This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 24, 2026
We give you a glimpse at some of the biggest stories we've published over on Tom's Hardware Premium this week, including reports on TP-Link's struggles over sales of its Wi-Fi 8 routers, FADU's new SSD, and how to juice better gaming performance from RTX Spark.
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium, the October 24, 2026 edition features a variety of articles published throughout the past week. The coverage includes a new SSD from TP-Link, which has faced scrutiny due to alleged ties with China. Despite this, the company has pledged nearly $1 billion to U.S. R&D and manufacturing and has signed a letter of intent to assemble Wi-Fi 8 routers in Mississippi.
Additionally, we delve into Nvidia's RTX Spark platform and the RTX Spark laptop, which, while capable of running local AI workloads, struggles with gaming due to its 3:2, 3270x2180 display. We also explore the benefits of custom resolutions and higher-quality gaming headsets, which can enhance immersion, comfort, and usability.
Furthermore, tape shipments have surged by 57% year-on-year in Q1 2026 as AI applications demand large datasets that may not always reside on SSDs or HDDs. Finally, we discuss China's chipmaking challenges and the advancements in tape storage technology, with IBM, HPE, and Quantum developing new standards and cartridges capable of up to 365TB native capacity.
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