Articles by Scharon Harding

Scharon Harding was a former senior peripherals editor for Tom's Hardware. She has over a decade of experience reporting on technology with a special affinity for gaming peripherals (especially monitors), laptops, and virtual reality. Previously, she covered business technology, including hardware, software, cyber security, cloud, and other IT happenings, at Channelnomics, with bylines at CRN UK.

Articles by: Scharon Harding

Asus ROG Strix XG17AHPE 240Hz Portable Monitor Review: Expensive Innovation

By Scharon Harding published 11 May 20

Editor's Choice

The Asus ROG Strix XG17AHPE lets you take 240 Hz with you wherever you go.

HP Omen 27i Monitor Tempts TN Gamers With 165Hz IPS

By Scharon Harding published 4 May 20

The HP Omen 27i 165 Hz IPS gaming monitor debuted today at $500.

Roccat Kain 200 Aimo Mouse Review: Feature-Packed Wireless

By Scharon Harding published 26 April 20

The Roccat Kain 200 Aimo has a lot of features, a pleasant feel and good gaming performance. But the shape of the mouse won’t mesh well with some palm grippers.

MSI Vigor GK50 Low Profile Keyboard Review: Typewriter Feels, Gaming Looks

By Scharon Harding published 17 April 20

Editor's Choice

Modern styling meets a classic typing experience.

AMD Ryzen 4000 Lands in HP Envy 2020 Laptop Lineup

By Scharon Harding published 16 April 20

The 2020 HP Envy laptops include AMD Ryzen 4000 and compete against Apple MacBook Pros.

JBL Quantum One Gaming Headset Review: Attempting a Quantum Leap

By Scharon Harding published 6 April 20

The JBL Quantum One gaming headset is comfy and feature-rich, but its head tracking doesn’t earn the $300 price tag.

MSI Clutch GM30 Gaming Mouse Review: Comfy RGB Pointer

By Scharon Harding published 5 April 20

The MSI Clutch GM30 prioritizes comfort with a design that caters to the palms and fingers. It has a reliable sensor but room to grow specs-wise.

Pimax Vision 8K X VR Headset Hands-On: 8K Resolution VR Gets Comfier

By Scharon Harding last updated 30 March 20

Even the smallest text looks sharp with the Pimax Vision 8K X doing VR at 8K resolution.

HyperX Cloud Alpha S Gaming Headset Review: Airy Fit, Virtual Surround Surround, New Blackout Edition

By Scharon Harding published 25 March 20

The HyperX Cloud Alpha S gaming headset adds virtual surround sound and bass sliders to an already impressive headset, but with varying results.

Can You Get Coronavirus From a Package?

By Scharon Harding published 16 March 20

We asked a doctor if you should worry about packages containing coronavirus.

The Best 4K Gaming Monitor Is Down to $700

By Scharon Harding published 25 February 20

The best 4K gaming monitor, Acer's 27-inch XV273K, is on sale for $200 off its original price.

Overclocker Uses LN2-Breathing Dragon, AMD Ryzen to Challenge Records

By Scharon Harding published 24 February 20

An overclocker dreams of soaring into first place ranking for CInebench with a 3D-printed dragon head and AMD CPU.

HTC Vive’s Project Photon Prototype Is Rose Gold-Colored Smart Glasses

By Scharon Harding published 20 February 20

HTC Vive has a smart glasses prototype called Project Photon that targets AR and VR applications.

HTC Vive Is Prepping a Cheaper Version of its Cosmos VR Headset

By Scharon Harding published 20 February 20

HTC Vive will soon offer three different SKUs for the Cosmos VR headset, including the cheaper Cosmos Play and the Cosmos Elite with external tracking base stations.

These Award-Winning PC Case Mods Look Ready for a Robot Fight

By Scharon Harding published 18 February 20

Between the Cyborg Helmet, RoboCop and The Vault, we don’t know which rig from Thermaltake's latest PC modding contest looks the toughest.

MSI Optix MAG161V Portable Monitor Review: Versatile, but Dim

By Scharon Harding published 14 February 20

MSI’s Optix MAG161V boasts an attractive design with impressive port and customization options. But its dim panel doesn’t deal with glare well, and its origami stand is a pain.

What Is a MOSFET? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding last updated 11 February 20

What is the meaning of a MOSFET. MOSFETs and what they do for your motherboard, PC and power supply explained.

BenQ SW321C Monitor Shows What Photos Will Look Like Printed on Your Favorite Printer and Paper

By Scharon Harding published 29 January 20

BenQ's SW321C is the first to feature Paper Color Sync, which sets the 32-inch 4K monitor's display to look how it would when printed on specific printers and paper.

Eve V Makers Promise High Refresh Rates, On-Time Shipments With 3 Open-Source Gaming Monitors

By Scharon Harding published 27 January 20

Eve’s three open-source gaming monitors, with up to 4K resolution and 240Hz refresh rates, hit pre-order today.

Overclocker Sets Two X265 Benchmark World Records With Intel Celeron CPU

By Scharon Harding published 22 January 20

Christopher “Mythical Tech” Adkins used an Intel Celeron G470-powered system to set new world records for the X265 benchmark at both 4K and 1080p.

Windows 7 Is Dead. But not for Professional Overclockers

By Scharon Harding published 16 January 20

Professional overclockers say they'll keep benchmarking with Windows 7 even though it reached end-of-life this week.

New Cherry Viola Mechanical Switch Wants to End Membrane Keyboards

By Scharon Harding published 10 January 20

Cherry Viola is a budget mechanical switch. The hope is to compete with membrane and other budget keyboards under $100.

Pico's VR Glasses May Be the Slickest VR Headset Ever

By Scharon Harding published 9 January 20

We went hands-on with a prototype of the lightweight Pico VR Glasses at CES 2020.

Ossia Cota Home Can Wirelessly Charge Your Phone While It’s in Your Pocket

By Scharon Harding published 8 January 20

Ossia's finalizing its Cota Home transmitter for bringing over-the-air charging to your own house.

MSI Sticks a Second Screen on Its MEG381CQR Monitor, Unveils 1000R Curvature Display

By Scharon Harding published 8 January 20

At 1000R, the MSI Optix MAG342CQR will be one of the curviest gaming monitors ever, and the MSI Optix MEG381CQR has a bonus OLED screen on its bottom bezel. We go hands-on.

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