Your laptop has a hidden control panel Windows won't show you
…Why? A higher fan speed means a higher degree of cooling, which can allow your laptop to run at faster speeds. (Usually there's an option to tie fan speed to the…
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Tested: This MSI gaming laptop delivers RTX 5090 grunt with one big problem
…The thick design also allows for some serious cooling, which lets the MSI Raider 16 Max HX run its GPU at up to 175W and the CPU at up to 125W at…
PC building's weird new reality: Your favorite old parts are back on the menu
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This Acer laptop made me a Panther Lake believer
…The trackpad supports active pen input. When you hover the pen over the trackpad, you’ll see a cursor, showing where the pen input will happen on screen. That pen experience isn…
Need a laptop for college? I tested dozens to find the 7 best options
…The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is fast enough to keep up with your daily activities -- think Zoom, Google Docs, Spotify -- and it won’t freeze up when you’ve got a bunch…
My testing revealed the catch in Targus' sexy-sounding Thunderbolt 5 Triple Video dock
…Some docks, including Thunderbolt 5 docks, include active cooling fans to cool the dock itself. This one does not, although there are tiny air vents on the front and back. All of…
Tested: Kensington's Thunderbolt 5 dock justifies its enormous price tag
…Some docks have included an active fan for cooling purposes, but not this one. Foundry / Mark Hachman Kensington EQ Pro Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station (SD7100TS) performance Laptops equipped with Thunderbolt 5 ports…
Tested: Glyph's EX20 SSD is a fast 20Gbps USB (if you BYO cable)
…Both the Type-C port and activity light are on the same end of the unit, with the port offset to the left. The Atom EX20 is warrantied for three years with…
I tested the ThinkPad P16V Gen 3 laptop. It's hard to justify
…Lenovo’s cooling plan seems to remain a little tame, balancing actual cooling with noise levels. Under load, the fans don’t get terribly loud. The inclusion of discrete graphics helps the…
Tested: Seagate's One Touch USB hard drive is the cheapest path to more terabytes
…Directly above it is a small power/activity light. That’s it. There’s no AC adapter port so you are indeed limited to a USB port with 15 watts, which generally…