Portable solid-state drives are great, offering lots of storage and faster speeds than a USB flash drive while in a still-portable package. People often use them to back up their PCs with backup software.
But portable SSDs aren’t just for backups. Even if you prefer using online backup software and don’t plan on backing up anything to a physical drive, there are lots of great reasons to have…
Best USB-C monitors: 4 displays with a hidden talent
September 2, 2025
USB-C is the one connection to rule them all. Its popularity has made USB-C a common sight on new monitors. A USB-C monitor can act as USB hub, giving you additional ports for connecting various USB devices, but the monitor’s USB-C port can also serve as a video-input…
Don’t buy a PCIe 5.0 SSD unless you say ‘Yes’ to these 3 questions
September 1, 2025
There’s a common misconception about PCIe 5.0 SSDs that since they’re the latest-generation SSD storage and boast faster speed and bandwidth compared to PCIe 4.0 SSD, anyone who gets one is going to experience a big uptick in PC performance.
That’s certainly not the…
How to turn a USB flash drive into a portable games console
September 1, 2025
A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job on that front.
But what many players don’t know is that an even smaller and lighter solution is available by turning the humble USB flash drive into a portable gaming console. You still need a PC to play, but it means you can get…
I’ve been using Windows for as long as I can remember. It was on the very first PC I recall using, literally on my father’s knee. But I don’t need it anymore. That’s a weird thing to say as a writer for a site named PCWorld. But it’s been a long time coming, a slow…
At a glance
Expert’s Rating
Pros
Excellent image quality
Good Construction
Decent price, though more expensive than its in-house rival
Cons
Mediocre noise cancellation
Poor Windows Hello recognition
Our Verdict
Toallin’s Hello Pro 2K QHD webcam captures…
The best monitor arms: 10 top models you can trust
August 29, 2025
One of the best upgrades you can make to your home office is the addition of a monitor arm. A good-quality arm not only frees up usable space on your desk’s surface, it enables more ways to move and position your display/s for optimal comfort and ergonomics. And a monitor arm makes your office setup look really cool.
The only catch is the price. Most monitor arms worth buying will cost close to…
If you’ve been exhausted by the unstoppable deployment of AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot across your entire PC, be warned: don’t turn on your TV.
Samsung said Thursday that it has begun rolling out Copilot to its 2025 lineup of AI-powered TVs, meaning your living…
I recently reviewed the Alienware 16X Aurora (with its Arrow Lake-based processor) and the Alienware 16 Aurora (with its Raptor Lake-based processor), and both were branded as “Series 2” chips—neither were Lunar Lake! That started me down a rabbit hole: What exactly…
MSI’s latest Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG mini PC is as much smart speaker or laptop as it is a small, compact, desktop NUC: It boasts a dedicated hardware Copilot button as well as a dedicated fingerprint reader, and you can talk to it, too.
Starting at $899, MSI’s little mini PC is also Copilot+ qualified, with either a Core Ultra 9 288V or Core Ultra 7 258V chip inside. Both are Core Ultra Series 2…
