Laptop computers have gotten pretty powerful in recent years, but desktops still have a few advantages. Want a user-replaceable CPU or GPU? With a few notable exceptions that’s not possible with laptops, but it’s pretty standard for desktops.

It’s not easy to move a desktop PC and its monitor from room to room, and even if you do, there’s usually a bunch of cords and setup to be dealt with afterwards. TV manufacturers have overcome that problem by releasing portable lifestyle options.

HP's Envy Move is one of the strangest computers I've ever used. It has an all-in-one design that forgoes a desktop tower and a separate display. Instead of being designed for always plugged-in power, HP put a battery in it, making it a portable computer ...

The new Khadas Mind Graphics 2 is a 2nd-gen external graphics dock with a new GPU that Khadas says is “positioned in the ‘sweet spot.’ While the company’s original graphics dock had an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GPU, the new model has an RTX 5060 Ti GPU. It’s expected to launch January 9, 2026.

A reliable desktop PC is a necessity for professionals and students alike. They’re not portable like laptops, but desktop computers provide stable performance that you can improve over time by upgrading with newer components. Some desktop PCs can go over ...

Looking like it dropped out of an alternate reality version of the 1980s, the Joopyter Personal Terminal is a 3D printed portable computer that includes everything you need for life in the retro-futuristic fastlane: a mechanical keyboard, a thermal printer ...

The desktop PC wasn't really something that needed Framework's repairability/upgradeability ethos to rescue it, and what it has created, while being impressively ...

One of the classic queries for tech buyers is, “Should I buy a laptop or a desktop?” It has been around even longer than the Android versus iPhone debate. But every now and then it’s worth checking back in to see if the state of play has changed.