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Bitdefender vs. Avira

Does paid-for security have the edge over free?

FITBIT SENSE: AMBITIOUS TO A FAULT

FITNESS TRACKER

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

A huge open world that offers runes with a view

Caller ID verification could be coming to the iPhone soon

STIR and SHAKEN finally result in some truly identified Caller ID.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 VS. iPHONE 12 THIS IS THE $800 PHONE TO BUY

THE FIGHT IS SURPRISINGLY CLOSE BUT THERE’S A CLEAR WINNER.

Cobra SC 201 Dash Cam: Outstanding video, GPS, cloud uploads

It’s easy to use, with great video, GPS, cloud uploads, and a 16GB SD card to get you going right away.

Porsche Design Acer Book RS: This stylish, blazingly fast laptop lives up to its name

The detachable display and 360-degree hinge of the original Porsche Design Book One are gone, now replaced by sheer speed.

Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD: The speed you need, at sane prices

Excellent performance and endurance ratings for a competitive price.

Meet the CuBox-M, a tiny 2-inch PC built for developers and makers

SolidRun’s new Micro Desktop PC goes for prices starting at $99.

SteelSeries Sensei Ten

An old favorite gets a new coat and sensor, but is it enough?

Razer Cynosa V2

A $60 keyboard from Razer?

Corsair MP400 2TB

Lots of cache for not much cash

Corsair HS70 Bluetooth

A no-nonsense, versatile headset

Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero

A Ryzen 5000 series refresh, but does the “Dark” matter?

Razer Opus: Solid midrange ANC headphones

These cans are priced to compete, but don’t expect magic.

JBL Live 300TWS: Feature-rich earbuds for the not-so-rich

These true wireless earbuds’ many features, equalizer, and good sound quality (with tweaking) make them worth consideration.

Hot Stuff

What we’re raving about this month

AmazonBasics 450-watt Standby UPS: Amazon's affordable standby backup power delivers too little

Once a competitive option, Amazon’s 450-watt UPS doesn’t match up head to head.

Will 2021 be the year Apple's U1 chip goes wide?

Apple has been building its ultra-wideband technology into devices for a couple years now, but it still doesn’t do much…yet.

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus NVMe SSD: Fast on PCIe 4, fast on PCIe 3

The 2TB version of this SSD is nearly as fast with large files as Samsung’s 980 Pro, and considerably less expensive.

ChargeTech Portable Power Outlet AM 27K 4.0: Part battery pack, part power station

It even sports an antimicrobial film.

Philips 279C9

A precision productivity package

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition

RTX 2080 Ti performance at half the price?

HP EliteOne 800 G5

All for one and one for all

HyperX Cloud Stinger S

Sting like a bee

TECH PREVIEW 2021

THE MAXIMUM PC TEAM AND CO. PREDICT WHAT THE COMING YEAR HAS IN STORE FOR THE WORLD OF TECH

SteelSeries Aerox 3 Mouse

SteelSeries enters the ultralight scene with the Aerox 3, but is it a hit or a miss?

Happy Hacking Pro Hybrid Type-S Keyboard

$337 for this beauty, but why?

be quiet! Silent Base 802

Taking modular customization to the extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

The underdog takes the lead