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In hands-on testing, PT found that equipping Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers with Intel Optane persistent memory increased VDI density.
Storage Startup Pliops Snags $65M Round As Nvidia Ups Stake ‘We make OLC higher performance by eliminating up to 90 percent of writes to QLC. That makes QLC NAND last up to 10 times longer than it otherwise would. When paired with Intel Optane, which is already fast, we make it faster,’ says Pliops President Steve Fingerhut. By Joseph F. Kovar February 26, 2021, 04:32 PM EST Pliops, a startup developer of technology for improving storage performance using low-cost QLC NAND, this week unveiled a new $65-million round of funding and plans to bring its techn...
The Mac price crash of 2021 (used Macs prices down) Posted on The Mac price crash of 2021 Macs hold their value. Where I live it’s not uncommon to see 10-, 12-, even 20-year-old Macs for sale. But the new M1 Macs have cratered MacBook resale values. The carnage is just beginning. The impressive performance and battery life gains of the new M1 MacBooks have created a historic discontinuity in the normally placid resale market. Should you spend $800 for a one year old MacBook Air when for $200 more you could get a MacBook Air with several times the performance and 50 percent better battery ...
HP Spectre x360 14 review: Luxurious, with long battery life The latest Intel CPU and Iris Xe graphics make all the difference. Credit: Ben Patterson/IDG The luxurious HP Spectre x360 14 is back with some new bling—Intel’s Tiger Lake CPU. The results are as impressive as we’d hoped, with some of the fastest multi-core benchmark scores we’ve ever seen. The features spoil you as much as the speed. With its roomy display, powerful graphics, and exceptional battery life, the Spectre x360 14 will please productivity mavens and content creators alike. Facial and fingerprint recogn...
Only slightly heavier Spectre x360 14 has bigger panel, 3:2 aspect ratio The HP Spectre x360 14 we tested at the very start of 2021 impressed us so much we began our review by saying, "HP still sells the Spectre x360 13, but you can forget about it." At the risk of eating our words, the latest Spectre x360 13 (starts at $962.49; $1,262.49 as tested) isn't totally forgettable if you're looking for a small and light convertible laptop. Sure, it lacks the taller 3:2 screen aspect ratio that helped its sibling snag an Editors' Choice award among premium 2-in-1s. But it offers a nice choice of tou...