Intel Quietly Launches 15.3TB Ruler SSDs

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Apparently, Intel has added two new drives to its DC P4510 SSD family. The new SSDs adhere to the Enterprise & Data Center SSD Form Factor (EDSFF), casually called the ruler form factor.

The EDSFF-based DC P4510 SSDs respect the E1.L standard and are available with 9.5mm or 18mm heatsinks . They slide vertically into a 1U enclosure and communicates via a

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Raspberry Pi Sonos Radio Uses NFC Albums to Change Songs

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Looking for a fun summer project you can groove to? This Raspberry Pi project is perfect for music lovers. It was created by developer Mark Hank and designed to play music through Sonos by scanning albums fitted with NFC chips.

The project uses a Raspberry Pi 3 A+ with an NFC reader housed inside an old Sonos Boost Box. To choose a playlist or album, pick one of the NFC tagged albums and hover it above the Sonos box. The playlist or album you chose will


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Ampere Preps 7nm 128-Core Server CPU to Take on AMD and Intel

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Today, Ampere announced plans to expand its Altra family of server processors with the Altra Max chip, which arriving by the end of the year with a whopping 128 CPU cores .

Similar to the Amazon Graviton2, the Ampere Altra is based on Arm's Neoverse N1 (codename Ares) microarchitecture. TSMC carves the Altra for Ampere with its 7nm FinFET manufacturing process. The Altra family currently features 11 different models, however, the list and specifications are


Dell G5 Gaming Desktop Gets More RGB, 10th Gen Intel

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The Dell G5 Gaming Desktop is getting a slight refresh, with 10th Gen Intel Core processors and a more customizable light strip on the front. It will be available on July 9 starting around $749.

CPUUp to 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900K
GPUAMD: Radeon RX5600 Nvidia: Up to Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super
RAMUp to 64GB DDR-266
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Dell G7 15 and 17 Get Thinner Design With 10th Gen Intel Core

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The Dell G7, the company’s foremost budget gaming laptop, is getting new, slimmer stylings to go along with Intel’s 10th Gen Core processor. It will come in both 15 and 17-inches size. Both will start at $1,429.99, with the 17-inch model launching today and the 15-incher following on June 29.

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Alienware AW410K Gaming Keyboard Has All the RGB, Only Some Media Keys

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Media keys are a real treat on mechanical keyboards. There’s undeniable convenience in the ability to skip to the next song without having to open up Spotify. When gaming or streaming, an easily accessible volume wheel can save your eardrums from an abrupt onslaught of loud gunfire.

The Alienware AW410K announced today and available August 4 for $129.99 is a full-sized gaming keyboard that keeps things relatively sleek by forgoing dedicated media control buttons, like

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Dell’s New 27-Inch Gaming Monitors Go Up to 1440p at 165 Hz, Start at $280

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Here’s a pair of new gaming monitors for the 27-inch fans out there. The Dell S2721DGF and Dell S2721HGF, announced today, feature new design tweaks and go for $280 for 1080p at 144 Hz or $570 for 1440p at 165 Hz.

The new Dell screens offer some versatility, with the cheaper FHD version also offering a

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Acer Predator Cestus 350 Wireless Gaming Mouse Hands-On: All-Around Comfort

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When it comes to long gaming sessions, comfort is king. The Acer Predator Cestus 350 announced today for $125 (available in EMEA in Q2 for €99) seems to get that. Named after a Roman battle glove, it’s fitting that my fingers liked the mouse so much after using it for a couple days. From the left and right click buttons’ grooves to side grips that provided stability, this wireless gaming mouse proved

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Acer Brings Massage Gamer Chairs to the Masses

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Last year, the $14,000 Acer Thronos Air all-inclusive battlestation introduced the company’s first gaming massage chair, which focuses on massaging the shoulders, upper back and lower back. With a price tag that could buy you a new car, the Thronos is mostly a gimmick, but as I approach my 30s, the idea of a massage gaming chair doesn’t sound as silly to me as it once did. That’s probably why

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Acer Swift 5 Will Get Intel’s Tiger Lake CPU in October

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Acer is refreshing its Swift 5 with Intel’s Tiger Lake processors and integrated Xe graphics. The new laptop will come out in North America in October, starting at $999.99 (as well as €1,099 in Europe and RMB 6,999 in China).

The company didn’t use Tiger Lake by name in its announcement, but Acer mentioned “next-gen Intel Core processors with powerful integrated graphics based on Intel’

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