Category: Desktop PCs, Laptops

Analyst firm IDC said that memory shortages and other obstacles are proving to be more challenging to overcome than previously thought, prompting the firm to lower its PC forecast for 2026 and…

Memory prices are insane, and it’s not just hurting consumers — PC makers have to deal with this crap, too. According to HP’s quarterly earnings call yesterday, the company is now spending…

PC hardware prices are up, but not across the board. RAM prices were the first to skyrocket, then SSD prices followed. It’s affecting all kinds of stuff now—like Nvidia skipping new consumer…

When historians look back at the PC industry in 2025, they’ll probably remember a time of intense turmoil. Between wildly unpredictable tariffs, geopolitical strife, the AI boom, hardware shortages caused by the…

When historians look back at the PC industry in 2025, they’ll probably remember a time of intense turmoil. Between wildly unpredictable tariffs, geopolitical strife, the AI boom, hardware shortages caused by the…

For most people, a laptop is the default option when shopping for a new computer. It can work at home, it can work on the go, and it has everything built right…

We always knew that consumers preferred Windows PCs over Macs, but the numbers now back it up. HP topped Apple as the most preferred PC maker in the 2025 iteration of the…

SSDs offer noticeable speed advantages when booting, loading programs, and games. However, anyone storing or archiving large amounts of data will quickly hit their capacity and budget limits. Very inexpensive SSDs often…

According to the latest numbers from Statcounter, Linux-based desktop operating systems have reached a new milestone, sitting at a market share of 5.03 percent in the US. It’s a monumental moment as…

Researcher IDC has unexpectedly concluded that the current administration’s see-sawing tariff plan is going to actually help the PC market grow in 2025. IDC said Wednesday that it now expects that the…