Charles has been a passionate technology enthusiast since his earliest days when he fixed the family PC before grade school. His freelance writing career started at NotebookReview in 2005, and his articles have since appeared on PCMag, StorageReview, and ComputerShopper. He specializes in laptop and desktop PCs but also reviews components and peripherals. He’s a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology. Outside writing, he works as a technical analyst for a business software and services company. In the rare moments he’s not working, he enjoys the gym, reading, skiing, and photography.