Recent content by shinyknight

I think at this point it is faster to get an old case, populate it with drives and add an old mobo to control them; so I get a NAS basically, always connected on. I thought there were solutions to put together drives with different connectors,as external enclosure but it is quite a hassle to do...

Hi, I have a surplus of SSD from my previous computers (2x128 GB M2 from my laptop, a 128 GB SATA3 SSD and a 500 GB SSD ); which I wold like to use , but sadly my laptop does not have space for any other drive, since it has only 2 M.2 slots and 1 SATA3 slot, which is already occupied by a 500 GB...

So far I am liking the idea of having a much smaller and compact unit. Plus it double as second monitor, since it is a pretty large 17 '' monitor, which is always a plus. The other advantage is that I can just unplug it and put it in the living room, where I can connect it to the TV or to a VR...

I did go for the Acer G9;nice nifty laptop and the performances are pretty good. The extra thing is the thunderbolt 3 port; so you can plug an external card few years down the road. Also I did replace the DVD drive with a caddy that fits a SSD; solving the problem of the secondary drive. With...

Well, picking a desktop or a laptop is a preference more than a choice. In the 90s I did buy a laptop which did serve me well for more than 6 years, and then the desktop I did get after, did stay with me for 10 years; before getting another laptop and then a desktop that I currently have. So I...

Hi, I am about to get a gaming laptop, to replace my old desktop pc. I am aware of the limitations, but I am trying to get the best deal I can. These are my constrains: - GTX 1070 or better - Availability of storage expansion - enough ports for peripherals - Able to use a ultrawide 32' LG...

I am interested in this too. The hub does not send current back to the computer for security reasons; so if you plug a device that supply current to the hub; it won't get send to all the plugs. The only current that is coming in is from the USB connector FROM the computer (500mA max). So you...