Dave Meikleham
Dave is a computing editor at Tom’s Guide and covers everything from cutting-edge laptops, the latest GPU tech, to ultrawide monitors. When he’s not worrying about dead pixels, Dave enjoys regularly rebuilding his PC for absolutely no reason at all. He built his first rig over 20 years ago, and he’s gone through more motherboards than he’s had hot dinners. Probably.
In a previous life, he worked as a video game journalist during a career spanning the best part of two decades. Over that time he worked across both online and print, with bylines for GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, TechRadar, Edge and the Official UK PlayStation Magazine. He’s almost amassed an immeasurable amount of bad puns.
An avid PC and console gamer, Dave enjoys breaking out Fraps way too often as he obsesses over frame rates. Despite owning a graphics card that costs roughly the same as your average used car, he still enjoys gaming on the go and is regularly glued to his Switch. Away from tech, most of Dave’s time is taken up by walking his husky, obsessing about his various OLED displays and sweating over the fitness of half a dozen Arsenal players on any given week.
Latest articles by Dave Meikleham
I finally bought my first gaming laptop — why the hell did I wait so long?!
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Even though I write about computing for a living, it's taken an exceptional gaming laptop to finally convince me to buy one.
Microsoft and CrowdStrike online outage goes global — here’s all the services that are affected
By Dave Meikleham published
A failed driver update from cybersecurity specialists CrowdStrike has caused an online outage across the world.
Latest PS5 Pro rumor points to a possible September reveal — and release date this year
By Dave Meikleham published
If new reporting is accurate, the rumored PS5 Pro could be revealed at the Tokyo Game Show in September, before launching this November.
If you’re a GeForce Now subscriber, it’s now easier than ever to stream some of the best Xbox Series X games through the Nvidia cloud service.
By Dave Meikleham, Jason England published
You can now stream Xbox games on GeForce Now directly from Microsoft’s site
9 best games of 2024 (so far) on PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and PC
By Rory Mellon published
These are the best games we've played in 2024 (to date) from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
Microsoft just made Game Pass more expensive and it looks like a mistake
By Dave Meikleham published
Subscription costs for Xbox Game Pass are on the rise across the world. Here’s what we know.
Xbox Game Pass is now available on Amazon Fire TV — what you need to know
By Dave Meikleham published
The new Xbox app brings Game Pass to select Amazon Fire sticks, and it’s being rolled out across 25 countries this week.
I love busting ghosts in Luigi's Mansion 2 but it has a fatal flaw — here's my verdict
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is an incredibly good-looking remaster, yet one that needs a key feature upgrade to fully justify its hefty price tag.
Pro gamers beware — AI is coming for your job
By Dave Meikleham published
GT Sophy is an AI system that’s been trained to beat the best Gran Turismo Sport players on the block through machine learning.
I made Steam Deck even better thanks to this new update — here’s how
By Dave Meikleham published
AMD FSR 3.1 has finally come to a select few Steam Deck games and it provides an easy way to boost performance.
The best Steam Deck accessory I've ever bought just got a big pre-Prime Day price cut
By Dave Meikleham published
Want to get even more out of your Steam Deck? Try pairing it to a dock; like this fantastic, discounted model.
These 8 classic titles could be coming to Xbox Game Pass — here’s what we know
By Dave Meikleham published
A trio of classic video game franchises could soon be made available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
My Nintendo Switch is better than ever thanks to this cheap but brilliant accessory
By Dave Meikleham published
The Majority DX30 deliver the audio goods at a reasonable price point, and they’re great paired with a portable console.
Tom’s Guide asks: What’s your biggest laptop pet peeve?
By Alex Wawro published
Watch out for these common pitfalls when buying a laptop
Steam just got a game-changing new upgrade — I’m already obsessed
By Dave Meikleham published
'Game Recording' is in beta on Steam, and it's a brilliantly breezy feature to use.
I’ve been waiting for this PC controller for years — so why am I sad?
By Dave Meikleham published
The ‘Hori Wireless Horipad for Steam’ looks promising, yet a couple of factors dampen my enthusiasm for the new controller.
I made my gaming PC even better with this accessory I never knew I needed
By Dave Meikleham published
I bought a PC stand on wheels recently, and it’s made a massive difference to how I use my rig.
I was planning to sell my Switch, but Nintendo just changed my mind
By Dave Meikleham published
Thanks to a particularly strong Nintendo Direct recently, I’m finally glad to be a Switch owner again.
13 best movie moments of all time — here’s our favorites
By Dave Meikleham last updated
We're hugely passionate about cinema here at Tom's Guide, and some of our team have broken down the movie moments that mean the most to them.
Copilot+ PCs won’t run various apps and games at launch — what you need to know
By Dave Meikleham published
Various reports claim the new Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge AI laptop can’t run a raft of security apps, certain Adobe software and various popular video games.
I’ll never buy another iPad keyboard case and neither should you — here’s why
By Dave Meikleham published
The first ever OLED iPad is mighty expensive, so please don’t spend an extra $349 on a peripheral you don’t need.
Forget iPhone 16 — iPhone 17 just tipped to get as thin as the new iPad Pro
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Rumors continue to circulate that Cupertino is hard at work making the slimmest iPhone, MacBook and Apple Watch the company has ever made.
I’ve finally become a mechanical keyboard fan and I owe it all to a spilt soda
By Dave Meikleham last updated
A can of juice just cost me a keyboard that I loved, but my act of clumsiness has at least given me a newfound appreciation for Dell’s Alienware Pro.
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