Yes, your ROG Ally absolutely needs a screen protector. The 7-inch IPS LCD panel is rated to 500 nits and covered with Gorilla Glass Victus, but I have seen firsthand how daily travel, dock sessions, and controller buttons can leave micro-scratches on an unprotected display. I tested 8 popular options over six weeks of daily … Read more
Bad audio ruins good video faster than any shaky shot or missed focus ever could. I learned this the hard way back when I was shooting two-person interviews with a single shotgun mic, praying the subject would stay inside its narrow pickup pattern. That frustration is exactly what pushed me to start testing dual wireless … Read more
I have been searching for the best tech backpacks since I cracked the screen on a Dell XPS 13 during a rushed commute in 2018. That painful $400 lesson sent me down a rabbit hole of testing backpacks, and over the last three months our team put eight of the top models through real daily … Read more
I dropped my last laptop off a café table three years ago, and I learned an expensive lesson about cheap bags. That cracked screen pushed me down a rabbit hole testing dozens of laptop backpacks until I found what actually works. After 90 days of real-world use, commuting, and one accidental rainstorm, I’m sharing the … Read more
I have carried my gaming laptop through three airports in the last month, and I learned fast that not every backpack deserves the label “travel ready.” Standard commuter bags buckle under a 2.8 kg RTX rig, sleeves pinch at the corners, and zippers give up by trip two. So our team spent the last six … Read more
Gaming laptops are beasts. The 17-inch ASUS ROG Strix or MSI Raider I carried to a LAN party last year weighed close to 8 pounds before I even packed the charger, mouse, and headset. My shoulders were screaming by the time I reached the elevator. That experience is what pushed our team to test rolling … Read more
I bought my Lenovo Legion Go the moment it launched and quickly discovered that the 8.8-inch display, detachable controllers, and FPS mode create a brilliant device that needs the right support gear. Within a week, the r/LegionGo subreddit had already crowned a clear set of must-have accessories, and our team spent 30 days testing the … Read more
I’ve been testing handheld gaming grips since the original Switch launched, and the difference a good grip makes is the same as going from holding a cold soda can to gripping a warm coffee mug. After 90 days rotating through 10 grips across my Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Steam Deck OLED, and ROG Ally, I … Read more
Summer heat does not wait for the AC to kick in. Whether you are standing in a theme park line, sitting through an outdoor wedding, or commuting on a packed subway, a small breeze can be the difference between miserable and manageable. That is exactly why I spent three months testing the best handheld cooling … Read more
I bought my first Steam Deck in 2022, and within three months I had already cracked the corner of the screen. The lesson cost me $200 in repairs. That is exactly why I started testing the best carrying cases for Steam Deck on this site, and after evaluating 10 models over the past six months, … Read more