… After an unprecedented rise in data center demand for memory chips, the DRAM supply for consumer RAM naturally faced a shortfall. Manufacturers flocked to greener pastures, reducing or downright abandoning the consumer segment — Micron shut down Crucial, its consumer arm, to focus on AI hardware. …
… You don't have to spend a ton to get prosumer hardware with all the features you could ever need. Unifi's hardware isn't that much more than the mid-range routers most households have, and is so much more powerful. …
… These drives are built for drive writes per day, otherwise known as DWD ratings, that are 10 times higher than consumer drives. An enterprise drive with 90% health left often still has more total lifespan remaining than a brand-new consumer SSD. …
… Now, the US government has taken a step further and banned any new consumer routers built outside the US from receiving the FCC authorization required for sale in the country, but your current hardware is safe. …
… More great hardware, but not for gamers Intel's new Arc Pro lineup shows exactly what the Battlemage GPUs are capable of at the high-end. …
… They're inexpensive for what you get, constantly being restocked because of corporate hardware refresh cycles, and have features that are normally locked to enterprise-grade gear. It's a no-brainer for anyone looking to upgrade their home lab, and certainly worth considering over new hardware.
… In the name of pushing PC hardware forward, manufacturers hope to permanently erase the minimum budget that consumers allocate for a PC. They've already changed what "budget hardware" means — they now plan to remove the word from the consumer consciousness. …
… Sign in to your XDA account The PCIe slot is one of the longest-running pieces of consumer PC hardware still in active use. The card-edge connector you'd find on a brand-new RTX 5090 is mechanically and electrically compatible with cards built for PCIe 1.0 back in 2003—over 20 years ago. …
… As a result, so much consumer hardware feels like it's vanishing. …
… The average consumer can't hope to buy sufficient storage for their PC, at least not without a significant blow to their wallet. Used enterprise SSDs not only promise impressive endurance and reliability, but also greater affordability than brand-new consumer drives. …
