Hardware

Redditor buys suspicious drives on eBay just to report the scamming sellers if they get a fake SSD or HDD — latest '16TB' find has weights and microSD card hot-glued inside the enclosure to make it feel legit

Redditor buys suspicious drives on eBay just to report the scamming sellers if they get a fake SSD or HDD — latest '16TB' find has weights and microSD card hot-glued inside the enclosure to make it feel legit

💡 Verdict: A vigilant Redditor is intentionally purchasing suspicious 16TB storage drives on eBay to expose scammers who are selling weighted enclosures that secretly house cheap microSD cards. Check Price: 16TB Fake Drive ⚡ Quick Hits * A dedicated Redditor is actively buying sketchy SSDs and HDDs on eBay to report and shut
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Ingenious father fixes dead RTX 3070 with a jerry-rigged capacitor from an old radio — Saves worried son $120 in repair costs, GPU 'works better than before' now

Ingenious father fixes dead RTX 3070 with a jerry-rigged capacitor from an old radio — Saves worried son $120 in repair costs, GPU 'works better than before' now

💡 Verdict: An ingenious dad saved his son $120 by resurrecting a dead RTX 3070 graphics card using a capacitor salvaged from an old radio. Check Price: RTX 3070 ⚡ Quick Hits * A broken RTX 3070 was successfully repaired using a repurposed capacitor from a vintage radio. * The resourceful father saved his
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RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts

RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts

💡 Verdict: Frustrated by skyrocketing RAM prices, a resourceful maker has bypassed modern silicon to build a functional USB drive using Apollo-era hand-threaded magnetic core memory and salvaged Russian parts. Check Price: Magnetic Core Memory ⚡ Quick Hits * Built using Apollo-era, hand-threaded magnetic core memory technology. * Functions as
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Chinese YMTC SSDs make their way into retail Lenovo laptops — media outlet slams YMTC PCIe 4.0 drive for 'below average for an SSD in an office laptop' in review

Chinese YMTC SSDs make their way into retail Lenovo laptops — media outlet slams YMTC PCIe 4.0 drive for 'below average for an SSD in an office laptop' in review

💡 Verdict: Chinese YMTC PCIe 4.0 SSDs are quietly shipping inside retail Lenovo laptops, but early reviews are already slamming them for delivering significantly below-average performance. Check Price: YMTC PCIe 4.0 ⚡ Quick Hits * YMTC PCIe 4.0 SSDs are officially being used as OEM components in retail Lenovo
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50-feet-long fiber optic HDMI cable and Steam Controller 2 is enthusiasts' answer to the Steam Machine — dismisses Valve's new console for a DIY Bazzite setup with a controller

50-feet-long fiber optic HDMI cable and Steam Controller 2 is enthusiasts' answer to the Steam Machine — dismisses Valve's new console for a DIY Bazzite setup with a controller

💡 Verdict: Hardcore PC enthusiasts are bypassing the wait for a new Valve console by creating ultimate DIY living room setups using Bazzite OS, 50-foot fiber optic HDMI cables, and the upcoming Steam Controller 2. Check Price: Steam Controller 2 ⚡ Quick Hits * Gamers are building their own modern "Steam
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Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project — PlayStation Puga offered game studios a mere 10 cents per unit sold

Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project — PlayStation Puga offered game studios a mere 10 cents per unit sold

💡 Verdict: Sony developed the PlayStation Puga, a cancelled plug-and-play PS1 built entirely inside a DualShock controller, but scrapped the project after offering developers a meager 10-cent royalty per unit. Check Price: PlayStation Puga ⚡ Quick Hits * Sony prototyped a fully functional PS1 console packed inside a single DualShock
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