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Review of the Addlink P30: I fell in love with this portable, reasonably priced SSD

When you open Addlink’s P30 portable USB4 SSD, the first thing you’ll notice is how small it is. It’s also a pretty tiny creature, even though it’s not really big enough to display it completely. Additionally, it’s lightweight and economical. Features The P30 is a minuscule USB4 SSD that is only 2.5 inches square and roughly 0.5 inches thick. With the supplied 5-inch, 40Gbps Type-C to Type-C cable, it weighs 2.1 ounces, compared to just 1.9 ounces when used alone.…

Anker’s 4K HDMI USB-C hub is a great deal at $20.

You need a USB hub if you feel that your laptop’s ports are limited. If your laptop charges via USB-C, Anker’s 5-in-1 USB-C hub, which costs under $20 on Amazon, is a great option. You won’t find a better hub with better ports for the price, and the present 43% discount is about as excellent as it gets. For quick pass-through charging, this Anker hub connects directly to the USB-C port on your laptop and transforms it into five connections,…

It’s only $45 for one of my favorite gaming keyboards.

A decent mechanical keyboard is available. There are inexpensive mechanical keyboards available. Even a decent, low-cost mechanical keyboard is available. However, it’s difficult to locate one from a well-known gaming PC manufacturer with correspondingly strong software support. You can handle it today with the K70 Core, a reconditioned board that costs $44.99 and is available directly on Corsair’s web store. With its full-sized size, excellent, pre-lubricated switches, sturdy construction, and excellent internal damping, this board was already a fairly decent…

The latest 500Hz OLED gaming monitor from Samsung is insanely expensive.

Although OLED gaming monitors are great—I’m writing this on one right now—they aren’t flawless. In addition to being more expensive, they are still not quite as quick as gaming LCDs and have less brightness than previous, less colorful panels. Samsung’s most recent OLED monitor will help close that gap, but it will cost money. Then make further payments. I’m saying that it’s costly. The 27-inch, 1440p display of the new Odyssey G60F is perhaps the industry standard for PC gaming…

Review of the Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406): This Ultralight Is Just Perfect

Although high-end ultraportables can be expensive, their innovative designs and state-of-the-art technology make them more appealing than low-cost laptops. The Asus Zenbook S 14 (model UX5406; retails for $1,399 and $1,599 as tested) is a standout due to its flawless construction, bright OLED screen, wide range of ports, and remarkable battery life. However, some competitors provide speedier performance (like the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14) or even longer battery life (like the Microsoft Surface Laptop), so this Zenbook is only a…

Review of Das Keyboard DeltaForce 65: This Camouflage Is Amazing

Das Keyboard typically requires a trade-off. You receive beautiful typing experiences, so amazing that programmers, gamers, and other PC power users have become ardent devotees. Despite the absence of high-end keyboard essentials like RGB illumination and a software tool, we rated the Das Keyboard 6 Professional highly for build quality to give you a sense of that. However, there is a trade-off. You have performance, but how does it look? Well, you were out of luck unless you wanted plain…

The New HP Omen Max Gaming Rig is $565 off.

Like its recent update to the Area 51 line, HP has updated AMD, Intel, and Nvidia components in its flagship Omen 16 laptop. The HP Omen Max’s more subdued look might appeal to you, even though the flamboyant, frequently odd Alienware design won’t be for everyone. This cutting-edge setup has been available to buy since March, and we weren’t expecting to see a price drop so quickly. Waiting for a larger discount later in the year is an option, but…

Amazon has Radeon RX 9060 XT cards for $450 and more.

It looks like new AMD graphics cards are on the horizon. The RX 9060 XT has been the subject of rumors for weeks, and a few days ago, a listing appeared on a Brazilian retail website. However, it appears that the big A itself is giving away the information this morning: Amazon lists two separate 9060 XT cards, with the less expensive one costing “just” USD 450. On the American version of the website, VideoCardz noticed two XFX models relaxing…

High-end SSDs are slowed down by Intel’s most recent Core Ultra CPUs, tests reveal.

Testing has shown that SSDs placed into an M.2 slot on an Intel X890 motherboard will not operate at their peak efficiency, which is another setback for Intel’s “Arrow Lake” or Core Ultra 200S architecture. In contrast to the 14GB/s sequential read rates that PCI Gen 5 SSDs are capable of, the SSD Review (via Tom’s Hardware) discovered that SSDs installed into an X890 motherboard only managed 12GB/s sequential read speeds. Intel verified the site’s testing and said that a…

More than 200 games currently use XeSS, Intel’s competitor for DLSS, a game-boosting technology.

On Wednesday, Intel said that it is integrating its XeSS 2 technology into even more games, including high-end titles like Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and Diablo IV, putting them in the “definitely playable” category by boosting framerates by an astounding four times. During the announcement, Intel also disclosed that more than 200 PC games currently support XeSS in some way. At the end of 2024, XeSS 2 was introduced alongside the $250 Intel Arc B580 (“Battlemage”) architecture, a “budget” graphics card…