Articles by Ben Stockton, Deals Writer

Ben Stockton is a deals writer at Tom’s Hardware. Previously a hardware writer at PCGamesN, Ben’s been writing about Windows and PC hardware (among other things) since 2018, with bylines that include How-To Geek, Tom’s Guide, and Cloudwards. He was also the managing editor at groovyPost.com and has previously contributed to Computeractive magazine.

Since his earliest days tinkering with Windows 95 on a classic Pentium MMX PC, Ben’s been obsessed with understanding how technology works, chatting about it with anyone who’ll listen. Along the way, he’s worked as a UK college lecturer, teaching IT to adults and teenagers, and as a PC technician, tackling all kinds of tech problems. He’s now busy tracking down brilliant bargains on all kinds of hardware, but when he doesn’t have his deal hat on, he’s adding to his homelab, watching old Star Trek episodes, or taking two hyperactive pugs on a much needed walk.

Articles by: Ben Stockton

iBuyPower's Cyber Week gaming PC deals are here — save up to $200 extra on already discounted pre-built and custom rigs before increased RAM pricing starts to affect prices

By Ben Stockton last updated 2 December 25

Deals iBuyPower's extended Cyber Monday sales on gaming PCs is here, with extra savings of up to $200.

This $1,749 Alienware RTX 5080 gaming PC deal is astonishingly good — save a whopping $730 as prices fall even further on powerful rig with 20-core Intel CPU and 1TB SSD

By Ben Stockton published 1 December 25

Deals Save over $700 on a brand new Alienware gaming PC with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, thanks to Cyber Monday.

Hagibis 3.5-inch IPS monitor, SD card reader and USB hub deal

This $79.99 mini screen is the ultimate retro PC desk gadget — 3.5-inch IPS monitor with SD card reader and USB hub at new record low price

By Ben Stockton published 1 December 25

Deals This delightfully quirky mini monitor, with built-in SD card reader and USB hub is the perfect desk addition to your PC setup for Cyber Monday.

Seagate Expansion Desktop 26TB external HDD deal

Colossal Seagate 26TB HDD drops to $249.99, just over $9 per TB — shuckable high-capacity external drive smashes all-time Amazon low

By Ben Stockton published 29 November 25

Deals This enormous 26TB Seagate Expansion HDD is on sale for just $249.99 right now over the Black Friday weekend.

Get 48TB of beastly HDD storage for less than $800 in this blockbuster deal, just $16 per TB — Western Digital's 24TB Red Pro is even cheaper when you buy two in a bundle

By Ben Stockton last updated 28 November 25

Deals Buy two and save $200 when you buy multiple WD 24TB Red Pro NAS drives.

Newegg is literally giving away free DDR5 RAM with B850 motherboards for Black Friday — Get $150 worth of 16GB memory for nothing when you buy a discounted Asus mobo, from just $159

By Ben Stockton published 26 November 25

Deals An AM5 motherboard and 16GB of DDR5 RAM for less than $170, given current market conditions, is one of the best Black Friday deals so far.

Huge 28TB Seagate external HDD just hit an all-time low price — data hoarder's dream Black Friday storage upgrade for less than $11 per TB

By Ben Stockton published 23 November 25

Deals Seagate's enormous 28TB Expansion HDD backup solution for your desktop is on sale for just $289.99, thanks to Black Friday.

This $234.99 Intel Arc B580 is a brilliant budget-friendly graphics card upgrade – 12GB of VRAM unlocks 1440p gaming, with Battlefield 6 thrown in for free

By Ben Stockton published 6 November 25

Deals Save 25% on this Intel Arc B580 graphics card, fit for 1440p gaming on a budget.

Dave Plummer's DEC RA82 disc drive connected to a DEC PDP-11/73

Legendary Windows Pinball developer rescues 200lb magnetic disc drive from the 1980s – requires a scissor lift to move it, only has 622 MB of storage

By Ben Stockton published 6 November 25

Ex-Windows developer Dave Plummer rescues a nearly 200 lb magnetic disc drive with just 622 MB of storage from the 1980s

Download Files from the Windows Command Line with Wget

How to Use Wget to Download Files at Windows' Command Line

By Ben Stockton published 1 July 23

Wget is a powerful tool for downloading files and entire websites that you can install and use on Windows. Here’s how to use it.

How to Convert a Word Document to Google Docs

By Ben Stockton published 28 June 23

You can edit Word files in Google Docs directly or convert the files to a Google Docs-only format. This guide explains how.

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