Radeon RX 9050: Buy or Wait for This Budget GPU?
Radeon RX 9050 costs US$279 in limited regions, yet GDM’s early tests favor the cheaper RTX 5050. See confirmed specs and why Canadians should wait.
Workspace Upgrades
Cable management, desk pads, lighting, organizers, and small fixes that make a big difference.
Ryzen AI Halo vs RTX Spark: DGX Head-to-Head
Ryzen AI Halo vs RTX Spark compares AMD’s US$3,999 box with NVIDIA DGX Spark on memory, LLM speed, software, power and value for developers.
Work From Home Laptop Setup: The Complete Gear Guide
A work from home laptop setup asks one machine to do two jobs that fight each other. A laptop is brilliant because the screen and the keyboard fold into a single slab you can carry anywhere. That same design becomes the problem the moment you sit down for eight hours, because the screen and the … Read more
Bigme B251 Pro: A 60 FPS Color E Ink Monitor, Examined
This page contains affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. The Bigme B251 Pro asks US$1,299 at Bigme’s official store for a 25.3-inch color E Ink monitor that claims something no E Ink display has managed before: a refresh rate … Read more
What Is a Local LLM? A Plain-English Guide for Desk Workers
What is a local LLM? It’s a large language model that runs entirely on your own computer, so your prompts, documents, and code never leave the machine. There’s no API key, no monthly bill, and no company logging your inputs to train its next model. That single change, moving the model off a rented server … Read more
Philips 24B2D5300 Dual-Sided Monitor: Who It Is For
A monitor with a fully working screen on both sides sounds like a gimmick until you picture a hotel check-in desk, and the Philips 24B2D5300 is built for exactly that moment. It is a genuine first: a standalone display with a 23.8-inch panel facing you and a second 23.8-inch panel facing whoever stands on the … Read more
ASRock PGO27QSA: A Stripped-Down 240 Hz QD-OLED
ASRock’s PGO27QSA is a 27-inch QD-OLED with a 240 Hz refresh and a fast response time, and it is now listed at US$299.33 at Newegg, down from US$465. The panel is the interesting part. QD-OLED at 1440p, quoted at a 0.03 ms grey-to-grey response, is the same class of screen that sits inside gaming monitors … Read more
Work From Home Desk Setup: The Complete 2026 Guide
My first work from home desk setup cost more than it should have, because I bought everything in the wrong order. I started with a wide desk, added a monitor I liked the look of, and then spent two months fixing a sore neck and a knot of cables I could have skipped. Last updated: … Read more
Best Local LLM for Coding: What to Run on Your Hardware
There is no single best local LLM for coding, and anyone who hands you one model name is answering a narrower question than the one you asked. The right model for your desk comes down to two unglamorous facts: how much memory your computer has, and whether you want inline autocomplete, a chat window to … Read more
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Honest Dive Computer Guide
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 costs US$699.99. See what works on August 7, why the Mares dive-computer app arrives later, and who should skip it.