Avram Piltch
Editor-in-Chief at Tom's Hardware
What do you do with a degree in English? Play with computers and then write about it, of course!
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6 days ago |
tomshardware.com | Avram Piltch
(Image credit: Shutterstock)While most people enjoy PCs that are powered by SSDs, mechanical hard drives are still king in the datacenter. When these drives reach the end of their useful lives, they are usually shredded, and the key materials they’re made of – including several rare earth elements (REE) – end up as e-waste. At the same time, countries are mining these same materials and emitting a lot of greenhouse gases in the process.
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1 week ago |
tomshardware.com | Avram Piltch
(Image credit: Shutterstock)Keyboard shortcuts are almost always incredibly helpful, allowing you to perform in one stroke a task that might otherwise require many clicks and menu selections. But there are times when hitting the wrong combination of shortcut keys by accident can break your user experience in ways you might not know how to fix. You might be typing along one day, minding your business, and your computer just starts talking to you.
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3 weeks ago |
tomshardware.com | Avram Piltch
Donald Trump’s new “liberation day” tariffs, announced in a splashy White House event on Wednesday, will have a huge impact on the price of virtually all consumer goods. But PCs, particularly those built by smaller, boutique vendors may be hit hardest of all, makers and resellers tell Tom’s Hardware. Large OEMs such as Dell and HP may be able to limit their exposure by moving production to less-tariffed countries.
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4 weeks ago |
tomshardware.com | Avram Piltch
At Tom's Hardware, we test a lot of very fast SSDs so it takes a lot to blow us away. However, at the time it came out a few years ago, SK hynix's P41 Platinum raised the bar not just for us but for the industry.
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4 weeks ago |
tomshardware.com | Avram Piltch
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D are the best gaming CPUs around, but both of those cost well over $400 and are often out of stock. What if you're planning a PC Build that's more budget-conscious? The Ryzen 5 9600X is a great choice for mid-range gaming and productivity. This 6-core, 12-thread CPU can run at up to 5.4 GHz and now it's on sale for its lowest price ever: $223 at Amazon.
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