Darragh Murphy
Darragh is Tom’s Guide’s Buying Guide Editor and is fascinated by all things bizarre in tech. This usually leads to assorted coverage varying from washing machines designed for earbuds to expert buying advice on the latest laptops. Whether it's connecting Scar from The Lion King to two-factor authentication or turning his love for laptops into a fabricated rap battle from 8 Mile, he believes there’s always an interesting angle no matter the subject.
Darragh has previously been an Editor for Laptop Mag and a News Editor for Time Out Dubai, where he also headed the gaming and tech section. His work can be seen in Mashable, Android Police, Shortlist Dubai, Proton, theBit.nz, ReviewsFire and more.
While laptops are his bread and butter, he’s also reviewed smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, VR headsets, monitors, speakers, docking stations and VPNs. He’s covered IFA, MWC Barcelona, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and more.
When he's not checking out the latest devices and updating buying guides with expert advice, he can be found going for dreaded long runs, watching terrible shark movies, and trying to find time to game.
Latest articles by Darragh Murphy

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Forget the A19 Pro chip, as Apple's anticipated iPad mini 8 is rumored to get Apple’s 2nm A20 Pro chip.

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The first Intel Panther Lake laptops are now listed at retailers, and prices start at $999. Will they be cheaper than we think?

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You may not have to wait long for Apple's next mini tablet

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Samsung has reportedly raised the contract price of its DDR5 RAM by 100%, with the cause expected to be "no stock" left, and it will lead to the cost of devices seeing a sharp rise in 2026.

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Half-Life 3 is tipped to be the Steam Machine's big launch game, but Valve may be putting the brakes on its upcoming gaming PC's release, and it's all thanks to the RAM crisis.

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As the RAM crisis sees prices skyrocket, Framework is looking to keep costs at a minimum and calls out Dell and Apple for the rise in pricing for laptops and PCs.

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Will Apple finally deliver an OLED MacBook Pro?

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The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and Razer Blade 14 are two of the most powerful ultraportable gaming laptops around, but which should you buy? I put these machines head-to-head to help you decide.

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Lenovo is set to launch a new rollable gaming laptop featuring an expandable OLED display for 21:9 ultra-wide gaming as early as 2026. Here's what you need to know.

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Viture has teamed up with CD Projekt Red with a limited-edition Viture x Cyberpunk 2077 Luma Cyber XR Glasses to celebrate the game's fifth anniversary, and it's the holiday gift gamers will want.

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Meta is reportedly ramping up development of a gaming-focused VR headset, with the Quest 4 set to be a "large upgrade" over the Quest 3, as it delays plans for its lightweight "Phoenix" headset.

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Is Meta’s Horizon TV hub actually a viable way to binge-watch shows?

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Steam Frame won’t support stereoscopic 3D content at launch, but it's on Valve's list

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Valve is paving the way to deliver Windows PC gaming on Arm devices, and now the Steam Deck 2 will benefit. Here's why Valve’s next handheld points to an Arm future.

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SanDisk's smallest USB-C flash drive comes packed with up to 1TB of space, and I found it's the easiest way to upgrade your storage on your laptop, tablet and more.

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RecommendedNailing the basics at an affordable price

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Cloudfare is experiencing a global network outage that appears to be taking down major services including X

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My next VR fix creates a whole arcade in the corner of my room, and it's the Meta Quest 3 accessory I didn't know I wanted.

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Valve's Steam Frame is finally bringing some competition to the Meta Quest 3, but how do these two standalone VR headsets compare? Here's what you need to know.

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Valve's long-rumored Steam Frame VR headset is real, with a Snapdragon ARM processor, pancake lenses, 4K visuals and up to a 120Hz refresh rate. Here's what you need to know.

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RecommendedThe Even G2 smart glasses are the 'Quiet Tech' I've been looking for

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The much-anticipated M6 MacBook Pro lineup looks set to get a redesign and OLED touchscreen upgrade, but a new report claims the base M6 model may be left out. Here's what you need to know.

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Extend battery life on your Meta Quest headset (and beyond)
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