Articles by Wayne Williams, Editor

Wayne Williams is a freelancer writing news for TechRadar Pro. He has been writing about computers, technology, and the web for 30 years. In that time he wrote for most of the UK’s PC magazines, and launched, edited and published a number of them too.

Articles by: Wayne Williams

KYY Triple Screen Laptop Monitor Extender

This portable triple laptop monitor can quadruple your total screen resolution to 4K — and unlike others, it only requires a single USB-C cable to make it all work

By Wayne Williams published 6 January 26

This KYY monitor extender gives your laptop a full four-screen workspace from a single USB-C cable.

LG launches yet another lighter-than-light 17-inch laptop with an RTX 5050 GPU — and I am so confused

By Wayne Williams published 5 January 26

CES 2026 The latest LG Gram Pro 17 pairs "Aerominum" construction with Nvidia RTX graphics, but with few clear differences from the 2025 model.

Intel beats AMD on sheer value as it ranks 7 CPUs in PassMark's top 10 Price Performance leaderboard — AMD gets number 1 but it's just an entry level Ryzen 5 on clearance sales

By Wayne Williams published 4 January 26

Intel dominates PassMark’s price performance rankings as seven of its CPUs appear in the top ten.

The Core 9 Ultra 285K is Intel's fastest CPU and costs under $500 - so why is it so much cheaper compared to AMD $679 Ryzen 9 9950X3D?

By Wayne Williams published 3 January 26

Benchmark data places AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D only slightly ahead of Intel’s cheaper and more efficient top desktop processor.

AMD is slowly turning into Intel of yesteryear as $501 32-thread Ryzen 9 7950X is just enough to beat 20-thread $270 Core Ultra 7 265KF — so what's going on?

By Wayne Williams published 2 January 26

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 pricing exposes how AMD’s high end desktop CPUs now offer smaller performance gains despite far higher prices and power requirements.

Screaming Wi-Fi, internet dresses and unhinged AI chatbots - 20 of the wackiest tech stories we saw in 2025

By Wayne Williams published 28 December 25

From fungal batteries to a dress made out of the internet, these wacky 2025 stories show just how strange modern tech can be.

10 impossibly small Japanese laptops under 1Kg that you will probably never be able to buy (unless you fly there)

By Wayne Williams published 27 December 25

Ten impossibly small Japanese laptops under 1kg - but you'll probably never be able to buy.

10 storage technologies that want to replace hard drives

By Wayne Williams published 27 December 25

From enterprise flash to experimental archival media, these are ten technologies looking to replace traditional hard drives... one day.

What a knob! Startup shoves circular controller in tiny laptop dock to create perfect desktop companion — shame you have to wait four months to get it

By Wayne Williams published 26 December 25

HubKey Pro 2 is a crowdfunded circular controller with fully customizable keys and a dual-4K multi-functional hub.

Acemagic just launched one of the weirdest-looking Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs to date - Tank M1A Pro+ supports 24TB storage, quad 8K screens and claims to match the RTX 4070M laptop GPU

By Wayne Williams published 25 December 25

Acemagic’s Tank M1A Pro+ joins the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC wave with support for four 8K screens, 128GB memory and up to 24TB SSD storage.

Intel sells the fastest sub-$200 CPUs that you can buy right now and AMD can barely keep up, even with a Ryzen 9 5900XT — so I have to ask, is Intel the new AMD?

By Wayne Williams published 25 December 25

Intel’s cheapest desktop CPUs are now faster than AMD's, and Team Red is feeling pressure across the sub-$200 market.

Get this capable RX 9060XT iBuyPower PC for less than $1000 — there's even 32GB DDR5 RAM and a Ryzen 7 9700X CPU, the fastest processor in its category

By Wayne Williams published 24 December 25

This iBuyPower desktop PC with Ryzen 7 speed and RX 9060 XT power is just $999 at Best Buy

Guess where all the NAND flash components are going? The 8th (yes, eighth) 245TB SSD has been announced amidst race to quench AI storage thirst of hyperscalers

By Wayne Williams published 24 December 25

DapuStor announces a 245TB class SSD as AI workloads continue to shape flash storage priorities in hyperscale data centers.

Newegg sells this superfast $1,179 Dell mini PC for just $700 — save 40% on this ultracompact PC and get free NordVPN worth $50

By Wayne Williams published 24 December 25

Get the power of a diminutive Dell desktop for under $700, but only for a limited time.

Nab this superb RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC for under $900 — complete with 32GB DDR5 RAM and an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

By Wayne Williams published 24 December 25

This iBuyPower desktop PC with Ryzen 7 performance and RTX 5060 Ti graphics is under $900 at Walmart.

GameStop sells cheapest 1TB SSD you can buy right now — own brand PCIe SSD costs only $90, 40% less than rivals on Amazon and Newegg

By Wayne Williams published 23 December 25

GameStop undercuts major storage brands with a $90 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD that includes a heatsink.

This superfast 32-core AMD CPU costs under $140 with a 5-year warranty — but there's a big catch

By Wayne Williams published 23 December 25

AMD EPYC 7532 delivers 32 core server performance for a surprisingly low price, but there are some catches to be aware of.

This $450 RTX laptop deal is too good to ignore — Acer Nitro V packs RTX 5050, 16GB RAM and 13th Gen Core i5 power

By Wayne Williams published 22 December 25

Deal alert: This RTX 5050 Acer Nitro V laptop just hit a record-low $450, a saving of 41%.

Large External SSDs are now cheaper than internal ones as 4TB SATA SSD face extinction due to negligible price difference

By Wayne Williams published 22 December 25

External 4TB SSDs costing less than internal SATA models shows shifting NAND priorities and increasing market pressures.

Arm sheds billions in market capitalization after Qualcomm hints at RISC-V adoption with Ventara Micro acquisition

By Wayne Williams published 22 December 25

Arm stock declines as Qualcomm picks up Ventana, raising questions about future customer reliance on Arm architectures.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and ASRock B450M AC R2.0 motherboard combo

Save 25% on this AMD combo: $116 gets you a 6-Core Ryzen CPU, Wi-Fi motherboard, and cooler

By Wayne Williams published 20 December 25

AMD Ryzen 5 mobo combo: $116 gets you a 6-core CPU, Wi-Fi motherboard, and cooler.

A hard disk drive with fiber optics overlayed

I compiled a list of 167 hard disk drives worth buying - here are six things I found out

By Wayne Williams published 20 December 25

My in-depth look at 167 hard disk drives shows why capacity, durability, and price per TB keep HDDs relevant, despite widespread SSD adoption.

Newegg just made the Core Ultra 7 265K the fastest CPU under $300 - with a free Battlefield 6 game

By Wayne Williams published 20 December 25

There is no faster CPU under $300: Core Ultra 7 265K drops to $299.99 with free Battlefield 6 game.

The best laptop deal right now isn’t from Dell or HP - it’s this $430 Intel i9-12900H beast

By Wayne Williams last updated 19 December 25

Core i9-12900H powered Hasee X5 15.6 laptop is just $429.99 - a massive $370 off its usual price.

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F deal with Battlefield 6

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F hits $157.98 - all-time low and comes with free $70 Battlefield 6 game

By Wayne Williams published 19 December 25

Intel’s Core Ultra 5 225F hits a new low price at Newegg and it comes with a free copy of Battlefield 6 too.

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