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Reports suggest Google may raise the starting price of its Pixel Watch 5, while a separate article discusses the rising costs of gaming laptops due to increased RAM prices.
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The Verge
It’s not a great time to shop for a gaming laptop. The unprecedented rise in cost for RAM (and storage to a slightly lesser extent) has made laptops with low-to-midrange specs cost much more than they should. Recent deals on gaming laptops worth your attention have been uninspiring, but one recently
2026-07-08 14:43 UTC
The Verge
Google's upcoming Pixel lineup might cost more than last year's. A report from Dealabs spotted by 9to5Google suggests that Google could raise the starting price of its 41mm Pixel Watch 5 to $399, while adding LTE could bump the price to $499. That's a $50 jump from the base Pixel Watch 4, which star
2026-07-08 14:43 UTC