Nathan Reynolds

I’ve been running Raspberry Pi projects for over six years, and I’ve learned one hard truth: your microSD card choice can make or break your Pi experience. After testing dozens of cards across Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5, and Zero 2 W boards, I can tell you with confidence that not all microSD cards … Read more

I spent the last three months testing ten single board computers and microcontrollers that makers are reaching for instead of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi prices have crept up, stock is patchy at retail, and a wave of ARM, x86, and RISC-V boards now offer equal or better performance per dollar. Our team compared these … Read more

I set up my first single board computer server about six years ago, and it ran warm, loud, and slow. When I swapped it for an Orange Pi 5 last spring, my whole home lab changed: Docker containers booted in seconds, my Plex stream stopped buffering, and the electricity bill dropped roughly $4 a month … Read more

I still remember the first time I unboxed a Steam Deck in 2022 and fired up Elden Ring on the train. That feeling — your entire Steam library in your hands — has only gotten better in . After our team spent 90 days testing 10 of the best handheld gaming PCs across commutes, couches, … Read more

I tested eight handheld gaming PCs side by side over the past two months, draining batteries across flights, commutes, and long couch sessions to find out which ones actually last. The honest truth is that manufacturer battery claims rarely match real-world gaming, so I focused on actual playtime with demanding AAA titles. What I found … Read more

When I unboxed my first Steam Deck, I played it stock for about three days. Then I dropped it once, watched the battery die on a cross-country flight, and ran out of storage installing a single Call of Duty update. That’s when I started hunting for the best accessories for the Steam Deck that actually … Read more

I spent the last six weeks testing the best budget gaming laptops in across three different rigs in my apartment, and one thing became clear fast: you do not need to spend $1,500 to get smooth 1080p gameplay. The 12 models below all deliver playable frame rates on real games, and they all sit comfortably … Read more

I lost an entire Saturday last year because my firewall pushed a bad update and bricked itself mid-config. SSH was dead, the management VLAN was dark, and the only thing standing between me and a three-hour drive to the rack was a cheap IP-KVM I had tossed in my cart on a whim. That single … Read more

I built my first Raspberry Pi dashboard three years ago, and I still remember the frustration of hunting for a display that actually worked the way I needed. Some screens were too dim, others had touch that barely registered, and a few just refused to play nice with my Pi 5. After testing more than … Read more

I’ve been tinkering with Raspberry Pi boards for the better part of a decade, and if there’s one lesson that keeps coming back, it’s this: a flaky power supply ruins everything. The wrong adapter can corrupt SD cards, throttle the CPU, knock USB drives offline, and leave you staring at that dreaded lightning bolt icon … Read more