Best 14-inch laptops for 2024: tested and reviewed

Best 14-inch laptops for 2024: tested and reviewed

The 14-inch laptop has a small — but noticeable — screen size upgrade over even the best 13-inch laptops, making them better choices for entertainment, gaming, or professional design while still being slim and portable enough to carry anywhere with you. If this seems like a good fit for your busy life, we have the … Read more

GPU prices and availability (Q4 2023): how much are GPUs now

GPU prices and availability (Q4 2023): how much are GPUs now

The GPU shortage is over, and gamers around the world can breathe a sigh of relief. For those in the market for one of the best graphics cards, we looked closely at graphics card prices and availability to determine where the GPU market is headed and the best time to buy. If you’re looking for … Read more

9 best gaming PCs for 2024: tested and reviewed

9 best gaming PCs for 2024: tested and reviewed

There are some great gaming PCs out there, but only a select few can make it among the list of the best gaming desktops. We’ve reviewed dozens of gaming PCs from brands like Lenovo, Alienware, Acer, and Origin, and we’re here to rank our favorite ones. In 2024, we still recommend the Lenovo Legion Tower … Read more

How to install Windows on a Steam Deck

How to install Windows on a Steam Deck

Windows 11 and Windows 10 work on the Steam Deck with official Vale drivers, too. It’s not as simple as hitting a download button, though. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to install Windows on the Steam Deck, both to the internal solid-state drive (SSD) and from a microSD card. Windows isn’t … Read more

Anything is possible in this new era of gaming monitors

Anything is possible in this new era of gaming monitors

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Sometimes, you get everything you’ve wanted. We probably won’t see much innovation from gaming monitors over the next couple of years. We’re on the heels of CES 2024, and we saw some exciting gaming monitor announcements — the first 4K QD-OLED displays, a 480Hz OLED monitor, and even some experimentation … Read more

What’s Ahead for the Stock Market and Economy in 2024? Roundtable Pros Weigh In.

What’s Ahead for the Stock Market and Economy in 2024? Roundtable Pros Weigh In.

It is always a stockpicker’s market. You just have to pick the right stocks. If you picked the so-called Magnificent Seven last year—a group of highflying, mostly tech stocks that powered the S&P 500 index to a 24% gain—you looked in the mirror and beheld a genius. This year, it might be wise to avoid … Read more

The best monitors we saw at CES 2024

The best monitors we saw at CES 2024

It was all about monitors at CES 2024, and we had a chance to see a lot of them. Samsung has exciting new gaming displays, Asus is pushing refresh rates to places they’ve never gone, and Acer is experimenting with some exciting glasses-free 3D tech. And that’s just the products I could fit in a … Read more

Asus’ 480Hz OLED gaming monitor just won CES

Asus’ 480Hz OLED gaming monitor just won CES

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Well, I didn’t see that one coming. Asus may have brought the first true 480Hz OLED gaming monitor to CES 2024. The ROG Swift PG27AQDP is a 1440p resolution OLED monitor that comes with a staggering 480Hz refresh rate — that alone tells you what you need to know about … Read more

Alienware’s new second-gen QD-OLED monitors are stunning

Alienware’s new second-gen QD-OLED monitors are stunning

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends The Alienware 34 QD-OLED took the world by storm. As the first really great OLED gaming monitor, it had little in the way of competition. But in 2024, that’s not true. And to keep its lead, Alienware has launched two new QD-OLED gaming monitors that take things even further. There … Read more

Predator monitors double down on OLED, mini-LED, and curves

Predator monitors double down on OLED, mini-LED, and curves

Acer Acer has brought four new Predator gaming monitors to CES 2024 this year, two of which are OLED and two of which are mini-LED. Excluding Samsung, Acer might now have one of the largest lineups of OLED and mini-LED gaming displays. Let’s start with the Predator Z57, the largest and most audacious of the … Read more