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PCs, components, networking hardware and computer accessories.

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MSI's Call of Duty RTX 5080: what the limited edition changes

MSI's RTX 5080 COD MW4 Edition became available in selected markets on October 23; Japanese retail started October 24 at ¥369,800. The special cooling colors and backplate change the look, while the confirmed GPU remains an RTX 5080 with 16GB GDDR7.

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Xiaomi’s Redmi Book 2027 is due October 27. What is actually confirmed?

Xiaomi has named a China launch date and teased a 14-inch model with a 72Wh battery. A 16-inch Geekbench entry is a separate clue, not a finished configuration sheet.

A drawn USB-C port connects by one cable to a generic laptop above an 80% to 100% battery-limit gauge, beneath the words 100W, one port.

Anker's $59.99 laptop charger adds battery-care controls

The 100W Laptop Charger Pro went on sale in the U.S. on October 22 for $59.99. It trades the older three-port layout for one USB-C output and adds a display, laptop recognition, and charge limits; Anker's 40% lifespan figure remains a manufacturer claim.

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Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark Dev Box are different buys

The Surface Laptop Ultra became available October 16 from $2,599, while Microsoft's $5,999 Dev Box remains a U.S.-only preorder for November. Independent testing finds a powerful GPU beside tradeoffs in battery, CPU, price, and game compatibility.

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ASUS ships a Wi-Fi 8 router. Who can use it today?

The ROG Rapture GT-BN98 began shipping October 6, but an independent test used Wi-Fi 7 clients because its Wi-Fi 8 features could not be exercised in that setup. The review measured a short-range 6GHz gain and high power use, making the buyer's broadband and floor plan more important than the label.

Two drawn compute nodes are connected by a line. One contains an inseparable brain-and-chip circle marked 64GB beneath the words 64GB local models; there is no removable memory stick.

ASUS Ascent GX10 adds 64GB: what fits in this AI mini PC?

ASUS added a 64GB option to its GB10-based desktop AI system, aimed at 30–35-billion-parameter open models. It runs Linux rather than Windows, ships with a fixed 1TB SSD configuration, and its $1-petaflop figure is a manufacturer claim tied to FP4 sparsity.

A generic 15-inch laptop beside a phone, with an OLED display card and two operating-system icons.

Lenovo Googlebook 15: the corrected price and the Android trade-off

Lenovo's first Googlebook 15 arrived October 4 with a 15.3-inch OLED screen and Android phone links. Its launch price was corrected after an initial mismatch, while an independent review of a different Googlebook shows why the new OS is closer to Android than a simple Chromebook refresh.

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