Tony is a computing writer at Tom’s Guide covering laptops, tablets, Windows, and iOS. During his off-hours, Tony enjoys reading comic books, playing video games, reading speculative fiction novels, and spending too much time on X/Twitter. His non-nerdy pursuits involve attending Hard Rock/Heavy Metal concerts and going to NYC bars with friends and colleagues. His work has appeared in publications such as Laptop Mag, PC Mag, and various independent gaming sites.
Latest articles by Tony Polanco

Best cheap gaming headsets 2025 — our top picks
By Tony Polanco, Darragh Murphy last updated
Find the best cheap gaming headset for you to get a competitive edge on a budget.

Prime Day who? We've rounded up 41+ deals from Best Buy, Walmart, Home Depot & more
By Olivia Halevy last updated
Prime Day is coming to a close, but you can still score epic deals at Best Buy, Home Depot, and Walmart. Here are my top picks.

Final hours! My go-to PS5 headset is at a new all-time low for Prime Day
By Tony Polanco published
The Sony Inzone H9 is one of the best gaming headsets — and it's on sale now for $101 off during the final hours of Amazon Prime Day.

I use this arcade stick every day — and it’s now on sale for $200 off in this last-minute Amazon Prime Day deal
By Tony Polanco published
The Victrix Pro FS arcade stick is normally $400, but it's now on sale for $200 in this last-minute Amazon Prime Day deal. Get it now before it goes back to its regular price!

I’m an old-school gamer — and these are the 9 Amazon Prime Day retro gaming deals I’d buy right now
By Tony Polanco published
Amazon Prime Day has some fantastic retro gaming deals. Here are 9 of the best we've found so far.

Prime Day, who? — my favorite gaming laptop deal is $400 off right now and not on Amazon
By Tony Polanco published
If you're looking for a great entry-level gaming laptop, the HP Omen Transcend 14 is an excellent option that's now on sale during Amazon Prime Day.

My favorite gaming monitor of 2025 is on sale right now at an all-time low price for Amazon Prime Day
By Tony Polanco published
The new Alienware 34 QD-OLED gaming monitor is now on sale for its lowest price ever during Amazon Prime Day.

Amazon is selling the $599 iPad for $499 and shoppers say it’s 'the best iPad since forever'
By Tony Polanco published
The excellent 11-inch iPad Air M3 is now on sale for $499 during Amazon Prime Day. This is a deal you don't want to miss!

I just played Marvel Rivals on an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop — and it reached a shockingly high 320 fps
By Tony Polanco published
Even lower-end RTX 50-series gaming laptops can enjoy high frame rates thanks to DLSS 4.

I tested the new Legion Go S — and it’s the Steam Deck killer I’ve been waiting for
By Tony Polanco last updated
The Lenovo Legion Go S is one of the best gaming handhelds thanks to its intuitive SteamOS interface, strong AMD Ryzen performance and comfortable design.

New benchmarks reveal SteamOS beats Windows on handheld gaming performance — here's the results
By Tony Polanco published
A new benchmark on the Lenovo Legion Go S reveals something we've known all along — that games run faster on SteamOS than Windows on gaming handhelds.

Score! Lenovo Legion Go is $200 off on Amazon right now
By Tony Polanco published
The Lenovo Legion Go is one of the best Windows 11 handhelds — and you can buy it now for $200 off at Amazon.

I test gaming laptops for a living — here are 3 I recommend and would buy with my own money
By Tony Polanco published
Looking for the perfect gaming laptop? Here's what I would choose based on my own testing and hands-on experience.

Whoa! Amazon just slashed $130 off one of my all-time favorite gaming monitors
By Tony Polanco published
The Alienware AW3423DWF is one of the best gaming monitors we've reviewed, and it's now on sale for $649 at Amazon.

I'm skeptical about the PS6 — here's 3 upgrades that could change my mind
By Tony Polanco published
The PS6 is expected to arrive in the next couple of years — here's what Sony's next-gen console needs.

I review gaming monitors, but I prefer playing games on my LG OLED TV — here's why
By Tony Polanco published
Gaming monitors offer exceptional performance, but playing on an OLED TV might be a preferable experience for some.

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 worth it? Tom's Guide's readers have spoken
By Tony Polanco published
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for two weeks, so we gathered comments from Tom's Guide readers to see how they feel about the new console.

I review MacBooks for a living — here's the 9 best deals to get before Prime Day
By Tony Polanco published
MacBooks have a reputation for being expensive, but we've gathered some of the best deals right now offering substantial discounts on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models.

I've been using the MacBook Air M4 for 3 months — here's my pros and cons
By Tony Polanco published
The 13-inch MacBook Air M4 has many strengths and weaknesses. Here's what we think of it after using it daily for the past three months.

One of my favorite 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitors is on sale for $400 off right now
By Tony Polanco published
The HP Omen Transcend 32 is one of the best gaming monitors out there, and it's on sale for $400 right now at Best Buy.

I’ve played Nintendo Switch 2 for over a week — and I’m already bored
By Tony Polanco published
The Nintendo Switch 2 is a fantastic console/handheld hybrid, but you might get bored with it quickly.

I just found the perfect back-to-school laptop deal — Apple's new MacBook Air M4 is $150 off right now
By Tony Polanco published
The 13-inch MacBook Air M4 is the perfect back-to-school laptop. Save $150 thanks to this awesome Amazon deal.

Nintendo Switch 2 — 3 reasons to buy and 3 reasons to skip
By Tony Polanco published
The Nintendo Switch 2 is arguably the company's best system yet, but it might not be for everyone. Here are the reasons for buying or skipping the gaming system.
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