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The best portable hard drive

[ad_1] Why you should trust us Wirecutter has researched and recommended hard drives since early 2012, and our PC team has over eight years of combined experience testing hard drives and solid-state drives. I’ve spent the last two years reviewing hard drives and SSDs. We’ve collectively spent nearly 200 hours researching and testing portable hard […]

The best robotics kits for beginners

[ad_1] Why you should trust us When researching this guide, we interviewed three experts: Jenny Young, who owns the Brooklyn Robot Foundry makerspace; Marina Umaschi Bers, a professor of human development and computer science at Tufts University and chief scientist at KinderLab Robotics; and Andrew Terranova, a hobby roboticist who writes about robotics kits for […]

The best external graphics card enclosure

[ad_1] Why you should trust us I spent more than six years testing, reviewing, and otherwise writing about PCs and other gadgets for AnandTech and Ars Technica, and I’ve put in almost two years doing the same thing for Wirecutter. Much of that work has involved testing the performance of processors and graphics chips. I’ve […]

The best smart home sensors for Alexa

[ad_1] Why you should trust us As a journalist and editor with two decades of experience, I write about the smart home and connected living for Dwell Magazine, U.S. News World & Report, and The Ambient, among others. I’ve spent many, many hours testing connected devices for Wirecutter since 2016, including smart thermostats, smart garage-door […]

The best portable solar battery charger

[ad_1] Why you should trust us I spent roughly 30 hours researching and testing portable solar chargers for this guide on top of the 30 hours that other Wirecutter staffers clocked over the past two years. I’ve written guides to the best USB power banks for phones and tablets, the best USB power banks for […]

Save $50 on a Schlage Connect smart lock

[ad_1] LG WP50NB40 External Optical Drive Street price: $83; deal price: $68 Down to $68, this is an excellent drop on this external optical drive, usually over $80. The LG WP50NB40 is a Blu-Ray capable optical drive we praise in our guide for being even faster at Blu-Ray tasks than our top pick (while slower […]

The best portable SSD

[ad_1] Why you should trust us Wirecutter has been researching and recommending solid-state drives since 2013, and our PC team has more than 35 years of combined experience testing solid-state drives and hard drives. As Wirecutter’s storage expert, I’ve evaluated all sorts of storage devices—from portable and desktop hard drives to teensy SD and microSD […]

The best monitor arms

[ad_1] Who should get this If you work at a computer for long periods of time, an ergonomic setup can help prevent back and neck pain by properly positioning your screen. Especially if you alternate between sitting and standing at your desk, share a workstation with people of varying height, or just need easy, on-the-fly […]

Save $300 on a Google Pixel 3

[ad_1] Google Pixel 3 (64GB) Street price: $800; deal price: $500 The Google Pixel 3 (64GB), our upgrade Android phone pick, has dropped to a new low of $500 in all three available finishes. If you’re looking for more memory, the 128GB version of the Pixel 3 is also discounted down to $600 from a […]

The best ice cream maker

[ad_1] Why you should trust us The original version of this guide was written by Wirecutter staff writer Lesley Stockton, who has made a lot of ice cream and frozen yogurt over the course of her long culinary career. As a fresh-faced line cook in New York City, she hung out in the pastry kitchen […]