PCWorld's February Digital Magazine: The Chip Wars Rage On

Enjoy the best of PCWorld.com in a curated Digital Magazine for Android, iOS, and your web browser.

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Stay on top of the latest tech with PCWorld’s Digital Magazine. Available as single copies or as a monthly subscription, it highlights the best content from PCWorld.com—the most important news, the key product reviews, and the most useful features and how-to stories—in a curated Digital Magazine for Android and iOS, as well for the desktop and other tablet readers.

In the February issue

This issue, as the chip wars rage on, it’s the Apple M1 vs. AMD and Intel. See how Apple's processor stacks up against the best PC processors. We have the coolest tech from CES 2021. Plus, the Nvidia Reflex tested, Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review, and top Android 11 tips.

Other highlights include:

  • News: AMD's laptop resurgence continues with Ryzen 5000 Mobile processors. Plus, Nvidia woos mainstream gamers with the $329 GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 30-series laptops
  • Tested: How badly Windows on Arm compares to the new Mac M1s
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review: Fast and affordable, with discrete graphics
  • Nvidia Reflex tested: How it can make you a better esports gamer
  • Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus NVMe SSD review: Fast on PCIe 4, fast on PCIe 3
  • Windows Security: What you need to know about Windows Security in Windows 10
  • Here's How: How to find out if your laptop can take an SSD

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