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Here at PCWorld, we'e dug through thousands of early Prime Day deals over at Amazon to find the very best ones. Our tech experts are testing PC hardware and gadgets for decades and know what's worth buying and what should get a pass. You'll need to be a Prime member to seize advantage of the sales though! Here's how to get Amazon Prime for free if you need it.
We're updating often, so make sure to check back frequently to see what deals we found. Also, check out our Prime Day 2025 hub for more amazing discounts.
Best early Prime Day deals on mainstream laptops and Chromebooks
Dell Inspiron 15 3535, AMD Ryzen 5 7520U processor/15.6-inch 1920×1080 display/8GB RAM/512GB SSD, $398.97 ($51.02 off at Amazon)
Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1, AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS processor/14-inch 1920×1200 touchscreen display/32GB RAM/1TB SSD, $799.99 ($2,200 off
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When we reviewed the Samsung T9, we gave it 4.5 stars and our Editors' Choice award, appreciating its overall fast performance, its grippy textured surface, and its reassuring five-year warranty. At this price, the T9 is a fantastic deal. You're getting a super-sleek and super-fast portable SSD that hits data speeds up to 2,000 MB/s, plus protection against accidents like bumps and drops.
You'll be able to use the Samsung T9 with just about any device you have at home, be it your laptop, smartphone, gaming console, or camera. And don't worry about carrying this one with you anywhere you go because it's compact, slim, and lightweight. It's barely larger than your credit card, measuring 0.55 inches thick and weighing just 0.27 pounds.
So, what are you waiting for? Snag the 2TB Samsung T9 for $170 before this deal vanishes into thin air. And remember, it's a Prime deal, so start a 30-day free trial if you aren't a Prime member yet. Not the right SSD for you? Check out
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The data shows a noticeable jump in Windows 11 users between May 2025 and June 2025, with market share getting a significant boost of 4.76 percentage points—and nearly all of it taken away from Windows 10.
Microsoft's recent hard push to promote Windows 11's benefits and scare Windows 10 users with the looming end-of-support deadline seems to be working. If the pace keeps up, Windows 11 should officially sit atop the throne by the end of July and the market share numbers will likely continue to grow from there.
The Statcounter data also shows that 2.2 percent of Windows users are still on Windows 7, while 0.6 percent are still on Windows 8 or 8.1. An astonishing 0.43 percent are somehow still managing to get by on Windows XP, which lost support over a decade ago.
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But I wasn't always like this. When I first tried standing desks over a decade ago, I didn't approve. My feet ached, my setup was suboptimal, I didn't feel the benefits, and it was a hell of a lot more work than just putting my feet up while I tapped away at my PC.
But now? I'd never go back. Here are the top reasons why I went from standing desk skeptic to standing desk convert.
It helps my back pain and posture
This is the original and still best reason I have for using a standing desk. In the past, I wrote about my favorite desk accessories for back pain and posture issues. After years of poor posture, too much smartphone use, and a sedentary combination of desk work and PC gaming, I found myself with recurring pinched nerves and distracting back pain.
Switching to a standing desk was the first step to reversing that dangerous debilitating trend, and thoug
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The Golden Globes is expanding beyond film and TV with a new category. It will dole out an award for the best podcast of the year starting at next January's ceremony. Organizers told Variety that the idea was to recognize the influence and reach of podcasts within the spectrum of entertainment.
Six finalists will be selected from the 25 most popular podcasts across audio and video formats (sorry, middle-aged dads who spent hundreds of dollars on recording gear to grouse about their team in their basement studios). So it's likely that more celebrities could appear on the show.
Amy Poehler and Trevor Noah have podcasts that are among the 25 largest in the US on Spotify. SmartLess — the show hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes — is on the list too. As such, the best podcast award feels like a ploy by the Golden Globes to get more stars on the show, which would make it quite funny if, say, The Daily won instead.
It feels like an odd move for the Golden Globes (which started handing out an award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement last year) to wade into the podcasting world. Still, it's nice to see a mainstream awards ceremony shining a spotlight on podcasts. There are dedicated awards shows for podcasts, but the Golden Globes is putting them on a bigger stage.
Other awards shows have been refining their category lineups. We'll soon start seeing a long-overdue category for
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