OneDrive is ruining my PC gaming setups

OneDrive is ruining my PC gaming setups

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I don’t use OneDrive, but Microsoft is hellbent on making sure I do. When you set up a new PC, OneDrive automatically starts syncing files based on the Microsoft account you sign in with. This isn’t normally a problem, but if you’re a PC gamer who switches devices often, it …

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I can’t wait for ARM-based gaming laptops

I can’t wait for ARM-based gaming laptops

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I know, I know. It sounds ridiculous. Preposterous. Antithetical. Apple sure isn’t going to make a gaming laptop, and the current range of Qualcomm-based Windows laptops aren’t exactly performers. But after doing some gaming on a MacBook Pro, I can’t help but fantasize about how excellent ARM-based gaming laptops could …

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6 laptops you should buy instead of the MacBook Air

6 laptops you should buy instead of the MacBook Air

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Apple’s MacBook Air M2 is one of the best laptops. It’s been holding down the fort in the 13-inch laptop class that’s slowly being superseded by 14-inch machines. It’s incredibly thin while still providing solid performance, superior battery life, and an excellent visual and audio experience. It’s a hard laptop …

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The cheapest Alienware gaming laptop worth buying today

The cheapest Alienware gaming laptop worth buying today

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Alienware, Dell’s gaming-focused brand, has made a name for itself among gamers for its powerful and stylish machines, but that also means they’re usually expensive, even with the discounts from gaming laptop deals. Here’s an offer that you probably would think is worth buying though — the Alienware x14 R2 …

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How to choose the best gaming laptop in 2024

How to choose the best gaming laptop in 2024

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends / Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Gaming laptops used to all look the same. For the most part, they were thick, loud, and ugly. Not so today. There’s a huge range of diversity in gaming laptops, which range from elegant portables to bombastic heavyweights. Considering the complexities of balancing performance, …

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Dell XPS 14 vs. Dell XPS 16: here’s which to buy

Dell XPS 14 vs. Dell XPS 16: here’s which to buy

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Dell upended its XPS laptop lineup, downsizing the XPS 17 to a new 16-inch model and the XPS 15 to a new 14-inch machine. At the same time, it pulled design cues from the XPS 13 Plus (now just the XPS 13) to create ultramodern and sometimes controversial new machines. …

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Intel just boosted gaming performance by up to 155%

Intel just boosted gaming performance by up to 155%

Intel’s engineers once again managed to introduce significant improvements in the latest driver update — but this time, it’s not the discrete graphics cards that received a boost. Instead, the recent patch targets integrated Intel Arc GPUs found in Intel Core Ultra processors, which are some of Intel’s top CPUs for laptops. This update adds …

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