Solid solid state drives

Though most people who need a SATA drive will also require one that's in the 2.5-inch form factor, Samsung also makes versions of the 860 Evo which are M.2 form factor but use the SATA interface. The only reason to get one of those is if your computer is one of the few laptops that has an M.2 slot but can't support faster NVMe drives, or if your desktop has a second or third M.2 slot that solely supports SATA. … [Read more...] about Best Samsung SSD Deals

A more significant difference lies around the back. Apple has long since dropped USB-A ports on its MacBooks, but its desktop Macs — including the Mac Mini — have held out. But while the Intel Mac Mini came with four USB-A ports, the M1 version has only two (both running at 5Gbps). This is more likely a limitation of the M1 rather than a plan by Apple to phase out USB-A ports on the Mac Mini, and I would not be surprised to see a return to four ports when more powerful Apple Silicon chips come out. But it is worth noting if you are still reliant on USB-A in your day-to-day tasks. An adapter or dongle might be required. … [Read more...] about Apple Mac Mini M1 review: Miniature footprint, maximum performance

Although challenges in production scaling have prevented Intel from staging a massive release of its 10th-generation CPUs, alternatively known by their “Ice Lake” moniker, Intel gave Dell the go-ahead to put them at the heart of its latest convertible laptop product, and the CPU seems to shine as far as hands-on testing so far has indicated. … [Read more...] about The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 is now on sale, with the first Intel Ice Lake chip in tow

The tricky business of brain preservation Perhaps partially because of the extremely logical way McIntyre tends to approach things, Nectome was the subject of many scandalous headlines a couple of years ago. The company had come out of the startup accelerator Y Combinator, won a prize from the Brain Preservation Foundation, received support from people at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and looked to have a promising future. But after an article from MIT Technology Review in which McIntrye described his brain-preservation process as “100-percent fatal,” and the word “euthanasia” started getting thrown around, folks at MIT and beyond started distancing themselves from the company. … [Read more...] about Meet the man on a controversial mission to preserve and digitize your brain

If you haven’t bought either a Playstation 5 or Xbox Series X/S yet and still want to get in on the ground floor of the next console generation, Best Buy just announced what might be your last chance to get one before Christmas.blog post stating that it’s planning to restock both consoles on December 15th starting at 8 am Central/9 am Eastern time. The consoles will only be up for sale online, which isn't that surprising, but what's new is that you’ll only be able to pick them up through curbside pickup.  … [Read more...] about Best Buy Selling More Consoles, Curbside Pickup Only