I spent $50 on a managed switch and fixed problems my $200 router couldn't
…Then there are four 2.5Gb ports for connecting local hardware to the LAN. But while this may be a budget-friendly switch with a low price tag, it's fully managed…
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The FCC's router ban could make these router brands a risky bet in the future
…Related 8 signs it's time to replace your aging networking hardware You wouldn't expect your PC to work forever, so why are you letting your network hardware run into the…
Building a local LLM news brief taught me my real problem wasn't the sources, it was the apps
…LM Studio is a friendlier starting point if you want to experiment with models, test prompts, and see what your machine can handle before committing to a more automated setup. I’d…
4 reasons Plex is pushing me further and further towards Jellyfin
Ayush Pande Jun 1, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Unraid finally dropped the USB boot stick requirement, and it's about time
…Unraid also lets you combine different capacity HDDs in your arrays, which can be really useful on a budget-friendly NAS server you’ve cobbled together from old hardware. Unraid $49 at…
My entire smart home runs on a single Docker container now, and I'm never going back
…When not immersed in tech jargon, you’ll find him sipping chai, pondering the next software review, and occasionally indulging in a friendly debate about mechanical keyboards. Sign in to your XDA…
I ditched LM Studio for llama.cpp, and my local LLM doesn't feel like a downgrade anymore
…Wrappers add overhead, so the same model on the same hardware runs noticeably faster in llama.cpp than in LM Studio, somewhere in the 5-20% range depending on your setup. llama…
5 underrated Jellyfin features I wish I'd discovered sooner
…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 Jellyfin is one of those self-hosted…
My NAS has been a backup server, Jellyfin archive, and file storage for years, and it could still do so much more
…Even with the RAM shortage causing hardware prices to surge past the danger zone, even the most budget-friendly NAS devices can do a lot more besides sharing files and storing a…
I recommended this SBC before the Raspberry Pi became impossible to buy – it holds up even better now
Ayush Pande Apr 16, 2026, 8:01 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…