…Some people want full hardware freedom, broad distribution choice, and the comfort of boring compatibility. The M1 Mac mini offers excellent hardware for the money, but it is not the most open…
…I wasn’t looking for better hardware benchmark scores, but for a snappier, more responsive experience in everyday use. The difference was immediate; nothing dramatic, but it was enough to make the…
…It seems like the transition of the PC hardware industry into a shell of its former self is all but complete. Related 6 PC hardware trends that deserve way more criticism The…
Jasmine Mannan May 19, 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…
…Sign in to your XDA account Not in a dramatic way, I almost got rid of that laptop, just a practical decision. If it were you, and it honestly had no use…
Jasmine Mannan May 21, 2026, 7:00 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…
…So, as the benchmarks looked amazing, the real-world responsiveness didn’t feel dramatically different from what I had before. It wasn’t slow, but it wasn’t the upgrade I had…
…Sign in to your XDA account When you're talking about PC hardware, specs are usually an objective measure of some aspect of the product, and that's why people trust them…
…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 I have never had what anyone would…
…When its voltage drops too low or the signal shape degrades, the receiving hardware interprets the data as unreadable or corrupted packets, discarding them and requesting a re-transmission and tanking the…