I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
…You can use nearly any Mac mini, an older MacBook Pro, or an aging Windows 11 laptop or PC (you can host from your main computer, too). Even if the device you…
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My UGREEN DXP4800 Pro NAS quietly replaced half my home lab, and I didn’t expect that
…It had room for drives, enough performance to handle my files, and a more appliance-like personality than the random assortment of mini PCs and Raspberry Pis that had accumulated around my…
Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional
…Ocarina of Time remake — I already made my own Ship of Harkinian powers a native PC port of the N64 classic. FEX fills the x86-to-Arm gap Running Windows x86 games…
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
…Switching from Pi to a mini PC changed a lot of things Less time firefighting while building Shifting my experiments and projects to a mini PC gave them a performance boost. The…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…Related 4 reasons Valve's full SteamOS release will change PC gaming again Valve's full SteamOS release will change PC gaming again, and here are some of the most important ways…
I thought a VPS would replace my home server, but the real costs caught me off guard
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account Initially, I…
Plex stopped being worth it, so I switched to this open-source alternative instead
…Sign in to your XDA account In the years before internet media streaming, many of us had home theater PCs to load up with rips of the stacks of DVDs and other…
Steam Machine Verified just made the mini PC the most interesting gaming device of 2026
…The new Steam Machine is a console-shaped PC that actually makes sense A living room PC that finally acts like it belongs there The new Steam Machine is a small box…
A $40 label maker and QR codes completely changed how I manage my home lab
Rich Edmonds Apr 14, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
I finally understand why Valve abandoned the Steam Machine — the Steam Deck just proved it
Jasmine Mannan Jun 1, 2026, 3:30 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…