Articles by Marcus Mears III, Computing Reviews and Buying Guides Editor

Marcus Mears III, now the Computing Reviews and Buying Guides Editor at TechRadar, has been covering tech news, reviews, and how-tos for over five years. He started his publishing journey at MakeUseOf, teaching you how to make the most of your devices and software. Quickly discovering a passion for sharing his opinions on the latest gadgets in the tech world, Marcus took over as Reviews Editor for How-To Geek and Review Geek, allowing him to go hands-on with all sorts of new toys like iPhones, mice, laptops, and more.

If a piece of tech is customizable, you’ll find him tinkering with it. Whether it’s replacing switches and keycaps on a mechanical keyboard or kitting his PC with a new GPU, Marcus loves getting under the hood of the tech we use each and every day. He’s an avid Steam Deck fanatic, meaning you’ll catch him either in a panicked frenzy or triumphant hurrah at the hands of a Soulsborne title.

When it comes to the age-old debate, he prefers Windows PCs but reaches for a MacBook Pro as his daily driver laptop. Marcus is also almost as excited to cook new recipes as he is about technology.

Articles by: Marcus Mears III

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I've had this mic for 6 years and it's never let me down - get the Blue Yeti for a great price before this Prime Day deal is gone

By Marcus Mears III Published 11 July 25

I've been using this USB microphone since 2019, and I can't recommend it enough. Save big on the Blue Yeti for Amazon Prime Day!

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Amazon better stop tempting me with these insane gaming PC deals before I end up replacing my rig

By Isaiah Williams Published 10 July 25

Stop what you're doing and get one of these incredible Prime Day gaming PC deals.

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"The best small form factor PC in the world" – the Mac Mini is a great price for Prime Day

By Marcus Mears III Published 10 July 25

Our favorite small form factor PC, the M4 Mac mini, is on sale for a fantastic price during Amazon Prime Day.

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Need a new gaming laptop? Forget Amazon Prime Day, head to Best Buy and snag the Alienware Aurora 16 for $400 off

By Marcus Mears III Published 8 July 25

Amazon Prime Day is here, but Best Buy wants in on the action too. Score an Alienware Aurora 16 gaming laptop at a $400 discount.

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Forget Amazon Prime Day, Best Buy drops the M2 MacBook Air to the lowest price I've ever seen

By Marcus Mears III Published 8 July 25

It might be an older MacBook Air. but this M2 model is still great and at $699 is a Prime Day bargain even though it's from Best Buy.

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Looking to upgrade your monitor? Save $200 on the Samsung Odyssey G70B thanks to this Prime Day deal

By Marcus Mears III Published 7 July 25

Under $500 for a Samsung Odyssey G70B with its impressive specs sheet is an equally impressive Prime Day deal.

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Land a huge discount on my favorite MacBook alternative with this early Amazon Prime Day deal

By Marcus Mears III Published 7 July 25

Save over $300

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Don't wait! Snap up this early Amazon Prime Day deal on the M4 MacBook Pro

By Marcus Mears III Published 7 July 25

Polished performance, premium price cut

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Transform your PC setup with this early Prime Day deal – the Alienware AW3423DWF falls to its lowest price in months

By Marcus Mears III Published 7 July 25

Curved, QD-OLED, and a 165Hz refresh rate for this price? Absurd

Walmart's online store was down – here's the latest on the shopping giant's site problems

By Jacob Krol Last updated 17 April 25

If you couldn't search or load pages, you're not alone

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I build PCs for a living – here are the 6 worst things you’re doing to your PC (and how to fix them)

By Marcus Mears III Published 13 April 25

Stop! If you do any of these things, your PC hates you for it.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and Nintendo Switch 2 Treehouse: Live: everything announced and our reactions as it happened

By Dashiell Wood Last updated 7 April 25

A full recap of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and Nintendo Switch 2 Treehouse: Live.

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I'm cutting cords in 2025 - here's why I trust wireless hardware (and why you should too)

By Marcus Mears III Published 6 April 25

Opinion I'm done with mouse drag and cable cobwebs - which is why I'm going wireless.

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Don't worry, TikTok isn't going anywhere - at least not for the next 75 days

By Marcus Mears III Published 4 April 25

TikTok gets another 75-day extension in US app stores.

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Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti: I'm expecting stock here first - but you'll need to be fast

By Marcus Mears III Last updated 4 April 25

Live updates on stock from our Computing team so you can know your best bet on where to buy an RTX 5070 Ti.

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Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5080: most places are sold out, but there's still hope!

By Matt Hanson, Marcus Mears III, Christian Guyton Last updated 4 April 25

Upgrade your PC with Nvidia's latest GPU - here are the best places to find the RTX 5080 in stock.

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The 'Switch 2 doesn't contain any Switch hardware,' Nintendo explains its new platform and what games will be compatible

By Marcus Mears III Published 2 April 25

Nintendo's sharing some details on the Switch 2 platforms, and how backwards compatibility will work.

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Our favorite ultrawide OLED monitor just got a massive discount for the Amazon Spring Sale - get it now before it nearly doubles in price!

By Marcus Mears III Published 26 March 25

Ultrawide, not ultra expensive. Save big on this 49-inch, 240Hz monitor from Samsung.

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I replaced my main gaming keyboard with the Corsair K70 Pro TKL for two weeks - here's my verdict

By Marcus Mears III Published 17 March 25

Recommended

Corsair K70 Pro TKL is as performant as they come, but some sacrifices had to be made in the making.

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Need a new work laptop? The one I use every day is $250 off in Best Buy's Presidents' Day sales

By Marcus Mears III Published 16 February 25

Head to Best Buy for $250 off the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.

This one change made my games so much more immersive (and it only takes one click)

By Marcus Mears III Published 9 February 25

Disable one setting to make a world of difference for your single-player story games.

These 5 awful keyboard trends need to stay in 2024

By Marcus Mears III Published 26 January 25

Not all keyboards are created equal - especially if they follow these trends.

Snap up these unmissable New Year laptop deals on Apple's MacBook Air

By Marcus Mears III Published 27 December 24

Apple's portable powerhouse is on sale in the US and UK while holiday sales last.

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I've built and reviewed countless mechanical keyboards - the one I use every day is 20% off for Best Buy's New Year Sale

By Marcus Mears III Published 26 December 24

Looking for a mechanical keyboard upgrade? I can't recommend this one enough, especially while it's 20% off at Best Buy.

Windows 11 PC slow or low on storage? Bloatware could be to blame - here's how to find and remove it

By Marcus Mears III Published 25 December 24

Want to speed up your new laptop or PC? Here's how to clean out the bloatware holding it back.

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