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The Framework Desktop is a beast  Hacker News Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio  Ars Technica Framework Desktop review: AMD’s Strix Halo in a petite, powerful, pricey PC  Tom’s Hardware The Framework Desktop made me fall for small form factor PCs  The Verge I tested the Framework Desktop — and it made me rethink everything …

Laptops have come a long way in recent years, but sometimes a classic desktop setup is still the better choice. If you’re after better performance, more ports, and upgradability, a desktop is the way to go. HP makes some of the best options out there, and right now, you can snag one at a fraction of its retail price. The …

Today the review embargo lifts on the much anticipated Framework Desktop computer powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series “Strix Halo” SoCs. Aside from offering an enclosure to allow old Framework motherboards to be re-tasked as a makeshift desktop computer, the Framework Desktop is the company’s first dedicated desktop computer offering and it’s very impressive in building around the …

Framework has built a name for itself by taking the locked down world of laptops and making them modular, upgradable, and repairable. So it’s surprising — and maybe even controversial — the way that Framework has approached its first desktop: it’s made a PC that’s actually less modular than most. Don’t worry; this isn’t a Mac Mini situation, where mere …

If you’re looking to expand your local storage by a significant amount, the back to school season offers a great opportunity. I’ve posted a few deals on high-capacity local storage recently, but this is probably the best deal yet. For a limited time, Best Buy is offering a massive Seagate Expansion 26TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive for $249.99 shipped, …

AMD is reportedly preparing two brand new Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” 3D V-Cache desktop CPUs in 8 & 16-core flavors with up to 192 MB cache. Is AMD Finally Going To Offer Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” 3D V-Cache Desktop CPUs With Dual X3D Dies? Rumor Alleges New 8-Core and 16-Core Variants Based on new information provided by chi11eddog, it looks …

Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, made some interesting comments after the recent earnings call, regarding upcoming Nova Lake CPUs, Coral Rapids server CPUs with SMT-enabled P-Cores, and a word on its GPU strategy. Intel Changing Its Execution Plans: SMT Coming Back To P-Cores With Coral Rapids Server CPUs, Nova Lake For Consumers Later Next Year As of a few hours ago, …

I want a future where we don’t need a desktop PC to get the best gaming graphics. Maybe I’m a dreamer who needs to keep on dreaming, but I think that that pie-in-the-sky wonderland is closer to reality than you may think, and all PC component makers need to do is hop on the eGPU train. Better yet, they need …

The current trend in USB chargers isn’t adding more power or ports, it’s integrating charging cables that disappear when not in use. Anker was one of the first companies to release a charger with a built-in retractable USB-C cable last October, but its latest charger brings the same convenience to the desktop alongside three AC outlets you won’t need to …

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is improving Android’s still-in-development Desktop Mode by adding the ability to pin apps to the taskbar for quick access. A new “pin to taskbar” shortcut appears in an app’s context menu, letting you add it to the dock for easy launching even after it’s closed. This is a small but necessary step in …