I'm done buying DRAM-less SSDs after testing one in my daily PC
Abid Ahsan Shanto Jul 13, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Abid covers consumer hardware, gaming, and platform updates with an emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and reader-first context. He holds a BSc…
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I stopped forcing every coding job through Claude and started using this instead
…When I need more reasoning power, I can switch to a more capable model like Claude Opus, Gemini, or GPT. That ability to mix and match models based on cost, performance, and…
The Steam Survey shows exactly how Nvidia gets away with smaller GPU upgrades
…Today, a modern RTX GPU is more than just its silicon and specs, because its manufacturer has transformed it into a dynamic platform through drivers, AI models, and feature updates that keep…
Trying to self-host LLMs made me realize local AI has a friction problem, not a quality problem
…They update their models overnight and introduce features you hear about in the news. Any improvements to memory systems and performance are done server-side, too. Most of the time, users just…
Cheap enterprise networking gear exposes the flaws in expensive consumer hardware
…A used enterprise router or switch can handle the congestion caused by countless high-performance and smart devices in your home better than average consumer-grade hardware. Your enterprise networking hardware may…
I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned
…The best part? Home Assistant receives new updates every month, with each release adding more quality-of-life tweaks and cool features to tinker with. While the continue on error automation action…
Your Raspberry Pi can become a reliable Docker and AI-hosting dorm-room server, and the setup process is just that simple
…Once you’ve updated the package repos using sudo apt update , you can install the curl utility needed to pull the CasaOS setup script with sudo apt install curl -y , before running…
I added this open-source tool to my local AI stack, and my local LLM finally has persistent memory
…Paste an older chatbot conversation into your local model, and the model can describe your communication style well enough that you can save the description as a global memory. The local model…
FSR 4.1 could make handheld GPU upgrades irrelevant, and that's exactly what the market needed
…This matters more to gaming handhelds And less so for your desktop gaming PC We're always happy to see driver updates from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia to introduce better performance in…
openSUSE Tumbleweed is the unsung rolling distro for people afraid of rolling distros
…These perform some automated tests and ensure the new update doesn't do anything strange before it's shipped out. Even if you do draw the short stick and end up installing…