Paul Lilly

Lexar has launched a new solid state drive (SSD) in a single 4TB capacity (for now) and make no mistake, it’s taking direct aim on PlayStation 5 owners. Called the Lexar Play, the full-sized M.2 2280 form factor SSD exceeds the requirements Sony has set forth for upgrading the PS5’s storage, which is a simple affair (see our PS5 storage upgrade guide for instructions). That said, initial pricing makes it a tough sell. More on

Intel Gamer Days is officially underway with weeks of deep discounts on gaming PCs, including both desktops and laptops. Several of Intel’s hardware partners are on board with the event. Among them is Acer, which is serving up a bunch of deals on its Predator and Nitro systems, several of which we’ve rounded up below. Here are some of the highlights. Pictured above is Acer’s Predator Triton Neo 16 laptop, which is marked down to

Even the most ardent Apple supporter would be hard pressed to deny that the Cupertino outfit is notoriously stingy when it comes to RAM and storage. From our vantage point, it’s almost criminal to offer a product with a “Pro” label (short for professional), like the MacBook Pro, that can be configured with a paltry 8GB of system memory (no matter what Apple execs say). Fortunately, that might finally be changing. Such a change can’t

A prototype of a Nintendo PlayStation SNES controller has sold at auction over the weekend, with the winning bid coming in at a whopping $35,000. Yes, controllers are expensive in general these days, but $35,000 could get you a decent vehicle (or at least a really nice down payment on one). So why would someone pay such an enormous sum for a controller that’s over three decades old, and might not even still function? Because

By now, you’ve probably wrapped up your fantasy football draft, or at least are about to, with this year’s NFL season commencing on Thursday, September 5. As kickoff approaches, you can pivot to getting your hands on a dream TV deal, especially if you’ve ever fantasized about owning a mammoth-sized TV without a mammoth-sized price. If so, check out TCL’s 85-inch Q65 QLED 4K TV that’s on sale for $897.99 at Amazon. The current discount

We’re hard at work wrapping up our in-depth review of Google’s new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphones, all three of which are built around the search giant’s custom Tensor G4 processor. We’ll have our analysis posted soon, complete with lots of benchmarks and sample photography. In the meantime, if you’ve already decided you want to purchase a Pixel 9 handset as your next smartphone, there are some deals to

It’s not too often that I do a double-take when looking at a deal, but today it happened. What caused the unexpected reaction is a deeply discounted ASUS ROG gaming laptop that’s brimming with desirable features, such as a fast OLED display powered by Intel’s flagship Meteor Lake processor, the Core 9 Ultra 285H. The rest of the specs look good, too. The discounted gaming laptop is the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16, which is on

We’re still waiting on AMD to flesh out is newly minted Ryzen 9000 lineup with X3D models sporting mountains of 3D V-Cache, which as we know is great for gaming. It’s why we declared in our Ryzen 7 7800X3D review that it was the “return of the PC gaming king.” It also happens to be on sale at Amazon right now, along with a free games promotion by AMD. This can get a little tricky,

In the lead up to Intel’s eventual Arrow Lake launch, rumors and leaks are starting to pile up with increased plausibility, as tends to happen the closer we get to a product’s official release. The latest source of leaks comes from a familiar source—Geekbench’s benchmark database—and it hints that Intel’s flagship Arrow Lake processor could take the performance crown. We say “hints” because the usual caveats apply. Namely, this is but a single set of

You may have noticed a persistent buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, both on the hardware and software side. If not, we’ll send help removing you from under that boulder. Partially in an effort to make on-device AI more accessible, Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, which is the latest “s” addition to its mobile platform. Not the least bit surprising, Qualcomm is quick to point out its latest platform’s AI chops as