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Gold FMS FCX18 Land Cruiser on brass beadlock wheels climbing a grey rock ledge above red scree

$50 of wheels and tires beat a $106 FCX18 upgrade build

FCX18 budget upgrades tested on rocks: brass knuckles, steel shafts and sticky tires added 227g, but $50 of wheels and tires did most of the work.

Bambu Lab X2D 3D printer on a workshop bench with a four-spool AMS on top and a two-colour part on the build plate

Bambu's X2D is the cheapest dual nozzle printer yet

The Bambu X2D dual nozzle printer puts two hot ends on one toolhead at $649. See the purge waste maths and what soluble supports really cost.

LG UltraGear evo 27GM950B monitor on a dark desk, screen showing a fiery HDR game scene lighting the keyboard below

2,304 dimming zones sit behind LG's 27GM950B screen

LG 27GM950B has 2,304 dimming zones on a 27-inch 5K mini LED panel. See the zone-per-pixel maths and whether the OLED sibling is the better desk buy.

Gold FMS FCX18 Land Cruiser and green Traxxas TRX-4M Defender climbing a grey rock ledge at low sun

The $180 FCX18 out-crawls the TRX-4M straight from the box

FMS FCX18 vs Traxxas TRX-4M compared on price, portal axles, two-speed gearbox, tires and real rock crawling. The $180 FCX18 wins out of the box.

Prusa XL+ toolchanger with five toolheads beside the enclosed CORE One+ Gen 2 and CORE One L+ printers on a workbench

Prusa upgraded the CORE One and XL without raising prices

Prusa CORE One Gen 2, CORE One L+ and XL+ add GT1.5 belts, a nozzle wiper and a 20x faster tool sensor, and Prusa held the price on every model.

Lavender Galaxy Z Fold 8 standing half open on a walnut desk beside a closed graphite unit showing its two rear lenses

Samsung dropped the zoom lens from the Galaxy Z Fold 8

Galaxy Z Fold 8 review: the $1,900 foldable drops the telephoto lens, gains a wider 7.6-inch screen, a bigger battery and a near crease-free fold.