I added a second GPU just for local AI workloads, and it cost less than upgrading my main one
I added a second GPU just for local AI workloads, and it cost less than upgrading my main one
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Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash costs 3x the model it replaced, and the era of cheap AI is ending
…The cost of a fixed level of capability has kept falling, and Epoch AI-linked work has estimated that the price of reaching a given benchmark capability level has fallen roughly 5…
Rising memory costs forced the cancellation of this Windows 11 handheld
…Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Sign in to your XDA account Summary Ayaneo has paused Next 2 pre-orders due to rising RAM and storage costs, which…
DRAM prices have tripled, and three products are paying the price
Jasmine Mannan Apr 12, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I replaced Claude Design with this open-source tool, and I'm not paying for design software again
…Some reports now suggest that deploying an AI workforce can cost more than simply paying humans to do the same job, which is somewhat ironic. I've personally been looking for open…
This self-hosted presentation tool does everything Canva does, and it costs nothing
…What exactly is Presenton? It creates slides for you, and runs on your own machine Presenton is an open-source AI presentation generator - think Gamma, Decktopus, or Beautiful.ai, but self-hosted…
Mid-range GPUs have largely dodged the memory crisis, but not for much longer
…When unprecedented demand from AI companies drove memory and storage prices to record levels, everyone thought that was where the crisis would end. However, even graphics cards have become way more expensive…
Claude Skills aren't prompts, and using them like one is costing you hours every week
Mahnoor Faisal May 24, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs serious Arm-based AI power
…That said, given similar development devices like AMD's Ryzen AI Halo PC and Nvidia's DGX Spark Mini PC cost roughly $4,000, you can expect the Surface RTX Spark Dev…
My favorite alternative to NotebookLM isn't Claude Projects; it's something way cooler and productive
…Since I can create and access my Copilot notebooks from OneNote, I don’t have to leave that familiar environment whenever I want AI assistance. My regular notes and AI-powered project…