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  21. <p>Microsoft Office has been the world&rsquo;s leading paid office suite for decades. However, it hasn&rsquo;t been the most accessible product due to its price tag. Today, however, is your last chance to grab <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569483&amp;url=https://shop.pcworld.com/sales/microsoft-office-professional-plus-2019-for-windows-3?utm_source=pcworld.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=microsoft-office-professional-plus-2019-for-windows-3&amp;utm_term=scsf-597239&amp;utm_content=a0xRn000001E9SfIAK&amp;scsonar=1&amp;xcust=2-1-2340461-1-0-0&amp;sref=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows</a> or <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569483&amp;url=https://shop.pcworld.com/sales/microsoft-office-home-business-2019-for-mac-4?utm_source=pcworld.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=microsoft-office-home-business-2019-for-mac-4&amp;utm_term=scsf-597240&amp;utm_content=a0xRn000001E9SfIAK&amp;scsonar=1&amp;xcust=2-1-2340461-1-0-0&amp;sref=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Office Home &amp; Business 2019 for Mac</a> for one of the best prices you&rsquo;ll find: just $24.97.</p>
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  25. <p>Both of these Microsoft Office editions come ready for instant delivery and download, with lifetime subscriptions. You&rsquo;ll get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote in both editions, giving you the basic suite you need to work through practically any project. With the Windows version, you&rsquo;ll also get Publisher and Access, giving you greater creative and database potential.</p>
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  84. <title>Microsoft’s new AI-powered Paste is way cooler than it should be</title>
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  93. <p>PowerToys, the free suite of Microsoft user tools, has added a subtly powerful feature: Advanced Paste, which applies AI to a group of data that you&rsquo;ve cut or copied, or wish to paste elsewhere.</p>
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  97. <p>It&rsquo;s a weird but surprisingly cool concept, geared toward developers but with applications in a variety of different areas. </p>
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  101. <p>In 2023, we listed all of the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/563788/seven-ways-in-which-microsofts-powertoys-improves-my-life.html">various tools within PowerToys</a>: from FancyZones to Image Resizer to a suite of Mouse Utilities, plus a lot more. Microsoft provides PowerToys as an installer, with the ability to download and run any of the apps you want.</p>
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  105. <p>Now you can add Advanced Paste to the list. &ldquo;Its goal is to let you paste your clipboard content in any format you&rsquo;d like, and can even custom format your content using AI,&rdquo; Craig Lowen, a program manager for Microsoft, <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569483&amp;url=https://x.com/craigaloewen/status/1792940771676741649&amp;xcust=2-1-2340545-1-0-0&amp;sref=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">posted</a> on Twitter/X. </p>
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  109. <p>The video demo does a great job describing the possibilities, but the idea is that you can use Advanced Paste to cut (<strong>CRTL+X</strong>) or copy (<strong>CTRL+C</strong>) some data, and then paste it. </p>
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  119. <p>The magic, however, arrives when you can actually <em>describe</em> how you want it formatted: Code as JSON or in Markdown; a list of addresses that can be alphabetized; data that can be arranged in a table with additional columns that AI can fill in. It&rsquo;s a pretty neat tool and I&rsquo;m eager to try it out for myself.</p>
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  135. <p>In 2023, Microsoft was a big believer in large language models, running in the cloud. At Microsoft Build, the company launched Phi Silica, a small language model designed to run specifically on the NPUs in new Copilot+ PCs.</p>
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  139. <p>In April, Microsoft announced <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2312816/copilot-running-on-your-pc-microsofts-new-ai-could-be-the-key.html">Phi-3-mini</a>, a model small enough to run on a local PC. Phi Silica is a derivative of Phi-3-mini, designed specifically to run on the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337930/meet-the-future-of-windows-copilot-pcs-feature-practical-ai-tools.html">Copilot+ PCs</a> that Microsoft announced Monday. </p>
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  143. <p>Most interactions with AI take place in the cloud; Microsoft&rsquo;s existing Copilot service, even on your PC, talks to a Microsoft remote server. A cloud-based service like Copilot is known as a large language model (LLM), with billions of parameters that increase the accuracy of Copilot&rsquo;s answers. </p>
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  179. <p>But Microsoft&rsquo;s upcoming <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2338891/windows-recall-could-solve-my-biggest-problem-in-tech.html">Recall PC search engine</a>, which depends on the NPU, runs locally for privacy&rsquo;s sake. Users don&rsquo;t want Recall indexing incognito or anonymous searches. An LLM simply requires too much memory and storage space to run on a typical PC. That&rsquo;s the justification for small language models, or SLMs.</p>
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  183. <p>Microsoft has said that Recall and other AI will depend on these sorts of SLMs. Phi Silica uses a 3.3 billion parameter model, which Microsoft has fine-tuned for both accuracy and speed, even with the smaller language model.</p>
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  186.  
  187. <p>&ldquo;Windows is the first platform to have a state-of-the-art small language model (SLM) custom built for the NPU and shipping inbox,&rdquo; Microsoft said in a blog post. </p>
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  191. <p>Executives also referred to Phi Silica as an &ldquo;out of the box&rdquo; solution,&rdquo; however, which raises the question of whether the SLM will ship on Copilot+ PCs themselves, as a local version of Copilot. Microsoft has yet to answer that question, but it has until June 23 to do so, when Copilot+ PCs begin shipping. </p>
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  207. <p>Maybe your gaming laptop doesn&rsquo;t have enough storage. Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an easy way to expand storage that you can take on the go.</p>
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  211. <p>But choosing an external SSD means sorting through a dizzying array of options, and making a poor choice can leave you feeling hard done by. Lucky for you, we&rsquo;ve done the testing and can offer some sure-fire recommendations that are guaranteed to help, and not hinder, your gaming setup.</p>
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  215. <p><strong>Why you should trust us:</strong> We are PCWorld. Our reviewers have been putting computer hardware through its paces for decades. Our external drive evaluations are thorough and rigorous, testing the limits of every product &mdash; from performance benchmarks to the practicalities of regular use. As consumers ourselves, we know what makes a product exceptional. For more about our testing process, scroll to the bottom of this article.</p>
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  228. Lexar SL600 Blaze &ndash; Best 20Gbps external SSD for gaming </h2>
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  267. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Pros</p>
  268. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  269. <li>
  270. Good 20Gbps performer </li>
  271. <li>
  272. Top bang for the buck </li>
  273. <li>
  274. Five-year warranty </li>
  275. </ul>
  276. </div>
  277. <div class="product-chart-column">
  278. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Cons</p>
  279. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  280. <li>
  281. 4TB model not yet available </li>
  282. </ul>
  283. </div>
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  291.  
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  293. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-value">
  294. 1TB: $129.99 </span>
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  303. <a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1792935-REG/lexar_lsl600x001t_rnbng_1tb_sl600_portable_ssd.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Lexar SL600 Blaze 20Gbps USB SSD" data-vars-product-id="2241118" data-vars-category="Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="10791" data-vars-manufacturer="Lexar" data-vars-vendor="B &amp; H Photo" data-vars-po="" data-product="2241118" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1792935-REG/lexar_lsl600x001t_rnbng_1tb_sl600_portable_ssd.html" rel="nofollow">$129.99 at  B &amp; H Photo</a> </span>
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  306. </div>
  307. <div class="product-content">
  309. <p>The competition is very close in the top tier of 20Gbps external drives, with the big name contenders trading wins up and down the benchmark charts. But a winner is a winner, and in the end, the Lexar overtook our previous champ, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2021075/crucial-x10-pro-usb-ssd-review.html">Crucial&rsquo;s X10 Pro</a>, even if only by a hair.</p>
  310.  
  311. <p>The upshot is that you can expect excellent performance from the Lexar SL600. It also comes in a uniquely shaped form factor, complete with an opening to accommodate a lanyard, for easy toting. Gamers might appreciate that you can even add some bling by opting for the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YQMY3VR?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/article/406861/best-external-drives.html">SL660</a> variant, which features RGB lighting within its miniature handle. The drive comes with the standard five year warranty.</p>
  312.  
  313. <p>When performance is this closely matched among products, the determining factor should be price. And here, too, the SL600 is neck-and-neck with the Crucial X10 Pro, and priced slightly to significantly cheaper than some of its competitors, at least as of this writing &mdash; particularly at the 2TB level.</p>
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  320. Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD (1TB) &ndash; Best premium 20Gbps external SSD for gaming </h2>
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  355. <div class="product-chart-body">
  356. <div class="product-chart-columns">
  358. <div class="product-chart-column">
  359. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Pros</p>
  360. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  361. <li>
  362. Drop-dead gorgeous </li>
  363. <li>
  364. 2GBps transfers via SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps </li>
  365. </ul>
  366. </div>
  367. <div class="product-chart-column">
  368. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Cons</p>
  369. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  370. <li>
  371. Pricey </li>
  372. <li>
  373. Superspeed USB 20Gbps ports are few and far between </li>
  374. </ul>
  375. </div>
  376. </div>
  377. </div>
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  382. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-label">
  383.  
  384. Price When Reviewed: </span>
  385. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-value">
  386. $110.92 </span>
  387. </div>
  389. <div class="product-chart-item__pricing-details ">
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  391. Best Prices Today:
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  394. <span class="not-amp">
  395. <a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083GH4MQH?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD (1TB)" data-vars-product-id="392410" data-vars-category="Technology Industry" data-vars-manufacturer-id="10052" data-vars-manufacturer="Seagate" data-vars-vendor="amazon," data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="392410" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083GH4MQH?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow">$236.49 at  Amazon</a> </span>
  396. </span>
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  398. </div>
  399. <div class="product-content">
  401. <p>Seagate&rsquo;s FireCuda Gaming SSD is a worthy alternative, but it has a much steeper price tag for similar performance. However, the FireCuda is an absolutely stunning external SSD and is worthy of a place on any desktop. It&rsquo;s not just a pretty fa&ccedil;ade though&mdash;it&rsquo;s compatible with a SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps port, meaning it can attain transfer rates of up to 2GBps. It&rsquo;s certainly the coolest-looking external SSD on this list.</p>
  402. </div>
  403. Read our full
  404. <a class="product-chart-item__review-link" href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/399141/seagate-firecuda-gaming-ssd-review.html" target="_blank" score="4.5">
  405. Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD  review </a>
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  411. Teamgroup M200 &ndash; Best budget 20Gbps external SSD for gaming </h2>
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  446. <div class="product-chart-body">
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  449. <div class="product-chart-column">
  450. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Pros</p>
  451. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  452. <li>
  453. Fast everyday performance </li>
  454. <li>
  455. Available in up to 8TB (eventually) capacity </li>
  456. <li>
  457. Attractively styled </li>
  458. </ul>
  459. </div>
  460. <div class="product-chart-column">
  461. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Cons</p>
  462. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  463. <li>
  464. No TBW rating </li>
  465. <li>
  466. Company will change components if shortages demand </li>
  467. <li>
  468. Writes slow to 200MBps off cache </li>
  469. </ul>
  470. </div>
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  478.  
  479. Price When Reviewed: </span>
  480. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-value">
  481. $40 for 256GB | $58 for 512GB | $260 for 2TB | $300 for 4TB </span>
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  490. <a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y686TY2?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Teamgroup T-Force M200 20Gbps USB SSD" data-vars-product-id="1794761" data-vars-category="Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="17996" data-vars-manufacturer="TEAMGROUP" data-vars-vendor="amazon," data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="1794761" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y686TY2?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow">$44.99 at  Amazon</a><a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://goto.walmart.com/c/321564/565706/9383?veh=aff&amp;sourceid=imp_000011112222333344&amp;subid1=2-1-553786-6-1794761-17996&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FTeam-Group-T-FORCE-M200-500GB-Portable-SSD-Up-to-2000-MB-S-USB-3-2-T8FED9500G0C102%2F1697212583" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Teamgroup T-Force M200 20Gbps USB SSD" data-vars-product-id="1794761" data-vars-category="Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="17996" data-vars-manufacturer="TEAMGROUP" data-vars-vendor="amazon," data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="1794761" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Team-Group-T-FORCE-M200-500GB-Portable-SSD-Up-to-2000-MB-S-USB-3-2-T8FED9500G0C102/1697212583" rel="nofollow">$54.99 at  Walmart</a> </span>
  491. </span>
  492. </div>
  493. </div>
  494. <div class="product-content">
  496. <p>The Teamgroup M200 provides excellent bang for your buck with 20Gbps transfer rates and up to 4TB of storage for a very reasonable price. It has great everyday performance, too. </p>
  497.  
  498. <p>Its slick military-style design is based on the CheyTac M200 sniper rifle&mdash;a perfect fit for those late night frag sessions. Unfortunately, Teamgroup doesn&rsquo;t provide a TBW rating or official IP rating for the M200 so it&rsquo;s more difficult to compare it as a whole to its competitors. However the M200 is a fast, extremely well priced external SSD with a gamer-friendly design that will look good and perform well in almost any setup.</p>
  499. </div>
  500. Read our full
  501. <a class="product-chart-item__review-link" href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/1794759/teamgroup-m200-portable-usb-ssd-review.html" target="_blank" score="4.5">
  502. Teamgroup T-Force M200 20Gbps USB SSD review </a>
  503. </div>
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  508. Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 &ndash; Most portable 20Gbps external SSD for gaming </h2>
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  543. <div class="product-chart-body">
  544. <div class="product-chart-columns">
  546. <div class="product-chart-column">
  547. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Pros</p>
  548. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  549. <li>
  550. Extremely small profile </li>
  551. <li>
  552. Shock-absorbing silicone jacket </li>
  553. <li>
  554. Top-flight packaging </li>
  555. <li>
  556. Good overall performance </li>
  557. </ul>
  558. </div>
  559. <div class="product-chart-column">
  560. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Cons</p>
  561. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  562. <li>
  563. A tad behind the 20Gbps curve performance-wise </li>
  564. </ul>
  565. </div>
  566. </div>
  567. </div>
  568. </div>
  570. <div class="product-chart-item__information ">
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  572. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-label">
  573.  
  574. Price When Reviewed: </span>
  575. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-value">
  576. 1TB: $120 I 2TB: $200 I 4TB: $450 </span>
  577. </div>
  579. <div class="product-chart-item__pricing-details ">
  580. <span class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--label">
  581. Best Prices Today:
  582. </span>
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  584. <span class="not-amp">
  585. <a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://goto.walmart.com/c/321564/565706/9383?veh=aff&amp;sourceid=imp_000011112222333344&amp;subid1=2-1-553786-6-2283342-13560&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FSabrent-Rocket-Nano-1-TB-Portable-Rugged-Solid-State-Drive-External-Dark-Gray%2F1484831260" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Sabrent Rocket Nano V2" data-vars-product-id="2283342" data-vars-category="Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="13560" data-vars-manufacturer="Sabrent" data-vars-vendor="amazon,Sabrent" data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="2283342" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sabrent-Rocket-Nano-1-TB-Portable-Rugged-Solid-State-Drive-External-Dark-Gray/1484831260" rel="nofollow">$89.99 at  Walmart</a><a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN4J1994?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Sabrent Rocket Nano V2" data-vars-product-id="2283342" data-vars-category="Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="13560" data-vars-manufacturer="Sabrent" data-vars-vendor="amazon,Sabrent" data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="2283342" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN4J1994?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow">$119.99 at  Amazon</a><a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1738061-REG/sabrent_sb_1tb_nav2_1_tb_external_aluminum.html/BI/21318/KBID/22251/DFF/d10-v21-t1-x1207343/SID/pocketlint-squirrel?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Sabrent Rocket Nano V2" data-vars-product-id="2283342" data-vars-category="Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="13560" data-vars-manufacturer="Sabrent" data-vars-vendor="amazon,Sabrent" data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="2283342" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1738061-REG/sabrent_sb_1tb_nav2_1_tb_external_aluminum.html/BI/21318/KBID/22251/DFF/d10-v21-t1-x1207343/SID/pocketlint-squirrel" rel="nofollow">$119.99 at  B&amp;H</a> </span>
  586. </span>
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  588. </div>
  589. <div class="product-content">
  591. <p>If you&rsquo;re after a very small SSD that you can easily fit into a pocket, the Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 is that. This USB 3.2&times;2 20Gbps drive measures a petite 2.73 inches long, 1.16-inches wide, and 0.44-inches thick. It weighs a dainty 1.7 ounces.</p>
  592.  
  593. <p>Of course, you&rsquo;ll probably want to slide on its included shock-absorbing silicone jacket (shown in picture), which will add .06 inches to all its dimensions, while giving it a badass look.</p>
  594.  
  595. <p>But looks aside, the Nano V2 is a solid performer. It wasn&rsquo;t quite at the same level as our top picks in everything, but it traded wins and losses within the pack. For instance it was second only to the Crucial X10 Pro in our 450GB write test. And it took the top spot in CrystalDiskMark 8&rsquo;s random writes, and was very competitive in random reads. </p>
  596.  
  597. <p>This wee drive also comes in up to 4TB capacities, making it an all-around good choice if you&rsquo;re looking to get a lot of storage and performance in a tiny package. We&rsquo;re also fond of its five-year warranty and the nifty metal box it comes in, which can be repurposed for other uses.</p>
  598. </div>
  599. Read our full
  600. <a class="product-chart-item__review-link" href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2261515/sabrent-rocket-nano-v2-review.html" target="_blank" score="4.5">
  601. Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 review </a>
  602. </div>
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  606. <h2 data-p_name="Adata SE920 EX USB4 SSD" class="product-chart-item__title-wrapper--title product-chart-title toc" id="owc-express-1m2-ssd-best-usb-4-external-ssd-for-gaming">
  607. OWC Express 1M2 SSD &ndash; Best USB 4 external SSD for gaming </h2>
  608. </div>
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  642. <div class="product-chart-body">
  643. <div class="product-chart-columns">
  645. <div class="product-chart-column">
  646. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Pros</p>
  647. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  648. <li>
  649. Fastest external storage we&rsquo;ve tested (at 40Gbps) </li>
  650. <li>
  651. Affordable for the ilk </li>
  652. <li>
  653. Stylish enclosure </li>
  654. <li>
  655. Available up to 4TB </li>
  656. <li>
  657. Also fast on the Mac </li>
  658. </ul>
  659. </div>
  660. <div class="product-chart-column">
  661. <p class="product-chart-subTitle">Cons</p>
  662. <ul class="product-pros-cons-list">
  663. <li>
  664. Pricier than USB 3.2&times;2 (20Gbps) </li>
  665. </ul>
  666. </div>
  667. </div>
  668. </div>
  669. </div>
  671. <div class="product-chart-item__information ">
  672. <div class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-wrapper">
  673. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-label">
  674.  
  675. Price When Reviewed: </span>
  676. <span class="product-chart-item__information--rrp-value">
  677. 1TB: $140 I 2TB: $200 I 4TB: $380 </span>
  678. </div>
  680. <div class="product-chart-item__pricing-details ">
  681. <span class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--label">
  682. Best Prices Today:
  683. </span>
  684. <span class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--links-wrapper">
  685. <span class="not-amp">
  686. <a class="product-chart-item__pricing-details--link" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569483&amp;url=https://us-shop.adata.com/adata-se920-usb4-40gbps-type-c-1tb-external-ssd/?showHidden=true&amp;xcust=2-1-553786-6-2289590-13259&amp;sref=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Adata SE920 EX USB4 SSD" data-vars-product-id="2289590" data-vars-category="Computer Storage Devices,Storage" data-vars-manufacturer-id="13259" data-vars-manufacturer="Adata" data-vars-vendor="Adata" data-vars-po="" data-product="2289590" data-vars-link-position-id="003" data-vars-link-position="Product Chart" data-vars-outbound-link="https://us-shop.adata.com/adata-se920-usb4-40gbps-type-c-1tb-external-ssd/?showHidden=true" rel="nofollow">$139.99 at  Adata</a> </span>
  687. </span>
  688. </div>
  689. </div>
  690. <div class="product-content">
  692. <p>A USB 4 external SSD isn&rsquo;t for everyone. Not only does your PC need to support the spec in order to take advantage of the 40Gbps transfers, but you&rsquo;ll also need to be willing to pay a premium for the privilege.  </p>
  693.  
  694. <p>If you&rsquo;re ready to enter the club, however, the Adata SE920 EX will reward you with the fastest USB 4 performance that we&rsquo;ve experienced, and at a much more affordable price than our previous pick for USB 4, the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2150957/owc-express-1m2-usb4-ssd-review.html" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2150957/owc-express-1m2-usb4-ssd-review.html">OWC Express 1M2</a> &mdash; we&rsquo;re talking $140 for a 1TB Adata SE920 versus $250 for the OWC drive. And if you want a lot of capacity, the Adata SE920 EX comes with up to 4TB, for a reasonable $380.</p>
  695.  
  696. <p>In almost every benchmark, the SE920 EX beat the OWC Express 1M2 at 40Gbps performance, albeit by small margins. It also comes with a nifty built-in fan, which is activated by sliding open the enclosure. This kept our drive noticeably free of heat during our benchmark tests.</p>
  697.  
  698. <p>The SE920 EX is also quite portable at 4.13 inches long by 2.52-inches wide by 0.62-inches thick, and weighing 7 ounces &mdash; another advantage it has over the bulkier OWC Express 1M2.</p>
  699.  
  700. <p>In the end, the choice for a USB 4 external SSD is clear.</p>
  701. </div>
  702. Read our full
  703. <a class="product-chart-item__review-link" href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2289586/adata-se920-external-ssd-review.html" target="_blank" score="4.5">
  704. Adata SE920 EX USB4 SSD review </a>
  705. </div>
  706. </div>
  707.  
  709.  
  710.  
  711. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-we-test-external-ssd-game-performance">How we test external SSD game performance</h2>
  712.  
  713.  
  714.  
  715. <p>The biggest question you want to know is, how much does using an external drive hurt game performance. To give us an idea of how much it matters, we used UL&rsquo;s new 3DMark Storage Benchmark. To create the benchmark, UL essentially records the drive access patterns during several common gaming tasks to make &ldquo;traces.&rdquo; These drive-access traces are then run on the tested storage device multiple times to duplicate the patterns without having to actually load the game. </p>
  716.  
  717.  
  718.  
  719. <p>For its test, 3DMark reproduces what happens loading to the start menus of <em>Battlefield V</em>, <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 4</em>, and <em>Overwatch</em>. 3DMark Storage also tests using OBS, or Open Broadcast System, to record <em>Overwatch</em> being played at 1080p resolution at 60fps, installing <em>The Outer Worlds</em> from the Epic launcher, and saving a game in <em>The Outer Worlds</em>. For the final test, 3DMark Storage tests copying the Steam folder for <em>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</em> from an external SSD to the target drive.</p>
  720.  
  721.  
  722.  
  723. <p>We used a 12th-gen Intel Core i9-12900K running Windows 11 on an Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard. The board features native Thunderbolt 4 and USB 3.2 10Gbps ports. We added a Silverstone ECU06 for USB 3.2 SuperSpeed 20Gbps support.  We then used a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/NVMe-Gen2x2-Type-Enclosure-NST-220C3-SG/dp/B08ZK1DTDN?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.amazon.com/NVMe-Gen2x2-Type-Enclosure-NST-220C3-SG/dp/B08ZK1DTDN" target="_blank">Vantec M.2 NVMe SSD to USB 3.2 Gen2x2 20G Type C </a>enclosure with a Western Digital SN700 NVMe SSD to test USB 3.2 20Gbps and 10Gbps performance. We also installed the same SN700 into a PCIe 3.0 riser card to test its native performance. This gives you an idea of how much you lose going from being installed inside the laptop or PC compared to using a USB port. For added contrast, we also ran 3DMark Storage on an older Plextor PX-512M7VG SATA SSD inside of a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075ZNCVJ5?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075ZNCVJ5" target="_blank">Silverstone MS09 SATA </a>enclosure that was plugged into a USB 3.2 10Gbps port. And because you want to know how slow a hard drive would be, we also ran the same test on a Western Digital 14TB EasyStore hard drive plugged into a USB 3.2 10Gbps port. The EasyStore is actually limited to USB 3.2 SuperSpeed 5Gbps.</p>
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  746. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Longer bars indicate better performance. Right mouse click and select &ldquo;open in new tab&rdquo; to view larger image.</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  756.  
  757.  
  758.  
  759. <p>What should you make of the above results? Well, clearly if you can install an SSD inside of your PC, you&rsquo;ll get the most performance out of it. But you should consider some of the context. If you&rsquo;re only looking at the big long red bar at the top of the chart, consider that the particular test is measuring what would happen if you copied a large folder of files to the SSD. For most people, that&rsquo;s only done once in a while.</p>
  760.  
  761.  
  762.  
  763. <p>The more common scenario is waiting for a game to launch. Running an internal NVMe drive will still be faster, but the gap closes a little. Between the three popular USB interfaces: USB 20Gbps, USB 10Gbps, and SATA on USB 10Gbps, the fastest is USB 3.2 20Gbps. With a USB 3.2 20Gbps SSD, you might see <em>Battlefield V</em> shave 25 percent of the load time versus a USB 3.2 10Gbps drive. Of course, performance is also game dependent. For instance, both <em>Call of Duty</em> and <em>Battlefield</em> see 45 percent or so greater bandwidth on the internal SSD, but with the less graphically intense <em>Overwatch</em>, it&rsquo;s closer to 30 percent.</p>
  764.  
  765.  
  766.  
  767. <p>The other surprise is the performance of the SATA SSD versus the NVMe SSD when the NVMe SSD is in a USB 3.2 10Gbps port. In game loads, saves, and install scenarios, they&rsquo;re fairly close. The NVMe external SSD does open up to huge lead over the slower SATA once you move to a task where you&rsquo;re copying a huge amount of files&mdash;such as the <em>CS:GO</em> results. But again, how often do you do that?</p>
  768.  
  769.  
  770.  
  771. <p>Of course we can&rsquo;t leave this without pointing out just horrible hard drives are. Would it be more improved with a faster hard drive? Unlikely. The very minimum you should use if storing games on an external drive is a SATA SSD, so don&rsquo;t run a game from your external hard drive unless you like to wait for everything.</p>
  772.  
  773. <category>Storage</category></body></div>
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  778. <title>Grab the Logitech K585 multi-device keyboard for just $31</title>
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  784.  
  785.  
  786.  
  787. <p>If you&rsquo;re like me and you spend all day in front of a keyboard, a regular full-height keyboard probably doesn&rsquo;t cut it&mdash;and that&rsquo;s why the <strong>Logitech K585</strong> should pique your interest.</p>
  788.  
  789.  
  790.  
  791. <p>This wireless keyboard&rsquo;s slim profile, silent typing, multi-device pairing, and wide compatibility are all standout features. The fact that <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Multi-Device-Wireless-Smartphone-Bluetooth/dp/B0BL2ND2GC?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">it&rsquo;s currently on sale for just $31 (down from its listed price of $50)</a> makes it an even more compelling option.</p>
  792.  
  793.  
  794.  
  795. <p>Like the Logitech K480&mdash;a comparable wireless keyboard that&rsquo;s heavier and clunkier&mdash;the Logitech K585 features a cradle for tablets and smartphones, but also sports a full keyboard with numpad, a slimmer profile, and weighs about half a pound less. It&rsquo;s comfortable for long hours of use and an overall more appealing option.</p>
  796.  
  797.  
  798.  
  799. <p>One of the&nbsp;best features of this keyboard is the Easy Switch function, which allows you to pair and effortlessly switch between two devices. (One connected via Bluetooth and the other via 2.4GHz USB receiver.) To switch back and forth, you just press the respective button on the keyboard.</p>
  800.  
  801.  
  802.  
  803. <p>With the ability to hop between laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone, the Logitech K585 can help boost your productivity when writing emails, doing research, sending messages, or doing whatever you do for work.&nbsp;</p>
  804.  
  805.  
  806.  
  807. <p>The Logitech K585 is compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, Chrome, and Linux.</p>
  808.  
  809.  
  810.  
  811. <p>Battery life is another strong point of the Logitech K585. Whenever you aren&rsquo;t typing, an automatic sleep feature kicks in to preserve energy. Depending on your setup and usage, you could go up to two years before replacing the two AAA batteries.</p>
  812.  
  813.  
  814.  
  815. <p>The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Multi-Device-Wireless-Smartphone-Bluetooth/dp/B0BL2ND2GC?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Logitech&nbsp;K585</a> is now available for just $1 more than its lowest price ever. This is an unbeatable deal if you&rsquo;re looking to upgrade your keyboard, so take advantage of the reduced price while you can!&nbsp;</p>
  816.  
  817.  
  818. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Multi-Device-Wireless-Smartphone-Bluetooth/dp/B0BL2ND2GC?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">Get the Logitech K585 keyboard on Amazon for $31</a></p>
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  824. <title>Microsoft Edge will dub streamed video with AI-translated audio</title>
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  826. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  830.  
  831.  
  832.  
  833. <p>Microsoft is planning to either add subtitles or even dub video produced by major video sites, using AI to translate the audio into foreign languages within Microsoft Edge in real time. </p>
  834.  
  835.  
  836.  
  837. <p>At its Microsoft Build developer conference, Microsoft named several sites that would benefit from the new real-time translation capabilities within Edge, including Reuters, CNBC News, Bloomberg, and Coursera, plus Microsoft&rsquo;s own LinkedIn. </p>
  838.  
  839.  
  840.  
  841. <p>Interestingly, Microsoft also named Google&rsquo;s YouTube as a beneficiary of the translation capabilities. (That&rsquo;s slightly odd, because YouTube offers AI closed-captioning, shown above, which can be auto-translated by adjusting the video&rsquo;s settings. YouTube does not offer dubbed audio.) </p>
  842.  
  843.  
  844.  
  845. <p>Microsoft plans to translate the video from Spanish to English and from English to German, Hindi, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. There are plans to add additional languages and video platforms in the future, Microsoft said. </p>
  846.  
  847.  
  848.  
  849. <p>AI translation has been a staple of Microsoft apps for some time &mdash; Microsoft Teams, for example, announced <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/401672/microsoft-teams-marks-its-first-birthday-with-a-roadmap-designed-to-battle-slack.html">inline message translation</a> in 2018. In 2022, Microsoft announced live translation for captions for Teams Premium subscribers. Microsoft Edge itself has supported translation of a web page or selected text since 2020. <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/821337/what-to-expect-windows-11-2h22-features-update.html">Live Captions, added as part of the Windows 11 2022 Update</a>, adds AI-generated captions to streamed and even pre-recorded video, such as a family reunion. But it doesn&rsquo;t perform translation.</p>
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  872. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Microsoft already offers Live Captions within Windows, but without translation or dubbing.</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  877. </div>
  878. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Windows 11 22H2 Live Captions" class="wp-image-828843" width="1200" height="717" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Microsoft already offers Live Captions within Windows, but without translation or dubbing.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
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  882.  
  883.  
  884.  
  885. <p>But what Teams and other Microsoft apps haven&rsquo;t done is perform dubbing, which would replace the spoken audio with an AI-generated voice, translated into the user&rsquo;s native language. </p>
  886.  
  887.  
  888.  
  889. <p>And doing so can be expensive. There are a number of companies that perform AI-powered dubbing. The &ldquo;personal&rdquo; plan of synthesys.io offers just 15 minutes of audio/video generation per month, for $20. (A &ldquo;Creator Unlimited&rdquo; plan costing $41 per month offers unlimited minutes.) ElevenLabs.io will do it for free, provided you give the service the URL of the YouTube video. But translating a 3-minute video apparently stalled out over more than a half hour, after which I gave up.</p>
  890.  
  891.  
  892.  
  893. <p>Automatic translation of web pages is one of the most useful features of a web browser. Will translated or dubbed video be as pervasive? Most people, regardless of what language they speak, know where to go for sources of news in their local language. But this will certainly be a differentiator for Edge, as well as a useful tool in case you absolutely need it. </p>
  894.  
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  900. <title>Microsoft Edge will begin blocking screenshots on the job</title>
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  906.  
  907.  
  908.  
  909. <p>If you use the Microsoft Edge browser at work, your days of texting a screenshot of a web page to your spouse or coworker are nearly over. Microsoft is adding screenshot prevention controls to Edge.</p>
  910.  
  911.  
  912.  
  913. <p>It&rsquo;s all designed to prevent you from sharing screenshots with competitors, relatives, and journalists using Microsoft Edge for Business. &ldquo;Screenshot prevention policies will secure against data exfiltration in the browser by blocking the ability to take screenshots on pages labeled as sensitive or protected,&rdquo; Microsoft said.</p>
  914.  
  915.  
  916.  
  917. <p>Specifically, IT managers at corporations will be able to tag web pages as protected, as defined in various Microsoft policy engines in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management and Microsoft Purview, Microsoft said. The screenshot prevention feature will be available to customers in the &ldquo;coming months,&rdquo; Microsoft said. It&rsquo;s also unclear whether third-party tools will be somehow blocked from taking screenshots or recording video, too.</p>
  918.  
  919.  
  920.  
  921. <p>Microsoft will also roll out a way to force Edge for Business users to automatically update their browsers. The feature will enter a preview phase over the next few weeks, Microsoft said.</p>
  922.  
  923.  
  924.  
  925. <p>&ldquo;The Edge management service will enable IT admins to see which devices have Edge instances that are out of date and at risk,&rdquo; Microsoft said. &ldquo;It will also provide mitigating controls, such as forcing a browser restart to install updates, enabling automatic browser updates or enabling enhanced security mode for added protections.&rdquo;</p>
  926.  
  927.  
  928.  
  929. <p>The latter initiative to force updates seems smart, given that there&rsquo;s a real risk of zero-day attacks. Whether Microsoft is able to block screenshots being taken (as opposed to just snapped with a smartphone camera) remains to be seen.</p>
  930.  
  931. <category>Professional Software, Security Software and Services, Windows</category></body></div>
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  933. <link>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2336462/microsoft-edge-will-begin-blocking-screenshots-on-the-job.html</link>
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  936. <title>The best Windows app you’ve never heard of gets AI superpowers</title>
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  945. <p>Have you ever asked, <em>why can&rsquo;t I just tell the PC what I want it to do?</em> If you&rsquo;re in that camp, there&rsquo;s good news: A new AI update to the Windows Power Automate app may make that future a reality.</p>
  946.  
  947.  
  948.  
  949. <p>Microsoft is finally adding Copilot-like capabilities to Power Automate, the &ldquo;power macro&rdquo; Windows app that you likely have never used. And one of the best additions will be the ability to literally talk the AI through the process. It&rsquo;s not here yet &mdash; it&rsquo;s part of an early access program &mdash; but this could be an extremely powerful update when it finally arrives.</p>
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  993.  
  994. <p>For a period of time, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/456955/review-ifttt-connects-social-media-photo-and-other-web-services.html">IFTTT (If This Then That) was the hot new app</a>. As the name suggests, IFTTT would look for an event or trigger, then react &mdash; if it gets too cold in your house, the heat comes on. In 2021, Microsoft launched its own Windows clone, called <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/394261/microsoft-is-testing-its-own-ifttt-clone-within-windows.html">Power Automate Desktop</a>, now just called Power Automate. </p>
  995.  
  996.  
  997.  
  998. <p>Power Automate is great in concept, but rather complex to use. (Just look at the image below!) The whole point is to create a &ldquo;flow,&rdquo; sort of a superpowered macro for performing a task or series of tasks, even across multiple applications. An example of a &ldquo;flow&rdquo; could be an email sent in Outlook to your boss, triggered by a value in a cell in Excel that exceeded some limit &mdash; evidence that trouble was brewing. But today, the Power Automate process is laborious and a little too much like code for most people. Even something simple &mdash; sending an automated email to your aunt on her birthday &mdash; seems like more trouble than it&rsquo;s worth.</p>
  999.  
  1000.  
  1001.  
  1002. <p>Power Automate tried to solve that by essentially looking over your shoulder via a &ldquo;record&rdquo; function, jotting down each step as you performed the process manually. But the recorder is clunky, slow, and will follow your electronic footsteps if you make a mistake. That&rsquo;s not optimal, either.</p>
  1003.  
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  1005.  
  1006. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="making-the-complex-simple-this-is-where-ai-can-shine">Making the complex simple: This is where AI can shine</h2>
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  1029. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><p>With Power Automate, you can automate recurring tasks on your PC with just a few mouse clicks, without having to have any programming knowledge.</p>
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  1037. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Microsoft Power Automate" class="wp-image-2129994" width="1200" height="767" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><p>With Power Automate, you can automate recurring tasks on your PC with just a few mouse clicks, without having to have any programming knowledge.</p>
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  1042.  
  1043.  
  1044.  
  1045. <p>The simplest solution would be to tell Power Automate simply to send an email saying &ldquo;Happy Birthday&rdquo; to your aunt on her birthday &mdash; and for Automate to simply understand what needs to be done. That&rsquo;s what Power Automate is now promising, through what Power Automate calls &ldquo;AI Flows.&rdquo; (Microsoft also refers to it as &ldquo;natural language to flow.&rdquo;) It&rsquo;s something that I asked Charles Lamanna, now the corporate vice president of cloud and AI about at the original launch of Bing&rsquo;s AI-powered search last year &mdash; and that he promised was coming.  </p>
  1046.  
  1047.  
  1048.  
  1049. <p>&ldquo;Users describe what they want to achieve in natural language, along with any parameters for the flow,&rdquo; according to Microsoft, describing the AI Flows process. &ldquo;Every time the flow runs, AI determines what sequence of steps and actions are required at each step to accomplish the specified goal.&rdquo; </p>
  1050.  
  1051.  
  1052.  
  1053. <p>In both scenarios &mdash; AI flows and &ldquo;natural language to flow&rdquo; &mdash; users will have the option to review each step before saving and launching the flow. I doubt most users will check Power Automate&rsquo;s work.</p>
  1054.  
  1055.  
  1056.  
  1057. <p>Users who don&rsquo;t feel confident in Power Automate&rsquo;s ability to map out its own flow correctly may have a better time with an improved AI recorder. Previously, the AI recorder simply tracked mouse clicks and keyboard entries. Now, users can actually share their screen with the AI and narrate what they&rsquo;re doing, so that Power Automate has a better understanding of what to do. That sounds extremely useful.</p>
  1058.  
  1059.  
  1060.  
  1061. <p>One of the things that Copilot <em>hasn&rsquo;t</em> done well is to serve as an assistant to control your PC. It does so, but in a <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/1930286/heres-what-windows-copilot-can-do-according-to-microsoft.html">limited fashion: turning on dark mode</a>, for example. But if Microsoft can create complex flows using AI, doesn&rsquo;t it seem possible that Microsoft could leverage this to perform basic PC control functions using Copilot? If Microsoft were to help craft the next generation of AI PCs, this feels like a good place to start.</p>
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  1068. <title>Samsung’s Snapdragon Galaxy Book laptops come with AI tools (and a free TV)</title>
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  1076.  
  1077. <p>Samsung recently announced the <a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.samsung.com%2Fglobal%2Fgalaxy-book4-edge-samsungs-next-gen-ai-pc-expands-the-galaxy-ai-ecosystem&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-2339990-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">Galaxy Book4 Edge</a> line of laptops at Microsoft&rsquo;s Surface event, now equipped with Qualcomm&rsquo;s hotly anticipated Snapdragon X Elite processors. In addition to the more efficient and AI-infused processor, they&rsquo;re also featherlight and come with a slew of practical AI tools like <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337930/meet-the-future-of-windows-copilot-pcs-feature-practical-ai-tools.html">Live Caption</a> and <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339032/windows-recall-has-one-big-gotcha-and-its-not-privacy.html">Windows Recall</a>. </p>
  1078.  
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  1080.  
  1081. <p>They also come with AMOLED touch displays, which look superb and are capable of up to 500 nits of brightness. If you <a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fus%2Fcomputing%2Fgalaxy-books%2Fgalaxy-book4-edge%2Fbuy%2Fgalaxy-book4-edge-14-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-512gb-sapphire-blue-np940xma-kb1us%2F&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-2339990-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">pre-order the Galaxy Book4 Edge</a> right now, Samsung will even toss in a free 50-inch TV. Wow. </p>
  1082.  
  1083.  
  1084.  
  1085. <p><strong>Further reading:</strong> <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2336210/microsoft-launches-surface-pro-10-surface-laptop-6-with-ai-power.html">Microsoft&rsquo;s new Surface laptops are bursting with AI power</a></p>
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  1089. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="specifications-and-configurations">Specifications and configurations</h2>
  1090.  
  1091.  
  1092.  
  1093. <p>The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge comes in two sizes: the 14-inch is designed for those who prefer a more portable machine and the 16-inch is meant for those who want a bigger screen. Both configurations are packing 12-core 3.4GHz Snapdragon X Elite processors (X1E-80-100) as well as Qualcomm&rsquo;s Hexagon NPUs and Qualcomm&rsquo;s Adreno GPUs. The 16-inch configuration has the option of the more powerful Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100, if that&rsquo;s your cup of tea. Note that while Qualcomm says the Snapdragon X series beats Intel&rsquo;s Core Ultra CPUs in some tasks, independent reviewers (like us!) have yet to be able to test those claims.</p>
  1094.  
  1095.  
  1096.  
  1097. <p>Both models also feature 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of SSD storage, and AMOLED touch displays with 2880&times;1800 resolution and 120Hz refresh rates. AMOLED displays are known for producing great contrast, which enhances the clarity and depth of the projected image. That&rsquo;s great news for movie buffs and content creators!</p>
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  1135.  
  1136.  
  1137. <p>Here at PCWorld, it&rsquo;s no secret that we love the Galaxy Book line of laptops. In fact, in our recent review of the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2315017/samsung-galaxy-book-4-pro-14-review.html">Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 14</a>, we rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars plus an Editor&rsquo;s Choice award. We really liked the lightweight form factor as well as the superb OLED screen. At the end of the day, it&rsquo;s just a spectacularly elegant machine that&rsquo;s perfect for either business professionals or creative folks. The Galaxy Book4 Edge continues to follow the same blueprint as its predecessors and we&rsquo;re not mad about it. </p>
  1138.  
  1139.  
  1140.  
  1141. <p>The 14-inch variant weighs just 2.55 pounds and measures 10.9mm in thickness, which is ridiculously light and slim. Sore shoulders? Never heard of them. This is the type of laptop you can easily commute into the office with or take with you when you&rsquo;re running from class to class. The 16-inch model, on the other hand, weighs a bit more at 3.41 pounds and is thicker at 12.3mm. That&rsquo;s still pretty light for a laptop with a bigger screen, but the 14-inch configuration is definitely more travel-friendly. </p>
  1142.  
  1143.  
  1144.  
  1145. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="ai-integration">AI integration</h2>
  1146.  
  1147.  
  1148.  
  1149. <p>Unless you&rsquo;ve been living under a rock, you&rsquo;re probably sick and tired of hearing about the next generation of AI PCs. Well, Samsung&rsquo;s hopping on that bandwagon too. The Galaxy Book4 Edge has a number of interesting AI features and tools, but the coolest one is <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2338891/windows-recall-could-solve-my-biggest-problem-in-tech.html">Windows Recall</a>, which allows you to easily track down everything you&rsquo;ve done or seen on your laptop. All you have to do is describe whatever it is you&rsquo;re looking for and the PC will retrieve it for you. This tool even provides a timeline of snapshots that you can scroll through&ndash;useful if you&rsquo;re a visual person. </p>
  1150.  
  1151.  
  1152.  
  1153. <p>This laptop also comes with Live Caption, which transforms spoken words into English subtitles in real-time, as a <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337930/meet-the-future-of-windows-copilot-pcs-feature-practical-ai-tools.html">debut Windows Copilot+ PC</a>. </p>
  1154.  
  1155.  
  1156.  
  1157. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="availability">Availability</h2>
  1158.  
  1159.  
  1160.  
  1161. <p>The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge is set to launch on June 18th with a starting price of $1,349.99 for the 14-inch model and a starting price of $1,449.99 for the 16-inch. If you <a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fus%2Fcomputing%2Fgalaxy-books%2Fgalaxy-book4-edge%2Fbuy%2Fgalaxy-book4-edge-14-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-512gb-sapphire-blue-np940xma-kb1us%2F&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-2339990-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">pre-order</a> the laptop, you&rsquo;ll get a free 50-inch Crystal UHD 4K TV as well. That&rsquo;s one heck of a deal right there!</p>
  1162.  
  1163. <category>Laptops</category></body></div>
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  1165. <link>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339990/samsung-40.html</link>
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  1167. <item>
  1168. <title>You’re not getting a Surface gaming PC. Here’s why</title>
  1169. <enclosure url="https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gaming-g240bb95c7_1920.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all" length="184787" type="image/jpeg" />
  1170. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 14:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
  1171. <description><![CDATA[
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  1174.  
  1175.  
  1176.  
  1177. <p>If you&rsquo;ve been wondering why you&rsquo;ve never seen a Surface gaming laptop, don&rsquo;t blame Microsoft.</p>
  1178.  
  1179.  
  1180.  
  1181. <p>For years, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339110/hands-on-surface-laptops-benefits-are-on-the-inside.html">Microsoft&rsquo;s Surface has led the way</a> in certain product categories, including tablets and the pull-forward design of the Surface Laptop Studio. But Microsoft, which manufactures a game console and a gaming app for the PC, has never made a gaming PC &mdash; even as <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/399128/microsoft-xbox-gaming-laptop-surface.html">many people wonder why not</a>.</p>
  1182.  
  1183.  
  1184.  
  1185. <p>Why? Because those manufacturers of <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/407493/best-gaming-laptops.html">gaming laptops do too good a job</a>.</p>
  1186.  
  1187.  
  1188.  
  1189. <p>In an interview with Brett Ostrow, the vice-president in charge of Surface of Microsoft, one of my final questions was simply why Microsoft has never made a gaming PC. The answer goes back to the original purpose of the Surface line: not to directly compete with other PC vendors, but to open doors for the industry. </p>
  1190.  
  1191.  
  1192.  
  1193. <p>Microsoft originally intended the Surface as a reason to &ldquo;break trail&rdquo; for other vendors. In gaming, apparently there&rsquo;s little point. </p>
  1194.  
  1195.  
  1196.  
  1197. <p>&ldquo;You know, we tend to be in that place where we&rsquo;re trying to drive and lead the ecosystem forward,&rdquo; Ostrow said.  &ldquo;Gaming PCs have been a pretty healthy area for the OEM ecosystem. So from innovating in a specific area, the OEMs have done a phenomenal job in that space.&rdquo;</p>
  1198.  
  1199.  
  1200.  
  1201. <p>So the gaming PC vendors are leading the way? &ldquo;Yeah,&rdquo; Ostrow replied. </p>
  1202.  
  1203.  
  1204.  
  1205. <p>Yes, Ostrow is technically in charge of Surface, not Xbox. The Xbox team doesn&rsquo;t report to him. But any gaming laptop that <em>did</em> pass through Microsoft&rsquo;s doors would probably involve Surface knowhow to some extent. And it looks unlikely that that will happen any time soon.</p>
  1206.  
  1207.  
  1208.  
  1209. <blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
  1210. <p><strong>Further reading: </strong><a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/630093/best-gaming-laptops-under-1000.html">The best gaming laptops under $1000 we&rsquo;ve tested</a></p>
  1211. </blockquote>
  1212.  
  1213. <category>Gaming Desktop PCs, Gaming Laptops</category></body></div>
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  1215. <link>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339056/youre-not-getting-a-surface-gaming-pc-and-heres-why.html</link>
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  1218. <title>This Samsung 34″ ultrawide monitor has never been cheaper</title>
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  1220. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 14:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
  1221. <description><![CDATA[
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  1224.  
  1225.  
  1226.  
  1227. <p>Ultrawide monitors are&nbsp;absolutely&nbsp;awesome, but they can also be prohibitively expensive&mdash;unless it&rsquo;s the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-ViewFinity-Ultra-WQHD-Borderless-LS34C502GANXZA/dp/B0C1KPXPM9/?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Samsung 34-inch ViewFinity S5, now available for $250</a> (which is $130 off its regular price point). <strong>This is the cheapest the ViewFinity S5 has ever been</strong>, making it a fantastic budget-friendly upgrade for any setup.</p>
  1228.  
  1229.  
  1230.  
  1231. <p>This 34-inch Samsung ultrawide monitor has&nbsp;a 21:9 aspect ratio, providing a wider view than usual 16:9 monitors and allowing you to see more on a single screen. It&rsquo;s the perfect solution for multitaskers, whether you need multiple browsers side by side, want to keep a work chat window tucked in the corner, etc.</p>
  1232.  
  1233.  
  1234.  
  1235. <p>One of this monitor&rsquo;s standout features is its support for HDR10, which means it displays over a billion colors with great depth and accuracy.</p>
  1236.  
  1237.  
  1238.  
  1239. <p>Another nifty feature of the Samsung ViewFinity S5 is the ambient light sensor that adjusts the screen&rsquo;s brightness based on the lighting conditions of your room. Proper monitor brightness helps with eye strain, and the Eye Saver Mode also reduces excessive blue light, further minimizing eye strain.</p>
  1240.  
  1241.  
  1242.  
  1243. <p>The 100Hz refresh rate makes this monitor a good choice for gamers, too. It&rsquo;s far from a full-blown gaming monitor, but you can still expect smooth visuals, reduced lag, and reduced motion blur.</p>
  1244.  
  1245.  
  1246.  
  1247. <p>While we haven&rsquo;t reviewed the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-ViewFinity-Ultra-WQHD-Borderless-LS34C502GANXZA/dp/B0C1KPXPM9/?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Samsung ViewFinity S5</a>, the monitor has 4.4/5 stars on Amazon out of nearly 2,400 reviews. Buyers appreciate the monitor&rsquo;s size, color, and value, but mainly consider it to be more of an option for everyday use than hardcore gaming.</p>
  1248.  
  1249.  
  1250.  
  1251. <p>Again, this is its best-ever price. If you&rsquo;ve been thinking about getting your first ultrawide monitor, it&rsquo;d be a shame pass up this opportunity to upgrade your home office with the Samsung ViewFinity S5.</p>
  1252.  
  1253.  
  1254. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-ViewFinity-Ultra-WQHD-Borderless-LS34C502GANXZA/?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">Get the Samsung ViewFinity S5 on Amazon for $250</a></p>
  1255.  
  1256. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fsamsung-34-viewfinity-s5-ultrawide-qhd-100hz-amd-freesync-monitor-with-hdr10-displayport-hdmi-black%2F6532277.p%3FskuId%3D6532277&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-2339501-7-0-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">The Samsung ViewFinity S5 is also $250 at Best Buy</a></p>
  1257.  
  1258. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fus%2Fcomputing%2Fmonitors%2Fuhd-and-wqhd%2F34-viewfinity-s50gc-ultra-wqhd-100hz-amd-freesync-hdr10-monitor-ls34c502ganxza%2F&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-2339501-7-0-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">Samsung has the same $250 price for the ViewFinity S5</a></p>
  1259. <category>Monitors</category></body></div>
  1260. ]]></description>
  1261. <link>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339501/this-samsung-34-ultrawide-monitor-has-never-been-cheaper.html</link>
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  1264. <title>Windows Recall has one big gotcha, and it’s not privacy</title>
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  1266. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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  1270.  
  1271.  
  1272.  
  1273. <p>So far, the flagship feature of Microsoft&rsquo;s new Copilot+ PC vision is <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2338891/windows-recall-could-solve-my-biggest-problem-in-tech.html">Windows Recall, an AI-powered local search of your PC</a>. But there&rsquo;s a catch: Recall is going to suck up a <em>lot</em> of your PC&rsquo;s storage space.</p>
  1274.  
  1275.  
  1276.  
  1277. <p><a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337930/meet-the-future-of-windows-copilot-pcs-feature-practical-ai-tools.html">Recall was first shown off Monday at Microsoft Build</a> as part of a massive Windows AI push introducing the Copilot+ PC generation. Think of it as a powerful local search engine for your PC. Ironically, in much the same way Google revolutionized search on the Web, Microsoft hopes to do the same for local search.</p>
  1278.  
  1279.  
  1280.  
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  1283. <h4 class="product-widget__block-title" id="get-windows-11-pro-for-cheap">
  1284. get windows 11 pro for cheap </h4>
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  1289. <h3 class="product-widget__title" id="windows-11-pro">Windows 11 Pro</h3>
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  1294. <img decoding="async" width="2368" height="1330" class="product-widget__image" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png" loading="lazy" alt="Windows 11 Pro" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?quality=50&amp;strip=all 2368w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=768%2C431&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=1200%2C674&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=1536%2C863&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=2048%2C1150&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=1240%2C697&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Windows-Insider-search-bar.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
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  1302. Price When Reviewed: </span>
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  1304. 199.99 </span>
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  1309. Best Prices Today:
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  1312. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://software.pcworld.com/p44290-windows_11_professional_upgrade?x-source=2-1-2339032-5-1807627-10994" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Windows 11 Pro" data-vars-product-id="1807627" data-vars-category="Windows" data-vars-manufacturer-id="10994" data-vars-manufacturer="Microsoft" data-vars-vendor="sku,PCWorld Software Store,PCWorld Store - Win 11 Pro Upgrade Only" data-vars-po="sku" data-product="1807627" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://software.pcworld.com/p44290-windows_11_professional_upgrade" rel="nofollow">$59 at  PCWorld Store &ndash; Win 11 Pro Upgrade Only</a> <span class="amp-bar"> | </span>
  1313. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://software.pcworld.com/p43833-windows_11_professional?x-source=2-1-2339032-5-1807627-10994" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Windows 11 Pro" data-vars-product-id="1807627" data-vars-category="Windows" data-vars-manufacturer-id="10994" data-vars-manufacturer="Microsoft" data-vars-vendor="sku,PCWorld Software Store,PCWorld Store - Win 11 Pro Upgrade Only" data-vars-po="sku" data-product="1807627" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://software.pcworld.com/p43833-windows_11_professional" rel="nofollow">$79.99 at  PCWorld Software Store</a> </span>
  1314. </div>
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  1317. </div>
  1318.  
  1320.  
  1321.  
  1322. <p>The Recall feature is currently in preview in Windows 11. It works by periodically taking snapshots of what your PC displays, then encrypting them and storing them locally. Microsoft has a lengthy explanation of what it does to preserve your privacy within Recall: allowing you to pause Recall, exclude Web sites (InPrivate mode in Edge is excluded automatically), and erase all of Recall&rsquo;s screenshots from your PC. Your screenshots are encrypted, locked to your account, and (from what Microsoft tells us) not shared to the cloud.</p>
  1323.  
  1324.  
  1325.  
  1326. <p>The tradeoff is the ability to find just about anything that you <em>didn&rsquo;t</em> save, Microsoft says, even if you don&rsquo;t know what it is, exactly, or in what app it was stored. For me, this is extremely useful; there will be others who will probably find this horrifying.</p>
  1327.  
  1328.  
  1329.  
  1330. <p>Recall does have one gotcha, however, that appears like it will affect your PC regardless. Microsoft <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=*l6kYCuH720&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=2-1-2339032-1-0-0&amp;murl=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/copilot-plus-pcs?r=1#faq2" rel="nofollow">says</a> that Recall will demand 50GB of your PC&rsquo;s storage, and most likely use 25GB of it for active storage. That&rsquo;s the reason that Microsoft requires 256GB of SSD storage for all Copilot+ PCs, executives told me. </p>
  1331.  
  1332.  
  1333.  
  1334. <p>That 25GB of Recall storage translates to 3 months of snapshots, typically, Microsoft says. For files which could be hidden months or even years ago would require a lot more space. We don&rsquo;t know if Recall snapshots can be stored on an external drive, either.</p>
  1335.  
  1336.  
  1337.  
  1338. <p><a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2311361/wd-seagate-warn-pc-ssd-storage-prices-going-up.html">SSD prices are already expected to spike</a>; Recall won&rsquo;t help. That may make PCs more expensive, and that&rsquo;s never a good thing. </p>
  1339.  
  1340. <category>Windows</category></body></div>
  1341. ]]></description>
  1342. <link>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339032/windows-recall-has-one-big-gotcha-and-its-not-privacy.html</link>
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  1344. <item>
  1345. <title>Hands on: Microsoft’s Surface Pro thankfully gives up on ‘lapability’</title>
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  1347. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 13:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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  1351.  
  1352.  
  1353.  
  1354. <p>For years, reviews of Microsoft&rsquo;s Surface Pro came with a big caveat. They were light, they were lovely &mdash; and the Windows tablet also shipped with a thin kickstand that sliced into your thighs.</p>
  1355.  
  1356.  
  1357.  
  1358. <p>Microsoft&rsquo;s latest Surface Pro 2024 (aka the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2336210/microsoft-launches-surface-pro-10-surface-laptop-6-with-ai-power.html">Surface Pro 11th edition</a>) solves that problem with the Flex Keyboard, a detachable, wireless keyboard that seems immensely obvious in retrospect.</p>
  1359.  
  1360.  
  1361.  
  1362. <p>Microsoft&rsquo;s Surface Pro is <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337930/meet-the-future-of-windows-copilot-pcs-feature-practical-ai-tools.html">a Copilot+ PC</a>, and our eventual review will probably lean hard into how fast the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip is. To answer the immediate question: yes, the Surface Pro feels fast and snappy, evidence that Qualcomm is telling the truth about the speed of the Snapdragon X Elite. But we can&rsquo;t truly know how fast it is until we try out a bunch of applications &mdash; and yes, those that we did try felt as fast as a Core Ultra. We did try to run benchmarks, and Microsoft shut that effort down.</p>
  1363.  
  1364.  
  1365.  
  1366. <p>(The full specs of the new Microsoft Surface Pro are listed in our original story.)</p>
  1367.  
  1368.  
  1369.  
  1370. <p>So when I did go hands-on with the Surface Pro, I focused on three things: what the hardware felt like, what the AI experiences felt like, and if the overall Windows on Arm OS felt slow, clunky, or different. I&rsquo;ve written separate hands-ons of <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2338891/windows-recall-could-solve-my-biggest-problem-in-tech.html">Windows Recall</a> and <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2339128/microsofts-new-new-cocreator-is-an-unexpected-treat.html">Microsoft Paint&rsquo;s Cocreator</a>, two of the new highlight AI features of Copilot+ PCs. And as for the last question, nope &mdash; it felt like Windows.</p>
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  1393. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Microsoft Surface Pro 2024 (11th Edition) and the detached Surface Pro Flex Keyboard.</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  1398. </div>
  1399. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Surface Pro 11th Edition Surface Pro 2024" class="wp-image-2339104" width="1200" height="900" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Microsoft Surface Pro 2024 (11th Edition) and the detached Surface Pro Flex Keyboard.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1400. </div>
  1401. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  1402. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1403.  
  1404.  
  1405.  
  1406. <p>First, the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard. Unusually, Microsoft is selling the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=*l6kYCuH720&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=2-1-2338942-1-0-0&amp;murl=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-pro-flex-keyboard-with-slim-pen-for-business/8v5nxs8p6rd9" rel="nofollow">Surface Pro Flex Keyboard</a> as a bundle, with the Slim Pen for Business, for a whopping $449. It connects using Bluetooth Low Energy, and has amazing battery life &mdash; a rated 41 hours, for a device that feels just like a Surface keyboard. It&rsquo;s just 0.21 inches thick, with a standard 11.4 x 8.7in. keyboard tray.</p>
  1407.  
  1408.  
  1409.  
  1410. <p>Microsoft now offers <em>three</em> keyboards for the Surface Pro: the basic keyboard, a more expensive Signature model with a keyboard cubby, and now the detachable Flex. I brought the Surface Pro 9 (5G) with me to Seattle, and the keyboard felt exactly the same. </p>
  1411.  
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  1433. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I&rsquo;m a big fan of blue, and this Sapphire model of the Microsoft Surface Pro is really a lovely shade.</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  1437. <div class="lightbox-image-container"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large responsive-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="context.core.image.imageCurrentSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Surface Pro 11th Edition Surface Pro 2024" class="wp-image-2339105" width="1200" height="900" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I&rsquo;m a big fan of blue, and this Sapphire model of the Microsoft Surface Pro is really a lovely shade.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1438. </div>
  1439. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Surface Pro 11th Edition Surface Pro 2024" class="wp-image-2339105" width="1200" height="900" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I&rsquo;m a big fan of blue, and this Sapphire model of the Microsoft Surface Pro is really a lovely shade.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1440. </div>
  1441. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  1442. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1443.  
  1444.  
  1445.  
  1446. <p>The touchpad, though, is different &mdash; it has the haptic keyboard that the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2084157/microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-2-review.html">Surface Laptop Studio</a> pioneered, and I felt about the same. I like the haptics here, as Surface Pro keyboards can feel a bit bouncy, and the haptics adds some rigidity. The only thing I didn&rsquo;t like was that the cursor seemed a bit slow or laggy on the screen, though that might have been due to a Windows setting or just the vast number of devices in proximity. When detached, though, the connector folds under, giving the keyboard a nice slight little incline.</p>
  1447.  
  1448.  
  1449.  
  1450. <p>I&rsquo;m not an immediate fan of the pen and the cubby, either. On the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/1357826/microsoft-surface-pro-9-5g-review-an-arm-tablet-worth-buying.html">Surface Pro 9</a>, the pen is easy to get out from either end. The new Flex keyboard first exposes the pen rather than hide it, but I had to pry the pen out from the cubby via the stylus tip.</p>
  1451.  
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  1478. </div>
  1479. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Surface Pro 11th Edition Surface Pro 2024" class="wp-image-2339107" width="1200" height="900" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1480. </div>
  1481. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  1482. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1483.  
  1484.  
  1485.  
  1486. <p>I honestly didn&rsquo;t pore through all of the tiny details to see what differentiated the Surface Pro 9 from the new Surface Pro. I&rsquo;ll save that for the review. But it looks like a Surface Pro 9, and feels like one in the hand. The kickstand is still there, of course. The Dune color is a little unusual, but attractive. (I like the Sapphire better.) Definitely distinctive, too.</p>
  1487.  
  1488.  
  1489.  
  1490. <p>I just realized that I didn&rsquo;t specifically seek out the latest OLED model. I&rsquo;ve seen OLED displays before, and perhaps you have too &mdash; the inky blacks make colors pop. I&rsquo;m sure that will be the same in the shipping product. </p>
  1491.  
  1492.  
  1493.  
  1494. <p>But navigating around the interface, opening apps and documents &mdash; yep, the Surface Pro 2024 felt fast and smooth. I can&rsquo;t really say any more right now; I suppose I&rsquo;ll have to wait until sometime in June to get the full effect. But it&rsquo;s an auspicious start nevertheless.  </p>
  1495.  
  1496.  
  1497.  
  1498. <p><em>Updated at 7:35 AM to link to the full specifications of the device.</em></p>
  1499.  
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  1505. <title>Microsoft Paint’s new Cocreator is an unexpected AI art treat</title>
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  1511.  
  1512.  
  1513.  
  1514. <p>Microsoft&rsquo;s Paint app now boasts not just one, but two AI art tools &mdash; Image Creator and Cocreator &mdash; and boy, are they something.</p>
  1515.  
  1516.  
  1517.  
  1518. <p>First things first: <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2148866/paint-ai-functions-layers-and-image-editing-like-in-adobe-photoshop-and-gimp.html">Microsoft Cocreator</a>, the scaled-down version of Microsoft&rsquo;s Bing Image Creator/Microsoft Designer, is still the engine of AI art in Paint. Type in a prompt, and it will create a scene according to your description and style. </p>
  1519.  
  1520.  
  1521.  
  1522. <p>Except it&rsquo;s not. Microsoft Cocreator was renamed to Image Creator, and Microsoft Cocreator is now an entirely different tool. Confusing, right? The king is dead; long live the king.</p>
  1523.  
  1524.  
  1525.  
  1526. <p>But the new Cocreator is just as cool. The only catch? It needs an NPU and<a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337930/meet-the-future-of-windows-copilot-pcs-feature-practical-ai-tools.html"> a Copilot+ PC</a>.</p>
  1527.  
  1528.  
  1529.  
  1530. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="hands-on-with-microsoft-cocreator-for-paint">Hands on with Microsoft Cocreator for Paint</h2>
  1531.  
  1532.  
  1533.  
  1534. <p>Image Creator and Cocreator are almost the same thing, and in some apps, they&rsquo;d be two features of the same application. Image Creator paints a scene based upon your prompt alone. But the new Cocreator really takes advantage of the new Surface Pro, and its pen.</p>
  1535.  
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  1557. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I have to say I like the Cocreator image at the top of this story better, but I didn&rsquo;t spend a lot of time at this. (Obviously.)</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  1561. <div class="lightbox-image-container"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large responsive-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="context.core.image.imageCurrentSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Microsoft Cocreator Paint" class="wp-image-2339138" width="1200" height="900" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I have to say I like the Cocreator image at the top of this story better, but I didn&rsquo;t spend a lot of time at this. (Obviously.)</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1562. </div>
  1563. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Microsoft Cocreator Paint" class="wp-image-2339138" width="1200" height="900" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I have to say I like the Cocreator image at the top of this story better, but I didn&rsquo;t spend a lot of time at this. (Obviously.)</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1564. </div>
  1565. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  1566. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Hachman / IDG</p></div>
  1567.  
  1568.  
  1569.  
  1570. <p>Cocreator creates AI art based upon a description <em>and</em> your sketch of the screen. Draw a few mountain peaks &mdash; absolutely terribly, as I did &mdash; add a few trees, and then ask Cocreator to draw the scene, and it will using your sketch as a guide. But it gets better: Cocreator can do this in real time.</p>
  1571.  
  1572.  
  1573.  
  1574. <p>In this case, Cocreator reminds me of <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2308678/the-new-meta-ai-website-can-draw-amazing-ai-art-instantly.html">Meta.ai, Meta&rsquo;s recent AI art reveal</a>. It, too, can perform AI art generation in real time, tweaking the image literally as you type it. Cocreator does the same thing, but just as you draw.</p>
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  1609. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://software.pcworld.com/p44290-windows_11_professional_upgrade?x-source=2-1-2339128-5-1807627-10994" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Windows 11 Pro" data-vars-product-id="1807627" data-vars-category="Windows" data-vars-manufacturer-id="10994" data-vars-manufacturer="Microsoft" data-vars-vendor="sku,PCWorld Software Store,PCWorld Store - Win 11 Pro Upgrade Only" data-vars-po="sku" data-product="1807627" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://software.pcworld.com/p44290-windows_11_professional_upgrade" rel="nofollow">$59 at  PCWorld Store &ndash; Win 11 Pro Upgrade Only</a> <span class="amp-bar"> | </span>
  1610. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://software.pcworld.com/p43833-windows_11_professional?x-source=2-1-2339128-5-1807627-10994" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Windows 11 Pro" data-vars-product-id="1807627" data-vars-category="Windows" data-vars-manufacturer-id="10994" data-vars-manufacturer="Microsoft" data-vars-vendor="sku,PCWorld Software Store,PCWorld Store - Win 11 Pro Upgrade Only" data-vars-po="sku" data-product="1807627" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://software.pcworld.com/p43833-windows_11_professional" rel="nofollow">$79.99 at  PCWorld Software Store</a> </span>
  1611. </div>
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  1615.  
  1617.  
  1618.  
  1619. <p>It&rsquo;s a really interesting meeting of the minds. Cocreator didn&rsquo;t do a great job with my early sketch, but when I filled in details &mdash; coloring the trees green, making the mountains purple &mdash; suddenly Cocreator understood what I wanted. It started filling in the details I couldn&rsquo;t, and did a rather nice job. A few &ldquo;V&rdquo;&lsquo;s in the upper corner, and it created the silhouettes of birds flying.</p>
  1620.  
  1621.  
  1622.  
  1623. <p>OpenAI and Google are building more collaborative AI engines that work with you to figure out what you want. Microsoft may be doing the same with Copilot. In the meantime, though, the company&rsquo;s making great strides with AI art, and Cocreator continues to play to Microsoft&rsquo;s strengths. If you buy a Copilot+ PC, try it out.</p>
  1624.  
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  1630. <title>This RTX-powered Razer Blade 14 is 45% off! (Save $1590)</title>
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  1638.  
  1639. <p>A savings of nearly $1600 would always be enough to make us do a double take, especially when talking about the <strong>Razer Blade 14</strong>, a versatile gaming laptop we gave 4.5/5 stars in our review. Now <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RBGSX3F?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">available for an absolutely fantastic $1910 (down from $3500)</a>, the Razer Blade 14 is a top-tier gaming laptop that you&rsquo;ll want to get as soon as possible.</p>
  1640.  
  1641.  
  1642.  
  1643. <p>Powered by the AMD Ryzen&nbsp;9 6900HX CPU, the Razer Blade 14 delivers speedy and efficient performance. Its 8-core processor, capable of reaching up to 4.9GHz of Max Boost, ensures you can complete any creative task and tackle any game, no matter how demanding.</p>
  1644.  
  1645.  
  1646.  
  1647. <p>But that&rsquo;s not all. The Razer Blade 14 also features an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU, which means you&rsquo;ll enjoy great gaming visuals even if this graphics card is a few years old at this point.</p>
  1648.  
  1649.  
  1650.  
  1651. <p>The laptop has a 14-inch QHD display with a 165Hz refresh rate. Whether you&rsquo;re gaming or watching TV and movies, the fluid high-resolution display is what you want for a smooth and enjoyable experience.</p>
  1652.  
  1653.  
  1654.  
  1655. <p>Equipped&nbsp;with 16GB of DDR5 RAM running at 4800MHz, the Razer Blade 14 is pretty fast.&nbsp;Sure, more RAM would be excellent&mdash;and it&rsquo;s definitely a downer that you can&rsquo;t upgrade it&mdash;but it should be enough to take on most games and applications.</p>
  1656.  
  1657.  
  1658.  
  1659. <p>One thing you can count on with Razer: delivering loads of ports. The Razer Blade 14 includes an HDMI 2.1 port, two USB-C ports, two USB-A ports, and Wi-Fi 6E.</p>
  1660.  
  1661.  
  1662.  
  1663. <p>The model we <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2265434/razer-blade-14-review.html">reviewed here at PCWorld</a> had different specifications and a lot more power, which we considered to be an excellent choice for those looking for high framerates and stunning visuals. The model that&rsquo;s on sale right now is still great, though, <strong>especially at a mouth-watering price of just $1910 (45% off)</strong>.</p>
  1664.  
  1665.  
  1666. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RBGSX3F?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">Get the Razer Blade 14 with a 45% discount</a></p>
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  1679.  
  1680.  
  1681. <p>If you&rsquo;re looking to score a fast laptop at a killer price, you&rsquo;ve come to the right place. Whether you&rsquo;re on the hunt for a <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/820520/best-gaming-laptops-for-students.html">blazing fast gaming rig</a>, an <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/699203/best-laptops-under-500.html">affordable laptop under $500</a>, or an <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/608636/best-chromebooks.html">everyday Chromebook</a>, we&rsquo;ve assembled a list of the best laptop deals available right now, using our finely honed editorial judgement to only recommend truly compelling deals on worthwhile notebooks. </p>
  1682.  
  1683.  
  1684.  
  1685. <blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
  1686. <p><strong>Today only? </strong>In addition to the highlighted deals below, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2332661/best-buy-is-selling-chromebooks-for-as-little-as-149.html">Best Buy is blowing out Chromebooks for as little as $149</a> in a limited time sale. If you&rsquo;re fine skipping Windows and mostly working on the web, Chromebooks are a secure, straightforward option that can handle virtually all basic tasks &mdash; and today they&rsquo;re on sale for a song. Hit the link to check out our highlights from Best Buy&rsquo;s Chromebook sale.</p>
  1687. </blockquote>
  1688.  
  1689.  
  1690.  
  1691. <p>For more notebook options, check out PCWorld&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/436674/the-best-pc-laptops-of-the-year.html">roundup of the best laptops</a> available right now. We&rsquo;ve got can&rsquo;t-miss picks for every use case and budget, putting our thousands of hours of hands-on testing to work for <em>you</em>.</p>
  1692.  
  1693.  
  1694.  
  1695. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="best-laptop-deals-at-a-glance">Best laptop deals (at a glance)</h2>
  1696.  
  1697.  
  1698.  
  1699. <ul>
  1700. <li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1762582-REG/lenovo_82x70005us_15_6_ideapad_slim_3.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" rel="nofollow">Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3</a>, <strong>$379</strong> <strong>($150 off at B&amp;H)</strong></li>
  1701.  
  1702.  
  1703.  
  1704. <li><a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adorama.com%2Fihp644f0uar.html&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">HP Envy x360</a>,<strong> $569.99 ($379.01 off at Adorama)</strong></li>
  1705.  
  1706.  
  1707.  
  1708. <li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745673-REG/lenovo_82xv005gus_15_6_loq_15irh8_gaming.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" rel="nofollow">Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8</a>, <strong>$749 ($560 off at B&amp;H) </strong></li>
  1709.  
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  1711.  
  1712. <li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1820574-REG/hp_889t2aa_aba_14_dragonfly_pro_one.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" rel="nofollow">HP Dragonfly Pro</a>, <strong>$799 ($600 off at B&amp;H) </strong></li>
  1713.  
  1714.  
  1715.  
  1716. <li><a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8200811-12839518?url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/deals-for-business/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9315-laptop/xn9315gsmls&amp;sid=2-1-550968-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">Dell XPS 13</a>, <strong>$799 ($300 off at Dell) </strong></li>
  1717.  
  1718.  
  1719.  
  1720. <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Display-Experiences-Processor-LPDDR5X-SFG14-72T-718K/dp/B0CNDTGC77/?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Acer Swift Go 14</a>,<strong> $799.99 ($200 off at Amazon) </strong></li>
  1721.  
  1722.  
  1723.  
  1724. <li><a href="https://goto.walmart.com/c/321564/565706/9383?veh=aff&amp;sourceid=imp_000011112222333344&amp;subid1=2-1-550968-1-0-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FXPG-Xenia-15G-15-6-FHD-Gaming-Laptop-Intel-Core-i7-13700H-16-GB-DDR5-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4060-1-TB-SSD-Windows-11-Home-Black-75260049%2F2130763084" rel="nofollow">XPG Xenia</a>, <strong>$1,099 ($600.99 off at Walmart) </strong></li>
  1725.  
  1726.  
  1727.  
  1728. <li><a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adorama.com%2Fle82y20003us.html&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">Lenovo Flex 7</a>, <strong>$1,054.99 ($205 off at Adorama) </strong></li>
  1729.  
  1730.  
  1731.  
  1732. <li><a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flenovo-yoga-9i-2-in-1-14-4k-oled-touch-laptop-with-pen-intel-evo-platform-core-i7-1360p-with-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-storm-grey%2F6533949.p%3FskuId%3D6533949&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1</a>, <strong>$1,199.99 ($450 off at Best Buy)</strong> </li>
  1733.  
  1734.  
  1735.  
  1736. <li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745674-REG/lenovo_82wk0082us_16_legion_pro_5i.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" rel="nofollow">Lenovo Legion Pro 5i</a>, <strong>$1,249 ($550 off at B&amp;H) </strong></li>
  1737.  
  1738.  
  1739.  
  1740. <li><a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lenovo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fp%2Flaptops%2Fthinkpad%2Fthinkpadx1%2Fthinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-11-%2814-inch-intel%29%2F21hmcto1wwus1&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon</a> <strong>$1,391.42 (<strong>$1,007.58 off at Lenovo)</strong> </strong></li>
  1741.  
  1742.  
  1743.  
  1744. <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RBGSX3F?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Razer Blade 14</a><strong> $1,909.99</strong> <strong>($1,590 off at Amazon)</strong></li>
  1745. </ul>
  1746.  
  1747.  
  1748.  
  1749. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="best-laptops-deals-under-500">Best laptops deals under $500</h2>
  1750.  
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  1778. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3" class="wp-image-2285255" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  1779. </div>
  1780. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  1781. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  1782.  
  1783.  
  1784.  
  1785. <p><strong>Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3</strong>: <strong>$379 ($150 off at B&amp;H</strong>)</p>
  1786.  
  1787.  
  1788.  
  1789. <p>The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is another good option for everyday work, school, or home use because of its Intel Core i3-1315U processor and robust connectivity options. You should be able to zip right through office tasks or binge your favorite show on Netflix, and the large 15.6-inch 1080p matte display is sharp enough for those types of tasks. The port selection includes one USB-C 3.0, two USB-A 3.0, one HDMI, and one audio&ndash;effectively eliminating the need for an adapter. Similar to other laptops in this price range, it has a 720p webcam, which isn&rsquo;t the best, but it&rsquo;s a reasonable sacrifice in the budget laptop realm. </p>
  1790.  
  1791.  
  1792. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1762582-REG/lenovo_82x70005us_15_6_ideapad_slim_3.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
  1793.  
  1794.  
  1795. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="best-laptops-deals-under-1000">Best laptops deals under $1,000</h2>
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  1824. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="HP Envy x360" class="wp-image-2285264" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">HP</p></div>
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  1827. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">HP</p></div>
  1828.  
  1829.  
  1830.  
  1831. <p><strong>HP Envy x360: $569.99 ($379.01 off at Adorama)</strong></p>
  1832.  
  1833.  
  1834.  
  1835. <p>The HP Envy x360 is powerful, lightweight, and versatile. The 2-in-1 form factor means you can fold the screen back and use the laptop like a tablet, and it comes equipped with a good amount of RAM (16GB) and storage (512GB SSD). The 1080p display is quite large at 15.6-inches and it&rsquo;s a touchscreen, which is perfect for habitual notetakers and doodlers. The keyboard is also full-sized and has backlighting&ndash;useful for when you&rsquo;re using the laptop in low light environments. </p>
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  1838. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adorama.com%2Fihp644f0uar.html&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-7-0-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
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  1865. </div>
  1866. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8" class="wp-image-2324717" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  1867. </div>
  1868. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  1869. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  1870.  
  1871.  
  1872.  
  1873. <p><strong>Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8: $749 ($560 off at B&amp;H)</strong></p>
  1874.  
  1875.  
  1876.  
  1877. <p>The Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 is a good entry-level machine for the budget-minded gamer. Thanks to the Intel Core i7-13700H CPU and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, a powerful combination, it should have no problem flying through the latest triple-A titles. The 1080p display is also quite roomy at 15.6-inches and it has a refresh rate of 144Hz, so visuals should be free of any screen tearing, making for a more enjoyable gaming experience. This laptop also comes with a 1080p webcam, dual 85-blade fans, and Super Rapid Charge technology (in other words, this laptop will reach a charge of 30 percent in just 10 minutes, according to Lenovo). </p>
  1878.  
  1879.  
  1880. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745673-REG/lenovo_82xv005gus_15_6_loq_15irh8_gaming.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
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  1908. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="HP Dragonfly Pro" class="wp-image-2303011" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">HP</p></div>
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  1912.  
  1913.  
  1914.  
  1915. <p><strong>HP Dragonfly Pro: $799 ($600 off at B&amp;H)</strong></p>
  1916.  
  1917.  
  1918.  
  1919. <p>The HP Dragonfly Pro is a lightweight laptop with a lovely 1200p touchscreen display. It weighs just 3.1 pounds, which is hardly a back breaker&ndash;great news if you&rsquo;re a frequent traveler. It&rsquo;s also powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7736U CPU and AMD Radeon 680M graphics, so you shouldn&rsquo;t experience any slowdowns with office work or daily tasks. The 14-inch 1200p touchscreen display has an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a maximum brightness of 400 nits. The taller aspect ratio is nice because it makes scrolling through documents and webpages a lot easier. Connectivity options also include two USB-C and one USB-C 3.1. Overall, this is a solid laptop, especially for $600 off.</p>
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  1956.  
  1957. <p><strong>Dell XPS 13: $799 ($300 off at Dell)</strong></p>
  1958.  
  1959.  
  1960.  
  1961. <p>The Dell XPS 13 is a good laptop for office work, school work, everyday activities, and so on. It&rsquo;s rocking an Intel Core i7-1250U CPU, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage&ndash;that&rsquo;s more than enough power for watching movies, writing papers, surfing the web, and more. The 13.4-inch display has a resolution of 1920&times;1200, a refresh rate of 60Hz, and a maximum brightness of 500 nits. That means the display is capable of producing a vibrant, sharp-looking picture. Additional bits include an aluminum chassis, a 51 watt-hour battery, and a chic Sky colorway. </p>
  1962.  
  1963.  
  1964.  
  1965. <p>If you can get by with a mere 8GB of RAM and just 256GB of SSD storage, that configuration is also <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8200811-12839518?url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9315-laptop/xn9315gmmks&amp;sid=2-1-550968-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">on sale for $599</a>. We&rsquo;d strongly recommend the $799 model unless you primarily use the web for work and play, however.</p>
  1966.  
  1967.  
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  2000.  
  2001.  
  2002.  
  2003. <p><strong>Acer Swift Go 14: $799 ($200 off at Amazon)</strong></p>
  2004.  
  2005.  
  2006.  
  2007. <p>The Acer Swift Go 14 is one of the most well-rounded laptops you can buy. We awarded it 4 out of 5 stars in our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2315344/acer-swift-go-14-review-4.html">review</a>, praising how well-rounded it is. It features plenty of connectivity options, a wonderful typing experience, a zippy processor, and much more. The model that&rsquo;s on sale today has less storage than the one we reviewed, but other than that they&rsquo;re nearly identical. According to our review, it outperforms other laptops with the same processor, so you should be able to blitz through office work, coursework, everyday tasks, and so on. The 14-inch display also has a resolution of 1920X1200 and is touch-enabled. It&rsquo;s fine for casual use, but black colors look washed out.</p>
  2008.  
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  2039. </div>
  2040. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  2041. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">XPG</p></div>
  2042.  
  2043.  
  2044.  
  2045. <p><strong>XPS Xenia 15G: $1,099 ($600.99 off at Walmart)</strong></p>
  2046.  
  2047.  
  2048.  
  2049. <p>If you&rsquo;re looking for a powerful gaming laptop, the XPG Xenia will certainly fit the bill. You don&rsquo;t see many gaming laptops with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU go on sale for under $1,000 often, so this is a true deal. Between the Intel Core i7-13700H CPU and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, you should be able to play triple-A titles on the High or Ultra graphics detail. This machine even comes with 1TB of SSD storage, which is good news if you&rsquo;ve got a massive backlog of games. The 15.6-inch 1080p display should also provide fluid gameplay thanks to the 144Hz refresh rate. If you can afford it, this would be a better long-term gaming option than the $800 models listed above thanks to the RTX 4060&rsquo;s much faster performance.</p>
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  2054.  
  2055. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="best-laptops-deals-under-1500">Best laptops deals under $1,500</h2>
  2056.  
  2057.  
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  2084. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Lenovo Flex 7" class="wp-image-2285298" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  2085. </div>
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  2087. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  2088.  
  2089.  
  2090.  
  2091. <p><strong>Lenovo Flex 7: $1,054.99 ($205 off at Adorama)</strong></p>
  2092.  
  2093.  
  2094.  
  2095. <p>The Lenovo Flex 7 is a great laptop for those who want an affordable 2-in-1. You&rsquo;re getting a lightweight design as well as a decent amount of power for just over $1,000. It has an Intel Core i7-1355U CPU, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage. Zipping through spreadsheet work, everyday tasks, and so on should be no problem for this machine. In addition to the 2-in-1 form factor, in which the screen swings back 360 degrees, it also weighs just 3.53 pounds. That means you can easily slip it in a backpack or messenger back and take it with you anywhere.  </p>
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  2129. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  2130.  
  2131.  
  2132.  
  2133. <p><strong>Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1: $1,199.99 ($450 off at Best Buy)</strong></p>
  2134.  
  2135.  
  2136.  
  2137. <p>The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 is a powerful, versatile machine with a stunning 4K display. What more could you ask for? Underneath the hood, you&rsquo;ll find an Intel Core i7-1360P CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage&ndash;so it should have no issues zipping through day-to-day tasks, spreadsheet work, and so on. The 14-inch touch display, which has a resolution of 3840&times;2400 (4K!), is a real stunner, too. This is the kind of display that&rsquo;s meant for watching movies, graphically-intensive work, and so on. It also comes with a stylus, which is great because you don&rsquo;t have to pay extra for a standalone accessory. </p>
  2138.  
  2139.  
  2140. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flenovo-yoga-9i-2-in-1-14-4k-oled-touch-laptop-with-pen-intel-evo-platform-core-i7-1360p-with-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-storm-grey%2F6533949.p%3FskuId%3D6533949&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-7-0-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
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  2168. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Lenovo Legion Pro 5i" class="wp-image-2285303" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  2169. </div>
  2170. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  2171. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  2172.  
  2173.  
  2174.  
  2175. <p><strong>Lenovo Legion Pro 5i: $1,249 ($550 off at B&amp;H)</strong></p>
  2176.  
  2177.  
  2178.  
  2179. <p>The Lenovo Legion Pro 5i is a good option for those who play more intensive titles. We say this because of the display&rsquo;s ridiculously high 240Hz refresh rate. Gameplay should be as smooth as your mother&rsquo;s freshly churned butter. There&rsquo;s a lot of power behind that display, too. You&rsquo;re getting an Intel Core i7-13700HX CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 32GB of RAM (that&rsquo;s a lot!), and 1TB of SSD storage. Other goodies include an Ethernet port, an RGB backlit keyboard, and a 1080p webcam. </p>
  2180.  
  2181.  
  2182. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745674-REG/lenovo_82wk0082us_16_legion_pro_5i.html?BI=21883&amp;KBID=28249" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
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  2209. </div>
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  2213. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Lenovo</p></div>
  2214.  
  2215.  
  2216.  
  2217. <p><strong>Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon</strong>: <strong>$1,391.42 ($1,007.58 off at Lenovo)</strong></p>
  2218.  
  2219.  
  2220.  
  2221. <p>The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a competent business laptop with a lot of great features. First, let&rsquo;s talk hardware. This machine weighs well under three pounds and yet it manages to squeeze in an Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD storage. It has a decent amount of power, especially for such a lightweight laptop. You should be able to zip through office work, everyday activities, and more. The 14-inch 1200p display has a maximum brightness of 400 nits and a refresh rate of 60Hz, which should be clear enough for productivity tasks. Plus, you&rsquo;re getting a 1080p webcam, a backlight keyboard, a fingerprint reader, and ThinkPad&rsquo;s famously comfortable keyboard with the red nub in the middle.</p>
  2222.  
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  2224. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://shop-links.co/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lenovo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fp%2Flaptops%2Fthinkpad%2Fthinkpadx1%2Fthinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-11-%2814-inch-intel%29%2F21hmcto1wwus1&amp;publisher_slug=pcworld&amp;exclusive=1&amp;article_name=pcworld&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Ffeed&amp;u1=2-1-550968-7-0-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
  2225.  
  2226.  
  2227. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="laptops-under-2000">Laptops under $2,000</h2>
  2228.  
  2229.  
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  2255. </div>
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  2259. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Razer</p></div>
  2260.  
  2261.  
  2262.  
  2263. <p><strong>Razer Blade 14</strong>: <strong>$1,909.99 ($1,590 off at Amazon)</strong></p>
  2264.  
  2265.  
  2266.  
  2267. <p>The Razer Blade 14 is both powerful and portable, a rare combination for a gaming laptop. Weighing just under four pounds, you can take this baby just about anywhere. Compared to other gaming laptops, which weigh closer to six pounds or more, the Razer Blade 14 is considerably lightweight for a laptop in its class. Inside you&rsquo;ll find the following hardware: an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU, an Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage. That&rsquo;s more than enough juice for faster-paced titles like competitive first-person-shooters or battle royale games. In addition to its slim form factor and powerful hardware, you&rsquo;re also getting a 14-inch 1400p display with a 165Hz refresh rate and more exhaust fins as well as a larger liquid capacity for better cooling.</p>
  2268.  
  2269.  
  2270. <p class="cta wp-block wp-block-button cta__btn_"><a class="cta__btn" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RBGSX3F?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-vars-link-position="CTA Button">View Deal</a></p>
  2271.  
  2272.  
  2273. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-block faq-block"><h2 class="faq-block-title" id="faq"> FAQ </h2><hr class="block-horizotal-divider">
  2274. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-inner-block faq-save-block"><div class="faq-save-content"><span class="faq-rank">1.</span>
  2275. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-much-ram-will-i-need-in-my-laptop">How much RAM will I need in my laptop?</h3>
  2276.  
  2277.  
  2278.  
  2279. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-answer-block how-to-tip">
  2280. <p>You&rsquo;ll want at least 8GB, though 16GB is preferable, especially if you play games. Don&rsquo;t buy <em>laptops</em> with under 4GB of RAM or 128GB of SSD storage&mdash;though on a Chromebook or a budget Windows machine, this configuration is acceptable. Check out our article on <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/395018/how-much-ram-do-you-need-in-a-laptop.html">how much RAM does a laptop need</a> for more in-depth info.</p>
  2281. </div>
  2282. </div></div>
  2283.  
  2284.  
  2285.  
  2286. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-inner-block faq-save-block"><div class="faq-save-content"><span class="faq-rank">2.</span>
  2287. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="whats-the-difference-between-a-chromebook-and-a-windows-laptop">What&rsquo;s the difference between a Chromebook and a Windows laptop?</h3>
  2288.  
  2289.  
  2290.  
  2291. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-answer-block how-to-tip">
  2292. <p>The one big difference between a Chromebook and a Windows laptop is the operating system. Chromebooks run ChromeOS and Windows run, well, Microsoft Windows. Chromebooks make good everyday machines because they&rsquo;re designed for browsing the web, checking e-mail, and so on. They use less resources and are generally more affordable than the Windows variety. They also don&rsquo;t need antivirus protection. A Windows laptop is a lot more versatile in what it can do, and not just in terms of running local programs. You can really pump a Windows laptop up with a ton of RAM, storage, and so on. </p>
  2293. </div>
  2294. </div></div>
  2295.  
  2296.  
  2297.  
  2298. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-inner-block faq-save-block"><div class="faq-save-content"><span class="faq-rank">3.</span>
  2299. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="when-should-i-look-for-a-laptop-deal">When should I look for a laptop deal?</h3>
  2300.  
  2301.  
  2302.  
  2303. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-answer-block how-to-tip">
  2304. <p>You&rsquo;ll likely find the best laptop deals during Prime Day (mid-July), Black Friday (November 29th), and back-to-school season (June-August). Sure, you&rsquo;ll find good laptop deals throughout the year, but if you really want to save big, we&rsquo;d recommend scoping out your favorite online retailers during those times.  </p>
  2305. </div>
  2306. </div></div>
  2307.  
  2308.  
  2309.  
  2310. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-inner-block faq-save-block"><div class="faq-save-content"><span class="faq-rank">4.</span>
  2311. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="which-retailers-offer-the-best-deals">Which retailers offer the best deals?</h3>
  2312.  
  2313.  
  2314.  
  2315. <div class="wp-block-idg-base-theme-faq-answer-block how-to-tip">
  2316. <p>You can find all kinds of deals across a wide range of online retailers such as Newegg, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon, and so on. However, we&rsquo;d recommend checking out deals from laptop manufacturers like Lenovo, HP, and Dell. You&rsquo;ll usually find many different configurations on sale and the discounts can be pretty darn steep. </p>
  2317. </div>
  2318. </div></div>
  2319. </div>
  2320.  
  2321.  
  2322.  
  2323. <p>For more options, check out PCWorld&rsquo;s roundup of the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/436674/the-best-pc-laptops-of-the-year.html">best laptops</a> available right now.</p>
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  2330. <title>Hands-on with Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop: It’s what’s inside that counts</title>
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  2332. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 13:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  2338.  
  2339. <p>Many of Microsoft&rsquo;s Surface devices aim at something: a tablet. A mini laptop. A pull-forward design. The Surface Laptop 2024 (7th Edition) is less about the Microsoft hardware than what&rsquo;s inside it &mdash; namely, a new <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2284554/qualcomm-says-snapdragon-x-elite-kicks-intel-core-ultras-butt-too.html">Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip</a>.</p>
  2340.  
  2341.  
  2342.  
  2343. <p>Like the Surface Laptop 5, the Surface Laptop 2024 comes in two sizes, a slightly larger 13.8-inch (versus a 13.5-inch display for its predecessor) and the 15-inch model. On paper, the 15-inch model is a third of a pound lighter, but I didn&rsquo;t notice a difference while lifting it. Both displays put out 400 nits, which is close enough to the 384 nits we measured the Surface Laptop 5 at.</p>
  2344.  
  2345.  
  2346.  
  2347. <p>(The full specs of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop are in our original story.)</p>
  2348.  
  2349.  
  2350.  
  2351. <p>All told, it&rsquo;s another way of saying that the most recent Surface Laptop 5 doesn&rsquo;t really offer that many obvious changes. It&rsquo;s the same design, but with some tweaks; the touchpad hides the haptics found inside the Surface Laptop Studio.</p>
  2352.  
  2353.  
  2354.  
  2355. <p>Unlike the Surface Pro 2024, whose Flex Pro keyboard benefits from the haptic touchpad, the haptics here didn&rsquo;t do anything for me at first touch. </p>
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  2388.  
  2389.  
  2390.  
  2391. <p>Microsoft&rsquo;s Surface Laptop has always attempted to offer a solid keyboard, a good to great screen, and good battery life. The latter&rsquo;s sure to get a boost with the Qualcomm Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite chip inside. Microsoft quotes 20 hours of battery life on the Surface Laptop 13.8-inch and 22 hours of battery life on the 15-inch model, but that&rsquo;s with the display tuned to 150 nits. We test at 250-260 nits, so battery life should drop in our future benchmark results. </p>
  2392.  
  2393.  
  2394.  
  2395. <p>This is a device whose benefit will be from the upgraded components, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. My opinion is unchanged from the Surface Pro; I see nothing to disbelieve Qualcomm&rsquo;s claims that the Snapdragon X Elite is on par with the Core Ultra, benchmarks aside. The UI is fast and smooth. Applications load extremely quickly. Scrolling and loading pages in Edge was surprisingly fast. If there&rsquo;s a hitch or a stutter, I didn&rsquo;t see it.</p>
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  2428.  
  2429.  
  2430.  
  2431. <p>The key will be in how the Surface Laptop runs third-party applications, including benchmarks, since that was a major stumbling block for Qualcomm&rsquo;s previous laptop chip attempts. Naturally, I asked to run a benchmark or two. Microsoft officials shut down my request to connect an SSD as well as download a benchmark like Cinebench, so I&rsquo;ll have to continue to believe Qualcomm&rsquo;s performance claims for now.</p>
  2432.  
  2433.  
  2434.  
  2435. <p>Given the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2338793/intel-claps-back-at-qualcomm-after-snapdragon-x-launch.html">large number of rival Copilot+ laptops</a> that use Qualcomm chips, it&rsquo;s clear that Microsoft won&rsquo;t enjoy an advantage based on components alone. (Unlike previous Arm offerings, Microsoft didn&rsquo;t co-design the Snapdragon X Elite.) We&rsquo;ll have to see how it holds up under testing. </p>
  2436.  
  2437.  
  2438.  
  2439. <p><em>(Updated at 7:37 PM with a link back to the full specifications of the Microsoft Surface Laptop.)</em></p>
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  2446. <title>Why most pro gamers use a claw grip with gaming mice</title>
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  2448. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  2453.  
  2454.  
  2455. <p>It&rsquo;s a little-known fact that the majority of pro gamers adopt a claw grip on their gaming mouse while competing. </p>
  2456.  
  2457.  
  2458.  
  2459. <p>If you haven&rsquo;t heard that term, it&rsquo;s a particular type of grip where the player&rsquo;s hand curls over the top of the mouse to form a C shape, with the front of the C resting on the two main clicks.</p>
  2460.  
  2461.  
  2462.  
  2463. <p>Searching the internet for a reason for this coughs up a barrel of answers that mainly have to do with performance benefits.</p>
  2464.  
  2465.  
  2466.  
  2467. <p>The most common reason is that the claw grip gives players a balance between speed and accuracy, allowing them to make long swipes at speed but also to make precise micro movements.</p>
  2468.  
  2469.  
  2470.  
  2471. <p>But is that really what&rsquo;s going on here? Do the other two grip types &mdash; the common palm and fingertip grips &mdash; just not make the cut for competition? Or is the answer something more outlandish, like esports gamers are just so unbelievably tense that their hands seize up to resemble Dr. Claw&rsquo;s hand from <em>Inspector Gadget</em>?</p>
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  2494. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><p>In a claw grip the player&rsquo;s hand arcs up over the top of the mouse to form a C shape.</p>
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  2500. </figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Dreamstime: lurii Golub </p></div>
  2501. </div>
  2502. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="claw grip" class="wp-image-2336556" width="1200" height="800" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><p>In a claw grip the player&rsquo;s hand arcs up over the top of the mouse to form a C shape.</p>
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  2506. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Dreamstime: lurii Golub </p></div>
  2507.  
  2508.  
  2509.  
  2510. <p>To shed some light on this topic, I sought the advice of pro gamers from the multi-award-winning esports team Team Liquid. </p>
  2511.  
  2512.  
  2513.  
  2514. <p>First up I ask <em>Quake</em> World Champion, Rapha (Shane Hendrixson) from the U.S. for his insights. He says adopting a claw grip gives players a feeling of readiness for action.</p>
  2515.  
  2516.  
  2517.  
  2518. <p>&ldquo;I think this mainly has to do with people feeling a bit more focused and homed in on what they&rsquo;re doing. Like, look at the example of trying to play with a controller when playing a console on the couch and how you&rsquo;re playing when you&rsquo;re slouching compared to when you&rsquo;re sat up straight and maybe even leaning in a bit closer to the TV,&rdquo; says Rapha.</p>
  2519.  
  2520.  
  2521.  
  2522. <p>How you perform with a particular grip type does come into play though, admits Rapha. Players that can&rsquo;t get the right moves off in a palm or fingertip grip will gravitate to a claw grip naturally, he says.</p>
  2523.  
  2524.  
  2525.  
  2526. <p>&ldquo;People might not use the palm/fingertip grip if they don&rsquo;t feel like they have complete control of their mouse when tracking and whipping it around. It comes down to personal preference,&rdquo; says Rapha.</p>
  2527.  
  2528.  
  2529.  
  2530. <p>Rapha&rsquo;s not entirely a claw gripper. He uses what he calls an &ldquo;in-between grip&rdquo; &mdash; a cross between a claw and a palm grip. He&rsquo;s a believer that comfort plays a big part of performance &mdash; you must be relaxed, but you&rsquo;ve also got to have the right mouse, he explains.</p>
  2531.  
  2532.  
  2533.  
  2534. <p>&ldquo;For me it comes down to how it feels in my hand; I ask, does my hand, palm, and pinky area feel supported? That&rsquo;s why I tend to favor ergonomic mice more than I used to when I was younger, to help prevent potential RSI issues,&rdquo; says Rapha.</p>
  2535.  
  2536.  
  2537.  
  2538. <p>So, what kind of mouse best suits a claw grip? The <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2261571/alienware-pro-wireless-review.html">Alienware Pro Wireless</a>, which Team Liquid players recently got to try out, is one option. It has a medium height that allows you to comfortably curl your hand over the top. It also has main buttons that stretch back into the mouse&rsquo;s body so that you can trigger them from further back where your fingers will naturally fall.</p>
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  2565. </div>
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  2570. <span class="product-widget__information--rrp-label">
  2571. Price When Reviewed: </span>
  2572. <span class="product-widget__information--rrp-value">
  2573. 149.99 </span>
  2574. </div>
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  2577. <span class="product-widget__pricing-details--label">
  2578. Best Prices Today:
  2579. </span>
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  2581. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTKJYZGW?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;asc_refurl=https://www.pcworld.com/feed" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse" data-vars-product-id="2261560" data-vars-category="Gaming,Mice" data-vars-manufacturer-id="15095" data-vars-manufacturer="Dell" data-vars-vendor="amazon,Dell" data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="2261560" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTKJYZGW?tag=pcworld02-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow">$149.99 at  Amazon</a> <span class="amp-bar"> | </span>
  2582. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/321564/633495/10014?prodsku=6539358&amp;u=https://api.bestbuy.com/click/-/6571730/pdp&amp;intsrc=CATF_4831&amp;2-1-2336552-5-2261560-15095" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse" data-vars-product-id="2261560" data-vars-category="Gaming,Mice" data-vars-manufacturer-id="15095" data-vars-manufacturer="Dell" data-vars-vendor="amazon,Dell" data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="2261560" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://api.bestbuy.com/click/-/6571730/pdp" rel="nofollow">$149.99 at  Best Buy</a> <span class="amp-bar"> | </span>
  2583. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8200811-12839518?url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-pro-wireless-gaming-mouse/apd/570-bbgj/pc-accessories&amp;sid=2-1-2336552-5-2261560-15095" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse" data-vars-product-id="2261560" data-vars-category="Gaming,Mice" data-vars-manufacturer-id="15095" data-vars-manufacturer="Dell" data-vars-vendor="amazon,Dell" data-vars-po="amazon" data-product="2261560" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-pro-wireless-gaming-mouse/apd/570-bbgj/pc-accessories" rel="nofollow">$149.99 at  Dell</a> </span>
  2584. </div>
  2585. </div>
  2586. </div>
  2587. </div>
  2588.  
  2590.  
  2591.  
  2592. <p>Ideally, you&rsquo;ll want to avoid mice with perforated backs &mdash; they just won&rsquo;t feel comfortable on your fingertips in a claw grip. To browse a list of some of the best mice for a claw grip, you might also want to read our PCWorld list of the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/452384/best-gaming-mice.html">best gaming mice</a>. </p>
  2593.  
  2594.  
  2595.  
  2596. <p>Tried a claw grip and it&rsquo;s just not for you? Don&rsquo;t sweat it &mdash; all is not lost! It&rsquo;s reassuring to know that there are <em>some</em> elite players that buck the trend, finding a lot of success with the other grip types. </p>
  2597.  
  2598.  
  2599.  
  2600. <p>One player is Team Liquid&rsquo;s nAts, aka Ayaz Akhmetshin, who hails from Russia. He swears by a humble palm grip for his <em>Valorant</em> matches.</p>
  2601.  
  2602.  
  2603.  
  2604. <p>&ldquo;I think a fingertip grip allows you to do small movements more precisely, but with the palm grip you can do bigger movements easier and faster,&rdquo; he says.</p>
  2605.  
  2606.  
  2607.  
  2608. <p>&ldquo;Comfort is the most important thing when choosing a mouse grip. I&rsquo;m a palm grip player with my full hand on the table. I just got used to it,&rdquo; he says.</p>
  2609.  
  2610. <category>Gaming, Mice</category></body></div>
  2611. ]]></description>
  2612. <link>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2336552/why-most-pro-gamers-use-a-claw-grip-with-gaming-mice.html</link>
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  2615. <title>Dell XPS 13 (2024) review: An elegant stumble</title>
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  2617. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  2621.  
  2622.  
  2623. <div id="review-body" class="review"><span class="review-title">At a glance</span><h3 class="review-subTitle" id="experts-rating">Expert's Rating</h3><div class="starRating" style="--rating: 3;" aria-label="Rating of this product is 3 out of 5."></div>
  2624. <div><div class="review-columns"><div class="review-column"><h3 class="review-subTitle" id="pros">Pros</h3><ul class="pros review-list"><li>Elegant design</li><li>Sleek and lightweight</li><li>Snappy Windows Hello camera</li><li>Great trackpad</li></ul></div><div class="review-column"><h3 class="review-subTitle" id="cons">Cons</h3><ul class="cons review-list"><li>Performance lags behind competitors</li><li>Pricey next to faster alternatives</li><li>Contentious keyboard</li><li>Only two ports</li></ul></div></div></div><h3 class="review-subTitle review-subTitle--borderTop" id="our-verdict">Our Verdict</h3><p class="verdict">The Dell XPS 13 has been a force to reckon with some years, but this isn&rsquo;t one of them. It&rsquo;s performance lags behind its cheaper competitors, and it doesn&rsquo;t lead them in the battery department either. It may be thin and light, but by a narrow margin that doesn&rsquo;t make up for its shortcomings.</p>
  2625. </div><h3 class="review-price" id="price-when-reviewed">Price When Reviewed</h3><p>$1,399</p>
  2626. <h3 class="review-best-price" id="best-prices-today-dell-xps-13-2024">
  2627. Best Prices Today: Dell XPS 13 (2024) </h3>
  2628. <div class="wp-block-price-comparison price-comparison ">
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  2631.  
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  2634. <span>Retailer</span>
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  2637. <span>Price</span>
  2638. </div>
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  2640.  
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  2643. <img decoding="async" src="https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/themes/idg-base-theme/dist/static/img/dell-logo.svg" alt="Dell" loading="lazy" />
  2644. </div>
  2645. <div class="price-comparison__price">
  2647. <span>
  2648. $1399 </span>
  2650. </div>
  2651. <div>
  2652. <a class="price-comparison__view-button" href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8200811-12839518?url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/13-new/spd/xps-13-9340-laptop&amp;sid=2-1-2330227-2-2330228-11245" data-vars-product-name="Dell XPS 13 (2024)" data-vars-product-id="2330228" data-vars-category="Laptops" data-vars-manufacturer-id="11245" data-vars-manufacturer="Dell" data-vars-vendor="Dell" data-vars-po="" data-product="2330228" data-vars-link-position-id="001" data-vars-link-position="Price Comparison Top" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/13-new/spd/xps-13-9340-laptop" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Deal</a> </div>
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  2655. <span class="price-comparison__footer-text">
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  2670. <span class="price-comparison__footer-text">
  2671. Price comparison from Backmarket </span>
  2672. </div>
  2673. </div>
  2674. </div>
  2676.  
  2677.  
  2678. <p>Dell has refreshed its line of XPS laptops, introducing a new XPS 16 and XPS 14 and changing up the sizes we&rsquo;re used to. But we still get the <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8200811-12839518?url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/13-new/spd/xps-13-9340-laptop&amp;sid=2-1-2330227-1-0-0" rel="nofollow">Dell XPS 13</a>, which keeps the diminutive, portability-minded dimensions of its predecessors. For the sharp-eyed XPS fans, this model will look strikingly similar to the earlier XPS 13 Plus, as the entirety of this new lineup has adopted the design language introduced with the Plus models. </p>
  2679.  
  2680.  
  2681.  
  2682. <p>What this means for elegance is one thing, but for utility, it&rsquo;s another thing entirely. And with performance leaving something to be desired next to cheaper competitors, the best days for the XPS 13 may be well and truly behind us.</p>
  2683.  
  2684.  
  2685.  
  2686. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="dell-xps-13-specs-and-features">Dell XPS 13: Specs and features</h2>
  2687.  
  2688.  
  2689.  
  2690. <p>The Dell XPS 13 comes in a handful of configuration options. Ours is near the bottom, with only a memory downgrade to 8GB available for a $100 savings. However, 8GB on a machine that has a base price over $1,000 feels incredibly unwise, especially as it&rsquo;s non-upgradeable LPDDR5. At the time of writing, all configurations come with the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor. Storage can be upgraded to 1TB or 2TB, and memory comes at 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB.</p>
  2691.  
  2692.  
  2693.  
  2694. <p>Dell offers three display options. The most basic is a 1920&times;1200 panel tested here that offers a 30- to 120Hz refresh rate and 500-nit peak brightness. For an additional $300, the display can be upgraded to a 2560&times;1600 touchscreen with otherwise similar specs, or to a 2880&times;1800 OLED touchscreen with a lower, 400-nit peak brightness and 60Hz refresh rate.</p>
  2695.  
  2696.  
  2697.  
  2698. <p>The XPS 13 comes in either a light Platinum color or a dark Graphite.</p>
  2699.  
  2700.  
  2701.  
  2702. <ul>
  2703. <li>CPU: Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H</li>
  2704.  
  2705.  
  2706.  
  2707. <li>Memory: 16GB LPDDR5x</li>
  2708.  
  2709.  
  2710.  
  2711. <li>Graphics/GPU: Intel Arc Graphics</li>
  2712.  
  2713.  
  2714.  
  2715. <li>Display: 13.4-inch 1200p WVA</li>
  2716.  
  2717.  
  2718.  
  2719. <li>Storage: 512GB PCIe Gen4 SSD</li>
  2720.  
  2721.  
  2722.  
  2723. <li>Webcam: 1080p</li>
  2724.  
  2725.  
  2726.  
  2727. <li>Connectivity: 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 2.1</li>
  2728.  
  2729.  
  2730.  
  2731. <li>Networking: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4</li>
  2732.  
  2733.  
  2734.  
  2735. <li>Biometrics: Windows Hello fingerprint, facial recognition</li>
  2736.  
  2737.  
  2738.  
  2739. <li>Battery capacity: 55 watt-hours</li>
  2740.  
  2741.  
  2742.  
  2743. <li>Dimensions: 11.62 x 7.84 x 0.6 inches</li>
  2744.  
  2745.  
  2746.  
  2747. <li>Weight: 2.7 pounds</li>
  2748.  
  2749.  
  2750.  
  2751. <li>MSRP: $1,399 ($1,299 base)</li>
  2752. </ul>
  2753.  
  2754.  
  2755.  
  2756. <blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
  2757. <p>Looking for more laptop options? Be sure to check out PCWorld&rsquo;s roundup of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/436674/the-best-pc-laptops-of-the-year.html">best laptops</a>&nbsp;available today.</p>
  2758. </blockquote>
  2759.  
  2760.  
  2761.  
  2762. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="dell-xps-13-design-and-build-quality">Dell XPS 13: Design and build quality</h2>
  2763.  
  2764.  
  2765.  
  2766. <p>Like the rest of the lineup, the Dell XPS 13 is lavishly designed. In fact, with the compact canvas Dell had to work with, it might even be the better looking of the bunch. It&rsquo;s a sandwich of aluminum and glass with a meticulous assembly that readily rivals Apple. Because the XPS 13 has an extra-small footprint, there&rsquo;s no space on the sides of the keyboard for speakers &mdash; instead they&rsquo;re downward-firing speakers on the edges of the base &mdash; which actually lends it a better appearance than its larger siblings whose speakers that don&rsquo;t quite meld with the rest of the design.</p>
  2767.  
  2768.  
  2769.  
  2770. <p>Just like its siblings, the XPS 13 suffers from the same functional faults that come hand-in-hand with the aesthetic choices. The keyboard has its keys spread so their edges run tight next to one another. The function row is replaced by capacitive touch buttons that need constant illumination, and the trackpad is gloriously covered in a single panel for glass that stretches the width of the laptop but also completely obscures where the trackpad begins and ends.</p>
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  2799. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Dell XPS 13 (2024) in hand" class="wp-image-2330246" width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Dell XPS 13 is handsome and well-built.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2800. </div>
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  2802. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2803.  
  2804.  
  2805.  
  2806. <p>The polished design of the XPS 13 almost highlights the one point where it could still use work. Dell opted for curved corners, but by sticking with a hard-cornered display, the screen looks a little off where its 90-degree angles meet the curved corners of the lid. That&rsquo;s only further accentuated by the two different bezel widths. This is minor, and I&rsquo;d personally never huff over it, but Dell is staking a lot on design here, and that choice is exactly the kind we see Apple and Samsung avoiding in their laptop designs.</p>
  2807.  
  2808.  
  2809.  
  2810. <p>At least Dell&rsquo;s build is solid. Quality materials add up, and while I wouldn&rsquo;t say this is a machine that&rsquo;ll tolerate real abuse, it feels like it will hold up quite well to the battering laptops take every day.</p>
  2811.  
  2812.  
  2813.  
  2814. <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Dell XPS 13 (2024): Keyboard, trackpad</h2>
  2815.  
  2816.  
  2817.  
  2818. <p>I&rsquo;ve had issues with Dell&rsquo;s XPS keyboards since the shift introduced with the Plus models. They may be mechanically sound, but they present some issues for comfort and consistency. And where I made do on the larger models, the XPS 13 presents some unique challenges of its own.</p>
  2819.  
  2820.  
  2821.  
  2822. <p>Typing, I was able to reach a brisk 117 words-per-minute at 99 percent accuracy in one run through Monkeytype&rsquo;s test, but this felt like an exception, as more often I was stuck closer to 100 words per minute with below 95 percent accuracy. Monkeytype&rsquo;s default test also doesn&rsquo;t entail punctuation or modifiers. Most of the discomfort with the keyboard comes from shifting back and forth between hand positions and resetting to the home row. Since the narrow gaps and flatter keys don&rsquo;t provide as much tactility for finding home by touch, every shift away results in a slightly slower reset. My confidence on repeated presses of the same key was also low. And reaching away to the backspace or, even worse, the capacitive delete key, could introduce more trouble. The arrow keys also require me to shift my hand off of the laptop entirely, which further makes navigating a hassle.</p>
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  2845. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The closeness of the keys and their flatter quality take some getting used to.</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  2848. </button>
  2849. <div class="lightbox-image-container"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large responsive-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="context.core.image.imageCurrentSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Dell XPS 13 (2024) keyboard" class="wp-image-2330255" width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The closeness of the keys and their flatter quality take some getting used to.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2850. </div>
  2851. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Dell XPS 13 (2024) keyboard" class="wp-image-2330255" width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The closeness of the keys and their flatter quality take some getting used to.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2852. </div>
  2853. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  2854. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2855.  
  2856.  
  2857.  
  2858. <p>I know Dell can make a great keyboard &mdash; the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2277005/dell-inspiron-14-plus-review.html">Inspiron 14 Plus&rsquo;s</a> keyboard stands as one of the best I&rsquo;ve used &mdash; but this design ethos stands in the way of what might be excellent mechanics underneath.</p>
  2859.  
  2860.  
  2861.  
  2862. <p>At least touch navigation is solid. The trackpad on the XPS 13 isn&rsquo;t nearly as big as it is on the XPS 14 or 16, extending from the left edge of the space bar to the right edge of the right Alt key roughly. It takes up most of the vertical space available to it. Since it&rsquo;s almost impossible to avoid resting my palms on it, it&rsquo;s good to see impeccable palm rejection from the trackpad. And where the XPS 14 tended to ignore any swipes if I started them from outside of the trackpad&rsquo;s elusive boundaries, the XPS 13 will start to register them just as soon as my finger crosses the threshold of the trackpad. The trackpad also has a satisfying haptic feedback to clicks across most of its surface.</p>
  2863.  
  2864.  
  2865.  
  2866. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="dell-xps-13-display-audio">Dell XPS 13: Display, audio</h2>
  2867.  
  2868.  
  2869.  
  2870. <p>You&rsquo;ll find options from plain to presumably gorgeous for the XPS 13. Here we&rsquo;ve tested the base display configuration, which is a 1920&times;1200 IPS panel. At its small 13.4-inch screen size, it&rsquo;s reasonably sharp. The 30- to 120Hz refresh rate also provides smooth visual feedback while operating the system. While the upgraded, sharper options include touchscreens, this configuration doesn&rsquo;t. It does include a strong anti-glare finish that combines with a high peak brightness (measured at 547 nits) for easy visibility in many scenarios, though. The clarity and visibility are the main pros of this display, and it offers a reasonably colorful and accurate panel that covers 99 percent of the sRGB color space, though it leaves plenty of room for improvement in the DCI-P3 color space. While nearly all colors were accurate with less than a dE of 2.0 (less than dE 1.0 for most), one shade of blue was off by a dE of 5.5 and could cause some issues for color-centric work.&nbsp; </p>
  2871.  
  2872.  
  2873.  
  2874. <p>Like the rest of the XPS line so far this year, the XPS 13 has impressive little speakers. They&rsquo;re made all the more impressive with how small the laptop itself is. Listening to speech, the audio comes through loud and clear even at lower volume levels. Bumping the volume high can see the speaker rattle and distort a little, reverberating in the system, but there&rsquo;s no denying these are potent speakers. Keeping the volume within tame levels, they have a nice balance to them and supply surprising bass.</p>
  2875.  
  2876.  
  2877.  
  2878. <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Dell XPS 13 (2024): Webcam, microphone, biometrics</h2>
  2879.  
  2880.  
  2881.  
  2882. <p>Dell&rsquo;s 1080p webcam is a good one here. In addition to the satisfyingly sharp detail, it manages to offer natural color and even holds up in less-than-ideal lighting conditions, such as dimmer rooms. It can suffer from washed out images if too much light is in front of the lens. The webcam also serves up Windows Hello facial recognition for quick logins. A fingerprint scanner at the corner of the keyboard adds a second biometric option.</p>
  2883.  
  2884.  
  2885.  
  2886. <p>The mic system captures my voice well for calls, and eliminates some light background noise, but it&rsquo;s not as successful at neutralizing other voices, such as a podcast I had playing from my phone at the side of the laptop.</p>
  2887.  
  2888.  
  2889.  
  2890. <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>There&rsquo;s no denying that the Dell XPS 13&rsquo;s speakers are potent, with a nice balance to them and supply surprising bass.</p></blockquote></figure>
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  2913. </button><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The webcam on the Dell XPS 13 supports Windows  Hello for quick logins via facial recognition.</figcaption> <div data-wp-body="" class="wp-lightbox-overlay zoom" data-wp-bind--role="selectors.core.image.roleAttribute" data-wp-bind--aria-label="selectors.core.image.dialogLabel" data-wp-class--initialized="context.core.image.initialized" data-wp-class--active="context.core.image.lightboxEnabled" data-wp-class--hideanimationenabled="context.core.image.hideAnimationEnabled" data-wp-bind--aria-modal="selectors.core.image.ariaModal" data-wp-effect="effects.core.image.initLightbox" data-wp-on--keydown="actions.core.image.handleKeydown" data-wp-on--touchstart="actions.core.image.handleTouchStart" data-wp-on--touchmove="actions.core.image.handleTouchMove" data-wp-on--touchend="actions.core.image.handleTouchEnd" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.hideLightbox" tabindex="-1">
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  2917. <div class="lightbox-image-container"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large responsive-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="context.core.image.imageCurrentSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Dell XPS 13 (2024) webcam" class="wp-image-2330242" width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The webcam on the Dell XPS 13 supports Windows  Hello for quick logins via facial recognition.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2918. </div>
  2919. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Dell XPS 13 (2024) webcam" class="wp-image-2330242" width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The webcam on the Dell XPS 13 supports Windows  Hello for quick logins via facial recognition.</figcaption></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2920. </div>
  2921. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  2922. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2923.  
  2924.  
  2925.  
  2926. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="dell-xps-13-connectivity">Dell XPS 13: Connectivity</h2>
  2927.  
  2928.  
  2929.  
  2930. <p>Dell offers strong wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. My connections to earbuds and headphones have been stable, and the system is always quick to reconnect to Wi-Fi when it wakes up from sleep.</p>
  2931.  
  2932.  
  2933.  
  2934. <p>Wired connectivity is more of an issue, as Dell has fully embraced the modern ultrabook sensibilities. That is to say, it has just two USB-C ports. They are fully featured Thunderbolt 4 ports, at least, so they offer some serious expandability through docks. Dell even includes a handy dongle with a USB-A and HDMI port on it. But for simultaneous charging and connections to several peripherals, a proper dock will be necessary.</p>
  2935.  
  2936.  
  2937.  
  2938. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="dell-xps-13-performance">Dell XPS 13: Performance</h2>
  2939.  
  2940.  
  2941.  
  2942. <p>The Dell XPS 13 is a solid performer, but when it comes to thin-and-light laptops, size does matter. The extra size of some of its competitors &mdash; 14-inch models that really aren&rsquo;t a monstrous leap &mdash; highlight that the tight confines of the Dell XPS 13 may be strangling its potential in much the same way they did for the Dell XPS 16 compared to its larger competitors.</p>
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  2973. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  2974. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  2975.  
  2976.  
  2977.  
  2978. <p>We see the Dell XPS 13 still offering strong results in overall capabilities as marked by its PCMark 10 Overall score, which is an indicator of good utility at over 6,000 points. But the XPS 13 is trailing the pack here, lagging behind three other laptops fitted with the same CPU, and also trailing the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2289137/asus-zenbook-14-oled-review-3.html">Asus Zenbook 14 OLED</a> with an Ryzen 7 8840HS processor. While memory and SSD speeds play into the PCMark results, we&rsquo;ll see more clearly that the CPU in the XPS 13 ends up being what holds it back.</p>
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  3011.  
  3012.  
  3013.  
  3014. <p>Cinebench R20 puts stress particularly on the CPU, and here there&rsquo;s similar daylight between the XPS 13 and its competition. The gaps between it and the other laptops almost perfectly mirror what we saw in PCMark. And since the XPS 13 packs the same CPU as most of these other laptops, it&rsquo;s clearly just not squeezing out as much from the chip. Extended testing shows the score drop considerably lower, with a 10-minute run dropping it to 8,513, highlighting the inability to sustain high loads without thermals throttling the CPU.</p>
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  3044. </div>
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  3046. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  3047.  
  3048.  
  3049.  
  3050. <p>Handbrake shows this same shortcoming. This extended test really taxes the CPU to encode a large video file. If the XPS 13 were able to keep thermals down and the CPU maxed out, it would likely have performed more in line with its competitors here. But as it stands, it lags well behind, taking a half hour to complete the task. Only the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2277039/lenovo-slim-7-14-review.html#:~:text=Lenovo%20Slim%207%2014%20Gen,PCIe%20NVMe%20solid%20state%20drive.">Lenovo Slim 7 14 Gen 9</a> fell behind.</p>
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  3078. </div>
  3079. <div class="lightbox-image-container foundry-lightbox"><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full enlarged-image"><img decoding="async" data-wp-bind--src="selectors.core.image.enlargedImgSrc" data-wp-style--object-fit="selectors.core.image.lightboxObjectFit" src="" alt="Dell XPS 13 (2024) 3DMark" class="wp-image-2330264" width="975" height="588" loading="lazy" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  3080. </div>
  3081. <div class="scrim" style="background-color: #fff" aria-hidden="true"></div>
  3082. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  3083.  
  3084.  
  3085.  
  3086. <p>Since the integrated Intel Arc Graphics are built right into the same chip as the CPU, they end up suffering from some of the same issues, though the disparities are reduced. Intel&rsquo;s Arc Graphics prove modestly capable, but the Dell XPS 13 sees results that let competitors run ahead.</p>
  3087.  
  3088.  
  3089.  
  3090. <p>It&rsquo;s all the more shameful for the XPS 13 that it&rsquo;s more expensive than all four models it competes with here.</p>
  3091.  
  3092.  
  3093.  
  3094. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="dell-xps-13-battery-life">Dell XPS 13: Battery life</h2>
  3095.  
  3096.  
  3097.  
  3098. <p>By all accounts, the XPS 13 is a wonder when it comes to battery life. It pulled off a staggering average over 14 hours in our test, which consists of a nonstop video playback with the display set to about 250 nits. However, this result is slightly soured by its competition. The same laptops that were able to push harder in performance prove just as capable or more of dialing back their performance to conserve battery life. While the Acer Swift Go 14 lags behind by just a few minutes, the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED and Dell Inspiron 14 Plus pull off an extra hour of runtime. Dell at least lands a solid win against the Lenovo Slim 7 14 Gen 9 here, which only mustered 11 hours (still respectable).</p>
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  3130. </div></figure><p class="imageCredit">Mark Knapp / Foundry</p></div>
  3131.  
  3132.  
  3133.  
  3134. <p>In fairness to the Dell XPS 13, it has the smallest battery of the pack at just 54Wh, but that doesn&rsquo;t lessen the fact that it will lag behind in real-world use. And the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED that so handily beat the XPS 13 here manages to do so with a 75Wh battery packed into a larger frame that only weighs 0.12 pounds more.</p>
  3135.  
  3136.  
  3137.  
  3138. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="should-you-buy-the-dell-xps-13">Should you buy the Dell XPS 13?</h2>
  3139.  
  3140.  
  3141.  
  3142. <p>The Dell XPS 13 is a disappointment. It might be a beauty to behold, but it all crumbles underneath the utility. Dell&rsquo;s new design makes for a keyboard that feels great on the individual key level but can be harder to navigate. And the premium design comes at a cost without also coming with boosted performance to justify it. In our tests, the XPS 13 generally lags behind its competitors by a notable margin, and they&rsquo;re all significantly cheaper. And that&rsquo;s with the base configuration in mind, which offers a simple IPS panel and compares poorly to the OLEDs a couple of its competitors are offering. It&rsquo;s just too hard to justify springing for the XPS 13 when it&rsquo;s beat on so many counts.</p>
  3143.  
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  3149. <title>Do you really need a VPN as part of your antivirus software?</title>
  3150. <enclosure url="https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Norton-360-dashboard-photo.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all" length="670265" type="image/jpeg" />
  3151. <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  3155.  
  3156.  
  3157.  
  3158. <p>Modern antivirus programs aren&rsquo;t just antivirus tools. They&rsquo;re often big security suites, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2323370/more-than-antivirus-what-to-expect-from-your-security-software.html">bundling additional security features</a> along with malware protection. Many of the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/407277/best-antivirus-for-windows-pc.html">best antivirus suites we recommend</a> include a built-in virtual private network (VPN) service.</p>
  3159.  
  3160.  
  3161.  
  3162. <p>You don&rsquo;t <em>need</em> a built-in VPN in your security suite of choice &mdash; especially if you already have a VPN you prefer &mdash; but it can be very convenient.</p>
  3163.  
  3164.  
  3165.  
  3166. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="do-you-need-a-vpn-at-all">Do you need a VPN at all?</h2>
  3167.  
  3168.  
  3169.  
  3170. <p>Clearly, you can use the internet without a VPN. It&rsquo;s not a <em>mandatory</em> online tool.</p>
  3171.  
  3172.  
  3173.  
  3174. <p>That said, VPNs have a lot of advantages. They can provide extra protection when you use public Wi-Fi hotspots &mdash; <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2304346/5-outdated-security-practices-you-shouldnt-use-anymore.html">public Wi-Fi isn&rsquo;t as dangerous as it used to be</a>, but there are still some risks. They create a secure tunnel that shields your online activity from your internet service provider &mdash; although you&rsquo;re trusting your VPN provider of choice with that data instead. They let you access geographically restricted websites, which can make them extra useful for streaming services. People who use <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/624123/best-vpn-for-torrenting.html">BitTorrent</a> and other peer-to-peer file sharing tools often depend on VPNs to shield their file-sharing activity.</p>
  3175.  
  3176.  
  3177.  
  3178. <p>And let&rsquo;s be honest: VPNs are also becoming more common now that an increasing number of U.S. states are <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2302285/how-to-access-adult-content-websites-with-a-vpn.html">cracking down on adult websites</a>, too.</p>
  3179.  
  3180.  
  3181.  
  3182. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="whats-the-advantage-of-a-vpn-built-into-antivirus-software">What&rsquo;s the advantage of a VPN built into antivirus software?</h2>
  3183.  
  3184.  
  3185.  
  3186. <p>The advantage of a VPN built into antivirus software is convenience. You&rsquo;re getting a convenient tool built into the security suite you already use. You don&rsquo;t have to install an extra program and juggle an extra system tray icon on your PC.</p>
  3187.  
  3188.  
  3189.  
  3190. <p>You don&rsquo;t have to pay for an extra subscription, either. Rather than subscribing to a VPN for an extra yearly fee, you&rsquo;ll get a VPN bundled with the security suite you subscribe to. You won&rsquo;t have to deal with multiple yearly subscriptions. (A built-in VPN is a feature often found in <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/407277/best-antivirus-for-windows-pc.html">premium antivirus programs</a>, not <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2203335/best-free-antivirus-3.html">free antivirus tools</a>.)</p>
  3191.  
  3192.  
  3193.  
  3194. <p>A security suite&rsquo;s built-in VPN tool may include features that block known malicious websites and other dangerous online junk while you&rsquo;re connected to the VPN. However, most dedicated VPN services offer similar dangerous-site-blocking options.</p>
  3195.  
  3196.  
  3197.  
  3198. <div class="wp-block-product-widget-block product-widget">
  3199. <div class="product-widget__block-title-wrapper">
  3200. <h4 class="product-widget__block-title" id="the-best-antivirus-includes-vpn-and-more">
  3201. the best antivirus includes vpn and more </h4>
  3202. </div>
  3203.  
  3204. <div class="product-widget__content-wrapper">
  3205. <div class="product-widget__title-wrapper">
  3206. <h3 class="product-widget__title" id="norton-360-deluxe">Norton 360 Deluxe</h3>
  3207. </div>
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  3210. <div class="product-widget__image-wrapper">
  3211. <img decoding="async" width="2400" height="1600" class="product-widget__image" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?quality=50&amp;strip=all" loading="lazy" alt="Norton 360 Deluxe" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?quality=50&amp;strip=all 2400w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3647-sm.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
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  3237. <a class="product-widget__pricing-details--link" href="https://software.pcworld.com/p43656-norton_360_deluxe_2024_3-d_15-m?x-source=2-1-2336372-5-246479-17449" target="_blank" data-vars-product-name="Norton 360 Deluxe" data-vars-product-id="246479" data-vars-category="Antivirus,Professional Software,Security Software and Services" data-vars-manufacturer-id="17449" data-vars-manufacturer="NortonLifeLock, Inc." data-vars-vendor="Norton,PCWorld Software Store" data-vars-po="" data-product="246479" data-vars-link-position-id="005" data-vars-link-position="Product Sidebar" data-vars-outbound-link="https://software.pcworld.com/p43656-norton_360_deluxe_2024_3-d_15-m" rel="nofollow">$19.99 at  PCWorld Software Store</a> <span class="amp-bar"> | </span>
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  3242. </div>
  3243.  
  3245.  
  3246.  
  3247. <p>If you have already hunted down <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/406870/best-vpn-services-apps-reviews-buying-advice.html">the best VPN</a> for your needs and you have strong feelings about it, a VPN built into your antivirus program probably isn&rsquo;t the right option for you. You can use whatever VPN you like with whatever antivirus tool you like.</p>
  3248.  
  3249.  
  3250.  
  3251. <p>On the other hand, a bundled VPN tool in an antivirus program is perfect if you don&rsquo;t have strong feelings about a VPN and you just want something convenient. For example, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/393283/norton-360-deluxe-antivirus-review.html">Norton 360 Deluxe</a> has a built-in VPN that&rsquo;s configured to automatically start whenever you connect to public Wi-Fi. It&rsquo;s the perfect set-it-and-forget-it extra security feature for people who don&rsquo;t want to juggle a lot of programs. Of course, you can also open Norton and connect to the VPN whenever you want &mdash; you still have that control.</p>
  3252.  
  3253.  
  3254.  
  3255. <h1 class="wp-block-heading" id="whats-the-downside-of-a-vpn-built-into-antivirus-software">What&rsquo;s the downside of a VPN built into antivirus software?</h1>
  3256.  
  3257.  
  3258.  
  3259. <p>VPN tools built into antivirus programs are often less feature packed. Dedicated VPNs may offer more knobs and switches. They may provide a larger number of VPN servers you can connect to in a wider variety of geographical location. Those servers may be faster, and they may deliver a better streaming experience. A dedicated VPN service may not care if you use BitTorrent or other peer-to-peer file-sharing tools to download and upload files, but the VPN built into an antivirus may not approve of that.</p>
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  3292.  
  3293.  
  3294.  
  3295. <p>A dedicated VPN may also offer extra anonymity when it comes to payments, too &mdash; for example, <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/395038/mullvad-vpn-review-2.html">Mullvad</a> offers an anonymized payment system where you can actually mail the company cold hard cash rather than having your name and credit card number associated with your account.</p>
  3296.  
  3297.  
  3298.  
  3299. <p>Additionally, dedicated VPNs may be more up-front about a <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2252180/14-vpn-terms-and-features-everyone-should-know.html">no-logging policy</a> and may bring in third-party auditors to provide extra assurances of privacy, while built-in VPNs in antivirus suites may not.</p>
  3300.  
  3301.  
  3302.  
  3303. <p>But, for the average person who just wants some extra protection while connecting to public Wi-Fi networks without an extra subscription, program, and account to juggle, an antivirus suite&rsquo;s built-in VPN may be perfect.</p>
  3304.  
  3305.  
  3306.  
  3307. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="a-convenient-feature-but-not-an-essential">A convenient feature, but not an essential</h2>
  3308.  
  3309.  
  3310.  
  3311. <p>You don&rsquo;t need a VPN as part of your antivirus software. But it can be nice to have.</p>
  3312.  
  3313.  
  3314.  
  3315. <p>If you already have <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/406870/best-vpn-services-apps-reviews-buying-advice.html">a VPN you love</a> and have strong feelings about, you can keep using it with whatever antivirus program you like.</p>
  3316.  
  3317.  
  3318.  
  3319. <p>On the other hand, if you want convenient access to a VPN without any extra subscriptions, applications, and accounts to juggle, a VPN built into an antivirus tool might be perfect.</p>
  3320.  
  3321.  
  3322.  
  3323. <p>It&rsquo;s all about convenience. You don&rsquo;t have to pay for any of this if you don&rsquo;t want to &mdash; you can <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2323356/the-ultimate-free-digital-security-guide-stay-safe-without-spending-a-dime.html">assemble your own online security suite out of free tools</a>. You can combine a capable <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2203335/best-free-antivirus-3.html">free antivirus</a> and a capable free VPN &mdash; but bear in mind that you need to ensure you <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/629037/best-free-vpn.html">choose a trustworthy free VPN</a>, as there are a lot of <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2290587/are-free-vpns-any-good.html">questionable free VPNs</a> out there. And bear in mind that a free VPN usually won&rsquo;t offer the fastest speeds &mdash; and it may have limits, like only letting you transfer a certain amount of data each month before you need to pay up.</p>
  3324.  
  3325.  
  3326.  
  3327. <p>Be sure to check out PCWorld&rsquo;s guides to the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/407277/best-antivirus-for-windows-pc.html">best antivirus software</a> and the <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/406870/best-vpn-services-apps-reviews-buying-advice.html">best VPN services</a> to find the right options for you.</p>
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