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Top Deal: If you hook up a $500 PC to Vizio’s new 120-inch Reference Series 4K TV, you’ll only be looking at spending $130,500! We know, we know, who could pass up a deal like that? Call us crazy, but what if we told you there was a display out there that costs less $100,000?…
Do you scoff at stock firmware? We still regard the Linksys WRT1900AC as one of the best and fastest routers available, though if you’re eyeing that model, there’s a new version available with more memory and a faster processor. It’s the WRT1900ACS, which is essentially an improved version of the WRT1900AC. The new model boasts…
Why pay full price? Need a new laptop? If so, you might want to check out a few systems that Acer just marked down, the cheapest of which is $550, down from $650. That’s the temporary new price for its Aspire Switch 11 V, a convertible notebook with an 11.6-inch Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) display,…
An expensive virtual play Michael Dell just made history by orchestrating a deal for Dell and private-equity partner Silver Lake to buy EMC, a cloud and data storage outfit. It’s the biggest deal of all time in the tech industry. It was only two years ago that Michael bought back the company he founded for…
Ten software solutions for maintaining a healthy PC Over the last several weeks we’ve taken a look at programs that you should install on Windows 10, along with a number of tools that will keep the Windows platform safe. This time around, we’re taking a peek at programs that aim to keep the platforms in…
Top Deal: Sometimes the road comes-a-calling. Maybe it’s a business trip, a vacation, or you just need to run away for a spell. Whatever the case may be, it’s handy to bring a laptop, so why not get one that’s capable of playing games? They’re often pricey, but if you go for something a bit…
Oh snap! Tesla founder Elon Musk doesn’t have the same outspoken reputation as, say, T-Mobile CEO John Legere, the latter of which loves to rile up Sprint through social media. However, Musk isn’t afraid to talk some smack, especially when it comes to Apple and its rumored efforts to build an electric car. Apple’s electric…
Back in June 2015, Bethesda announced the next installment in its popular first-person shooter/RPG Fallout series, Fallout 4, just months before the game would actually hit store shelves. The studio hesitated in announcing the game earlier because, according to Bethesda PR head Pete Hines, game director Todd Howard is a perfectionist and doesn’t like to…
This article was published in the October 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Dream Machine 2015 was pitched at the Moon; this rig aims for low-Earth orbit Length of Time: 1-3 Hours | Level of Difficulty: Medium to Challenging The Flight Plan When we build the Dream…
Consumers looking for the latest Wireless AC router that can handle multiple devices without a drop in wireless quality may want to check out TP-Link’s new Archer C2600. This new networking device boasts 4-stream and multi-user MIMO technologies that optimizes speed and connection performance. This router also offers one of the fastest speeds on the…