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The PC market is in a much worse state now than when I was in college

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Make it make sense: This mini PC is cheaper than the 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM that's inside of it

Buying a mini PC just to harvest the SSD is a real strategy in 2026, unfortunately

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Why used Ryzen 5000 chips are suddenly the smartest CPU purchase in years
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Now is not the time to invest in the latest components

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DDR5 might be the "lost generation" of PC RAM

Are you still using DDR4? You're not alone

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Hate Windows' RAM usage? Wait until you find out about Electron apps

Stop blaming Windows for RAM bloat—Slack, Discord, and VS Code are the real culprits.

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Buying a Raspberry Pi in 2026? You'd better have a very good reason

It's hard to recommend most models right now.

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Ram revives a dead Dodge nameplate with 777 HP and a 3.4-second 0-60

Ram debuts four-truck Rumble Bee lineup for 2027, each built on a short, widebody frame.

A RAM stick on a table.
Task Manager won't tell you what's eating your RAM, but this free app will

If you have a serious memory problem, Task Manager might not be enough.

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DDR4 and DDR5 prices are absurd, so I’m building my homelab with DDR3

With prices like these, DDR4 and DDR5 RAM is just not practical anymore

The RAM expansion feature on a OnePlus 15.
You don't need to free up RAM on your Android phone (in fact, you shouldn't)

Your phone doesn't need you to tell it how to use its resources.

A close-up of the WD Black SN7100 2TB NVMe SSD seated in an M.2 slot on the Ugreen iDX6011 Pro NAS.
Your Linux system is secretly using your hard drive as RAM, and that's a good thing

It's not just a waste of disk space. It can speed up your system.

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I bought a barebones mini PC to reuse an old SSD, and it’s the smartest tech choice I've made all year

I built a secondary PC using a barebones mini PC and free Linux, and I’m completely sold

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Your next laptop's RAM might be upgradeable after all

Your next RAM stick may not even look like RAM—here's why

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Everyone says my NAS needs an SSD cache (it doesn't)

It's a cool thing to have. But a worthy investment? Maybe not.

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The Crucial T710 NVMe SSD raised off a bamboo desk.
I fell for the hype on these PC upgrades, and my wallet still hurts
SSD

The internet told me to make these 3 PC upgrades, but I wish I hadn’t listened

Two RAM sticks with some binary code connected to each other.
RAM disks are insanely fast, but I'm not using one—and neither should you

RAM disks easily beat PCIe 5.0 SSDs, but I still won't touch them

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A laptop RAM stick sitting on a laptop keyboard.
Your PC is out of RAM? Try these 3 Windows tricks before buying more

You can't download more RAM, but you can increase how much is available.

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Soldered RAM is the future of desktops—and I finally understand why

You lose upgradeability, but you gain other stuff in exchange.

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A stick of DDR4 RAM inside of a laptop.
Even if you have 16GB of RAM, this one "compressed swap" trick makes Linux significantly smoother

Experience a smoother, more responsive Linux system, regardless of your RAM capacity, by discovering the world of compressed swap.

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A black Sony Discman on a wooden surface.
Why RAM was the most important component in 1990s portable CD players

Time is money!

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