Reviews

TCL rolls high brightness and saturated color into its 27R94. It’s a 27-inch gaming monitor with 4K resolution, a Mini LED backlight with 2,304 dimming zones, HDR1400, Adaptive-Sync, and 165 Hz.

Leave your laptop at home. This 3D scanner doesn’t need a computer.

The Nextorage NEM-PAC is a quiet contender with good performance and a PS5-compliant heatsink. It’s a competent Gen 4 SSD but is otherwise unexciting.

The Maingear MG-1 offers a super-clean build in case with personalization options, but the front panel could use some more ports.

Intel’s Core Ultra 5 225 has been swept under the rug, given the disappointing debut of Arrow Lake, but with a slight price adjustment, it could be a compelling CPU.

The SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 is a really good mouse, despite being a little sluggish.

Dell’s revived XPS 16 delivers the elite experience the brand is renowned for, though be prepared to pay for the privilege.

Lenovo has focused on trimming fat and including a brilliant display and long battery life with the Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition.

The Inland QN450 is a surprisingly capable Gen 4 drive with strong all-around performance and exceptional power efficiency. It outshines the NV3 but has hardware uncertainty and low TBW.

The Alienware 16 Area-51 is a slightly updated spaceship of a laptop that's powerful and finally gets an OLED display option.