Tag: usb-c
A USB-C Hub From Choetech That Lifts Up Your Laptop
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 7, 2021 | Mobile | 0
At some point in the recent past laptop designers developed trypophobia, much to the amusement of Apple's desktop team. This new phobia has resulted in several generations of...
Read MoreCrucial Launches New X6 Portable SSD
by Sebastian Peak | Aug 25, 2020 | Storage | 1
Micron’s Crucial brand might be better known for memory than storage, but the company offers a number of internal SSD options. Today's announcement is actually an external solution, as the new Crucial…
Read MoreLexar SL200 Portable SSD Review: Mainstream USB-C Option
by Sebastian Peak | Jul 30, 2020 | Storage | 0
Lexar's SL200 Portable SSD is a small USB-C device that targets mainstream performance levels, offering transfer speeds typical of desktop SATA drives at up to 550 MB/s. It is available in…
Read MoreORICO M2PJM-C3 M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Review: A $35 Realtek RTL9210 Option
by Sebastian Peak | Jul 8, 2020 | Storage | 21
A year ago we checked out a USB Type-C NVMe enclosure (model PCM2-C3) from a company called Orico, and found the quality to be excellent, though it did run hot…
Read MoreADATA’s Speedy SE800 External SSD
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 2, 2020 | Storage | 0
If you are running low on PCIe lanes or M.2 slots to add SSDs to, this ADATA drive claims to offer up to 1000 MB/s on both the sequential read and write…
Read MoreFirst Impressions: Xbox Elite 2 Wireless Controller
by Scott Michaud | Nov 25, 2019 | General Tech | 0
I have been using the new Microsoft Xbox Elite 2 wireless controller for a little over two weeks. I also have the original Xbox Elite controller from 2015, and...
Read MoreStarTech TB3CDK2DP Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review: Dual 4K60 Power
by Sebastian Peak | Oct 9, 2019 | General Tech | 2
If you have been working with computers for a long time you have probably have come across the name StarTech, a Canadian company founded in 1985 that has been a source of…
Read MoreQuick Look Review: OWC USB-C Dual-Bay Drive Dock
by Jim Tanous | Feb 5, 2019 | Storage | 2
Editor's Note: This review was originally published at TekRevue and is republished here with permission. Industry trends, such as increasingly compact PCs and Macs that...
Read MoreNo audio jack, eh? A Creative way to use your phones USB-C port
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 24, 2019 | General Tech | 5
There was a dearth of USB-C audio devices shown off at CES, with wireless connectivity and other ways of dealing with the removal of the audio jack from phones getting far more…
Read More#INCLUDE POWER IF-USB DRM !=NULL
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 3, 2019 | General Tech | 4
2019 is already shaping up to be an odd year as the USB Implementers Forum has proposed a way to utilize DRM for good! Instead of focusing on preventing you from displaying…
Read MoreAVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra and Live Gamer 4K Review: 4K HDR Capture for the Masses
by Ken Addison | Nov 2, 2018 | General Tech | 13
It's no secret that streaming video games on the internet is immensely popular now due to the rise of services dedicated to game streaming like Twitch and Mixer. A combination of commodity…
Read MoreDell XPS 13 9370 (2018) Review: An Evolutionary Leap
by Ken Addison | Mar 26, 2018 | Mobile | 8
Since it's introduction in early 2015, the modern iteration of the Dell XPS 13 has been one of the most influential computers in recent history. An example of the rise of desirable…
Read MoreCalDigit Tuff Rugged External Drive: Take Your Data For a Swim
by Jim Tanous | Mar 19, 2018 | Storage | 0
There are a myriad of options when it comes to portable external storage. But if you value durability just as much as portability, those options quickly dry up.…
Read MoreGoogle Launches High End Pixel Smartphones
by Tim Verry | Oct 5, 2016 | General Tech | 12
Google introduced its own premium smartphone today in the form of the Pixel and Pixel XL. Running Android Nougat 7.1, the Pixel smartphones will not only run the latest operating system…
Read MoreThunderbolt 3 – 40 Gbps Thunderbolt, USB 3.1, DP 1.2 all on USB-C
by Ryan Shrout | Jun 2, 2015 | Motherboards, Shows and Expos, Storage, Systems | 16
Today at Computex, Intel took the wraps off of the latest iteration of Thunderbolt, a technology that I am guessing many of you thought was dead in the…
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