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Acer Swift 14 AI on a table and displaying background. — I've been testing this AI PC laptop for the last two weeks — It has a unique feature I've never seen before but disappoints in one key area The Acer Swift 14 AI is an AI PC with an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, Intel Arc Graphics, and a 14-inch IPS touchscreen.

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Stick with Copilot+ PCs if you're shopping for Cyber Monday deals

By Zac Bowden published 30 November 24

Copilot+ These exclusive features won't ever be available on others, and the gap will only increase.

Copilot+

Top 13 Cyber Monday deals trending with Windows Central readers

By Ben Wilson last updated 30 November 24

Deals I'm curating a list of price-crunching savings on Windows PCs and gaming hardware that's resonating with our audience.

Deals

Grab an Acer gaming laptop for just $600 with this Black Friday deal

By Cole Martin published 30 November 24

Black Friday Save 23% on an Acer Nitro V during Amazon's Black Friday sale.

Black Friday

The ultimate Black Friday STALKER 2 PC upgrade is here: Free games and an awesome RTX GPU for less

By Brendan Lowry published 30 November 24

🔥Deal MSI's STALKER 2-themed GPU is one of the coolest graphics cards money can buy, and now you can get it — along with two free games — for a nice discount this Black Friday.

🔥Deal

Even at 41% off I can't recommend this mediocre gaming handheld

By Jennifer Young last updated 29 November 24

DON'T BUY The MSI Claw may be at a rock bottom price for Black Friday, but you should still avoid it and buy the ROG Ally instead.

DON'T BUY

The most affordable Xbox handheld this Cyber Monday isn't what you'd expect

By Zachary Boddy last updated 29 November 24

Deal The Razer Edge is still heavily discounted past Black Friday and into Cyber Monday, making it the most affordable Xbox handheld still worth buying.

Deal

Backup all your Steam Games with this awesome Black Friday SSD deal

By Richard Devine published 29 November 24

Tiny but mighty This tiny SSD with a 2TB capacity is a perfect choice to back up your Steam Library, or even use with an Xbox, and this Black Friday discount is unmissable.

Tiny but mighty

[Updated] An RTX 4080 Super sale is tempting, but there's a better GPU deal

By Cale Hunt last updated 29 November 24

GPUs The RTX 4080 Super is tempting, but you can spend A LOT less and still get stellar performance at 1440p.

GPUs

Black Friday deals on Microsoft Surface Flex keyboard

Microsoft's Surface Pro Flex Keyboard is finally affordable

By Sean Endicott published 28 November 24

So flexible Microsoft's Surface Pro Flex Keyboard is on sale for Black Friday, saving you $70 on the best keyboard for a Surface Pro 11 (and some older Surface Pro devices too).

So flexible