Western Digital is one of the most vocal proponents of the Zoned Namespaces (ZNS) storage initiative , so it is not surprising that the company this week became the first SSD maker to start sampling of a ZNS SSD. When used properly, the Ultrastar DC ZN540 drive can replace up to four conventional SSDs, provide higher performance and improve quality of service (QoS).
Western Digital's Ultrastar DC ZN540 Is the World's First ZNS SSD
Ryzen 5000 CPU Runs on ASRock A320 Motherboard Through New Firmware
The ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 got a lot of attention recently when the sub-$100 motherboard was spotted running an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X . Now, the motherboard is in the spotlight again, as ASRock has seemingly prepared a new firmware for it to support Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) and Ryzen 4000 (Renoir) CPUs .
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Intel Launches Its First Wi-Fi 6E-Capable Wireless Card
Intel has launched its first WiFi 6E-capable M.2 wireless card, the Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 . As of writing, we're only seeing it shipping from China . It comes in a M.2 2230 form factor and supports both the 802.11ac and 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6 & Wi-Fi 6E) protocols. If you have a
USB 4: Everything We Know, Including Apple Support
Get ready for a whole new generation of USB. In 2019, the USB Promoter Group announced that a new standard, “USB4” (official spelling lacks a space, but we’re using one in this article to reflect the way readers search), but as new standards take time to catch on, we're in late 2020 and still waiting for the devices to come out. However, with current Tiger Lake laptops offer USB 4 support and Apple announcing built-in
Where and How to Buy the Xbox Series X and Series S
The Xbox Series X and Series S are finally out, but if you didn’t pre-order Microsoft’s newest console, it might be a while until stock is plentiful enough for you to actually get a chance to buy one. That’s a shame, because we were impressed by the amount of choice packed into the Series X when we reviewed it, and we’d love to see that mentality extend to people who’d prefer not to pre-order and
Apple Announces First Computers with M1 Processors
Apple has taken its first steps to move its Mac computers onto its own Arm-based processors and starting its two-year transition away from CPUs from Intel. Apple announced the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini with the new M1 chip, which can be ordered today and will ship next week.
John Ternus, VP of hardware engineering detailed the transition to the "next generation of Mac," coming over the next "couple of years
GeForce RTX 3050 Rumors: Baby Ampere with 2304 Cores Due in 2021
Twitter user @@kopite7kimi dropped a post on a new RTX 3050 that is possibly in the works, this SKU is rumored to be equipped with 2304 CUDA cores and a 90W TDP on a GA107 die, indicating Nvidia is already planning or has already begun production of this GPU. All we get is potential specifications for the 3050, so obvious salt and such applies. We still don't know when
EKWB's Thermoelectric CPU Waterblock Cools Intel 10th Gen CPUs Up To 300W
EKWB has joined forces with Intel to produce the new EK-QuantumX Delta TEC, a thermoelectric waterblock that's tailored towards the chipmaker's 10th Generation Comet Lake-S processors.
The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC leverages EKWB's own EK Quantum cooling engine and Intel's Cryo Cooling Technology. It would appear that the latter is a complete sub-ambient cooling package that includes hardware, software and firmware. For now, that's
Where and How to Buy an AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 CPU
AMD’s long-awaited Ryzen 5000 line of processors finally launched last week, and like the RTX 3000 launch before it, the CPUs sold out almost instantly . Unlike Nvidia with its RTX 3000 graphics card, though, AMD is already promising more stock to come soon . Plus, since all these chips came out on the same day and are coming from the same manufacturer, we don’t have to track down different information for different
Toshiba 2TB Portable Hard Drive At New Low Price of $56
It's almost time for Black Friday shopping, but until the big day begins, you can still find plenty of vendors dropping deals on some of our favorite hardware, including the best portable hard drives . To help make things easier, we're collecting all the best deals on tech we can find and highlighting at least one notable deal per day.
Today, Amazon has tons of SSDs and HDDs on sale , but we're especially impressed with this portable Toshiba drive for $