…Unlike ASUS or Lenovo, Valve isn't primarily in the hardware business. As a storefront operator collecting a commission on every purchase made through Steam, Valve can afford to price hardware generously…
Jasmine Mannan Mar 31, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…Updates were still happening, but restart timing became more user-controlled than Windows-controlled. It finally started waiting for permission instead of assuming it could reboot whenever it was convenient. I found…
…Plus, since Valve will have tight control over the hardware and software, the Steam Machine will punch above its weight, despite the budget Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU. As for…
…Conventional mini PCs give you more control macOS isn't as flexible The most immediate limitation of building a home lab around a Mac Mini is that macOS is not a server…
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account Most router settings pages are full of…
…SteamOS isn't supported outside a select few devices, and while you certainly can make it function on unsupported hardware, you'd be better off reaching for an alternative before using it…
…may refuse to authenticate any hardware but their own. The cleanest workaround is to leave their unit in place and put a router you actually control behind it, which is what I…
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
…Seeed doesn't control what gets merged to ESPHome, so they can't force compatibility out of the box, and there are multiple pull requests on GitHub for the display controller currently…