Ben has been testing and reviewing PC hardware and peripherals for over 12 years. He has a deep love and understanding of electronics in general. In recent years, we have seen much higher refresh ...

My battery no longer pays full price for every scroll.

High refresh rates (>=90Hz) make animations and scrolling feel buttery smooth. Higher refresh rates cut input lag, making any PC feel snappier. A high refresh rate display reduces blur, flicker, and ...

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

Compare five portable monitors for laptops in 2026, with picks for business travel, touch input, budget work, high refresh rates, and 4K OLED.

After Samsung and HKC, the Taiwanese tech manufacturer Acer has launched a new 1,000Hz gaming monitor. At CES 2026, the company unveiled the Predator XB273U F6, which looks like a fairly conventional ...

Windows laptops have traditionally lagged behind Apple's MacBooks in the battery life department, making the latter much easier to recommend for most people who need something for work and school. We ...

Acer maintains two different gaming product lines and it's updating both of them at IFA 2025. Among the new gear is a gigantic new 18-inch Predator laptop, an ultra high-refresh rate monitor and ...

The primary way we experience computers is with their displays. You might spend thousands of dollars on a top-tier laptop or PC for work or gaming, but a subpar image can make the experience feel ...

The M1 Pro MacBook Pro is still going strong, but the user wants to get a smaller external display with a higher refresh rate. In Setups world, the struggle continues over display preferences, in ...

Most people never think about the monitor they use. But not you. If you work from home as I do, your monitor is your window into your trade, whether that's scrolling through endless spreadsheets or ...