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The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i laptop and Legion Tower 7i desktop aim to take the company's gaming hardware profile to the next level.

By Brian Westover

The PC maker rolls out a green-minded laptop made with recycled materials and used cooking oil, plus all-in-one desktops that perk things up with coffee grounds in the bezel. We took a quick look.

By Zackery Cuevas

The 65-watt and 35-watt chips are meant for more affordable desktop builds, along with all-in-one PCs.

By Michael Kan
4.0

While its mighty price puts it out of reach of most gamers, Velocity Micro's latest Raptor desktop tower offers admirable quality and performance.

By Francisco Lahoz
4.5
Editors' Choice

Precision engineered by Falcon Northwest, the small-form-factor FragBox gaming desktop delivers incredible performance and practicality in a compact, luggable design.

By Charles Jefferies
4.0
Editors' Choice

An all-in-one PC option for budget-strapped buyers, Lenovo's IdeaCentre AIO 3i gets enough right to be tops in its low-cost class.

By Zackery Cuevas
4.0
Editors' Choice

The NUC 13 Extreme Kit brings Intel's most powerful silicon to a small-form-factor desktop design. Supporting today's beefiest GPUs and plenty of options for storage and upgrades, this kit can deliver amazing gaming performance if built accordingly.

By Brian Westover

It's your last chance before the holidays to save big on a new PC. If you don't need portability, a desktop will deliver on value, especially with these deals.

By Karl Klockars

Dell is diving into Cyber Monday with its lowest prices of the year on Dell- and Alienware-branded desktops, laptops, monitors, and accessories.

By Karl Klockars

Deals don't take the weekend off. These Black Friday desktop PC discounts are still going.

By Jade Chung-Lee

What could have happened had the IBM PC not taken the paths it did to become the prototype stepping stone to modern computing?

By Michael J. Miller
4.0
Editors' Choice

The latest in a long line of impressive Intel NUC mini PCs, the NUC 12 Pro offers solid punch, good customizability, and plenty of connections, all in a classic subcompact chassis.

By Brian Westover
4.0

The Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Ultra brings together small form factor design and immense workstation power to produce a strong business desktop for offices.

By Brian Westover
4.0

Outfitted with an Arc mobile GPU, Intel’s NUC 12 Enthusiast Kit delivers gaming-laptop-grade performance in a compact desktop. It's a noble debut for mobile Arc, but aim for modern, versus older, titles, and bear in mind this PC's DIY aspects.

By Charles Jefferies
3.5

Geekom's MiniAir 11 is a compact desktop that delivers basic productivity power, a fine mix of ports, and good value, with Windows 11 Pro included.

By Ted Needleman
4.0

The Asus ExpertCenter PN52 is a potent mini PC built on Ryzen mobile silicon, with a generous selection of ports and above-average upgradability.

By Ted Needleman

Just for kicks, let's compare the specs of the 1981-vintage computer that inspired the birth of PC Magazine to some modern-day desktops.

By Eric Griffith

Need a new PC now? Peruse Dell's Black Friday ad to find discounts that are live right now.

By Stephanie Mlot

Paralleling its muscular AMD Advantage Laptops packing all-AMD silicon, the chip maker throws down a new class of killer gaming desktops that will meet some very lofty minimums, packing its flagship late-2022 Ryzens and Radeons.

By John Burek
4.5
Editors' Choice

Falcon Northwest's Talon desktop is the crème de la crème of PC gaming rigs, with unprecedented performance, a first-rate build, and a sky-high price to match.

By Charles Jefferies