Stop deleting your games. Just buy an external SSD
Running low on space? It happens a lot, especially among gamers who play a lot of triple-A games. You could delete some stuff to free it up… or upgrade your PC storage… but the problem…
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Buying an external drive? Wait! 5 reasons to build your own instead
Recently I’ve come across a bunch of articles on how to build your own external drive, which is interesting because there are some perfectly good pre-built external drives available already. But after some investigation, it…
Microsoft’s new Windows 11 preview infuses external webcams with AI
One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled…
How to recover data from damaged Mac or external drive
It’s all very well telling people to back up their Mac. But human nature means that searching for backup advice is something that usually happens after the worst has already happened. Hopefully, you’ll be able…
After its data was wiped, KiranaPro’s co-founder cannot rule out an external hack
Indian grocery delivery startup KiranaPro’s recent data loss story has more holes than Swiss cheese, as the startup remains unclear whether the incident was an internal breach or an external hack. Last week, the Bengaluru-based…
Here’s why Time Machine won’t work with your external drive
Mac users relying on Time Machine went through a rough transition a few years ago when Apple migrated away from its long-used HFS+ format for encoding hard drives and SSDs to the modern, more capable,…
Court orders Apple to allow external purchase links in apps
If it seems like we’ve been writing about this Epic vs. Apple Fortnite case for years, it’s because we have. The case has been raging since 2020, and finally ended (sort of) with a ruling…
Don’t buy an external SSD. Make your own for cheap instead!
How to make your own external SSD It’s a lot easier to make your own external SSD than you might think. You don’t need much experience or any special tools. First, get yourself an SSD.…
Corsair EX400U review: A compact, fast, and affordable external SSD
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good 40Gbps read performance Very affordable Compact and good-looking Cons Slower than most USB4 SSDs Low TBW rating Our Verdict While Corsair’s EX400U is on the slow side for…
2025 could finally be the year of the external GPU
Years ago, I really wanted a laptop with an external GPU. It seemed like the holy grail of portable laptop gaming — a power-hungry GPU that lived on your desk, to be plugged in for…