Dave Meikleham
Dave is a computing editor at Tom’s Guide and covers everything from cutting-edge laptops, the latest GPU tech, to ultrawide monitors. When he’s not worrying about dead pixels, Dave enjoys regularly rebuilding his PC for absolutely no reason at all. He built his first rig over 20 years ago, and he’s gone through more motherboards than he’s had hot dinners. Probably.
In a previous life, he worked as a video game journalist during a career spanning the best part of two decades. Over that time he worked across both online and print, with bylines for GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, TechRadar, Edge and the Official UK PlayStation Magazine. He’s almost amassed an immeasurable amount of bad puns.
An avid PC and console gamer, Dave enjoys breaking out Fraps way too often as he obsesses over frame rates. Despite owning a graphics card that costs roughly the same as your average used car, he still enjoys gaming on the go and is regularly glued to his Switch. Away from tech, most of Dave’s time is taken up by walking his husky, obsessing about his various OLED displays and sweating over the fitness of half a dozen Arsenal players on any given week.
Latest articles by Dave Meikleham
I test gaming laptops for a living — here’s my top 5 Prime Day deals
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Looking to make some serious savings on some of the best gaming laptops around? Our Prime Day round-up has your back.
5 best Prime Day MacBook deals I recommend based on our testing
By Dave Meikleham last updated
On the hunt for an early Prime Day MacBook deal? We've got you covered.
The LG G3 is a game-changing OLED and the real ‘king of 4K TVs’ — here’s why
By Dave Meikleham published
Thought the LG C2 OLED was the best TV around? Think again.
How the best looking game on Steam Deck helped me deal with the death of my dad
By Dave Meikleham published
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is an extraordinary game about loss
I’ve never been happier to own my Xbox Series X — here’s why
By Dave Meikleham published
High-profile releases have helped me fall back in love with the console
I just switched to a MacBook Air as a hardcore Windows user of over 20 years — here's what happened
By Dave Meikleham published
Can Apple’s brilliant MacBook Air 15-inch M2 win the heart of a PC lover who’s been using Windows since he was a kid? Let’s find out.
Google unveils Chromebook Plus laptops with world-beating webcams
By Dave Meikleham published
A new Chromebook Plus lineup of laptops promises 1080p+ webcams with noise reduction and AI to help enhance your video call’s clarity and lighting.
Voting for the Golden Joysticks Awards 2023 is now open — give your favorite games some nomination love
By Dave Meikleham published
You can now vote for some of your favorite games in the Golden Joystick Awards 2023.
EA Sports FC 24: New name, same ace soccer game
By Dave Meikleham published
What’s in a name? EA’s chart-topping soccer sim may no longer boast the FIFA branding, but when it comes to on-pitch action, it remains a class act.
Meta Quest 3 games — everything we know so far
By Dave Meikleham published
Meta Quest 3 is releasing soon, and it's already looking like the VR headset will have a strong line-up of games before too long.
How to find and sell contraband in Starfield
By Dave Meikleham published
Want to find and sell Starfield contraband? We'll walk you through the necessary, oh so criminal steps
One of the best PS5 games is finally coming to PC — let’s hope it gets a better port than its predecessor
By Dave Meikleham published
The amazing, previously PS5-exclusive Horizon Forbidden West is headed to PC in early 2024.
LG is releasing a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop — and I want to throw all my money at it
By Dave Meikleham published
The LG Gram Fold can fuction as a 17-inch tablet, a portable monitor, or as a 12.3-inch laptop with a keyboard attached.
Microsoft’s discless Xbox future is a slap in the face to everyone who loves physical media
By Dave Meikleham published
With Microsoft's leaked console refreshes seemingly due out next year, the end of Xbox discs is about to go the way of the dodo.
The leaked new Xbox Series X is a downgrade over the current model — here's why
By Dave Meikleham published
The refreshed Xbox Series X that’s due out in late 2024 may pack in better Wi-Fi, but the rumors it will lose the current console’s disc drive is a huge bummer for this movie buff.
Steam Deck has turned this high-end PC gamer into a complete handheld convert
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Our UK computing editor used to be addicted to 60 frame rate experiences, but Valve's brilliant portable PC has stamped out that fps snobbery.
I used the Steam Deck as my main work PC for a day — it was a glorious, semi-successful disaster
By Dave Meikleham published
Steam Deck is a wonderfully malleable device, so much so, it can actually act as a (just about workable) laptop replacement… not that I’d recommend using Valve’s handheld PC in this way.
I made the best LG OLED TV even better with this one amazing accessory
By Dave Meikleham published
Want to up your TV game? Then you’ve got to pair your display with Philips’ fantastic Hue Gradient LightStrip.
I have zero interest in playing Resident Evil 4 on iPhone 15 Pro — here's why
By Dave Meikleham last updated
The upcoming iPhone 15 version of Capcom’s awesome survival horror remake could well turn out to be amazing, but this is one committed console and PC gamer who won’t be playing it.
Nvidia GeForce Now Ultimate could end the era of high-end gaming PCs — here’s why
By Dave Meikleham published
I just had one of the most enjoyable gaming weekends with my PC in ages, all without ever physically switching it on. Here’s how such a feat is possible.
Starfield on Steam Deck shares this same huge visual flaw as the Xbox Series X version
By Dave Meikleham last updated
The Deck’s hardware limitations mean Starfield can sometimes be a rough experience to play on Valve’s handheld, but image issues plague every version of the sci-fi epic.
These are my favorite non Steam Deck Verified games — and they all play great on Valve’s handheld
By Dave Meikleham published
Thanks to one invaluable app that you can download through Steam Deck’s Desktop mode, our UK computing editor's library of games has been given a new lease of life.
Starfield on the world's best OLED TV looks incredible — you need to see this
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Thanks to its incredible micro-boosting MLA tech, the LG G3 OLED TV lets you have the ultimate Starfield experience.