Tag: Reviews

Acer Aspire 14 AI review: a good price can’t mask some real disappointments

The Acer Aspire 14 AI is affordable, but you'll compromise display quality and battery life to get it. You don't have to spend a lot to get a lot better.

Asus Vivobook 16 review: A cut above most budget laptops

The Snapdragon X-powered Asus Vivobook 16 strikes a good balance of value for money and practical utility, while cutting back on premium features.

Noise Luna Ring review: A comprehensive health tracker, with one big catch

Can the Luna Ring challenge the excellent Oura Ring 4 or RingConn Gen 2? We find out in our extensive review.

BenQ RD280UA monitor review: the best monitor for coders, only

The BenQ RD280UA is a great monitor for coders, with a few features that make text legible and avoid fatigue. But it's not the best monitory for anyone else.

Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 review: A sleek bargain for wearable beginners

Samsung's Galaxy Fit 3 is a sleek $60 wearable that punches above its weight class, makes a few deep cuts, and has a specific audience in its target.

Poco F7 Ultra review: it’s the best Poco phone I’ve used

We've used the Poco F7 Ultra as our main phone, and it may be the best Poco phone yet. Here's our in-depth review.

Apple iPad (2025) review: The best iPad for most people gets even better

The new iPad is generous with storage, serves a faster chip, and a familiar Apple package without a price hike. It’s not perfect, but gets close to that summit.

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti review: the right GPU at the wrong time

The RTX 5070 Ti offers great performance, only if you can find one at retail pricing.

Kobo Clara BW review: It’s great, but I don’t know why it exists

The Kobo Clara BW is an excellent black and white e-reader, and usually, it would be an easy recommendation. However, I can't recommend you buy it.

Motorola Moto G (2025) Review: The practical choice

The Moto G 2025 is a budget smartphone that embraces its limitations while delivering just enough to make it a compelling option for the right buyer.

Samsung Galaxy S25 review: A fine phone with an identity crisis

Want a small, snappy, and sleek $800 phone? The Galaxy S25 is a fantastic deal. Just don’t waste brain cells over concepts like upgrades or competitive value.

HP’s Pavilion Laptop 16 just costs too much

The HP Pavilion Laptop 16 is a laptop that seems designed and built for a near-budget price. But, you can't buy it for that much.

Lenovo Legion Go S review: great handheld, bad configuration

The Lenovo Legion Go S establishes Lenovo as a premier handheld manufacturer, but I'd recommend waiting for a better hardware configuration.

Nvidia RTX 5080 review: it’s slower than the 4090

Nvidia's RTX 5080 provides a more realistic look into the Blackwell generation, and it's not looking pretty.

Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 review: a true mobile workstation

The Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 is very fast but also very large and expensive. It offers rock-solid reliability, but that's most valuable for a select few.

Dough Spectrum Black 32 review: I feel like a beta tester

The Dough Spectrum Black is one of the few OLED options on the market that just doesn't feel worth the money.

Canon Color imageClass LBP633Cdw review: back to the ’90s?

I reviewed Canon's Color imageClass LBP633Cdw, an attractive laser printer with a retro control panel for quick color documents.

The OPPO Find X8 Pro is an Ultra Android flagship in all but name

It's an impressive phone, but is it priced beyond its abilities?

After 2 weeks reviewing the new iPad Mini (2024), I just want a Pixel Tablet Mini

The iPad Mini reminded me of everything that the Pixel Tablet does right (and wrong).

The Garmin Enduro 3 is too big for me, but I’m obsessed with its battery life

With a great big watch comes great big battery life.

Corsair Vengeance i5100 review: falling short of its potential

The Corsair i5100 has all the hallmarks of a top-tier gaming PC, but it doesn't quite match the pace of the competition.

Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 review: a step backward

The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 is very affordable, but sometimes that's just not good enough. Performance and the keyboard are subpar, which is a shame.

LastPass review: Is this popular password manager still worth using?

I reviewed LastPass, a low-cost password manager with that supports a wide range of devices and offers convenient login sharing for families.

Understandably, Stalker 2 is a bit of a mess on PC

It never seemed like Stalker 2 would release, but it's finally here, and with some expected performance issues on PC in tow.

Asus ROG Falchion Ace HFX review: too expensive for plastic

Asus finally has a Hall Effect keyboard with the Falchion Ace HFX, but its high price and all-plastic build hold the keyboard back.

I reviewed Garmin’s $1,000 Apple Watch Ultra competitor. It’s an odd one

The Garmin Fenix 8 is a $1,000 smartwatch trying to go toe-to-toe with the Apple Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch Ultra. But is it any good?

Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: better battery life, same design problems

The Dell XPS 13 9350 gets great battery life thanks to its Intel Lunar Lake chipset. It also has several design features that detract from the experience.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery review: buy it once and use it forever

I reviewed MiniTool's Power Data Recovery, a file restoration app from the company known for popular hardware utilities like Partition Wizard.

Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro) review: a silver box of magic

The Mac mini, now with the M4 or M4 Pro, has finally gotten the redesign it's always deserved.

MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) review: the best gets even better

With a new chip and a handful of quality of life improvements, the M4 MacBook Pro has reached new heights.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review: king of the hill

AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D claims the top gaming CPU slot, stealing it away from, well, AMD itself.