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I wasn’t expecting much from the new Elgato Facecam MK.2. It’s apparently not really a sequel, and will just go on to replace the existing Facecam we loved so well. It’s also a bit cheaper than the original cam launched at: The new one is starting at $150 while the MK.1 came out at $200.…

Dave James, mostly hardware. Mostly (Image credit: Future) This month I have been mostly… messing around with mobile machines. From gaming handhelds to laptops, I’ve had my mitts on some fun machines recently. And some frustrating ones, too. The Ayaneo Kun was almost the best gaming handheld, but slightly missed the mark, and the HP…

The Ayaneo Kun is almost the king of handheld gaming PCs. I mean, that’s what the company has been aiming for with a name like that, and it gets so damned close, but there are the little things that get in the way of me giving it an unreserved recommendation as the absolute best. Having…

I’m seriously impressed with the new HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming. I love a good 14-inch gaming laptop at the best of times, but there’s usually a pretty prohibitive price tag attached. Not so with this wee beauty. I mean, it’s still more expensive than most RTX 4060 gaming laptops, but you won’t find one…

Asus latest big boi GPU is the TUF Gaming RTX 4080 Super, a reference priced, modestly overclocked card from the classic Nvidia board partner. That makes it a $999 GPU, $200 less than the original RTX 4080, but with essentially the same performance. Job done. And if you can’t get your hands on an Nvidia…

The Framework 16 is the gaming laptop I’ve always wanted. Well… almost. If you put the Framework 16’s GPU party piece into the Razer Blade 14 then you’ve got the gaming laptop I’ve always wanted, but this is certainly a vital step down that path. And without Framework there’s no chance of ever getting there;…