Articles by Grigor Baklajyan

3 best budget laptops for 2026 that avoid the usual low-cost traps
3 best budget laptops for 2026 that avoid the usual low-cost traps
If you’ve been Googling—okay, AI-ing—the best budget laptops in 2026, you already know the trap. You want something that feels nice, lasts a few years, and doesn’t drain your bank account. But every cheap laptop seems to hide a catch behind..
Surface RTX Spark Dev Box review: 128 GB memory matters more than the petaflop claim for your workflow
Surface RTX Spark Dev Box review: 128 GB memory matters more than the petaflop claim for your workflow
So you’re an AI developer. Maybe you spend your days fine-tuning models, wiring up agentic pipelines, or just iterating on prompts and architectures until something clicks. And if you’re anything like the developers I keep hearing from, there’s a recurring..
6 gaming monitors coming in 2026 that are worth waiting for—What I discovered at COMPUTEX and beyond
6 gaming monitors coming in 2026 that are worth waiting for—What I discovered at COMPUTEX and beyond
If you’ve got a dozen tabs open right now trying to figure out which gaming monitor coming in 2026 is worth your money, I see you. I’ve been doing the exact same thing. Every time the COMPUTEX 2026 headlines roll..
Apple WWDC26 rumors: AI expansion, Siri redesign, and iOS 27 plans
Apple WWDC26 rumors: AI expansion, Siri redesign, and iOS 27 plans
For a long time, I got the sense Apple treated AI as a later problem and never pushed hard in the space. That choice left it trailing Perplexity, Gemini, and ChatGPT. But if the WWDC26 rumors hold up, the Cupertino..
Acer Swift Air 14 vs. MacBook Neo: Which cheap-ish laptop should you buy?
Acer Swift Air 14 vs. MacBook Neo: Which cheap-ish laptop should you buy?
You’ve done the hard part. You’ve scrolled past the $2,000 machines, ignored the gaming laptops with dragon logos, and landed on two laptops that both cost about as much as a nice phone. The Acer Swift Air 14 starts at..
COMPUTEX 2026 preview: I’m watching NVIDIA, Apple, and Qualcomm fight for your next laptop
COMPUTEX 2026 preview: I’m watching NVIDIA, Apple, and Qualcomm fight for your next laptop
I walked into COMPUTEX season this year expecting to be bored. Another spin around the AI carousel, another wall of slides with the word agentic on them, another keynote where someone holds up a chip and tells me it’s the..
Best gaming PC under $2,000 for college students: My 2026 guide from a student POV
Best gaming PC under $2,000 for college students: My 2026 guide from a student POV
You’re staring at your bank account, a cramped dorm desk, and a dozen browser tabs, trying to figure out the best gaming PC under $2,000 for college students. You want something powerful enough to run the latest games after class,..
Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra leaks: I can’t see the “Ultra” in this phone
Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra leaks: I can’t see the “Ultra” in this phone
I’ve had a couple of days to sit with the latest Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra leaks, and I’m sorry, but I have to get something off my chest. Samsung is about to slap an Ultra badge on a phone that,..
I’ve read the MacBook Ultra rumors—and I think Apple is building a luxury trap
I’ve read the MacBook Ultra rumors—and I think Apple is building a luxury trap
Apple’s MacBook lineup may be growing from both ends. TrendForce expects the company’s notebook shipments to rise 7.7% in 2026, with the budget-friendly MacBook Neo alone reaching around 4–5 million units. The timing makes sense too—entry-level PCs are getting pricier..
Bang & Olufsen x Fragment Collaboration: I thought it was a gimmick—then I saw It
Bang & Olufsen x Fragment Collaboration: I thought it was a gimmick—then I saw It
Okay, let me just say upfront—I went into the Bang & Olufsen x Fragment Collaboration with a raised eyebrow and came out impressed. When the lineup surfaced (the Beoplay H100, the Beosound A1, the Beosound Shape, and the jaw-dropping Beosystem 9000c) my first..
Best specs for a gaming monitor for competitive FPS players: How I choose a monitor that fits my GPU and playstyle
Best specs for a gaming monitor for competitive FPS players: How I choose a monitor that fits my GPU and playstyle
If you’ve been grinding ranked matches on a monitor you bought a few years ago without thinking twice about it, I feel you. I was there too—clocking hundreds of hours in Call of Duty on whatever screen I had lying..
Best gaming laptop under $500 for Fortnite, Valorant, and Roblox: I went in skeptical and came out realistic
Best gaming laptop under $500 for Fortnite, Valorant, and Roblox: I went in skeptical and came out realistic
There was a time when you could still find a solid gaming laptop under $1,000. That era feels distant now. So when my head of content asked me to put together a buyer’s guide for the best gaming laptop under..

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