As we gear up for Day 2 of Prime Day, a bunch of other retailers have elbowed in with their own online sales, much like last year. For now, the list includes eBay, Google, Newegg, Walmart and Lowe’s. (GameStop’s sale has now ended.) Here are the alternative Prime Day sales we’ve heard about so far. We’ll continue …
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Hey Cheepies, Rick is on vacation for the next few days, but he’ll be back in this space very soon. In the meantime, the rest of the CNET crew will be doing our best to fill his shoes, focusing on the best deals we can find in the run-up to the Independence Day holiday. Anybody in the market for a …
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At this year’s CES, Acer unveiled some “hearty updates” to the Nitro 5 laptop. Today, I bring you a hearty discount: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop for $679.99 shipped (plus tax). Regular price: $800. get your game on (For what it’s worth, Ebates offers a 1-percent rebate on …
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What’s in a name? Well, in this case, it might be proof of the existence of a lower-cost Microsoft Surface tablet PC reportedly in the works for the second half of 2018. An internal code name, Lex, was uncovered by Microsoft enthusiast Walking Cat, according to Windows Latest. The device is expected to be smaller and lighter than the current Surface …
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AMD’s having a good year, and it knows it. After having fallen far behind rival Intel in the chip race, the underdog finally found some success earlier this year with a 2.1 percent growth in 2017. While the number might not seem like much, it’s a huge gain for the company considering how dominant Intel is. That’s thanks to its …
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Intel kicked off the annual Computex tech trade show in Taiwan with a wide-ranging keynote from Gregory Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, covering everything from faster processors to prototype PCs to a new design for low-power laptop displays that promises to extend battery life. One important theme of Intel’s announcements is that PCs, …
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Just last week, Acer announced a bunch of new gaming PCs and accessories, but it apparently held back something for Computex 2018, which kicked off in Taipei today. The company’s new 17.3-inch Predator Helios 500 gaming notebook and Predator Orion 5000 and Nitro 50 desktops will be available with AMD Ryzen 7 processors as well as options for AMD Radeon …
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Best Buy has kicked off its Memorial Day sale and there are some pretty nice discounts. Until Monday at 11:59 p.m. CT (Tuesday, 12:59 a.m. ET or Monday 9:59 p.m. PT), the retailer is offering price cuts on a range of products including laptops, HDTVs, headphones and more from brands including Apple, Bose, HP and Beats by Dre. A handful …
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Acer has introduced a sizable lineup of new laptops and accessories at the company’s annual New York press conference. Similar to the 2017 version of this event, the new products include mainstream laptops, Chromebooks and gaming PCs. Highlights include: Acer Swift 5 A redesign gives this slim laptop a bigger 15-inch screen, now with a minimized bezel. The metal body …
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Acer’s quick to grab the credit for shipping out Alexa-enabled laptops, but the reality is more complicated. The manufacturer sent out a press release Monday morning declaring “First!” on shipping laptops with Amazon’s voice assistant preinstalled. That’s fine, but the first notebook to ship with it installed will be the Acer Nitro 5 Spin, which won’t be shipping until next month. …
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