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Acer's new Predator gaming laptop uses graphene for supercharged cooling
Acer's Predator Triton 14 AI leads a lineup of gaming laptops, including the Helios Neo 14 AI and new Nitros, into Computex 2025. Here, AI capabilities are almost as important as the new GeForce 5000-class GPUs.
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Acer's feathery Swift Edge AI laptop has the matte OLED you crave
Acer's Swift Edge 14 AI weighs just 2.18 pounds, with a matte OLED display that basically eliminates glare. Acer is launching this 14-inch laptop alongside the Acer Swift Go, with up to a 16-inch display.
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AMD or Intel? Acer's Swift X 14 offers either, plus a GeForce 5070
Acer's creator-class Swift X 14 or Swift X 14 AI offer you the choice of either Intel's Core Ultra (Arrow Lake) or AMD's Ryzen AI 300 series, plus an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 for editing or gaming.
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Acer's Aspires have one big question mark: their U.S. price
We know what Acer's budget Aspire laptops look like and will include, when they're shown off at Computex. The question is: what will you pay for them? Tariffs are muddying the water.
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Today’s best laptop deals: Save big on work, school, home use, and gaming
These are the best deals on home use laptops, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks we can find, updated every weekday.
Full Nerd
Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter, your weekly dose of hardcore PC hardware talk
In this week's Full Nerd newsletter: Microstutter in gaming, AMD’s new Radeon GRE graphics card, and what to expect from Computex—the biggest PC event of the year.
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5 nifty USB-C gadgets you didn't know you needed
By the end, you'll wonder why you didn't already have these.
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Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 review: Long-lasting, sturdy, and confused
The 2025 Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in- is a troubled machine. It's fine for everyday productivity and has great battery life. But it's not well-suited to the activities it's meant for all thanks to a very low-grade display. Creatives should steer clear, and those looking for a good office machine ought to consider a traditional laptop instead.
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Best computer deals from desktops to all-in-ones
We've scoured the web to help you find the best deals on desktop PCs, gaming PCs, and all-in-one computers this May. Currently on discount: Alienware, Skytech, and HP.
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Anker's fast-charging USB-C cables are on sale! Get 2 for only $10
Save 38% on Anker's two-pack of 6-foot 100W USB-C cables on Amazon.
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I spent $27 and future-proofed my home network, forever
Ethernet cables can be the weakest link in your home network, but it is ludicrously cheap just to upgrade them to a point where you never need think of them again.
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Huge demand for Ryzen X3D chips sparked a crazy quarter for CPUs
The first-quarter CPU market was one of the wildest in recent memory, as sales of AMD's desktop chips and Arm CPUs surged, as did server processors. The reason is still AI.
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YouTube wants to place ads at the 'most exciting' moments of its videos
A new feature will allow content creators to target ads for the segments that viewers are actually watching.
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Update Chrome! This update fixes a flaw that's being exploited by hackers
With this update, Google has fixed several more security flaws in Chrome, including one that was already being exploited in the wild.
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Best 5 VPNs for streaming Netflix and other services
These VPNs will help you avoid content restrictions and give you access to your favorite streaming services like Netflix from anywhere in the world.
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Get this ultra-compact GoPro that shoots 5K video for 44% off
The GoPro Hero11 Black Mini is nearly half off its original price right now at Best Buy.
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Lenovo's touchscreen 2-in-1 laptop with 16GB RAM is only $549 right now
The 16-inch Lenovo IdeaPad 5i is currently 39% off at B&H.
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Google confirms plan to bake Gemini AI directly into Chrome
The Gemini AI assistant is coming to Chrome. More details are expected to drop at Google I/O between May 20 and 21.
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Chrome will lock down admin launches to protect users
You shouldn't run Chrome with administrator privileges, and soon it'll be a lot harder to do so. That's great for general Windows security.
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