Tom’s Hardware Verdict Keychron’s K2 HE Special Edition combines gamer-friendly Hall Effect magnetic switches with distinctly non-gamer looks and a premium feel. If you’re after a keyboard for your mid-century gaming den, this is the clacker you’re after. Stunning wood-accented looks Magnetic switches offer next-level gaming options Excellent typing feel Web interface for customization Switch support is very limited A knob would be nice at this price Why you’re able to trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

Prebuilt gaming PCs sell well because of convenience, and not necessarily because they’re cheaper than buying the parts and assembling them yourself. Having a one-stop shop for warranties and RMA services should the worst happen is definitely a lot less hassle than diagnosing any faults, trying to find the faulty part, and then getting that individual component replaced. Some people aren’t that savvy when it comes to PCs, and others just want to pick something up off of the shelf that will play games and be useful for some productivity work — if any of these apply to your situation, then this is the deal for you....

Nine months following its demonstration of the OLED-embeddedprototype Lian Li DK-07standing PC case desk, Lian Li has debuted a $1,399 OLED-free Lian Li DK07 standing desk model, with seemingly all of the same core features intact besides the screen. As far as basic standing desk specifications go, the Lian Li DK07 offers motor-adjustable height from a range of 676 millimeters (26.61 inches) to 1,162 millimeters (45.7 inches). The real estate of the desk surface itself is 1,480 millimeters (58....

Linux is renowned for supporting incredibly ancient hardware, but there are limits to even what Linux developers can support.Phoronix reportsthat Linux developers are finally proposing removing support for ancient i486 and early i586 (Pentium) CPUs to unburden developers. Linux kernel developer Ingo Molnar proposed in an RFC patch thread to remove support for these ancient 32-bit processors due to the few people running these chips combined with the latest Linux kernels....

Sure, your phone is fun, but if you want the fun and power of a full-fledged Linux computer in your pocket, you’ll need to look elsewhere. TheMecha Cometis a 3.4-inch rectangular handheld that vaguely resembles a BlackBerry, but runs Debian Linux OS with a custom, touch-friendly UI on top. Launchingsoon on Kickstarterfor $159, the device has a pogo pin interface where you can attach various extensions, including a gamepad, a Blackberry-style keyboard and a GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output) connector with 40 female pins....

Peripherals giantLogitechhas confirmed that the Red Sea crisis is significantly impacting its business. Attacks on Red Sea shipping have spurred Logitech to decide on a longer, safer, slower, and more costly shipping route, especially for products destined for the European market. According toReuters, the computerkeyboards,mice, speakers, andwebcamsbrand will see an impact of 100 basis points on its profit margin due to the raised costs. Thus, Logitech became one of the first tech companies to announce that the Red Sea crisis is affecting its business....

Apple hasn’t always been the friendliest company in terms of third-party and self-repair options. However, the YouTube channelPhone Repair Gururecently did a teardown of theM4 iPad Pro, Cupertino’s latest tablet. The disassembly process seemed a bit straightforward this time, with the creator commenting, “This is so much easier than how it used to be.” Suhaib El-Komy, who owns the Phone Repair Guru YouTube channel, is a Canada-based YouTube creator who focuses on creating videos that show him repairing smartphones, tablets, and other electronics....

This case was designed by SilvestreDesignLab from scratch as an open-source project so anyone can recreate it themselves at home. You don’t even have to have the latest Pi model; it’s intended to be compatible with multiple models, including the Raspberry Pi 3B and Pi 4B. Some features are compatible with thePi 5, so it might be worth using that one if you have it on hand. The inside is designed to accommodate additional hardware, as well....

Microsoftjust launched the Windows 365 Link, a mini-PC designed to run Windows 365 Cloud PCs. The company said on itsblogthat it starts at just $349 and will connect quickly and securely to Windows 365 servers. This device is marketed toward businesses and enterprise customers, especially as these organizations sometimes replace their computers every two to five years. However, you should note that you still need aWindows 365subscription, priced between $28 to $315 a month per user....

Why you may trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. Pre-installed Fan Tests Maximum Noise Levels In terms of maximum volume, the noise levels of Montech’s XR Wood can reach up to 46.6 dBA. However, as our first set of thermal results will show, you don’t need to let the fans run loudly for good performance!...

Benchmark results of AMD’s upcoming 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 9980X have been added to the PassMark database, and they are quite a mixed bag. On the one hand, the high-end desktop processor designed for creative professionals set the absolute record in PassMark’s multi-threaded desktop CPU test, as observed byNotebookCheck. But on the other hand, the processor’s results were rather unimpressive in the single-thread test, which is barely surprising given the positioning of the unit....

One of the world’s biggest laptop ODMs haswon an iF Design Awardfor its innovative laptop cooling enhancement technology, reportsLiliputing. Taiwan’s Wistron has revealed its new Dynamic Airflow system, based on the concept of a ‘Hinge Auto-Extension,’ in a series of laptop renders. The images show that when a user opens up a clamshell laptop the rear ‘shelf’ heat module gets extended to boost airflow. Wistron’s iF Design Award product description text is fairly brief....

The Biden White House is investing $825 million in Albany, New York, to build the flagship facility of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). The NSTC is America’s premier research and development center; it aims to bolster innovations in semiconductor technology, develop a skilled workforce to support these new developments, and collaborate with the private sector and academe. TheU.S. Department of Commercesays that the site will focus on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography — technology for manufacturing the most advanced nodes required for the next generation of chips and processors....