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Review: ASUS RT-BE3600HP. Affordable Wi-Fi 7 With Impressive Home Coverage

Matthew Powell August 20, 2026 No Comments

When hunting around for a home Wi-Fi router, ASUS is probably not the first name you think of. Nor the second. But the Taiwanese PC maker’s recent forays into networking…

Review: ASUS ROG STRIX XG34WMCDMS gaming display

Matthew Powell August 19, 2026 No Comments

The response from people who passed my desk while I was reviewing Asus’s latest curved display was pretty much universal: “Golly* that’s big”. And big it is. The Republic of…

Review: ASUS ROG STRIX XG129C

Matthew Powell August 18, 2026 No Comments

The XG129C is possibly the strangest monitor I have ever seen. It’s a 12.3-inch diagonal screen, at a whopping 24:9 aspect ratio. In other words, it’s extremely wide and not…

Oppo Find N6 Review: The Foldable That Finally Gets It Right

Matthew Powell June 2, 2026 No Comments

Foldable phones have always seemed like a little bit of a gimmick — looks like a phone but you can fold it out to be a smallish tablet. Yay. Meanwhile…

REVIEW: ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 Sets the Benchmark for OLED Gaming Displays

Matthew Powell April 16, 2026 No Comments

Asus introduced the first version of the PG32UCDM gaming display in 2024, and it has quickly become a popular mainstay in many gamers’ rigs. The OLED panel was bright, and…

REVIEW: ASUS ROG GR70 Delivers Big Gaming Power in a Mini PC

Matthew Powell April 15, 2026 No Comments

High-end gamers have usually had to choose between a huge PC rig that sits on the floor under the desk, or a smaller console that can fit comfortably on a…

REVIEW: Logitech Reinvents The Click With Pro X2 Superstrike Mouse

Matthew Powell April 10, 2026 No Comments

In the extremely fast-paced world of high end gaming, milliseconds — even microseconds — count for everything. If you can click 81 times in the few seconds it takes your…

REVIEW: ASUS RT-be58 Go — A Pocket-Sized Security Upgrade for Life on the Road

Matthew Powell February 4, 2026 No Comments

Connectivity is not optional these days. Wherever you are, unless you’re out in the rainforest somewhere deliberately trying to unplug, you’re expected to be online. Your news, your entertainment, your…

REVIEW: ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ Has Serious Power in a Tiny, AI-Focused Box

Matthew Powell February 4, 2026 No Comments

The Next Unit of Computing (NUC) line from ASUS is designed to fit into a similar segment to that occupied by Apple’s Mac mini — lots of power in a…

REVIEW: Asus ROG’s Latest OLED Is Built for Gamers, Not Creators

Matthew Powell January 22, 2026 No Comments

Asus’s Republic Of Gaming (ROG) brand is gaining a reputation for high performance and leading-edge design at realistic prices. The XG32UCWG display, with its mouthful of a name, is a…