Today's desktops pack neater designs and more value than ever. See our recent favorites based on our deep-dive reviews, plus all the shopping advice you need.

For more than a decade, I've tested PCs and edited hundreds of reviews, so I know what's a good deal and what you should skip. These big deals from Acemagic, Acer, Apple, and Dell are worth a look.

Because of their mobile nature, laptops get a lot of attention in the tech world. The ability to pick them up and move around is useful for a lot of people, but not everybody prefers to do their ...

The desktop PC scene is much different today than it used to be. You get a whole lot of power in smaller sizes than before, and you can pick and choose from a host of available options. It all comes ...

Amazon’s October Prime Big Deal Days 2025 sales event is almost finished, but there are still tons of great deals on desktop PCs available. This year’s event runs October 7-8 and includes solid ...

I recently tried to use a Raspberry Pi 5 as a regular desktop PC. The experiment wasn’t a failure—I was able to use a Pi to get most of my work done for a few days. But the device’s performance, and ...

I bought an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 as soon as they went up for preorder, just like I have bought every full-size Pi model since the Pi 3 Model B launched back in 2016, including the Pi 3B+, with its ...

The struggle is real. Computer buying is a hassle for the uninitiated, and even those who can count off the names of the different Intel chip generations on their fingers and toes might still fall for ...

This may come as a surprise: Though I work at PCWorld, I don’t build computers. Well, I can. I have. But it’s one thing to buy a few thousand dollars’ worth of parts and then build a desktop on a ...