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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I spoke with Asus' Director of Technical Marketing about integrated graphics on CPUs taking over gaming laptops, the ongoing RAM crises affecting pricing and just what happened to Asus' VR headset.

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Find out the best smartglasses we've found at CES 2026, from sleek AI specs that show karaoke lyrics right on display to all-new Asus ROG AR glasses made for gaming.

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I played Battlefield 6, Marvel Rivals and more on laptops using an Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPU, and its integrated Intel Arc B390 graphics just gave PC gaming a big upgrade.

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Alienware just announced an all-new ultra-slim gaming laptop at CES 2026 that's set to arrive later this year, and it's 50% smaller than its current lineup of gaming machines.

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Alienware has announced its refreshed 16X Aurora gaming laptop with an all-new OLED display at CES 2026, and it now sports Intel Core Ultra 200HX sereis CPUs, too.

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Qualcomm just revealed its Snapdragon X2 Plus CPU, set to arrive in the latest laptops in 2026, and it promises a 35% faster, 43% less power and a big boost in AI performance.

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AMD's next-gen chips may be on the horizon

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 CPUs are set to push Windows on Arm chips in laptops even further at CES 2026. Here's what to expect.

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Valve has the next-gen VR headset we've been waiting for

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I sat down with IO Interactive's Theuns Smit to find out what to expect from its upcoming 007 First Light and whether the story-driven, action-adventure game will be the first of many.

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Looking for the most powerful gaming laptops of 2025? After testing the latest machines of the year, here are the fastest you can buy, according to our benchmarks.

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Lossless Scaling is a $7 Steam app that easily lets you boost frame rates in PC games, but how does it compare to Nvidia's DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation tech? I put it to the test.

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The Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S can do more than just VR gaming, and if you're looking to make the most of your VR headset, here are the five best apps to try out first.

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The Meta Quest 3 offers some of the best gaming experiences VR has to offer, and these are my five top VR games of 2025, from the action-packed Marvel's Deadpool VR to the mysterious Ghost Town.

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Samsung just unveiled its 2026 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, and it's breaking records with the world's first 1,040Hz refresh rate Odyssey G6 and first 6K Odyssey 3D display.

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From full-blown internet outages to RAM prices skyrocketing thanks to AI, here are Tom's Guide's top picks of the worst tech had to offer in 2025.

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Here at Tom's Guide we reviewed an awful lot of laptops, tablets, printers and more in 2025, and we wanted to recommend these 5 as our favorite gadgets of the year.

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Valve's Steam Frame is already looking to take over VR headsets in 2026, but is it as powerful as we think? I see one key upgrade it could have.

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Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing RAM price crisis, along with the latest updates and our expert advice on current prices on phones, tablets, laptops and more.

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A Windows 11 feature has been spotted taking up a significant amount of system memory, leading to slow PCs. Here's how to easily fix the issue.

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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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