…That means we could be seeing a new AM5 CPU hit the market at a time when DDR5 pricing is heading up with the next intergalactic mission to Mars, using silicon deemed…
…But I use my primary NAS to host a bunch of data-hogging services inside containerized environments, so I wanted to test this makeshift DSM setup’s self-hosting capabilities. Synology uses…
…Avoid GPUs with 8GB of VRAM in 2025 They're not enough for today's standards Games aren't as optimized for VRAM as they used to be Optimized games do exist…
…I myself got the Lifetime Pass at $120 during the decade-long period when the price didn't change, which is why I know just how useful the additional benefits of a…
…This is a fantastic CPU for any use case, and, really, its only problem is that it was released when RAM prices were astronomical. Pros & Cons Now with as many cores as…
…Brightness comes in at 500 nits, which is slightly above the 300 to 400 nits that you'd typically see from similarly priced Chromebooks or Windows 11 budget laptops. In regular use…
…Cheaper-per-spec Raspberry Pis aren’t an efficient use of money Raspberry Pi’s competitors, like Orange Pi, are better for power users when comparing prices. If you look at the…
…I ditched a smart home hub and got a used, spec-bumped mini PC for $150. Then I installed Proxmox on it and ran Home Assistant as my smart home platform. I…
Simon Batt Apr 21, 2026, 9:02 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…
…New stock will continue to sell through at existing prices, and used devices that were previously losing value now carry a feature set that looks more competitive than they did a month…