… It also doesn't work when you go hunting for a game disc through online marketplaces, where just a few lines of conversation can get you a better deal on a game than its online version has ever been priced at. What's even better is how seamless the hardware side of this is, as well. …
Jasmine Mannan Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 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 hardware, she's covered just about everything. …
… After dealing with a fragmented setup for a long time, the problem became clear: I lacked a single control layer. …
… You are not hunting through forums or GitHub threads trying to piece together a working setup. …
Ayush Pande Apr 9, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
… There's no dedicated hardware with Power-over-Ethernet ports, or much in the way of Wi-Fi support, leading to needing other manufacturer's hardware to build out a full network. …
… On my laptop with its limited resources, however, it becomes quite annoying to deal with. Anyone who has ever dealt with three apps taking up their entire screen as they sign in to their account is familiar with the pain. …
… Everything else is there, too, like the Wi-Fi adapter and other hardware Ubuntu detects. What sets this experience apart is that I don't need to go hunting for anything. …
… Instead, every tweak here is something I would do by hand on a normal Windows install and trust to revert cleanly, like Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling, the classic right-click menu in Windows 11, hiding the Widgets button, and the standard set of telemetry and advertising-ID toggles. …
… 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 A good home lab doesn’t fall apart because the hardware is weak. …