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The state of Intel: What the company’s $5 billion deal with Nvidia could mean for the floundering chipmaker — Investments, capex, and the beating heart of x86
The news was as baffling as it was big: On September 18, Nvidia and Intel announced a collaboration to co-develop multiple generations of data center and PC products. As part of the deal, Nvidia said it would purchase $5 billion of stock in the troubled tech firm. Intel was so dominant in the 1990s that…
Acer FA200 4TB SSD Review: A Capacious Retread
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. If the Acer FA200 feels familiar, it’s probably because it’s a clone of the HP FX700, both made by Biwin. That isn’t a…
SCSI Controller Explained: What It Is and Why Your Storage Needs One
A Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) controller is a hardware component that connects and controls peripheral devices, including storage units. Though Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) have essentially superseded SCSI in modern consumer products, SCSI and its derivatives remain popular in enterprise-grade servers, workstations, and virtualized environments due to their reliability, performance,…
Raspberry Pi 500+ Review: RGB clicky keys and NVMe storage, but with a $200 price tag
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Raspberry Pi has been a bit quiet after a packed 2024, which saw multiple products and SKUs released on a weekly basis. The…
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Benchmarks: Qualcomm’s Upcoming Mobile Chip Tested
In case you missed our other coverage from Snapdragon Summit 2024, new second-generation Snapdragon X2 Elite chips for Windows on Arm laptops, as well as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5—Qualcomm’s fastest mobile parts ever—are on the way. The company’s made some bold claims about performance, but of course, independent benchmarks will tell the full…
NAS Devices Under $300 for Home & Small Office
Storing terabytes of photos or business files? A Network Attached Storage (NAS) device gives you secure, centralized, and private cloud storage without monthly fees or internet limits. The best part is, quality NAS devices under $300 now deliver dependable multi-bay performance for homes and small businesses at the Direct Macro store. This guide reveals the…
Sandisk WD Blue SN5100 2TB SSD Review: A Rhapsody in Blue
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Thanks to the performance we see with the Sandisk WD Blue SN5100, the market now has not just one great QLC SSD, but…
The future of DRAM: From DDR5 advancements to future ICs
When the DDR5 specification was introduced in 2020, one of the things that impressed us was the headroom left for further development of the technology, both in terms of performance and in terms of per-device capacity. You can revisit our 2020 thoughts on DDR5 for a quick refresher. Five years later, DDR5 has still not…
USB 3.2 Gen 1 vs. Gen 2: What Really Makes Them Different?
Introduction: Decoding the USB Naming Mess The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is probably the most used connector in modern computers. It charges our phones, connects our peripherals, and transfers trillions of bytes of data each day. Navigating the various standards, such as USB 3.2 Gen 1 vs Gen 2, USB 3.1, USB4, can feel like…
ComMarker Omni X review: a refined 5W UV laser cutter and engraver
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. ComMarker has followed up its popular Omni 1 UV laser with the new Omni X, a similar 5W model but with some intriguing…