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We’ve tested plenty of laptops — these Techtober standouts deliver the best mix of performance and value

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Best Buy is hosting a "Techtober" sales event to compete with Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, and the deals are already live. I spotted up to $700 off laptops, desktops, monitors, and accessories, and I rounded up the best deals right here.

Best Buy Techtober deals roundup

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Windows 10 End of Life is here — These are the best Windows 11 laptops to replace your old PC

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Windows 10 is set to enter its end-of-life phase on October 14, and you might be wondering which Windows 11 laptop you should buy to replace your aging hardware. I make an argument for each of these 12 top-rated laptops.

Photos of the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (2025) Intel Aura Edition 14-inch laptop.

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The keyboard is basically free if you buy this Surface Pro 12-inch from Best Buy right now — but only for a limited time!

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Par : [email protected] (Zac Bowden)
In honor of Amazon's Prime Day sales, Best Buy is doing some sales of its own, and right now you can grab a Surface Pro 12-inch with keyboard for less than the price of the tablet on its own.

First images of Microsoft's Surface Pro 12-inch tablet PC.

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The ROG Xbox Ally X and the Legion Go 2 seem to be approaching upgradability extremely differently — and it could hurt one of them in the long run

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Par : [email protected] (Rebecca Spear)
After opening a Legion Go 2, I've discovered a big difference between it and the Xbox Ally X. It seems Lenovo is clamping down on upgradability, while ASUS ROG is leaning into it.

A closeup of the left controller while connected to the Lenovo Legion Go 2.

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I tested the Legion Go 2 for hours — it improves upon the original gaming handheld except in one crucial way

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Par : [email protected] (Rebecca Spear)
The Legion Go 2 offers several improvements over the original handheld that help make it the most versatile Windows handheld gaming PC to date. Our review.

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 right controller in its FPS mode base with the let controller lying down. The Legion Go 2 is propped up on its kickstand behind them.

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Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs. Apple M4: Does Qualcomm's next-gen chip give the M4 series proper competition?

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Qualcomm recently announced its next-gen flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme SoC, and you might be wondering how it compares to the Apple M4 series. Here's what we know so far.

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs. Apple M4

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Borderlands 4 on Xbox Ally X — my unscientific testing shockingly shows it MIGHT be possible to play on the latest handheld gaming PC

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
I don't have an Xbox Ally X yet, and even if I did, I couldn't talk about it. But I am curious if Borderlands 4 might play on it, so I tried — unscientifically — to figure it out.

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X (black) and ROG Xbox Ally (white) in a glass display case at Gamescom in August, 2025.

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11 best deals I could find at Newegg's Gametober sale — Up to $200 off the latest AMD and NVIDIA GPUs for a limited time

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Newegg's Gametober sales event kicked off on October 1, and it brings serious discounts on PC components and peripherals. I combed through the full list of deals to bring you the 11 best discounts on CPUs, GPUs, and SSDs.

Newegg Gametober deals

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The Xbox Ally X is a bargain, actually — ASUS and Microsoft's gaming handheld is a better deal than Steam's most popular desktop PC

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Par : [email protected] (Ben Wilson)
The Xbox Ally X is a promising collab between ASUS ROG and Microsoft, priced at a surprisingly reasonable £799.99 in the UK. Here's why I'll ditch my Steam Deck for this premium handheld.

Xbox Ally X (front) and Xbox Ally (back) in a display case

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"They're nanoseconds behind us" — NVIDIA's CEO sounds alarm on China's AI rise and questions US chip strategy

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Huawei recently announced a three-year plan to overtake NVIDIA's AI dominance in China, and that's bad news for the US firm struggling with restrictions.

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp.

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Razer let its head of design outside — but only to teach me how the company's gaming gear is brought to life

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Par : [email protected] (Zachary Boddy)
I was given the opportunity to chat with Charlie Bolton, Razer's Global Head of Design, to learn how Razer designs and releases its popular gaming products.

Image of design concepts and prototypes at Razer.

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The best "Steam Deck killer" launched months ago, but you still can't buy this Windows 11 handheld — are tariffs to blame for another fumbled competitor?

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Par : [email protected] (Ben Wilson)
Handheld gaming keeps expanding, and MSI's Claw 8 AI+ emerged as a powerful contender. Unfortunately, stock shortages and inflated prices leave me frustrated.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld with a red background, behind 'Notify Me' and 'Sold Out' banners.

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"NVIDIA violated the anti-monopoly law" — China's ongoing investigation digs up antitrust violations as trade tensions mount

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has released a statement that finds NVIDIA guilty of anti-trust practices.

SUQIAN, CHINA - JULY 31, 2025 - A illustration photo shows NVIDIA logo in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on July 31, 2025 (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

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Has ASUS lost its marbles? This 'Bulwark' handheld dock is $140 — spend that cash on a better ROG Ally instead.

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Par : [email protected] (Ben Wilson)
ASUS ROG's sturdy design sensibilities contrast with a shockingly high price, leaving the Bulwark Dock to undoubtedly struggle against affordable alternatives.

ASUS ROG Bulwark Dock (2025) on a pink card background

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