
With falling demand for drives and NAND, high-capacity SSDs are becoming more affordable. Should you buy one now?

Intel Arc Linux graphics driver with Mesa 23.2 code tweak delivers 11% faster gaming in CS:GO.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-driver-linux-boost

Gary Explains has assembled a Basic interpreter that successfully works on the Raspberry Pi Pico.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-basic-interpreter-piccolobasic

HP’s Omen 24 gaming monitor is available today at Amazon for $131, down from its usual price of $199.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hp-omen-24-gaming-monitor-drops-to-131

A deluxe 20 watt diode laser with serious power and safety features.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xtool-d1-pro-20-w-laser-engraver

SK Hynix enters the consumer external SSD fray with the Beetle X31 which is cased in aluminum and offers good sustained performance.

SSDs, in particular, seem to be lowering their prices almost every day recently, in a bid to outdo the competition, which is fantastic news for us PC hardware consumers.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/one-of-the-fastest-4tb-ssds-is-now-only-dollar289-real-deals

Jumpin_jon is using a Raspberry Pi to detect and recognize bird calls in his garden using an open-source tool called BirdNET-Pi.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-bird-calls-with-birdnet-pi

Akasa NUC 13 Pro fanless passive cases, the Turing AC Pro and Maxwell AC Pro, are now available as part of pre-built systems.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/akasa-fanless-nuc-13-pro-systems

G.Skill looks to be readying 48GB dual-channel DDR5 memory kit with EXPO profiles for AMD's AM5 processors.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gskill-preps-non-binary-ddr5-6000-modules-with-amd-expo