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TechSpot's PC Buying Guide Our buying guides provide an in-depth list of today's best hardware, ranging between four unique and yet typical budgets. Whether you are a first time builder seeking guidance or a seasoned enthusiast we've got you covered. Laptop Buying Guide Our analysis of the current market brings you specification tables outlining the ideal components for the most in demand portable system types: Desktop replacement, ultra-portables and budget/value laptops. Windows Guides, Tips and Tricks Practical tips, how-to guides, and many optimization resources to make your life around the Windows operating system easier. Hardware Guides and Tweaking Enter the PC enthusiast territory: graphics, audio, networking, overclocking and more hardware tweaking madness is awaiting. Software Guides, Tweaks & Resources Get to know your software better with our time saving tips, hidden resources and app recommendations. Gaming Guides Game tweaking consists of not only squeezing every bit of performance possible, but getting the best visual quality while at it. Tech Tip of the Week Did you know? A new tech tip is posted every week at TechSpot. Keep current with us for useful tips and optimization tricks. Holiday Gift Guides The TechSpot holiday gift guide is not your standard catalog-esque gift guide but one aimed at those special silicon lovers. Holiday Gift Picks 2009: Part 1 | Part 2 Holiday Gift Guide 2008 Holiday Gift Guide 2007

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