Enlarge / Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro. (credit: Scharon Harding) You’ve probably been there. You’re shopping for a new PC, perhaps for the first time in a years, and you get bogged down in the specs. Even if you narrow the list to include things like a certain amount of storage or screen size, you […]
Enlarge / Acer Swift 5. (credit: Scharon Harding) Acer chose the Swift 5 as its vehicle for ushering in Windows 11 , and that was a safe choice. With a starting MSRP of $1, 100 , up to 1TB of storage, a good port selection, and a more standout keyboard and webcam, it will suit […]
Enlarge / HP Chromebook x2 11-inch two-in-one. For tech enthusiasts, Chromebooks can be a good acquired taste. Advanced users don’t need a stripped-down operating system, and the low computing power generally disqualifies Chromebooks from being a serious, primary PC. But Chromebooks can often find a welcome spot in an enthusiast’s home as a secondary or […]
Enlarge / Logitech’s Pop Keys mechanical wireless keyboard. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Logitech Pop Keys $100 at Logitech (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) Mechanical keyboards can be intimidating for newcomers. The sheer number of options—keyboard size, the type and the manufacturer of the switches, the style […]
Enlarge / Logitech Pop Mouse. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech Pop Mouse Sensor Optical (model not disclosed) Connectivity Options Bluetooth Low Energy or 2.4 GHz dongle (not included) Programmable Buttons 2 Onboard profiles 0 Lighting None Size ~4.5 x 2.6 x 1.4 inches (114.3 x 66 x 35.6 mm) Weight 2.9 ounces […]
Enlarge / Razer Pro Click Mini wireless mouse. (credit: Scharon Harding) Razer Pro Click Mini $80 at Razer (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) A mouse is an obvious candidate for cord-cutting. Going wireless ensures that you don’t get tangled up in your cord or have to […]
Enlarge / Razer Pro Type Ultra. (credit: Scharon Harding) Razer Pro Type Ultra $160 at Razer (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs . ) It’s nearly 2022, yet it’s still hard to find a good wireless mechanical key pad. There are options, sure, but if you’re […]
Enlarge / The 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro stacked on top of the 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has long offered an application called Time Machine that lets you revert the software on your computer to the state it was in before something went seriously wrong. In many ways, the new MacBook Pro […]
Enlarge / The 11th-generation Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It’s the most reliable upgrade in tech: take a thing that was already good, and make the screen bigger. From laptops to TVs to phones to game consoles in order to tablets to watches, the time-honored tradition of making the screen bigger has resulted […]
Enlarge (credit: Apple ) Big Sur was a landmark release of macOS, in ways both technical and symbolic. It introduced a major new redesign, it was the first version of macOS to run on Apple’s own in-house processors in addition to Intel’s, and it was the first version of macOS in nearly 20 years to […]