buying guide

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Deals

I bought the GoPro, the DJI and the Insta360 — here's the only action camera worth your money in 2026

I pre-ordered all three at full price so you don't have to. The honest, first-person breakdown of GoPro HERO13 vs DJI Osmo Action 6 vs Insta360 Ace Pro 2 — and which one actually lives in my bag.

Tyler Nguyen · 2d ago · 8 min

Hardware

Nvidia's cheaper GPU just got more expensive than the one above it. no, that's not a typo

The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB launched $120 under the RTX 5070 to win on value. This week, several retailers have that flipped completely.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 19 · 7 min

Hardware

nvidia's cheapest RTX 50 card just dodged the price hike wrecking everyone else

the 16GB version is up 88% since launch. the 8GB version barely moved. here's the real math if you're buying for local AI, not just gaming.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 16 · 7 min

Deals

I priced a DIY local-AI PC against 3 prebuilt AI boxes — the GPU price spike changed the winner

Building around a single GPU used to be the obvious move. With cards jumping 39% in two months, the math on prebuilt AI appliances just got a lot more interesting.

Nadia Rahman · Aug 14 · 8 min

AI

GPU prices just jumped up to 39% in two months — here's what's actually worth buying for local AI now

The RTX 5060 Ti got hit hardest, the RTX 5080 barely moved, and that flipped the value math. Here's what actually makes sense, card by card, in August 2026.

Lena Fischer · Aug 14 · 9 min

Hardware

I put three budget GPUs head-to-head for local AI — only one earns its higher price

Arc B580, RX 9060 XT 16GB, and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB are all fighting for the same budget local-AI buyer in 2026. Real prices and real bandwidth numbers settle it.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 4 · 6 min

Hardware

nvidia's third GPU price hike of 2026 just landed — I ran the real $/GB math for local AI

GDDR7 modules and TSMC wafer costs just pushed every RTX 50 card higher this week — but the ugliest number isn't the one everyone's quoting.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 4 · 6 min

Hardware

nvidia's about to hike GPU prices again — here's the actual buy-or-wait math for local AI

A third price hike in one year is reportedly coming for the RTX 50 series — and if you're buying VRAM for local AI, not frame rates, the calculation isn't the same as 'wait for a sale.'

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 4 · 7 min

Hardware

the RTX 5060 just jumped $75 overnight in China — and that's usually how it starts

A $299 budget GPU got $75 pricier in 72 hours flat. Here's the actual chain of events, and the honest call on buying now versus waiting.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 1 · 7 min