Thread by @windowscentral

This year has been a challenging one, for sure. For tech fans, though, there was no shortage of awesome new PCs, consoles, TVs, and more.

Here are our picks for the best new products of 2020. 🎉

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The @Dell XPS 13 is our 2020 pick for the best overall laptop. It nails the display, keyboard, audio, and battery. It's nearly perfect.

The @HP ENVY x360 13 is the best convertible of 2020 thanks to unreal value, gorgeous design, and strong performance.

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There are not many 2-in-1 tablets anymore, but if we had to pick one, our favorite is @surface Pro X. It has the best design, period.

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The @Razer Blade 15 was the best gaming laptop in 2019 and guess what? It's back-to-back titles for the undoubted king of the gaming notebook.

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All-in-one PCs can be truly incredible and @HP showed us just how it's done with the ENVY 32.

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The best innovative device of 2020? Definitely @surface Duo. While far from ideal, the concept and theory behind it is spot-on perfect.

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Wondering what the best Ultrabook on the market is? It's the @Dell XPS 13. Mystery solved.

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Still using a Windows Phone? Stop! Get yourself a @SamsungMobile Galaxy Note 20 Ultra instead, it's the best phone for Microsoft users right now.

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The excellent @HP OMEN 30L is perfect for those who want to game but don't want to build their own PC.

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Want a keyboard that's minimalist, quiet, and customizable? @Microsoft's new Designer Compact Keyboard is the best keyboard in those areas.

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This year, @Razer perfected its best mouse by stuffing its best hardware inside and chopping the cable off. For work or play, the DeathAdder V2 Pro is the best mouse of 2020.

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So, @elgatogaming decided to make a condenser microphone, the Wave 3, and it turned out to be really, really good for gamers and streamers alike.

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Everyone knows @Logitech makes great webcams, so it's no surprise the Logitech StreamCam is our pick for this year's best.

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Beyond the all-black colorway, Microsoft’s @surface Headphones 2 brought welcome refinements this year, making them some of the best headphones you can buy.

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Business professional with lighting speed, the @Samsung T7 line is the external SSD to beat in 2020.

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Microsoft's new @surface Earbuds are excellent, featuring aptX sound, great battery life, and the most comfortable fit we've tried in a pair of in-ear wireless headphones.

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The @LucidSoundAudio LS50X takes the crown for our top Xbox headset of 2020!

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Microsoft’s latest revisions to its @Xbox Wireless Controller were subtle, but produced one of the best new Xbox gamepads in 2020.

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The @Razer Kishi takes our top accolade for Best Xbox Accessory this year, turning your smartphone into your very own portable Xbox!

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The LG CX from @LGUS is the best 4K TV money can buy in 2020, providing the absolute best Xbox Series X experience.

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The new @MicrosoftEdge puts any memes about browsers from Microsoft to rest. It's smooth, fast, and is our top Windows 10 app of 2020.

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. @MicrosoftTeams' ease of use and feature set earn our award for the best collaboration app of 2020.

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Love social media? Of course you do. @FeniceWindows
is our top social app thanks to its customizable layout and smooth performance on Windows 10.

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Staying up to date with news is more important than ever. Microsoft News is customizable, straightforward, and our top news app of the year.

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Our top pick for a new VR system in 2020 is @HP’s Reverb G2. It’s been overhauled to deliver a better visual and auditory experience, plus it won’t make you sign into Facebook.

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Not only is Half-Life: Alyx @valvesoftware’s long-awaited sequel that you should be playing if you own a head-mounted display, it also won our 2020 award for best VR game.

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There was a lot of great new PC hardware in 2020, but @nvidia’s RTX 3080 takes the award for best new graphics card thanks to unreal performance and features.

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2020 was a good year for the PC building community with the launch of @AMD's Ryzen 5000 series, including our best CPU winner, the Ryzen 9 5900X.

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There are so many Intel Z490 motherboards, but the @NZXT Z490 N7 takes our top spot for 2020. It looks amazing and brings it with solid performance.

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Big things come in small packages like the @Razer Huntsman Mini, the 2020 award winner for best gaming keyboard. It's smol, but it packs a big punch.

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The @HyperX Cloud II was already a comfortable headset with clear audio, but adding a wireless option has opened it up to more gamers. It takes our 2020 award for best PC gaming headset.

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With WQHD 1440p, 1ms response, 165Hz refresh rate, and 98 percent DCI-P3 color accuracy, the ViewSonic ELITE XG270QG 27 certainly has earned its title as our best monitor for PC gaming.

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Get locked and loaded with the @Razer Basilisk V2, this year's top gaming mouse, and its "unfair advantage." Don't tell your competitors, everyone will want one!

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With a mind-blowing, cloud-backed recreation of the globe, Microsoft Flight Simulator's innovations take our 2020 award for best PC game. @MSFSofficial

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The excellent and ascendant Ori and the Will of the Wisps from Moon Studios takes our top accolade as best Xbox game of 2020! @OriTheGame

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The horror aficionados at @BlooberTeam take the award for Most Anticipated Game with The Medium, dropping early in 2021!

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With the Prusa Mini, @Prusa3D earned our Best 3D Printer award for a great price that doesn’t compromise on build or print quality.

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And that's a wrap! Congrats to all of the winners, and we can't wait to see what 2021 brings!

What are your top picks for the best new tech of 2020?