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Through much of last year, Nintendo struggled to keep up with demand for its venerable little Switch (and Switch Lite, for that matter). But now that we're clear of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, it looks like inventory is finally able to satisfy demand once again -- the Switch is in stock at most major retailers at its regular $300 price tag. It's refreshing to go to a product page and be able to actually complete the checkout process on a console, amirite? … [Read more...] about Where to buy the Nintendo Switch: Get the latest restock news for Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart

That means we're still in the dark about when significant numbers of consoles will arrive at retailers. Despite a number of inventory drops over the last three months, few gamers have actually managed to claim a console since ordinary users have had to compete with bots and resellers. Right now the only consoles you can buy are marked up to obscene levels at reseller sites like eBay and StockX, often two or more times their retail value of $400 or $500 (depending upon which model you want).    … [Read more...] about PS5 restocks: Here’s what you need to know about buying a console at Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and more

Walmart If you're of a certain age, then you may recall the Gateway name and its computers that shipped in black-and-white cow-print boxes. Gateway has returned as a line of low-cost laptops and tablets at Walmart. But you won't find any of the models on store shelves in their iconic cow packaging; the new Gateway laptops are available online only. This 14-inch Gateway laptop features a 10th-gen Intel Core i5 CPU and 16GB of RAM. You get a 256GB solid-state drive for storage. The storage capacity is average for the price, but the amount of memory is double what is usually on offer. And you get a full HD (1,920x1,080-pixel) display, which is better than the 1,366x768-pixel panels found on other budget laptops. There's also a fingerprint reader for easy, secure logins. … [Read more...] about Best laptop deals: Save on Dell XPS, HP Envy, Lenovo ThinkPad, MSI Prestige and more

Chrome OS is fairly light on system overhead, so this is easily one of the more powerful Chromebooks out there. With its affordable price point of $479 / £499 (about AU$675), it's definitely the kind of investment that will pay some serious, long-term dividends and will be more than capable of handling the evolution of Chrome OS for year to come. … [Read more...] about The best student laptops of CES 2021

In July, the fall 2020 high school football season was pushed back to a Jan. 8 start with practice slated to start last week. Those plans were altered Dec. 1 when the California Interscholastic Federation announced that practices for football won’t start until Jan. 1 at the earliest, which will push games back at least another three weeks. … [Read more...] about Two of nation’s best highlight Bay Area football recruiting class