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Anker’s super-fast 8-device charging station is a steal for 33% off
It’s time to upgrade your at-home charging setup for all those devices you’ve accumulated, isn’t it? Throw away your outdated power strip and replace it with one of these amazing 8-in-1 Anker charging stations. It handles everything you need, and right now it’s discounted by 33% on Amazon so you can score one for just $100 (was $150). Why upgrade to this Anker Prime charging station? For starters, check out that sleek design that’s compact yet roomy enough to fit all kinds of plugs without issue. Say goodbye to bulky power strips. This one’s a flat rectangle, only 0.7 inches thick and 5.43 inches along its longest edge. It’s equally perfect for clutter-free workstations and side tables. Here’s what you get with this 8-in-1 charging station: two AC outlets on the flat face along with an LCD display that shows the current charging status and on/off buttons for each outlet, plus four USB-C ports along the bottom edge and two USB-A ports along the side edge. Those on/off buttons are a nice touch, letting you cut power without unplugging. All in all, that’s 8 devices you can charge (or supply power to) in a tiny little accessory. Each of the USB-C ports can provide up to 140W when used individually, and the whole charging station goes up to 240W across all the USB ports when multiple are being used. That’s a lot of power! Use it to power your laptop and a bunch of other devices, easy. And the cherry on top? A detachable cable, which is convenient whether you want to travel with it or stow it away for a while. Think of how much more efficiently you could be charging everything on your desk. Get this 8-in-1 Anker Prime charging station for just $100 while you can with this limited-time Amazon deal! Save 33% on this awesome Anker Prime charging stationBuy now at Amazon

I’m a diehard Windows pro. This Lenovo laptop made me a Chromebook believer
Lenovo is really excited about the Chromebook Plus 14, as is its partner Google. In fact it was the only Chromebook Google showed me at its latest ChromeOS presentation in NYC, and Lenovo also sent a review unit to both PCWorld’s laptop expert Ashley Biancuzzo and our video team leader Adam Patrick Murray. Now if you watch PCWorld’s YouTube channel or our weekly podcast The Full Nerd, you know that Adam is a diehard Windows user. But like a lot of us, he’s looking at some alternatives, and decided to use this opportunity to check out Chromebooks for the first time in years. The Chromebook Plus 14 is “premium,” in the admittedly lower scale of Chromebooks versus Windows laptops, with a brand new Mediatek processor packing an NPU for AI-powered features. It also has 16GB of RAM (very generous for a Chromebook) and a 14-inch OLED display, all for $650. Adam says that his assumptions of ChromeOS have been shattered by this laptop, and that he can use it as a daily driver in the office. And that’s coming from a professional video producer! While it’s not perfect for everyone, with the lack of availability for some frequent Windows tools like Photoshop, it’s shockingly capable. Especially if you also use an Android phone, which it can integrate with seamlessly over Google services. It probably helps that so many of the tools most people are using are now web-based, and often available as Android apps, too — Chromebooks can install apps from the Google Play Store with ease. For a deeper dive into the Chromebook Plus 14, including a breakdown of its AI features, be sure to check out PCWorld’s full comprehensive text review. And for more insights into the latest computer tech, subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube.

Wow! Save $1,000 on Samsung’s uber-portable 2-in-1 productivity laptop
Ready for a laptop deal that’ll make you weak in the knees? Check out this Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 (oof, what a mouthful) that’s currently on sale for an incredible $1,000 off. Yup, you read that right. This productivity beast of a laptop is discounted by an entire GRAND, meaning its price has dropped down to a mere $900 at Best Buy. That’s a whopping 53% off and one of the best laptops you can get for this price. Once you’re done picking your jaw up off the floor, let’s talk specs. You’re looking at a fast Intel Core Ultra 7 155H that’s bolstered by 16GB of also-fast LPDDR5X RAM and a just-as-fast 1TB SSD. All of that means a speedy machine that effortlessly handles Windows 11, boots in a snap, loads apps in no time, and feels responsive day-to-day. The 360 in the model name indicates that this is a 2-in-1 laptop, so the hinge folds back all the way and you can use it like a tablet. The screen is a touch-enabled 16-incher OLED with gorgeous visuals, and the 2880×1800 resolution offers tons of screen real estate for productivity, plus it just feels so smooth thanks to its 120Hz refresh rate. When we reviewed the 14-inch non-360 version of this laptop, we found that the overall performance was excellent—so much so that we gave it 4.5 stars and our Editors’ Choice award. Not to mention how travel-friendly it is with its uber-light 3.6-pound build and 0.5-inch thickness. Other bits worth knowing about: aluminum body, backlit keyboard, 1080p webcam, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, full-sized HDMI port, a fast USB-A port, and a 65-watt-hour battery with up to 21 hours on a charge. It’s an outright steal at this price, so snag the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 for just $900 before this amazing Best Buy deal disappears! Save $1,000 on Samsung's fast and uber-portable 2-in-1 laptopBuy now at Best Buy