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How fast are your disks? Find out the open source way, with fio

Enlarge/Ars Technica does not recommend removing the protective cover from your hard disk or setting it on fire in production settings.William Warbyreader comments155with 77 posters participating, inc...

1745 03/10/2021

Return to RAID: The Ars readers “What If?” edition

Enlarge/I get anxious if I can't watch the blinkenlights in the big Terminal window in the background while the tests run.Jim Salterreader comments110with 69 posters participating, including story aut...

1853 03/10/2021

Buyer beware—that 2TB-6TB “NAS” drive you’ve been eyeing might be SMR

Enlarge/Shingled Magnetic Recording drives—unlike thisLos Angeles-class submarine—aren't on anybody's list of "Fast Attack" vessels.Michael Meilen / ETC Robert Gulinireader comments453with 191 posters...

1683 03/10/2021

Apple clarifies what Control Center Wi-Fi, Bluetooth toggles do in iOS 11.2 beta

Enlarge/The control center has a new interface for adjusting brightness.reader comments176with 106 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditUnbeknownst to m...

1805 02/10/2021

The Boring Company is really pushing the definition of “Flamethrower”

reader comments136with 93 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThis single screenshot shows all of the information on Boring's site.The Boring CompanyTh...

1777 02/10/2021

Can a new powerline kit solve an urban apartment dweller’s Wi-Fi woes?

reader comments225with 146 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe Ubiquiti EtherMagic powerline kit includes both a Switch and...

1682 02/10/2021

Vulkan 1.1 out today with multi-GPU support, better DirectX compatibility

EnlargeKhronos Groupreader comments93with 53 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe Khronos Group today launched Vulkan 1.1, the first big revision of...

1908 02/10/2021

There’s now a really nice Windows phone available on Verizon, and I’m not sure why

HP Elite x3HPreader comments100with 82 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditEarly in 2016, HP announced theElite X3, a high-end Windows 10 Mobile phone...

1751 02/10/2021

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X still behind Intel, but it’s great for the price

reader comments417with 184 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditBut, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the ea...

1638 01/10/2021

Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake review: Is the desktop CPU dead?

EnlargeMark Waltonreader comments461with 191 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditSpecs at a glance: Intel Core i7-7700KArchitec...

1635 01/10/2021

Zotac Zbox EN1080 review: Console-sized 4K PC gaming—and it’s expensive

EnlargeMark Waltonreader comments49with 40 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditSpecs at a glance: Zotac Zbox EN1080 (barebones)CPUIntel Core i7-6700GPU...

1959 01/10/2021

LG Watch Sport review: Google’s bulky watch breaks free from the smartphone

reader comments113with 72 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe LG Watch Sport.There's a speaker on the side, but don't expect it to get used for muc...

1775 01/10/2021

FridgeCam lets you make your dumb fridge smart with a simple camera

reader comments105with 59 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditArs at CES 2017I have seen the future: Alexa controls everythingSim racing hits the big t...

1716 01/10/2021

The LG V20 rights the wrongs of the LG G5

reader comments109with 79 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe LG V20 in a handy display stand. Check out that front ticker screen!The back of the d...

1694 30/09/2021

My 6-month review testing newfangled beer-dispensing tech is finally done

reader comments73with 59 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditBartender John Olson and owner Dan Lilly of Pinky's Pizza Parlor show us the latest in keg...

1728 30/09/2021