Examining the best options for PCIe SSDs during the RAMpocalypse — capacity trumps raw speed for most tasks
High SSD speeds are helpful in many applications, but should they trump the capacity of the SSD when it comes to gaming?
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Category: Hardware & Gear
A Mac Mini server is running headless in my closet — it manages my photo library and handles my backups
When I wanted to get more serious about backing up my family’s data, I bought a refurbished Mac Mini and set it running headless in my closet. It’s ri…
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Shipping container-launched cargo rocket promises 550-pound deliveries 750 km away in 15 minutes — $1.25M Air Force contract backs ‘Rook’ cargo rocket that flies into space to speed deliveries
A minimum-energy ballistic arc covering 750 km needs roughly 2.64 km/s at burnout and peaks near 181 km.
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$21 Nintendo Wii U upgrade lets you add TBs of storage to your console with an M.2 or SATA SSD — upgrade makes console slightly faster, but requires Homebrew and custom firmware
You can now upgrade your Wii U from an 8GB or 32GB internal storage to more than a TB with this SSD kit. You’ll have to install the Aroma custom firmw…
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Are your motherboard’s M.2 heatsinks making good contact with your SSD? We tested 20 modern Intel and AMD motherboards to verify
We tested 20 motherboards for proper M.2 contact and were surprised at the results – not all make good contact.
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