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I can't pick a favorite — the award-winning Razer Blade 16 or its new big sibling — but you can preorder both now

Razer just unveiled its new Blade 18 gaming laptop powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. The company also opened preorders for its award-winning Blade 16 that wowed us at CES 2025.

Razer Blade 18 (2025)

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5 reasons why I'm not buying an NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPU (and 3 ways it's worth it)

NVIDIA's RTX 50-series GPUs are the latest, but that doesn't mean the greatest. I have 5 reasons to skip this generation, plus 3 reasons where they make sense.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

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"It's like a 5070 Ti with 8 missing ROPs" — Leaked RTX 5070 performance doesn't sit well with NVIDIA faithful

Missing ROPs in NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs and leaked RTX 5070 performance metrics aren't sitting well with NVIDIA faithful. Here's what you need to know.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition power connector and unlit logo

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NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti is another busted launch of bogus listings and a rhetorical MSRP for RTX 50 Series GPUs

New GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPUs sold out in seconds and are again suffering a scalping issue with inflated prices above MSRP.

Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

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The Surface you know and love (or hate) is dead — Microsoft's Windows hardware enters a new era

We're in a new era of Microsoft's Surface hardware, one that's more mature and less willing to take risks. Gone are the experimental form factors and categories, with the focus now on prioritizing the status quo while pushing Windows forward in other ways.

Surface Laptop 7

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Humane closes up shop after $116M HP acquisition to bolster "an intelligent ecosystem" across its tech stack — 'Ai Pin' bites the dust, branded "The Worst Product"

HP is expected to acquire assets from Humane Inc., including the majority of the company's employees, software platform, and intellectual property, for $116 million.

The Humane AI Pin exhibited at the SK Telecom pavilion during the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona

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Trump's tariffs force Acer to raise laptop prices by 10% — Expect similar news from other PC makers in the coming weeks

Acer CEO and Chairman, Jason Chen, announced a 10% price increase on its laptops sold in the US. This comes as an answer to US President Trump's 10% tariff on Chinese goods.

Backside of the Acer Swift 14 AI while it sits on the table and faces right.

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You can now preorder ASUS' ridiculously powerful 2-in-1 detachable gaming laptop

You can now preorder the ASUS ROG Flow Z13, which pairs a versatile 2-in-1 design with AMD's most powerful mobile hardware ever. It could be the best gaming tablet.

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) in four positions, including upright with its keyboard attached, upright with its keyboard detached, laying down with its screen up, and laying down with its back up.

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Kuromi got Razer's best collaboration yet, but these aren't the PC gaming accessories I'd use

The new Razer Kuromi collection brings special editions for six of Razer's PC gaming accessories. They're awesome, but this isn't the gear I'd choose to use.

The Razer Kuromi Edition Enki X, Leviathan V2 X, and Kraken Kitty V2 BT.

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RTX 5070 Ti with an OLED display? Acer’s new gaming laptops might be a solution to NVIDIA’s GPU scarcity.

Acer has joined ASUS in revealing RTX 5070/Ti gaming laptop prices. The new Predator Helios Neo 16/18 AI gaming laptops are headed our way soon, and they might be the best way to get one of the new Blackwell GPUs.

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI

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