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The most DISAPPOINTING Mini PC I've Ever Reviewed - Khadas Mind

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The Khadas Mind was pitched to me as a 'Workstation Replacement Mini PC' and a 'Mac Mini M2 KILLER'. (Their word...

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THE FULL NERD!

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! At 10:30a PT (about 30 minutes from now), I'll once again be on PC World's 'The Full Nerd' with Adam Patrick Murray.

And I'm probably going to fangirl just a bit, because also joining us is Maximum PC and Tested legend Wi...

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FINALLY time to upgrade your 1080 or 2080??!? - nVidia RTX 4070 Super Review

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One of the worst kept secrets in recent history is finally on my desk, with nVidia launching the RT...

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Playing Retro Games on the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC

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Ayaneo loves to play around with different form factors on their PCs, and the Retro Mini PC AM...

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Xeon E-2400 Series First Look

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Thanks to Supermicro for sending out the SYS-511R-M for this review. Make sure to check o...

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Building a NAS for Joel Telling!

@3DPrintingNerd  and I decided to combine forces to build the Ultimate Video Editing and Home Backup NAS. Check out the unboxing and 3D Prints for this build over on Joel's channel - 2024-01-05 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Homelab and Server Rack Tour - 2024 Edition

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Like any homelab, my server rack is in a constant state of flux... equipment being moved around, servers being a...

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This Tiny GPU Packs Some SERIOUS Power!!! - RTX 4000 Ada Generation SFF Review

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Small form factor GPUs...

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Goodbye IPMI - Blicube BliKVM V4 Review

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AliExpress Special! - i7 Skylake Mobile on a Desktop Motherboard

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A couple weeks ago, I reviewed an Intel Core i5-6500 build inside a PC a resc...

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LIVE with @PCWorld on The Full Nerd Podcast!

I'm down in San Francisco today, so I decided to crash the @pcworld headquarters :-)  I'll be LIVE with Adam and the gang at 10:30AM Pacific for ...

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THIS is the NAS I've been waiting for! - IceWhale ZimaCube N100 Review

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IceWhale has been ...

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I bought a PC for $50. Let's upgrade it!

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There's an age-old tradition of turning eWaste ...

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What's Spinnin' with 45Drives

Joining Brett and Mitch over at 45Drives for their What's Spinnin' podcast.

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The 150-Watt 64-Core CPU - AMD Epyc 8534P

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AMD and...

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What to do with a Degraded ZFS Pool

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This vi...

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The 45Drives HomeLab Server Is Here!!!

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The Perfect Compact Homelab Switch? - Mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+IN

When Mikrotik asked if I'd be interested in reviewing their all new 2.5Gb network switch with 10Gb backhaul, of course I said yes! This 10-Port switch might be my new go-to recommendation for homelabs and small business installs alike.

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I built an AliExpress Gaming PC for my Nephew

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Kimura Solo: 2023-11-02 23:25:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Shhh... there's a New Dark Rock Pro

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Check out the Dark Rock Pro 5 or Dark Rock Elite on Amazon...

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A NEW AR GLASSES CHALLENGER??? - TCL NXTWEAR S Review

Augmented Reality is cool and all, but I'm still searching for the perfect Head-Mounted Display for a Steam Deck or ROG Ally to serve as the ultimate mobile display. The XREAL Air and Rokid Air offer some seriously impressive specs, but there's no...

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AliExpress X99 in a System76 Nebula 36

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The Latte Panda Sigma is a BEAST... kinda

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Latte Panda has a long history of integrating X86 PCs and Maker Boards, with the results often crushin...

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Testing Sub $50 Space-Saving Peripherals - Blitz Review!

Keyboards and Mice can take up a ton of space, especially when you don't need them on your desk 100% of the time. Today, I take a look at Six Compact Keyboard and Mice options to see if any of them are worth your money.


But first....

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Proxmox 8.0 - PCIe Passthrough Tutorial

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Virtualization is great, but sometimes you just need access to physical hardware. If...

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The Rules of Building Homelab Servers, and How To Break Them - ZimaBlade 7700 Overview

The ZimaBoard was a homelab and tinkerer's dream machine. Cheap, lightweight, and feature-packed. And they sold at a time when Raspberry Pis were basically unobtainable.

The ZimaBlade is an entirely different response to Single-Board ARM PCs...

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10Gb + 100Gb Linux-based Distribution Switch!

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The $399 Ryzen-Powered Dual 2.5Gb NAS - AOOSTAR NAS + ROUTER Review

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When AOOSTAR reached out to request a review of their NAS + ROUTER combo, I was expec...

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Great Concept, Terrible Execution - YoloBox Pro Review

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I was honestly excited to review the...

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The LARGEST 4K Monitor I've Ever Reviewed - NexiGo Aurora Pro Short Throw 4K Projector

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At LTX 2023, I stumbled across NexiGo and the Aurora Pro 4K Short Throw Tri-Colo...

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