I’ve often run a wired router at the front of my network (well immediately behind the modem). The only other topology has been a linux server at the front of the network. Then I like a network behind that where a wireless router can live. I keep my wireless router turned off when not in …
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE Processor with Radeon™ Vega 11 Graphics Quad-Core, 3.2GHz, 35W TDP, ECC Support (allegedly) Not only cannot I not buy that but I cannot buy: any AMD Ryzen PRO any AMD Ryzen GE I’ve read speculation that they are going to OEMs. That’s fine I guess. I would like to build …
I’m once again looking for a new keyboard. I really liked the BTC 6100C and I haven’t found anything as good a fit for me since. I tried the Genius LuxeMate i200 and was not impressed by it. Here is what I’m looking at, mostly the most-popular mini-keyboard on various sites: BTC 6100C on Amazon …
I’ve been researching inexpensive mobile phones and the field is not broad. Here are the 2 phones which seem to stand out in the sub-$200 (US) price point: Motorola Moto E4 $130 specs on gsmarena review on techradar Nokia 3.1 $160 specs on gsmarena review on gsmarena review on techradar comparison on gsmarena
I have never been in this position in my life. I have been an avid computer user since my family’s first 4.77 MHz 8088 PC circa 1986. This is the first time I’ve ever actively recommended people not buy a computer. The reason is that this is the first time all major microprocessors on the …
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I’m looking at keyboards as my BTC 6100C is starting to develop some key issues. I’ve been pretty happy with the 6100C but it’s not longer made and BTC is not making any wired compact keyboards at this time. Here’s what I’ve found: A4Tech KL-5 and variants ($40) – these are nearly identical to the …
I think my Dell 2005FPW is showing its age: I’m starting to get some rolling when the monitor is first powered on. It’s had a good run but I think I need to buy something or at least be prepared to buy before it becomes more problematic. I’ve resisted buying a new monitor because 1) …
I ordered the SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB. Half the price of the Lexar JumpDrive Triton and the best random write performance on a USB drive. Some research I did included: 64GB Lexar JumpDrive Triton vs 64GB SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 Comparison | Computer Hardware Upgrades SanDisk Extreme 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review :: …
I’ve bought a number of solid state drives and I’ve had to return most of them due to problems. I’ve taken from that experience that a lot of the manufacturers don’t quite know what they are doing yet. There are plenty of places on the internet you can read about the bugs in many of …
I’m replacing a Patriot Torqx drive which failed and Patriot has given me the options of replacing it with a Torqx 2 or a Warp drive.