Your next storage upgrade shouldn't be an SSD — not for the next two years
…For instance, a 4TB Seagate hard drive that went for around $85 is now selling at $120, which is a 40% increase, but nothing compared to the tripling seen in SSD prices…
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Upgrading to a PCIe 5.0 SSD isn't worth it if you already have a PCIe 3.0 drive
…feel instant to the point that an increase in speed wouldn't make a noticeable difference. At this point, you're paying full price for diminishing returns, unless your workflow depends on…
6 reasons I'm buying HDDs, not SSDs
…Because they're cheaper The price per GB is far more palatable I'll admit that price is an important consideration, but it's one of the things I consider last when…
I got rid of my Ring doorbell and my home actually feels more secure
…The recent Ring price hike resulted in many users seeing their Protect plans jump significantly, with some legacy users seeing a 100% increase in their monthly subscription. This prompted a re-evaluation…
Intel's Arrow Lake just got a lot better, and most people missed it
…In their latest move, Intel has introduced two new SKUs that deliver better performance at significantly reduced prices. While the prices continue to make headlines, the real story seems to be under…
PlayStation's digital pricing got so bad that the $80 disc drive became my best purchase
…Over time, I've grown increasingly frustrated with how pricing works on the platform. As someone who loves indulging in almost every Steam sale throughout the year, the PlayStation Store's deals…
Your gaming monitor's refresh rate matters less than these 4 features
…The resolution is deeply tied to the screen size, since both need to increase together if you wish to maintain a sharp image. This is why 1080p displays are only ideal for…
The US government has banned all consumer routers from foreign countries, and things look dire
…Citing foreign supply-chain risks and backdoors; the move may hike prices as users panic-buy routers. As the US tries to bring its tech manufacturing back to its own soil, the…
Intel's New Arc Pro GPUs show what the consumer cards should have been
…Its 32GB VRAM buffer makes it highly capable of running local LLMs , and at the $949 price-point against the equivalent Blackwell card's $1,800, Team Blue is making that challenge…
SSD prices are still climbing, yet you are killing your drive for no good reason
…If you compare the price of a 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD in September vs. now, you'll see up to a 3x increase. This isn't normal, but it is the reality…