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PC Pro is the UK’s number one IT monthly magazine and offers readers a healthy variety of tech news updates, tests, reviews, best buys and even bonus software in every issue. The editorial team are experts in their field and they’re dedicated to creating the most authoritative reviews and keeping you up to speed on the latest technology developments.

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UK enters the AI supercomputer race (at last) • The University of Bristol houses a supercomputer packed with over 5,000 Nvidia superchips, but this – the government promises – is just the start

GPT-5 hiccups into existence • The much-heralded LLM caused more annoyance than awe at the start

Rubbishing the UK’s 5G coverage • Philip Maguire, Inakalum Bin lorries are revealing how poor the nation’s mobile coverage really is

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

The PC will never be collectable • While many items of 1980s and 1990s culture have become valuable assets beloved of collectors, PCs and their cousins are never quite as coveted

Tech firms need to remember that people are bad • Algorithms and tech systems fail to consider the real world and the people in it, including the residents of London

Don’t blame the AI messenger • Some bosses want to ban AI assistants during meetings, but their presence makes us all better and more attentive attendees

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

Readers’ poll • Inspired by our feature on building a great PC overleaf, we asked our readers across X and Facebook: in all likelihood, what form factor will your next PC be?

HOW TO BUILD A GREAT PC • TIM DANTON SPEAKS TO PC-BUILDING EXPERTS TO DISCOVER THEIR TIPS ON CREATING THE BEST POSSIBLE PC FOR YOUR BUDGET, WHETHER BUILDING IT YOURSELF OR CHOOSING ONE FROM BUYERS

DON’T WASTE CASH!

HOW SCAN IS INSPIRING FAMILIES TO BUILD PCs TOGETHER

SELF-BUILD MISTAKES

COLOSSUS THE TRUE STORY • There are many more myths around Colossus than there are accurate stories. Tim Danton unravels the mystery with the help of a professor, engineers and historical records

SECRETS OF HOME NETWORK ADMINISTRATION • DARIEN GRAHAM-SMITH EXPLORES THE TIPS AND TOOLS THAT CAN HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL LAN LIKE A PRO

MAKE AN INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN

POWERTOYS YOU’LL USE EVERY DAY • MICROSOFT’S FREE UTILITIES FOR WINDOWS ADD ALL SORTS OF NEAT AND USEFUL FEATURES: NIK RAWLINSON PICKS OUT THE BEST

Dell 14 Premium • Dell’s Premium line picks up where XPS laptops left off, with the option for RTX 4050 graphics to give extra lift

Dell 16 Premium • The Dell 16 Premium holds its own against even the 16in MacBook Pro, with creative and gaming skills aplenty

How we test

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i • A slim and stylish business laptop with a standout webcam, OLED panel and software, and the price is surprisingly competitive

LG gram Pro (2025) • A successful update to the ever-slender 16in gram Pro, making it a top choice for large-screen lovers

Honor MagicBook Art 14 (2025) • A classy laptop that packs a gorgeous, high-res OLED screen, bags of power and a pop-out webcam

Acer Aspire Vero 16 (2025) • Eco-friendly materials help, but it’s the likely longevity of the chassis and components that earn the Vero an award

Argon One Up • The dream of a Raspberry Pi laptop is realised at last, with a bunch of great features if not a bargain price

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on genuine products

Lenovo Yoga AIO 9i Gen 10 • The first all-in-one Copilot+ PC may not be perfect but it trumps...