There have been persistent warnings that buying a used graphics card risks getting you an ex-mining model with compromised performance. But a new video from Linus Tech Tips suggests this might not be the case after testing almost a dozen popular mining GPUs purchased used. Yes, they weren’t all perfect, but Linus argues the chance of a great deal is worth the potential risk.
This video has everything. Mild peril, Covid, a man attempting to lube over a hundred novelty oversized switches, and a giant mechanical keyboard.
Total cost? £12,000. Beating Razer at their own game? Priceless.
Apple’s updated version of the full-size HomePod arrives today, but reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes updates to several other audio devices aren’t far behind. The HomePod Mini 2 should arrive in the second half of 2024, while second-gen AirPods Max and new low-cost AirPods could arrive at the same time, or in the first half of 2025.
In past years, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy smartphones have used a mix of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in the US, China, and Japan, but stuck to its own (and often worse) chips in places like Europe and India. But that’s officially changed with the Galaxy S23, which is powered by a special Galaxy co-branded version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally. It’s great news for European buyers.
