Marcus Holloway
Contributor profile at Tidqom · London, UK · 6 articles
Senior tech writer specializing in consumer gadgets, mobile, and hardware trends. Covers product launches and long-term reviews.
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Which GPU Should You Buy for Local AI in 2026? (I Tested Five Price Brackets)
VRAM is the only spec that decides what you can run. Here is what each budget tier actually gets you, with measured tokens per second and the models that fit.
7/29/2026 · 4 min read - guides
How to Run a Local LLM on 8GB of RAM (What Actually Works in 2026)
I tested seven small models on an 8GB laptop with no dedicated GPU. Three were genuinely usable, four were not. Here is the exact setup, the quantization that worked, and the errors I hit.
7/29/2026 · 4 min read - guides
CUDA Out of Memory: 9 Fixes That Actually Worked on My GPU
The full error, what each number in it means, and nine fixes ordered by how likely they are to solve your problem — starting with the two that fix it 80% of the time.
7/29/2026 · 4 min read 
AI Tools5 Best GitHub Copilot Alternatives in 2026 (Tested for Accuracy & Speed)
After 90 days of production testing, here are the 5 best GitHub Copilot alternatives in 2026 — Cursor, Windsurf, Tabnine and more, ranked by accuracy, speed, context window, and price.
7/20/2026 · 9 min read
GadgetsiPhone 17 Pro Review: Apple's Boldest Redesign in a Decade
Full iPhone 17 Pro review — titanium chassis, 2nm A19 Pro, under-display Face ID and 5x periscope camera — plus a full iPhone 18 Pro comparison so you know whether to buy now or wait until September 2026.
7/13/2026 · 12 min read
GadgetsThe 7 Best Gaming Laptops You Can Buy in 2026
From the ultra-portable Razer Blade 14 to the no-compromise Alienware m18, we tested every flagship gaming laptop this year.
7/13/2026 · 15 min read