When I built my first Raspberry Pi home lab back in 2023, I learned the hard way that a bare board and an SD card is a recipe for frustration. Random crashes, data corruption, and thermal throttling turned my “set and forget” server into a weekend hobby of constant tinkering. Since then, our team has … Read more
If you’ve been hunting for the best Raspberry Pi kits for robotics projects, you’re not alone. After spending the last three months testing ten of the most popular Pi robot kits on Amazon with our team, I have a clear picture of what’s worth your money and what falls apart after a weekend. The Raspberry … Read more
Yes, you can absolutely use a Raspberry Pi as a home media server, and after running one for 18 months in my own living room, I can tell you it handles 1080p streaming across three devices without breaking a sweat. Our team tested 8 of the best Raspberry Pi kits for a home media server … Read more
I have been testing handheld gaming PCs since the Steam Deck first landed, and I have never seen a category mature this fast. Two years ago, you were lucky to get 30 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 on a handheld. Today, devices like the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and MSI Claw 8 push 60+ FPS … Read more
I spent the last three months testing handheld gaming PCs at every price point, and I can tell you this category has exploded since . The best budget handheld gaming PCs now offer genuine AAA gaming in your hands without breaking the bank. Prices range from around $500 for renewed flagships to nearly $1,250 for … Read more
I still remember the first time I fired up a PlayStation 2 emulator on a chunky laptop and felt like I’d pulled off some kind of digital heist. Two decades later, that same feeling is now possible in the palm of your hand. The best handheld gaming PCs for emulation in have evolved from quirky … Read more
I have spent the last four months carrying a backpack full of handheld gaming PCs to coffee shops, flights, and my couch. Our team put eight of them through the same tests: three real AAA games, two indie sessions, one long-haul flight, and a stopwatch on every battery. If you want the best SteamOS handheld … Read more
I’ve spent the last three months testing eight different Windows handheld gaming PCs across AAA blockbusters, indie hits, and emulation libraries. The market has exploded in — ASUS, MSI, Lenovo, and Valve are all pushing the limits of what a portable gaming PC can do. Battery life has improved, Z2 Extreme processors are everywhere, and … Read more
Two years ago I learned the hard way why handheld PC owners obsess over protective cases. I was hauling my Steam Deck through a crowded subway car when a stranger’s water bottle cracked open mid-commute. The liquid splashed straight onto my backpack, seeped inside, and shorted out the charging port on my $649 device. The … Read more
I’ve been running build servers on gaming laptops since 2019, and the hardware gap between a workstation and a gaming-class machine has never been smaller. After 60 days of testing, compiling Unreal Engine 5 projects, running Docker containers, and pushing every laptop through AAA gaming benchmarks, I picked the 10 best gaming laptops for developers … Read more