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Acer’s focus grows with a new smartwatch, VR headset, and 360 camera

This year's Acer event was full of announcements spanning several major product categories, with a few that pair up interesting features.
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Close to the Metal Ep. 40: The Optane Difference

Intel's Optane Memory will start arriving in systems this week, so on Close to the Metal, we'll let you know who it's a good fit for.
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Missed out on the NES Classic? Don’t worry, building one is easier than you think

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MSI Trident 3 review

Computing Reviews
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Close to the Metal Ep. 39: The RX 570 Live Review

Join us on this week's Close to the Metal as we breakdown performance and price on the new AMD Radeon RX 570.
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Asus Strix Radeon RX 570 OC 4GB Review

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Close to the Metal Ep. 38: The Ryzen Roundup

The Ryzen 5 chips offer an interesting performance proposition that’s impossible to ignore. We’ll talk over the whole series thus far and let you know where the best chips lie.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X review

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X review

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Close to the Metal Ep. 37: Does the Windows 10 Creators Update live up to its name?

Ready or not, the Windows 10 Creators Update is rolling out to systems. On this week's Close to the Metal, we'll dig in and assess the damage.
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Logitech Brio 4K webcam review

Computing Reviews

Here are the 5 best new features in the Windows 10 Creators Update

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Microsoft’s Paint 3D shows promise, but it’s more toy than tool

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Close to the Metal Ep. 36: Optane Memory has arrived, but who is it really for?

Intel Optane Memory is right around the corner, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding its release.
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Intel’s Optane Memory hopes to give your aging hard disk a kick in the pants

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Razer Blade (2017) review

The Razer Blade is thin and light, unlike pretty much every other gaming laptop you can buy. You may not get quite as high of framerates, but the high-end components, excellent build quality, and portability make it stand out from other gaming laptops. Is it the right one for you though?
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Close to the Metal Ep 35: We’re not over the moon about Mass Effect: Andromeda

EA's new Mass Effect title should be a visual showpiece, but as you'll hear on this week's Close to the Metal, not all that glitters is gold.
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Intel’s Optane DC 4800X blurs the line between RAM and solid state storage

We've heard a lot about Intel's new Optane drives based on XPoint technology, but they're finally here -- sort of.
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LaCie 4TB Rugged USB Type-C review

Computing Reviews
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Close to the Metal Ep. 34: Quantum Computers are finally landing, but it’s still early

Quantum computing is finally here. Still in its infancy, we'll discuss the implications of the most headache-inducing topic in computing.
Podcasts Computing
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 review

Computing Reviews
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Windows 10 Insider Program: Latest Windows Builds, Updates, and News

Whether you're in the fast ring, or hanging back in the slow ring, there are lots of new features in Microsoft's new Windows 10 beta update.
Computing News
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Close to the Metal ep. 33: Ryzen is here, but is AMD really back?

AMD is hoping its new Ryzen chips are its chance at a big comeback -- just like every other chip release from the red team.
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AMD Ryzen 7 1800X review

Ryzen proves the PC industry can no longer ignore AMD’s comeback

AMD's Ryzen may not dominate every aspect of performance, but its presence may be enough to jolt an industry starved for competition back to life.
Computing News
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Close to the Metal ep 32: Tonight’s the Night for New GPUs

On this week's Close to the Metla, we wait not-so-patiently for tonight's possible announcement of new GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD
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Dell XPS Tower Special Edition 8910 SE review

Dell’s pint-sized XPS Tower Special Edition provides plenty of power for the masses, though not every configuration is a great value, and a hard drive upgrade is sorely needed.
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LG announces every Gram notebook for 2017, starts selling them immediately

LG's new lineup of Gram notebooks with Intel's Seventh-Generation processors are in stores now, and the heaviest is just 2.4 pounds.
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‘For Honor’s’ performance will cut down many PCs, but you can fight back

Computing Features
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Close to the Metal ep 31: Steam is changing the game for indie developers

Steam is ditching Greenlight in favor of a more direct-to-consumer approach. How will that change affect developers?
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Technical slides reveal new truths about Ryzen's power management

As an alleged Ryzen launch inches ever closer, more technical details have come to light regarding AMD's upcoming processors.
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Close to the Metal Ep. 30: For Honor will kick your gaming PC's butt

This week on Close to the Metal, we'll ask why PC games are so much harder to run, and see if Microsoft has a potential solution.
Podcasts Computing
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MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro gaming laptop review

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Plextor M8Pe 256GB SSD review

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Close to the Metal Ep. 26: Nintendo Switch fills a gap in PC gaming

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