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Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming as well as keeping up with the latest news. He holds a M.S. in Journalism (Digital Media) from Columbia University. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag among others.

Articles by: Andrew E. Freedman

Xbox One X Sales Rocket Amid Xbox Series X Preorders

By Andrew E. Freedman

Microsoft's last-gen Xbox scored a big sales bump on Amazon as the Xbox Series X went on pre-order, and it may be due to confusion over the names.

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Where to Pre-Order Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

By Andrew E. Freedman

Want to pre-order the Xbox Series X or pre-order the Xbox Series S? Here's where to look.

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EVGA Reviewing RTX 3080 Orders to Stamp Out Bots

By Andrew E. Freedman

EVGA says it is manually reviewing GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card orders to reject bots.

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Nvidia Posts RTX 3080 FAQ: Bot Wars, Unprecedented Demand, and Increasing Supply

By Andrew E. Freedman

Nvidia has posted a FAQ about all of the issues with the GeForce RTX 3080 launch.

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Microsoft Buys Zenimax Media, Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 Billion

By Andrew E. Freedman

Microsoft made a massive acqusition of Zenimax Media and its game publishing arm, Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion.

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Nvidia, Newegg Address Nearly Non-Existent RTX 3080 Availability

By Andrew E. Freedman

Nvidia and Newegg have addressed the shortage of the RTX 3080 GPU, and Nvidia has apologized.

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Tiger Lake Tested: We Benchmark Intel’s Latest With Iris Xe Graphics and 10nm SuperFin

By Andrew E. Freedman, Paul Alcorn

We tested Intel’s 11th Gen “Tiger Lake” Core i7-1185G7 in a sample system to see how it performs against other leading laptop chips.

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Sony Announces PlayStation 5 Price and Release Date

By Andrew E. Freedman

Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 will release on TK and start at $399.99.

PS5 Specs, Features and Price: Everything We Know

By Michelle Ehrhardt, Andrew E. Freedman

The PS5 is coming soon. Here's what we know about it, including specs, price and features.

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AMD's Lisa Su to Give Virtual Keynote at CES 2021

By Andrew E. Freedman

AMD CEO and president Lisa Su will present a keynote speech at the all-virtual CES 2021.

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Apple Reveals 5nm A14 Bionic SoC on New iPad Air

By Andrew E. Freedman

Apple announced its A14 system on a chip, and we're seeing it first in the new iPad Air.

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This Is What AMD's Radeon RX 6000 "Big Navi" Looks Like

By Andrew E. Freedman, Zhiye Liu

AMD has released the first picture of the Radeon RX 6000, also known as Big Navi, ahead of an official announcement of the GPU.

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Aorus Says Its New Thin Laptop Is for Pro Gamers

By Andrew E. Freedman

The upcoming Aorus 15P laptop is meant for professional gamers.

Best Gaming Laptops

Best Gaming Laptops of 2020

By Andrew E. Freedman

Here are our favorite gaming laptops for every need, based on our testing and reviews.

Acer Spin 7

Acer Spin 7 Is the First Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Laptop

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Acer Spin 7 is the first laptop powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform.

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What is Intel Evo? The Second Generation Project Athena

By Andrew E. Freedman

Intel's second generation Project Athena will have a consumer-facing name: Intel Evo.

Acer’s Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops

Acer’s Swift 5 Is One of the First Intel 11th Gen Core Evo-Verified Laptops

By Andrew E. Freedman

Acer’s Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops will use 11th Gen Intel Core processors, and the Swift 5 is Intel Evo verified.

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Best Gaming PCs 2020

By Andrew E. Freedman

We tested pre-built gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall system performance

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Herman Miller’s Gaming Edition Aeron Chair Costs Almost as Much as an RTX 3090

By Andrew E. Freedman

Herman Miller is making a special gaming version of its Aeron chair, available today for $1,445.

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Alienware Updates Desktops, Monitors For Ampere

By Andrew E. Freedman

Alienware is updating its Aurora desktops with RTX 30-series Ampere GPUs, and pushing its monitors up to 360 Hz.

Watch Cyberpunk 2077 on the RTX 30-Series

By Andrew E. Freedman

CD Projekt Red and Nvidia have released a new trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 taking use of the new RTX 30-series Ampere GPUs.

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Nvidia RTX and DLSS Coming to Fortnite

By Andrew E. Freedman

Nvidia's RTX and DLSS are coming to Fortnite, one of the most popular battle royale games.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Tested: Ryzen 7 4800U Slams Intel (But You Can’t Buy It)

By Andrew E. Freedman

The best version of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 is one of the best AMD Ryzen laptops, but you can’t buy it in the United States.

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Ahead of Ampere, Nvidia Grows to 80% of Dedicated GPU Market, Analysts Report

By Andrew E. Freedman

Nvidia has hit 80% discrete GPU market share, per Jon Peddie Research

How to Build a PC

By Andrew E. Freedman

Are you looking to build a PC but intimidated about how to put the parts together? Learn how to turn your components into a desktop with our step-by-step guide.