About this episode

The episode discusses the rising prices of gadgets and offers advice on managing upgrades in 2026.

Welcome to episode 30 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Damien Wilde back to the show to discuss everyone's favorite topic: price hikes. With gadgets across the board getting more expensive — sometimes to the tune of more than $500 for a single laptop — Will and Damien break down the current state of play in the industry, alongside what you can do to help ease the pain of upgrading in 2026. Sponsored by NordVPN : Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 76% on a two-year subscription alongside four extra months for absolutely free by signing up for NordVPN using this link . Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this week’s episode. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts

People in this episode

Host: Will Sattelberg

Guest: Damien Wilde

Topics covered

• price hikes
• technology
• gadgets
• inflation
• upgrading

Keywords

• price hikes
• gadgets
• inflation
• upgrading
• NordVPN

Sponsors

NordVPN

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