I have been using the Asus Flow Z13 hybrid notebook for 5 months as my primary work device, and it doesn't disappoint. It is powerful, snappy and is able to perform optimally no matter work kind of workload it is currently in. The display is sharp and plenty bright for my needs. The size is... Continue Reading →
Last week I took a leap of faith and bought the Oppo Find N5 foldable phone. It is the flagship foldable from Oppo that was released in early 2025. For a couple months prior to that I have been contemplating switching over to Android after many years with Apple, back during the 3GS era. It... Continue Reading →
PC games today are technically demanding. Some of the latest graphical features that modern games incorporate to enhance visuals and realism put a lot of stress into a modern GPU. Examples include real-time ray-tracing, path tracing, global illumination, and physically-based rendering, just to name a few. Turning all these features to the max settings can... Continue Reading →
Remember I made a post about getting the 4080 Super after not being able to get my hands of the new generation of GPUs from Nvidia and telling you guys that it was ok? Well, I caved. I bought the recently bought the Asus Tuf RTX 5080. I literally FOMO'ed. And I feel like my... Continue Reading →
Last month, I took a leap of faith and decided to purchase the newly released (and pricey) Asus ROG Flow Z13 2025. It is a laptop-tablet hybrid that features AMD's latest 16 core, 32 thread Strix Halo APU, the Ryzen AI Max +395 with Radeon 8060s integrated GPU. This APU is so fast, that it... Continue Reading →
After using the laptop-tablet hybrid for about 48 hours at home and at work, I have a few things to say about this nifty little gadget. So let's break it down to the good parts and the not so good parts. The good parts This laptop is powerful. It's powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max+... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I decided to sell my 5th Gen, 12.9 inch iPad Pro with m1 chip. I bought it back in 2021. During the Covid era, it makes sense and everything was on lockdown for most of the year. A tablet like the iPad Pro made a lot of sense when you are cooped up at... Continue Reading →
I initially planned to get Nvidia's new flagship GPU, the RTX 5090. But when reviews and performance benchmarks were trickling in, the reception got a little more muted after all the hype surrounding the upcoming GPU when it was announced at CES 2025. Performance numbers weren't that great compared to the previous flagship GPU, the... Continue Reading →
At the turn of 2025, I decided to get myself a new gaming monitor. Not just any monitor, but an OLED panel. For a while now, I have always been hesitant in getting an OLED panel as a gaming monitor. Screen burn-in issues was my number one concern at the time. Second was the price.... Continue Reading →
My new gaming rig is a radical departure from past gaming set ups that I have in the past. The most major departure is the lack of RBG aesthetics. Gone were the days that I invested quite a bit on RGB fans and peripherals to bling out my gaming rig. There is no more of... Continue Reading →
To photograph the following image as seen above, with all my current Apple products that I own, it costs me S$4624. The 13 inch Macbook Pro (non-Touchbar), the Apple Watch Series 3 Nike Sports Edition (GPS) and my new iPhone X (256GB). I never realise until recently that just these three items would cost me... Continue Reading →
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