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 player of designer board games and occasionally still make some music.