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Video games have conquered the world. You can play on almost anything; a laptop, a $300 smartphone, even an entry-level Chromebook. Yet, a massive gap remains between the simplest games and those beloved by ‘core’ gamer. You’re not going to play Metro: Exodus at 4K and maximum detail on a smartphone. For that, you need a serious gaming battlestation – like Origin’s Millennium. This flagship full tower desktop is massive in both size and price. It stands 20 inches tall, weighs  at least  30 pounds, and starts north of $2,000. The fully equipped review unit I tested, which had a Core i9-9900K and dual Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti video cards, rang up near $5,750. That’s a lot of money, though not unusual for a top-tier gaming desktop. And as it turns out, the Millennium is money well spent. HANDSOME GAMER Origin was among the first custom PC builders to switch its flagship desktop to a custom enclosure. That enclosure was updated to its second-generation last year — and we were impressed

Over the past few years, Monoprice has made a name for itself as the premier purveyor of budget-friendly 3D printers, but its latest printer — the Delta Pro — seems to be a step in a different direction. Unlike the rest of Monoprice’s machines (all of which are priced under $500), this one costs a whopping 1,500 bucks. To see if this printer’s high-end features are worth that premium price tag, we put it through its paces for a couple weeks. Here’s how it went. STANDOUT FEATURES AND SPECS The first thing you’ll notice about this printer is just how big it is. Standing about 3 feet tall and roughly 1.5 feet wide, it’s a pretty sizable machine. The good news, though, is that this beefy skeleton allows a fairly generous build area to sit nestled inside of the printer’s frame. The Delta Pro boasts a build area that’s 300mm tall (exactly 12 inches) and 270mm in diameter. For most users, that’s more than enough room to play with. Dan Baker/Digital Trends In addition to it