Entry-level PC market is hit the worst by RAM pricing, but there's a bigger crisis looming
… Now, the PC hardware market, uniquely, isn't a total stranger to the occasional flux in component pricing . …
… Now, the PC hardware market, uniquely, isn't a total stranger to the occasional flux in component pricing . …
… That’s one thing that hardly comes out in the debates online. By default, Raspberry Pi supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. To make other protocols work, you need to plug in additional hardware. …
… While you can still use the free tier of Plex without a subscription, Plex Pass unlocks features like hardware transcoding, downloads for offline viewing, the ability to skip intros and credits, some remote streaming features, and more. …
… That debate becomes even stronger when you look at the alternatives available today. …
… Sign in to your XDA account The Linux desktop debate has been ongoing for a couple of decades now. …
… Practices like these only serve to erode trust, turning pricing into more of a guessing game. Thankfully, the $70 disc drive purchase I made last year has paid for itself by letting me avoid the online store's pricing shenanigans altogether. …
… The idea of local, fully-owned gaming hardware is slowly being chipped away, and nobody likes it. …
… Even downloading your own movies, or using your own hardware for hardware-accelerated streaming are locked behind the Plex Pass. …
… A board that used to feel like the budget option now carries enough pricing baggage that it has to earn its way onto the bench. What finally changed my habits was not some dramatic anti-Pi conversion. I still think Raspberry Pi hardware is good, and in some cases, it is very good. …
… While this doesn't stop the onslaught of annual product refreshes and launches with AI-powered features and fancy marketing terms bombarding consumers, it's still encouraging to see that hardware people remember most fondly is the hardware that refuses to become irrelevant. …