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9.3 AI Devices Apple took its cheapest desktop, stuffed in an M4 Pro with a 16-core Neural Engine, and quietly built the best local AI workstation on the market. At $1,599, it's absurd value — if your workflow fits Apple's rules.
7.5 AI Devices Google's $75 Edge TPU board was the original 'AI on the edge' darling. Years later, it's still cheap and still fast for one specific job — but the neglect is starting to show.
8.2 AI Devices The Minisforum HX99G packs a Ryzen 9 and a Radeon RX 6600M into a 10-liter mini PC. It's a compact, quiet, AMD-based alternative to an NVIDIA box for local AI — with all the tradeoffs that implies.
8.5 AI Devices NVIDIA's smallest Orin module promises 40 TOPS of edge AI in a $199 dev kit. It delivers the specs, but the experience will make you earn every one of those TOPS.
7.8 AI Devices The Orange Pi 5 Plus stuffs a Rockchip RK3588 with a 6 TOPS NPU into a $95 board. It's the most powerful single-board computer for the money — and the one most likely to make you fight the documentation.
8.8 AI Devices Raspberry Pi bolts a 13 TOPS Hailo-8L accelerator onto the Pi 5 and asks $120 for it. The result is the easiest entry into edge AI you can buy — as long as you keep your expectations calibrated.
9.7 Creator Gear A brutally honest review of the Amazon Kindle Scribe 2. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.1 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Anker Prime Power Bank. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.1 Phones A brutally honest review of the Apple Watch Ultra 3. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.0 Smart Home A brutally honest review of the Aqara U100 Smart Lock. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.0 Audio A brutally honest review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.3 PC Components A brutally honest review of the CalDigit TS4 Dock. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.4 Creator Gear A brutally honest review of the DJI Mini 4 Pro. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.9 Smart Home A brutally honest review of the Eve Energy Matter Plug. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.0 PC Components A brutally honest review of the LG 45GR95QE-B OLED. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.6 Gaming A brutally honest review of the LG G4 OLED TV. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.6 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Logitech MX Brio 4K. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.0 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Logitech MX Master 4. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.1 Gaming A brutally honest review of the Meta Quest 3. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.4 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Netgear Orbi WiFi 7. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.0 PC Components A brutally honest review of the NuPhy Air75 V2. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.7 Creator Gear A brutally honest review of the Peak Design Everyday 30L. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.2 Laptops A brutally honest review of the Razer Blade 16 (2026). Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.6 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Razer Viper V3 Pro. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.7 Smart Home A brutally honest review of the Ring Battery Doorbell Pro. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.6 Smart Home A brutally honest review of the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.5 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Samsung T9 Portable SSD. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.7 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Satechi Mac Mini Hub. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.7 PC Components A brutally honest review of the Secretlab Magnus Pro. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.4 Audio A brutally honest review of the Shure SM7dB Dynamic Mic. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.3 Audio A brutally honest review of the Sonos Arc 2. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.1 Creator Gear A brutally honest review of the Sony a7C II. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
9.8 Audio A brutally honest review of the Sony WF-1000XM5 Earbuds. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.3 Creator Gear A brutally honest review of the Wacom Cintiq Pro 17. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.3 Creator Gear A brutally honest review of the XGIMI Horizon Ultra. Is it worth the hype or just expensive marketing?
8.7 PC Components It's gorgeous, it's fast, and it'll burn a hole in your wallet. But is this the king of ultrawides or just another overpriced flex?
8.2 PC Components A gasket-mounted aluminum QMK/VIA wireless mechanical keyboard that sounds great but makes you question why you'd pay this much for a plastic battery case.
9.2 Laptops Apple's latest silicon monster is here, and it's either the best laptop money can buy or a colossal waste of cash—depending on who you ask.
8.5 PC Components A beautiful, thocky mechanical keyboard that's almost perfect—if you can stomach the price and the battery life.
8.5 Audio Sony's latest noise-canceling kings are here, and they're... exactly what you expected. Incremental improvements, a heftier price tag, and the same old song and dance.