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In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as . With looming global tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase.

Apple’s upcoming macOS 26 update is also dropping support for practically all Intel Macs (with some small exceptions ) – so if you’d like to stay on the

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Linux Kernel May Soon Support USB3 on Apple M1 and M2 MacBooks and Desktops

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 22, 2025, 7:40 p.m. | Original

The Asahi Linux project has been working on Linux supportfor Apple's Arm-based Apple Silicon Macs, and the latest success to come out of the mammoth task is support for USB 3 on M1 and M2 SoCs. While this support has been available to Asahi Linux for a while, the feature may soon be merged into the Linux kernel, since the feature addition has been submitted for comments via the Linux kernel public inbox.

The implementation still doesn't have support for DisplayPort or Thunderbolt alt modes,

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Linux Kernel May Soon Support USB 3.x on Apple M1 and M2 MacBooks and Desktops

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 22, 2025, 7:40 p.m. | Original

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Minisforum Shows Off Strix Halo Desktop with 80 Gbps USB4 V2 Ports

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 22, 2025, 9:34 a.m. | Original

The new Minisforum MS-S1 Max AI desktop is a mini-tower desktop powered by a mobile-on-desktop (MoDT) mainboard featuring an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" processor. Perhaps the most interesting feature about the product flyer is the desktop's implementation of 80 Gbps USB4 V2 ports, which is probably the industry's first, at least in the client segment. The USB4 specification was originally drafted in 2019 for three bandwidth

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Minisforum MS-S1 MAX to feature Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 up to 160W and USB4 V2

VideoCardz | Aug. 22, 2025, 9:16 a.m. | Original

MS-S1 MAX revelaed Another system in Minisforum's workstation small form factor PC lineup. Minisforum is about to launch the fastest Mini-PC with AMD Strix Halo. The company today confirmed it...

Keep on reading: Minisforum MS-S1 MAX to feature Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 up to 160W and USB4 V2

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Linux Kernel Patches Posted For Enabling USB3 Support On Apple M1 / M2

Phoronix | Aug. 21, 2025, 4:38 p.m. | Original

In addition to this week seeing Apple SoC DT updates prepped for Linux 6.18 and Apple laptop lid events and power button driver patches posted for review for the mainline Linux kernel, published today on the Linux kernel mailing list are the request for comments (RFC) on patches for enabling USB3 support with Apple Silicon M1 / M2 SoCs.

These USB3 support patches have been carried by the downstream Asahi Linux for months while now Sven Peter has posted them as an RFC patch series for consideration for the

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How AMD dominating HEDT with Threadripper redefined the CPU market

XDA developers | Aug. 21, 2025, 11 a.m. | Original

AMD's Threadripper processors transformed the high-end desktop market, forcing Intel to innovate and making powerful CPUs more accessible to us all.

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(PR) Corsair ONE a600 Brings Improved Cooling and Adaptive Performance in a Compact Design

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 21, 2025, 9:45 a.m. | Original

Corsair a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-performance gear and technology for gamers, content creators, sim racers, and PC enthusiasts, is proud to introduce the Corsair ONE a600 PC. Building upon the foundation of the acclaimed Corsair ONE PC line, the Corsair ONE a600 brings enhancements in performance, cooling, and storage, reinforcing Corsair's ongoing commitment to refining compact, high-performance PCs that evolve with user needs.

The Corsair ONE a600 is powered by the

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Linux Driver Under Review For Apple Laptop Lid Events & Power Button

Phoronix | Aug. 21, 2025, 9:24 a.m. | Original

Following the recent Apple SMC driver upstreaming to handle rebooting Apple Silicon Macs under Linux, the latest code volleyed on the kernel mailing list for review is support for handling laptop lid events and power buttons. Plus Apple sensor monitoring driver support too.

Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week by James Calligeros were patches he along with Hector Martin and Sven Peter had worked on for Asahi Linux. These patches enable the RTC, HWMON, and HID sub-devices of the Apple System Management Controller (SMC).

The RTC

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MSI takes AM5 to the MAX with its GODLIKE X and MAX series motherboards

Overclock3D.Net | Aug. 21, 2025, 6:20 a.m. | Original

MSI boosts its AM5 motherboard lineup with new GODLIKE X and MAX series motherboards At Gamescom 2025, MSI unveiled its X870E MAX series of motherboards, boosting its AMD AM5 product line with new and improved models. This includes MSI’s 10th Anniversary GODLIKE motherboard, the MEG X870E GODLIKE X Edition. Only 1,000 of these Limited Edition […]

The post MSI takes AM5 to the MAX with its GODLIKE X and MAX series

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Linux Kernel May Soon Support USB3 on Apple M1 and M2 MacBooks and Desktops

Linux Kernel May Soon Support USB 3.x on Apple M1 and M2 MacBooks and Desktops

Minisforum Shows Off Strix Halo Desktop with 80 Gbps USB4 V2 Ports

Minisforum MS-S1 MAX to feature Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 up to 160W and USB4 V2

Linux Kernel Patches Posted For Enabling USB3 Support On Apple M1 / M2

How AMD dominating HEDT with Threadripper redefined the CPU market

(PR) Corsair ONE a600 Brings Improved Cooling and Adaptive Performance in a Compact Design

Linux Driver Under Review For Apple Laptop Lid Events & Power Button

MSI takes AM5 to the MAX with its GODLIKE X and MAX series motherboards

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