The motherboard map

Q I installed a graphics driver using the new Nvidia app recently, but afterwards I noticed that Windows wasn’t recognising my 5Gbps USB-A ports. The 10Gbps USB-A ports are working. I’d restored Windo

Build the best PC for your budget

Slim and light laptops look nicer, feel better and tend to last longer between charges than the rest. And no, you don’t actually need workstation-grade power just to record those music tracks you like to fuss over at the weekends. Here, then, are 2025’s top truly portable laptop contenders, ranging from under £500 to well over two grand…

BETWEEN 1985 AND 1994, COMMODORE LAUNCHED AN ABUNDANCE OF AMIGA MODELS FEATURING CONSTANTLY EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY. THESE INNOVATIVE MACHINES – PARTICULARLY THE ICONIC AMIGA 500 – REACHED MILLIONS OF HOUSEHOLDS AROUND THE WORLD, HAVING A SEISMIC IMPACT ON THE HOME-COMPUTING LANDSCAPE

Once upon a time (a few years ago), £800 used to be a sweet spot for the laptop buyer. Nowadays, only a few slinky heroes squeeze under the line…

It’s getting hot in here… the closer you get to the magic £1000 mark, the more you start to see low-compromise – or indeed no-compromise – PCs