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Stuff Magazine, the world's best-selling gadget & technology magazine. Stuff is your expert, up to the minute guide on gadgets, gear, technology - and how to play with them. Our expert reviews and tests sort the best from the rest in digital cameras, cellphones, computers, games, fashion, wheels, lifestyle products and the weird and wonderful. Stuff is a magazine about technology, but it’s more about how a product looks and how it fits into the reader’s life.

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STREAM • Demon clowns, raging wildfires, death yachts… this month's streaming highlights might make you want to just stay at home and watch TV

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Squircle of life • It brings back the clicky rotating bezel, inherits a flagship look, and doubles down on fitness. Can the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic please everyone?

The alternative: Samsung Galaxy Watch8 • Familiar features, different design: is the simpler non-Classic model a better buy?

UPVOTED PORTABLE CHARGERS • Stuff picks the best off-grid energy sources for your phone, tablet or robo-velociraptor

THE THINNER TAKES IT ALL • Slim and light laptops look nicer, feel better and tend to last longer between charges than the rest. And no, you don't actually need workstation-grade power just to record those music tracks you like to fuss over at the weekends. Here, then, are 2025's top truly portable laptop contenders, ranging from under R12 000 to well over R55 000

BUDGET BUYS • You don't need to spend a fortune to get a truly portable laptop - and no, we're not talking about waiting for a fire sale on an obsolete model

SUB-R20 000 • Once upon a time (a few years ago), R20 000 used to be a sweet spot for the laptop buyer. Nowadays, only a few slinky heroes squeeze under the line…

SUB-R25 000 • It's getting hot in here… the closer you get to the magic R25 000 mark, the more you start to see low-compromise - or indeed no-compromise - PCs

PREMIUM pt1 • Inflation, inflation, inflation… the sad truth is you need to spend a good amount of cash to get a truly top-class ultra-light laptop these days

PREMIUM pt2 • All limits are off: we're now only looking for the wildest, most ambitious laptops out there - most notably one that doesn't look like a laptop at all

AMD • AMD's best Ryzen CPUs are hard to top for their combo of raw power when plugged in and battery efficiency when not - ideal for gaming machines

SNAPDRAGON • While just about every laptop wears the ‘AI' banner these days, it was Qualcomm's Snapdragon CPUs that introduced the Copilot+ concept

APPLE MACBOOK • These days there are 13in, 14in, 15in and 16in MacBooks to choose from. which is great, but picking one for on-the-go use is harder than it seems

Cycle of life • Huawei's fitness watches are routinely excellent, so the Watch GT 6 has a lot to live up to. Can improved cycling tracking elevate it above its already lofty brethren?

Swap it like it's hot • Fuji's virtually single-handed revival of the retro rangefinder camera continues unabated… and the X-E5 adds interchangeable lenses to the mix

Mini rivers to cross • Insta360's latest tiny action cam squeezes in a much larger sensor than before — will it be your next adventure companion?

THUMBWARE OVER THE RAINBOW • At home, on a plane, on a train, up a mountain… a handheld gaming console means the fun never needs to stop. Well, unless you're at work or driving. Here's our guide to the best new handhelds, plus the accessories and games to...