Lightning
Apple’s Lightning port was groundbreaking – until it wasn’t
Summary Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical superiority of USB-C. It may have been motivated by keeping production costs down while reaping money from ecosystem lock-in. Apple has a history of championing new…
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi Review: Well-rounded $210 mini-ITX, but no USB4
The last time we reviewed a Mini-ITX board was about six months ago, and it featured the B650 chipset. Fast forward to today and we have AMD’s latest and greatest budget chipset on the test bench in the form of the ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi. This inexpensive offering (at least by today’s motherboard standards) gives…