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Skyrim VR review: Staring down life-sized dragons is terrifying
Few other VR games rival Skyrim VR's epic scope and scale, but dated graphics and bolted-on VR interface issues are an arrow to the knee.
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HTC Vive Pro review: Virtual reality without the rough, blurry edges
The HTC Vive Pro pushes VR forward with a higher resolution and improvements that debuted in the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap, but at $800 for the headset alone it's likely to remain niche.
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Hades Canyon NUC review: Intel taps AMD’s Radeon Vega graphics for a powerful mini-PC
Intel's Hades Canyon NUC may be the size of a VHS tape, but it has some serious gaming chops.
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Netgear Orbi Outdoor Satellite review: Great range, but only so-so speed
This node will extend your Orbi mesh network far into your yard—for a price.
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Intel 800P Optane SSD review: Bleeding-edge pain without bleeding-edge gain
For the average user, or even the enthusiast, the 800P's superior longevity and native small file read performance can't offset its high cost and meager capacity.
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Samsung Galaxy S9 review: Incrementally better in all the right places
Samsung's Galaxy S9 isn't the revolutionary design breakthrough that the Galaxy S8 was, but it's no less of a great phone.
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Xiaomi 10,000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro review: A battery pack that lives up to its name
Not only is the Mi Power Bank Pro small enough to tote around everywhere, it's capable of charging all the things.
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LG Gram 15Z980 review: It’s rich and thin, and its battery doesn’t stop
Packing a quad-core 8th-generation Intel processor and a robust battery into an impressively thin and light shell, the peppy but pricey LG Gram cranks all day without weighing you down.
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AmazonBasics AC Powered Computer Speakers review: Louder, but not necessarily better
AmazonBasics AC Powered Computer Speakers pump up a lot of volume for $20, but they fail to bring the best qualities out of your audio.
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Samsung Notebook 7 Spin review: A solid 8th-gen 2-in-1 with plenty of battery life
The Samsung Notebook 7 Spin isn't the fastest 2-in-1 convertible on the block, but it combines solid quad-core performance and impressive battery life, all in a reasonably small and affordable package.
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Samsung 860 EVO review: Further proof that TLC-NAND SSD can be fast and affordable
Samsung's 860 EVO is a TLC-NAND SATA SSD that performs as well, or better than most MLC-NAND types. It's also more affordable, if less long-lived than its 860 Pro sibling.
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Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight 3 Review: A good e-reader trapped in a flawed device
The Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight 3 wants to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite. Unfortunately, it suffers from poor build quality and other problems.
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Transcend DrivePro 520 dash cam review: Front and interior cameras in one neat package
Transcend's DrivePro 520 dash cam lets you keep track of passengers in your car as well as what's in front of you, with both a front-facing static camera and an integrated swiveling interior camera.
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Lenovo Yoga 920 review: 8th-gen Core i7 power in a gorgeous—but pricey—2-in-1 shell
Lenovo’s quad-core, Kaby Lake Refresh-powered Yoga 920 cuts a fine figure as it chews up laptop performance benchmarks, but we can think of at least one competing 2-in-1 that we believe is a better value.
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8bitdo SN30 Pro review: A Super Nintendo-inspired controller for the PC
8bitdo has another retro-inspired controller on their hands, and this is the best one yet.
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Intel 760p SSD review: This affordable NVMe delivers on read speed, falters on writes
Intel's 760p SSD promises NVMe speed at near-SATA prices, and it delivers the vast majority of the time. However, write speed drops to near-SATA specs when the drive runs out of cache.
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Samsung 860 Pro SATA SSD review: Great performance, capacity and longevity
Available in up to 4TB capacity, the Samsung 860 Pro offers excellent performance, while doubling down on space. And it does so with longer-lived 2-bit NAND (layered).
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Lenovo Ideapad Miix 520 review: A superb Windows tablet with subpar battery life
The Lenovo Miix 520 is one of the best two-in-one Windows tablets we've seen, powered by a new 8th-generation Core chip. Its only big flaw is relatively poor battery life.
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Rakuten Kobo Aura One Limited Edition Review: Keeping up with the Kindles isn’t easy
Rakuten Kobo’s Aura One Limited Edition e-reader wants to compete with the Kindle Oasis, with 32GB of storage and a few new software tricks up its sleeve. While it isn’t quite up to the task, it still has a lot to offer certain readers.
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HP Spectre x360 13t (late 2017) review: An 8th-gen CPU leads a raft of upgrades
The third-generation Spectre x360 13t again proves why it's been one of our favorite convertible laptops.
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Logitech MX Sound 2.0 Bluetooth Speakers review: premium PC speakers burdened by average audio
Too much bass muddies an otherwise decent desktop sound system.
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HP Spectre 13 review: This stylish ultrabook conceals real power
HP's Spectre 13 (af0xx) smartly includes an 8th-gen Core chip that propels this ultralight laptop to the top of our performance charts, and for a relatively cheap price, too. Only an average display and battery life bring it down to earth.
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Doom VFR review: Ripping and tearing and stumbling over the small details
The core of Doom VFR—the fast-paced movement, the shooting, the teleport-inside-a-demon-so-it-explodes—can be fun at times, but it's missing the small details that make VR a worthwhile platform.
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Vava Dash Cam review: Great video and ground-breaking features
Vava's Dash Cam is an impressive debut from a first-time vendor that will have the powers-that-be scrambling to catch up. Full 360-degree swiveling, three days of battery-backed parking monitoring, and a super-handy remote snapshot button are just some of the highlights.
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Amazon Kindle Oasis 2017 review: The ultimate e-reader adds audiobooks and a waterproof case
The All-New Kindle Oasis is bigger than the original, waterproof, and beautiful to read.
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Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 review: HD video and stereo sound add polish to video calls
With full HD 1080p video calling over Skype, dual microphones, and on-board video compression, the C920 is a definite upgrade over your computer's webcam.
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Blackvue DR750S-2CH dash cam review: A clever, high-quality two-camera bundle
The Blackvue dash cam DR750S-2CH impressed us out of the box, and continued to impress through testing. A dual-channel unit with 1080p front and rear cameras, Wi-Fi phone connectivity and Web access, it's pricey but deserving.
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Intel Optane SSD 900P review: Optane finally starts to live up to the hype
Intel's latest PCIe/NVMe SSD utilizes the company's new 3D XPoint/Optane storage tech to garner impressive performance.
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Mophie Powerstation Plus XL review: Sleek design and fully capable
This battery pack impresses with a stellar efficiency rating.
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MyCharge Adventure Max review: A rugged battery pack for folks who are hard on their gear
A sleek rubber coating protects the pack, while a carabiner makes it easy to keep nearby.
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DBPower Q100 Laptop Power Bank review: You’ll be glad to have around
Two USB ports and an AC plug ensure you can charge just about anything.
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Tronsmart Presto PBT10 review: Slender, portable, and extremely efficient
Tronsmart's lightweight, fast-charging battery pack makes a nice travel companion.
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Anker Powercore II 20000 review: One of Anker’s best battery packs
Anker's high-capacity, dual-port battery pack demonstrates the company's penchant for well-designed products with consistent performance.
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Anker Powercore Fusion 5000 review: It’s all you need, really
Not only can this USB battery pack charge your smartphone, it can charge itself.
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Romoss Longuard 10 review: A short, stubby battery pack that does it all
Romoss isn't a well-known brand, but its Longuard 10 battery pack offers respectable power-on-the-go performance and features.
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Romoss Solo 6 Plus review: Not great looking, but gets the job done
If style in a battery pack doesn't matter to you, this could be the product for you.
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Intel 8th-gen Core i7 review: What happens when thin laptops get quad-core speed
Intel's first quad-core CPU for ultrabooks delivers unheard of performance that's worth waiting for
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LG V30 review: Another great LG phone that just isn’t great enough
The LG V30 tries to break out of its niche with more mainstream appeal, but the results are pretty much the same.
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Google Pixelbook review: Android and Google Assistant transform the Chromebook
Google's Pixelbook shows a new way forward for Chromebooks. Android and Google Assistant, plus pen support, make the staid platform productive and fun.
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FrontRow Camera Review: This high-end live-streaming wearable forgot the high-end camera
FrontRow is a camera for vlogging and live-streaming your daily activities, but $400 gets you a finely crafted wearable with a merely adequate camera.
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Harman Kardon Invoke hands-on: Cortana enters the smart speaker market with a boom
Harman Kardon has unveiled its Invoke speaker, powered by Microsoft Cortana. It's years behind competing devices from Amazon and Google, but seems to hold up pretty well.
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Moto X4 Android One review: A good reminder of what a great deal looks like
Android One is the new Nexus program, and the Moto X4 Android One is the phone to get if you're a diehard Android user on a budget and want to subscribe to Google's Project Fi.
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Toshiba TR200 review: Another slow TLC SSD
Toshiba is back in the no-buy zone with a SATA 6Gbps TLC SSD that's as slow, or slower than the Trion 100 they issued under the OCZ label.Updated
HP Elite x3 review: Yep, this was the last great Windows phone
HP's Elite x3 combines amazing hardware, tremendous battery life, a stellar Continuum experience, and support for older Win32 apps. Whether that's enough to buoy Microsoft's vision remains to be seen.
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HP Omen 17 (2017) review: You get a lot of gaming laptop for the money
An updated design fixes some flaws in last year’s Omen gaming laptop, but the real selling point is still its great value.
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Core i7-8700K Review: Intel’s response to Ryzen is faster and cheaper than ever
Intel's aptly named Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K offers a frenetic amount of performance at prices unheard of from the chip giant.
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Samsung Notebook 9 Pro review: Good at almost everything, including light gaming
Samsung's Notebook 9 Pro offers a little bit of everything, including a discrete Radeon RX 540 GPU, an integrated S-Pen, and impressively long battery life.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet (2017) review: Competition pushes this competent tablet down
Lenovo's second-generation ThinkPad X1 Tablet is a solid, if slightly anemic, two-in-one PC that changes little. Unfortunately, some of its competition has caught up to it.Reviews
Intel Core i9 review: We test the massive 18-core Core i9-7980X and 16-core Core i9-7960X
Intel's Core i9 finally arrives amid a changed landscape. Here's how the company's fastest CPUs stack up against the pack.
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