Computers

Two extremely hot new laptop options are now available for pre-order at Best Buy. The Dell XPS 15 laptop and XPS 12 convertible laptop are ultra thin, built with premium materials, powered by the latest 6th generation intel Core CPUs and feature stunning 4K displays.  

With increasingly powerful laptops and ever-shrinking desktop PCs, the age-old question of laptop or desktop can be as confusing as ever. Should your next family computer be a laptop or desktop? I’ll try to help you decide which is the best choice for your situation.

Wireless networking can be confusing. There are many numbers and letters being thrown around and with Gigabit Wi-Fi just starting to appear in mainstream devices, there’s more arcane info than ever to keep track of. Dual-band, 802.11, a,b,g,n,ac, 1300/1900, 600/900, 2.4GHz, 5GHz, beamforming … What does it all mean? In particular, what is the difference between the previous top performing Wi-Fi standard (802.11n wireless) and the new champ (802.11ac)? In this post, I’ll break it down to the basics.  

Looking for a laptop that does everything you need? Premium laptops aren’t just toys they’re tools to create, innovate and collaborate.

Your ultimate desktop PC buying guide: Unveil essential features and key factors for the perfect choice, from sleek all-in-ones to high-performance gaming PCs.

 A few weeks ago, I wrote a post making the case for a PC, router and smartphone being the three most important technologies for your home office. Today, it’s time to get down to specifics, with good, better and best options in each of these categories.

It’s that time of year again. Time to start figuring out what gifts you’re going to buy everyone this holiday season. If you’ve got a technology lover on your shopping list this year, you can’t go wrong with putting a little virtual reality gear under the holiday tree. There are more than a few options out there, though, so I’m going to let you know why the Oculus Rift is quite possibly the coolest tech gift this season.

The Epson Perfection line of photo scanners want to find a place on your desk. Is there one that is the right fit for your life?

PC gamers who have been waiting for the monitor of their dreams are about to be very happy. The amazing new ROG Swift PG348Q curved, ultra-wide, Quad HD monitor from ASUS Republic of Gamers will be available for pre-order from Best Buy. Even better, Best Buy has a limited number of these monitors available as part of a unique PC gaming bundle that includes some of the hottest gaming PCs on the planet.  

Laptop and desktop users will learn how to choose between a super fast SSD and a high capacity hard drive HDD.