![]() ![]() The Halo keyboard looks futuristic and has some clever tricks: it turns into a note-taking tablet when you’re not typing. ![]() It’s almost a new category of PC, not qu ite a laptop, not quite a tablet. Lenovo has been busy innovating over the past few years and the result is the stunning Y oga Book. Dubbed the Creators Update, it will add a selection of feature s that go h and in hand with the new hardware, but there’ s also some new gaming features and – potentially – a new app to rival Apple’s Garageband. No, it was keen to put Windows centre stage and there’s another significant update coming to Windows 10 in Spring 2017. But Microsoft didn’t call it a ‘Surface’ event. There ’s also an updated Surface Book which is even more powerful than before (and even more expensive). It’s an all-in-one desktop that’s really aimed at creative pros, but it’s intere sting nonetheless: you’ll find our initial impressions on page 78. This in cluded the new Surface Studio, the firm’s first desktop PC. Just as we went to press on the previous issue, Microsoft held a big launch event for its new Surface hardware. Rather than ask system builders to supply a monitor, mouse and keyboar d, we’ve hand-picked our favourite gaming peripherals so you can mix and match – or si mply use the screen and input devices you already own. We’ ve tested a selection of the best-value gaming PCs on page 52 and although you can’t pick one up for the price of a PS4, £650 will get you a respectable machine that will easily handle full-HD games and even dabble in VR. It’ s impressive, but while it’s certainly good value compared to the equivalent PC and HTV Vive headset, the PC will always hold the advantage of being upgradeable when the next generation of graphics cards appear. ![]() We tried out the new PS4 Pro and Sony’s PlaySt ation VR headset on pages 44 and 47. Mobile and console gaming is still massively popular of course, and Sony is making strides where Microsoft, at least where the Xbox is concerned, is not. According to stat s from Intel, there are 1.3 billion PC gamers and PC games still rake in the most money for publishers. ![]() In fact, gaming is booming around the world and the humble PC is most definitely still king. Plenty has been said and written about how PC sales are in decline, but that’s certainly not the case where gaming is concerned. Elcome to another packed issue of PC Advisor. ![]()
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