Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Reviewer, Laptops

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 27

Alienware’s flagship 5K OLED curved gaming monitor is now available for $1,099.

Alienware announced its fancy AW3926QW monitor back at Computex, and it’s now up for sale with an actual price. The 39-inch tandem OLED with a 165Hz refresh rate and 1500R curve uses an LG panel with RGB stripe subpixels for sharper text display. And it’s loaded with extras, like a KVM and a USB-C port with 90W passthrough power. All for a cool $1,099.

It just might ruin you.

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<em>The front and rear of the AW3926QW.</em>

<em>Lots of ports, including video via HDMI 2.1 FRL, DisplayPort 2.1, and USB-C.</em>

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The front and rear of the AW3926QW.

Image: Alienware

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 25

Still a power bottom.

Apple made the slightly controversial decision to put the power button on the bottom of the M4 Mac Mini, and that’s still the case on the newly announced M6 and M5 Pro models.

If you find that irksome, a workaround on macOS 26.5 and later is to set your Mac to always automatically turn on when it receives power — handy after a power outage.

A hands-on photo of Apple’s 2024 Mac Mini on a desk beside a keyboard and Studio Display.

The power button on the M4 Mac Mini — same on the new M6 and M5 Pro models.

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

Apple launches new Mac Studios with its ‘most powerful chip ever’ — the M5 Ultra

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 25

Apple’s new Mac Mini has fresh M6 and M5 Pro chip offerings — and higher prices

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 25

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An okay laptop with 16GB of RAM is better than a nice laptop with 8GB, and this $520 HP OmniBook proves it

The HP OmniBook 3 16 hits different in an era of expensive laptops.

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 22

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 21

FromSoftware closes its first network test of The Duskbloods early due to server issues.

The Duskbloods’ network test was set to start at 6am ET, but the first session ended early while developer FromSoftware works to improve the servers. As inconvenient as this is for those trying to demo the game, a network test is of course meant to test the network.

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 20

HyperX’s new Cloud Alpha Air is its first open-back gaming headset.

HyperX is announcing a slew of new gaming accessories for its Level Awakening livestream event — most notable is the $149.99 Cloud Alpha Air, due out in September.

The open-back headset allows users to stay more in-tune with their surroundings while gaming. The wired headphones weigh just 10.1 ounces / 287g (with detachable boom mic) and connect to PCs or consoles via 3.5mm audio jack, USB-C, or USB-A.