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How to get Windows 11 cheap (or even for free)

August 7, 2025
Windows licenses cost a lot—painfully so. Paying $139 for Windows 11 Home or $200 for Windows 11 Pro feels expensive when Linux is free. That much money can easily swallow a third of a budget PC build. Yet with less developer support for Linux, Windows is a necessity for most people. What’s not a given is paying full retail price. Yep, you can snag discounts on Windows 11. How much you’ll…
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How to get Microsoft Office 365 for dirt cheap as a student

August 6, 2025
Free alternatives may exist for Microsoft Office components, but sometimes they can’t stand in for the original. And as a student, the new cost of $100 per year for a Microsoft 365 Personal account is pretty expensive—but fortunately, you may not have to pay to use the software. Depending on where you go to school, you may qualify for a free or heavily discounted Microsoft 365 subscription.
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You need a monitor mount for your college dorm’s desk. Here’s why

August 5, 2025
If you’re going to college, the first thing you’re going to need is a laptop, obviously. And the best accessory for a laptop is an external monitor. If you’ve got those basics covered, the next accessory you should apply is a VESA monitor arm. Here’s why. Dorms and student apartments are tiny. Odds are pretty good that they’ll be equipped with a desk, and that desk is going to be on the…
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World’s first ultra-fast PCIe 6.0 SSD arrives, but it’s not for you

August 4, 2025
Move over, PCI Express 5.0! Micron has shipped the first PCI Express 6.0 SSD, ramping up read and write speeds to unprecedented levels. The bad news? It’s not for PCs. This week, Micron shipped the Micron 9650 SSD, the world’s first PCIe 6.0 SSD, designed for AI training and inference workloads. Unfortunately, those tasks take place in AI data centers, not home PCs. Micron will ship the drive…
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