Darragh Murphy
Darragh is Tom’s Guide’s Computing Editor and is fascinated by all things bizarre in tech. This usually leads to assorted coverage varying from washing machines designed for earbuds to the wild world of laptops. Whether it's connecting Scar from The Lion King to two-factor authentication or turning his love for laptops into a fabricated rap battle from 8 Mile, he believes there’s always a quirky spin to be made.Darragh has previously been an Editor for Laptop Mag and a News Editor for Time Out Dubai, where he also headed the gaming and tech section. His work can be seen in Mashable, Android Police, Shortlist Dubai, Proton, theBit.nz, ReviewsFire and more. While laptops are his bread and butter, he’s also reviewed smartphones, monitors, speakers, docking stations and VPNs. He’s covered IFA, MWC Barcelona, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and more.When he's not checking out the latest devices and all things computing, he can be found going for dreaded long runs, watching terrible shark movies, and trying to find time to game.
Latest articles by Darragh Murphy

Nvidia's DLSS 4 demo in a Razer Blade 16 with RTX 5090 gives me hope again for next-gen gaming laptops
By Darragh Murphy last updated
Nvidia DLSS 4 is offering major gains for gaming laptops, as Team Green showed a Razer Blade 16 with an RTX 5090 doubling frame rates over DLSS 3.

Amazon Big Spring Sale — here are the 9 gaming laptop deals I'd buy
By Darragh Murphy last updated
The Amazon Big Spring Sale is cutting prices on plenty of powerful gaming laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo and more right now.

I've tested the best budget laptops of 2025 — here are my top picks (so far)
By Darragh Murphy last updated
These are the best budget laptops on the market, based on our hands-on testing and reviews.

I wanted an RTX 50-series gaming laptop, but $620 off this Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 broke me
By Darragh Murphy published
RTX 50-series gaming laptops are pricey, so getting $620 off this Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 4070 at Best Buy is worth keeping your eye on — and it's better than Amazon

Nvidia GTC 2025 — Blackwell Ultra, Groot N1, self-driving cars and more from Jensen Huang's keynote
By Darragh Murphy, Jason England last updated
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took center stage in the Nvidia GTC 2025 Keynote to show off what's next in AI — here's the latest news.

Amazon Big Spring Sale is taking nearly 50% off docking stations — here are 9 deals I'd grab now
By Darragh Murphy published
Amazon's Big Spring Sale is offering huge discounts on docking stations for laptops, along with USB-C hubs. Get saving with these deals now.

Razer Blade 16 with RTX 5060 spotted in new leak — with a pretty shocking $1,999 price tag
By Darragh Murphy published
A leaked Razer Blade 16 with an RTX 5060 is set to cost $1,999, and it's already pricier than an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop.

HP reveals new RTX 50-series gaming laptops — and the Omen 16 Slim is the first on my radar
By Darragh Murphy published
HP announced its new lineup of RTX 50-series gaming laptop, including an Omen 16 Slim boasting an RTX 5070, Intel Core Ultra 9 and more.

Apple's 18-inch foldable just tipped to run macOS — yup, the world's first touchscreen Mac
By Darragh Murphy published
Rumors of a foldable MacBook-iPad hybrid point to an early 2027 launch, and it may be more Mac than iPad according to a a new analyst.

RTX 5090 price continues to rise — prepare to spend around $3,000 for Nvidia's GPU
By Darragh Murphy published
Asus is ramping up the price for Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs, with prices now close to or over $3,000, and even AMD Radeon RX 9070s now start at $720.

I paired my iPhone 16 with a Windows PC — and Microsoft Phone Link can't compete with a MacBook
By Darragh Murphy published
I tried using an iPhone to test Microsoft's Phone Link app on a Windows 11 PC, and while it's a handy tool to use, it's sorely missing out on some essential features.

Massive Steam sale offering PC games from under $1 — here's 18 must-buy titles I'd go for
By Darragh Murphy published
Steam is having a massive spring sale right now, with essential PC games seeing epic discounts, inlcuding The Witcher 3, Baldur's Gate 3 and more

I'm worried about the latest Nvidia RTX 5060 price leak — but one thing could change my mind
By Darragh Murphy published
A recent RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti leak has me worried about their price, but one of Nvidia's new GPUs may have a nice surprise up its sleeve.

Xbox handheld reportedly being made with Asus — all to take on Steam Deck
By Darragh Murphy published
Microsoft's upcoming Xbox handheld will reportedly be made by Asus, and it aims to take on Steam Deck by delivering a new OS to bring "the best of Xbox and Windows."

Hurry! MacBook Air M3 just crashed to lowest price ever on Amazon
By Darragh Murphy last updated
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air M3 is down to its lowest price, and despite the release of the M4 Air, it's hard to go wrong with $300 off.

RTX 5060 breaks cover in Acer gaming PC — is Nvidia’s next GPU launch imminent?
By Darragh Murphy published
Nvidia's RTX 5060 GPU has been spotted in an Acer gaming PC listing, with rumors pointing to an announcement coming later this week.

MacBook Air M4 benchmarks are here — here's how it compares to the MacBook Pro, Windows laptops and more
By Darragh Murphy published
Apple's new MacBook Air M4 laptops are here, and we've got them in our testing lab to give you the latest results (and they impress).

This Asus monitor acts as a makeshift air purifier — your allergies will thank you later
By Darragh Murphy published
Asus is bringing out new air purifying monitors that can remove up to 90% of airbrone dust. Oh, and they come with a 100Hz refresh rate.

I was hyped for Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5050 — until I saw these leaked specs
By Darragh Murphy published
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5050 specs have been revealed in new leak, and I'm not sure if entry-level gaming will see a major performance boost.

Exclusive: Qualcomm exec says AI is going to 'completely transform' laptops as we know them
By Darragh Murphy published
Tom's Guide sat down with Nitin Kumar, Senior Director of Product Management at Qualcomm, to talk the future of AI in devices and how apps are key to take computing further.

The $3,999 M3 Ultra Mac Studio barely beats the $1,999 M4 Max in leaked benchmark
By Darragh Murphy published
Apple's M3 Ultra chip has popped up in a new benchmark with amazing CPU performance, but the M4 Max appears to beat it in one surprising area.

RTX 5070 can't match RTX 4090 performance in new benchmark — despite Nvidia's claims
By Darragh Murphy published
Nvidia's RTX 5070 GPU has shown up in a new benchmark, and it already falls way behind RTX 4090 performance, despite the company's claims of having "4090 performance at $549."

iPad Air M3 and iPad 11 surprisingly miss out on Apple's C1 modem
By Darragh Murphy published
Apple's new iPad Air M3 and iPad 11 will arrive without Apple's C1 modem for 5G, despite it arriving on the recently launched iPhone 16e.
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