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This year, Computex 2026 turned from just being the biggest computing show on the planet into the most important moment of the past decade. We all saw the future of computing, and after seeing over 300 new pieces of tech unveiled, it’s time to pick the 17 best and most innovative products.
From Nvidia’s biggest chip release in the last 20 years, Intel revolutionizing handheld gaming, mind-blowing monitors, and actual value-for-money laptops to take on the MacBook Neo, we’ve fallen in love with so much tech here in Taipei!
And after exhaustively testing many new products, we’re ready to handpick our best of Computex 2026 list. So, let’s get into it.
Best of show: Nvidia RTX Spark
Well, I mean, it had to be, right? Nvidia came out fighting this year with what is easily the biggest shake-up to the Windows PC world in a decade, RTX Spark — a new super chip that aims to “reinvent the PC” for the agentic AI era.
Turns out the missing link to Windows on Arm is two things: a massive GPU with the same performance as an RTX 5070 (but way more power efficient), and the sheer force of a $5 trillion company working with Microsoft to rewrite the fundamentals of how Windows 11 works. It’s changing the paradigm of computing from a tool that you work on to a system that can work with you.
But the big win in my eyes has to be its creator and gaming chops — capable of truly awesome feats both plugged in and unplugged. This is Nvidia’s M1 moment, and they may have killed the MacBook Pro on the first try. — Jason England
Best laptop: Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra
We all know that RTX Spark laptops are going to be pricey, so they need damn good laptops to make it worthwhile. Enter the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra — easily the best Surface I’ve ever held and one of the best laptops I’ve gone hands-on with.
It’s a mean machine with a sleek, utilitarian aesthetic, the best haptic touchpad I’ve used (with ways to communicate back to you through tap sensations across the OS), a great keyboard, plenty of I/O, and a mesmerizingly color-accurate mini LED display.
And with RTX Spark inside, you’re getting seriously good gaming, impressive creative workflow speeds, and, according to Nvidia, all-day battery life. The MacBook Pro is in serious trouble here. — Jason England
Best gaming laptop: Asus ROG Strix Scar 18
Will you need to sell a kidney to afford this? Yes. But my God, it's a banger of a gaming laptop. The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is easily one of the most powerful portable systems on the market, and it offers a gorgeous tactile gaming experience for the money, too.
It all starts with those monstrous internals — Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU alongside an RTX 5090 laptop GPU with a ton of VRAM. But the names are only as good as the power you feed through them, and with an advanced thermal management system, this beast can sustain 320W of total system power, with 175W going directly to the GPU.
Add up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM into the equation, and easy access to the back to upgrade that SSD, and you’re onto a surefire winner for pro gamers everywhere. — Jason England
Best budget laptop: Dell XPS 13
In terms of responses to the MacBook Neo, the new Dell XPS 13 is definitely the strongest at keeping that premium design while giving you decent power under the hood for every casual user.
It uses Intel’s new Wildcat Lake chipset, which won’t be an absolute barn burner, don’t get me wrong. But it’s enough for the everyday person, just like the MacBook Neo is. On top of that, you’ve got a nice, bright 13-inch touchscreen up top, decent ergonomics, and an aluminum shell.
Like we’ve been saying, the Neo is forcing Windows laptop makers to be more ambitious in giving you value for money, and at $699 ($599 for education customers), this is a fantastic Windows alternative and a great budget laptop. — Jason England
Best gaming handheld: MSI Claw 8 EX AI+
As soon as the new Claw was unveiled, MSI had me channeling my inner Hannah Montana with "you get the best of both worlds."
They completely redesigned the controller to be more Xbox-like, with much better ergonomics and weight distribution, a la the ROG Ally X, but paired it with their larger 8-inch 16:10 120Hz display. Add in Hall effect triggers and sticks, metal dome buttons, and a new HD Haptics rumble system, and the Claw 8 EX is putting every other handheld on notice.
Under the hood, the new Intel Arc G3 Extreme impressed us in early benchmarks, particularly in upscaling, delivering frame rates we never expected to see on handhelds. Pricing is set at $1,500, which is steep, but with the handheld scene feeling stagnant for the past couple of years, this is the kind of exciting upgrade I've been waiting for. — Paul Antill
Best gaming accessory: Gigabyte AORUS K10 INFINITY
There’s always cool stuff to check out at Computex 2026, and Gigabyte came prepared. The company showcased its new AORUS K10 INFINITY keyboard on the show floor, and it packs pretty much everything you'd expect from a flagship gaming keyboard, and then some.
On the hardware side, the keyboard features an 8,000Hz polling rate, a variable tilt system with 6-, 8-, and 13-degree positions, and an aluminum-magnesium alloy base that gives it a really solid and premium feel. It also supports adjustable magnetic switches with actuation ranging from 0.1mm to 4mm, allowing you to fine-tune the keyboard exactly how you want it.
On top of that, the AORUS K10 INFINITY includes a 3.1-inch full-color OLED display. You can use it to tweak RGB lighting, adjust trigger settings, and switch between different profiles. For example, you could have one profile with ultra-sensitive actuation for gaming and another with deeper key travel for typing. Gigabyte hasn’t shared pricing or availability details yet, but it’s easily one of the coolest keyboards I came across at Computex 2026. — Sanuj Bhatia
Best desktop: MEG Vision X2 AI⁺
Just when we thought MSI’s massive AI-powered desktop couldn’t get any crazier, the company decided to take things up a notch by adding a holographic AI companion on the front. While you could use the touchscreen to do things like switch between performance profiles before, now on the MEG Vision X2 AI+, you can do so hands-free thanks to MSI’s LuckyClaw agentic AI companion.
Behind the MEG Vision X2 AI+’s cylindrical front display, you still have a very powerful desktop PC that can be outfitted with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor and an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU.
We were a bit surprised when MSI turned the original MEG Vision into an AI powerhouse, but replacing that front touchscreen with a hologram complete with its own AI companion feels like a natural evolution. With the ability to customize the look of LuckyClaw, you’ll be able to make this AI desktop truly your own. — Anthony Spadafora
Best mini PC: Asus Ascent QN10
There are always plenty of new mini PCs at Computex, but at this year’s show, Asus decided to switch things up by bringing one with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chip. The Ascent QN10 marks a new path for Asus’ mini PCs, as its NUC devices are X86-based, while this one runs on ARM silicon. It’s also the first mini PC with 80 TOPs, making it ideal for AI-based workloads.
With dual USB4 ports up front and another with an HDMI 2.1 port around back, the QN10 supports quad-monitor setups with each display running at 4K. It also comes equipped with Wi-Fi 7 support for blazing fast downloads, and thanks to its powerful NPU, it’s ready for agentic AI with support for OpenClaw and Hermes Agent. The QN10 definitely sets the bar high for other mini PCs going forward. — Anthony Spadafora
Best silicon: Intel Arc G3
AMD now has a big blue problem in handheld gaming. Intel Arc G3 is here, and after testing, it absolutely toasts the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. This is a GPU-focused version of the Panther Lake chip you’ve seen in laptops earlier this year, and the end result is what I think is next-generation handheld gaming.
With the full brunt of Xe3 GPU performance, you get access to all the XeSS 3 goodness, including AI resolution scaling and multi-frame generation. And on a handheld, it’s an absolute game-changer.
I’m talking up to 200 FPS at 1200p resolution on F1 25 — wild, I know! And even if you rely on those GPU cores, they have the brute force to run Forza Horizon 6 at 60 FPS in high settings. This is a breakthrough. — Jason England
Best budget silicon: Qualcomm Snapdragon C
The MacBook Neo has sent shockwaves through the budget Windows laptop market, and Qualcomm is responding fast with Snapdragon C. Think of this as similar to the mobile architecture you get with the A18 Pro in the Neo, and you’re on the right track, but it’s a super deep undercut of Apple’s notebook in terms of pricing.
This 8-core CPU with a small GPU supports LPDDR5 memory and packs an NPU that has a modest 12 TOPs. And you can get this in laptops that cost as little as $300. The Acer Aspire Go 15 is a laptop we’ve liked for its cheap price, but always loathed its lackluster performance.
Now with this ARM architecture, we could see zippier app opens, multiple Chrome tabs, and more possibilities. — Jason England
Best monitor: Alienware 39 5K OLED (AW3926QW)
Ahead of Alienware’s 30th anniversary, Dell brought two massive ultrawide displays to Computex. While the upgraded AW3426DW was great to see, the new Alienware 39 5K OLED (AW3926QW) impressed us most. This 39-inch 5K OLED monitor is a sight to behold in person, with its 1500R curved screen and 1,300 nits of brightness. However, the RGB stripe tech in its panel is the true game changer.
For years, blurry text has been a trade-off that came with using an OLED or QD-OLED monitor, but the AW3926QW’s RGB stripe tandem OLED tech fixes this for good. By arranging its subpixels in an RGB stripe, the AW3926QW delivers razor-sharp text, making this 39-inch ultrawide as good for work as it is for gaming. It also has a built-in KVM switch so you can control multiple computers with the same keyboard and mouse.
To top it off, Alienware gave the AW3926QW a dual-mode design where you get 5K at 165Hz for immersion in single-player games, but can switch to 1080p at 330Hz for multi-player games. — Anthony Spadafora
Best AI innovation: MSI LuckyClaw
Every PC maker has its own OpenClaw container here at Computex, and out of all of them, MSI’s LuckyClaw is the…luckiest I guess! Basically, setting up an OpenClaw is still something reserved for developer-level knowledge at the moment, so the manufacturers have stepped in to make the process simpler.
LuckyClaw can flip between local and cloud in a hybrid architecture for agentic assistance on your key tasks, and it’s built with Nvidia NemoClaw, too. What all this means is you can easily change the way you interact with your computer from being an idle tool you interact with occasionally to an always-on machine you can talk to via Discord, Slack, Telegram, and WhatsApp whenever you want.
The agentism of computing is here, and MSI’s friendly dragon avatar paired with security mechanisms is leading the charge. — Jason England
Best Router: Asus ZenWiFi BN12
After a Wi-Fi 8 tease at CES earlier this year, Asus came to Computex with not one but two Wi-Fi 8 routers. While the larger ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro gaming router stole the headlines, it was the ZenWiFi BN12 that caught my attention.
This high-performance Wi-Fi 8 mesh router comes packed with ports, including dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports and a USB 3.2 port. What’s great about the latter is that it can be used for mobile tethering, perfect when your internet goes down.
With a combined top speed of 19 Gbps, the ZenWiFi BN12 can send high-speed data to multiple devices simultaneously without issue. With a two-pack, you can cover up to 7,000 square feet, which will be more than enough for most homes. While Asus’ Wi-Fi 8 gaming router is certainly impressive, the BN12’s sleek, understated white and silver design makes it a great fit for any household. — Anthony Spadafora
Best concept: Gigabyte Aorus C510 Infinity Case
Why have a gaming PC and a monitor when you could just get a monitor in your PC? This was something to push Gigabyte’s new C510 Infinity micro ATX case, which I’m rather excited to buy and build my next dream small system.
But with an LCD panel directly on the side, this is the all-in-one gaming rig of my dreams. That GPU inside is the full-blown RTX 5090 Infinity Edition with impressive airflow, which, alongside the AIO cooler, ensures that you can have the heat of a screen without compromising the performance of the parts inside.
Of course, this was an extreme example of using this, as it would be logical to use this as a secondary panel to your main monitor. And in that view, I’d hope this becomes a real thing! — Jason England
Best PC build: Klevv Custom PC
My favorite part of Computex? Seeing all the weird, wacky, and WTF custom PC builds, this year did not disappoint. If a PC can make me stop in my tracks and be 10 minutes late to my next meeting because of how wild it looks, it’s earned a place on the best of list.
At G-Skill’s booth, custom PC builder WMP brought their A-Game with the jaw-dropping Matrix Sentinel build. Besides its life-like arms and rotating hands, they made clever choices in their parts installation with dual GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPUs creating the body, the cooling loop passing up through the head, which also houses the ASRock motherboard and G-Skill memory. I can only imagine the amount of planning that went into this and how long it took to build, but it’s one I’ll never forget. — Paul Antill
Best home office gear: TTRacing Aeroflex Ergochair
There’s nothing like having a seat after a long day of walking the Computex show floor, and this was especially true when I sat down in TTRacing’s Aeroflex Ergochair. With a mesh back to keep you cool and a padded seat for comfort, this ergonomic office chair checks all the boxes. While there aren’t as many color options as you get with TTRacing’s Airflex V2, it does come in a striking navy blue, along with your standard black and gray.
One thing that immediately sets the Aeroflex apart from the other office chairs I’ve tested is its velour-wrapped 3D armrests, since you rarely see padding there. Likewise, its GravitySync mechanism ensures its lumbar support is in the right position to support your lower back, whether you’re leaning back or sitting upright.
The Aeroflex was a welcome surprise at this year’s Computex, and I can’t wait to try it at home. — Anthony Spadafora
Best Special Edition: MSI Cyborg 15 Toy Story Edition
You can’t beat nostalgia. MSI sent me straight back to 1995 with their Cyborg 15 Toy Story collection, which comes bundled with a Bullseye carrying bag, Aliens wireless mouse, Forky cable tie for your charger, as well as a themed mousepad, postcards and stickers.
The laptop itself has a Buzz Lightyear top lid with his “To infinity & beyond” quote, the trackpad has the Space Rangers logo, and there are other tasteful touches of green, purple, and red around the hinges, IO cover, and power button to complete the look without going overboard.
Do I need this? No. Do I want it? Hell yes. But sorry to burst your bubble like mine sadly was… this is only being sold in Taiwan. — Paul Antill
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