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A shopper holding an empty basket stands in a vast warehouse where three aisles lead to a snowy campsite with a power station, a home kitchen with an espresso machine, and a blue-lit gaming den with a VR headset

Tech Buying Guides, Sorted by What You Need

The site's buying guides in one place, sorted by what you are shopping for: phones and wearables, headphones, laptops, the smart home, coffee, gaming and virtual reality, power and internet for outages, getting around, and gifts. Each entry says which decision the guide settles, so you can go straight to the one you need.

A solemn official in a blazer and white gloves hangs a gold medal on a Nintendo Switch 2 standing atop a three-tier winners podium in a living room, with a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on the lower steps and gold confetti falling

Which Game Console to Buy This Holiday (2026 Prices)

PlayStation, Xbox, Switch 2 and Steam Deck prices all rose in 2026, so the right holiday pick comes down to two things most reviews skip: which ecosystem the person already plays in, and the five-year bill. Over five years, with online play included, a Nintendo Switch 2 runs about 600 dollars while an Xbox Series X runs about 1,400 dollars. This guide compares the major consoles, handheld PCs and holiday bundles, with prices re-checked on October 12, 2026.

A woman sits cross-legged on a rug at night playing a tiny handheld console, dwarfed by towering stacks of hundreds of gray game cartridges rising around her like a city skyline, lit by a CRT television

Best Retro Gaming Consoles 2026: Every Way to Play

The best retro gaming console in 2026 depends on which decade you miss. A 58 dollar (on sale) Anbernic clamshell covers everything through PlayStation 1, the Retroid Pocket 6 handles GameCube and PS2, Analogue's FPGA machines play your real cartridges (the Analogue 3D in 4K), and Evercade's new Nexus adds analog sticks for licensed 64-bit classics like Banjo-Kazooie this October. This guide compares them all, prices the used-hardware path honestly, and explains the ROM rules nobody reads.

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