Tech & Gadgets

Fast, silent, 18-hour battery, and it does all of this starting at $1,099. The M3 Air is the best laptop for most people — unless Apple sells you the 8GB version.

Pay $200 more now to save $1,000 over 5 years. The modular laptop for people who think throwing away computers is stupid — because it is.

The $599 desktop that makes your $2,000 MacBook Pro purchase look financially irresponsible. Unless you need portability, this is the Mac to buy.

The $400 headphones that exist to make Apple's $549 AirPods Max look financially indefensible. Best noise canceling you can buy without the Apple tax.

You're about to spend $300 on a keyboard and then tell everyone it 'improved your typing experience.' It didn't. But you might buy one anyway.

The $300 VR headset that's finally cheap enough to justify collecting dust. Meta subsidizes the hardware. You subsidize Meta's metaverse fantasy.

Satellite internet that works in places where nothing else does. If you're Googling this from a city apartment with fiber, the answer is already no.

It's a countertop convection oven with better marketing. But it actually makes frozen food edible, and that alone might justify the counter space.

A $3,499 ski goggle that makes you look ridiculous. Apple's spatial computer is impressive tech trapped inside a product almost nobody actually needs.

You're paying $500+ for a vacuum cleaner because the commercials are pretty. Dyson's engineering is real but the price premium over competitors has gotten absurd.

A $150 screen that only does one thing. In a world of $1000 do-everything devices, that's either quaint or genius. Depends on whether you actually read.

You're paying $300-$1400 for a robot that bumps into furniture and occasionally eats a sock. But it vacuums when you don't, which is the entire point.

At $249, AirPods Pro 2 have the best ANC and seamless iPhone integration. Android users should look elsewhere. Here's who actually needs them.

iPad Pro is massive overkill for students taking notes and reading PDFs. The iPad Air does literally everything you need in college for about $400 less.

The M2 Air is silent, lasts 18 hours, and handles everything 90% of people actually do. The $1,099 question: does the M3 or Pro justify paying more? Usually not.

Only if you actually need Pro power. Most people should buy the Air and save $500+ Is MacBook Pro M3 worth $1,599+? We did the math so you don't have to.