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One of the more subtle trends at this year's Computex was that the majority of high-end motherboards now come equipped with a 5GbE network controller. At present, this might be considered a limited benefit as 5GbE and 10GbE switches and routers are still pretty expensive. But Realtek is planning on tackling the issue from both ends, as the company is preparing a hardware platform for sub-$100 5GbE switches. Realtek’s quad-port 5GbE switch platform consists of five key chips: one RTL9303 switch system-on-chip, and four RTL8251B 5GbE physical interfaces (PHYs). The chips are accompanied by various other components, such as power management ICs, but in general it relies solely on in-house developed components, which is why it can be made so cheap. RealTek's platform is...
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Intel at Computex 2021: Tiger Lake-U Refresh, Mediatek 5G Solutions, NUC 11 Extreme
Due to the global pandemic, this year’s annual Computex event in Taiwan is being held virtually, but all the big-name companies have keynotes to present their latest news and...
40 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/30/2021
Computex 2021: Intel's Keynote, a Live Blog (10pm ET)
This year is a busy one for Intel. A new CEO at the start of the year, a commitment to 7nm, and then the launch of new desktop Rocket...
48 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/30/2021
The NVIDIA GTC 2021 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 8:30am PT/15:30 UTC)
Join us at 8:30am PT for our coverage of NVIDIA’s annual GPU Technology Conference keynote address. The traditional kick-off to the show – be it physical or virtual &ndash...
30 by Ryan Smith on 4/12/2021
Computex 2021 Physical Show Cancelled; Virtual Event Still Taking Place
When it comes to technology tradeshows, one of the biggest early victims of the coronavirus outbreak was Computex, the annual PC-centric trade show in Taiwan. After the 2020 show...
5 by Ryan Smith on 3/31/2021
Intel Announces Phantom Canyon: Tiger Lake and Turing Tango in 3rd Gen Enthusiast NUC
As part of its CES 2021 announcements, Intel officially unveiled a number of NUCs based on their Tiger Lake SoCs. The NUC11 Performance lineup was covered earlier. This piece...
33 by Ganesh T S on 1/20/2021
Intel Unveils Panther Canyon NUC11 Family: Tiger Lake Comes to NUCs
As part of its CES 2021 announcements, Intel officially unveiled a number of NUCs based on their Tiger Lake SoCs. Intel's initial NUCs were all based on 100mm x...
43 by Ganesh T S on 1/18/2021
HP at CES 2021: New ProBook 635 Aero G8 With Ryzen 5000 Mobile
HP has updated its ProBook series with new models based on AMD's latest mobile processors, with a sleek and professional design. The HP ProBook 635 Aero G8 now features...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/15/2021
CES 2021: ASUS Updates TUF Gaming A15 & A17, Adds Ryzen 5000 & GeForce RTX 30 Series Hardware
Among several of their laptop lines receiving updates at this year's CES are ASUS's TUF Gaming A15 and A17 family of laptops. Intended as a midrange portable gaming option...
10 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2021
CES 2021: Dynabook Intros Satellite Pro L50 Laptop
Dynabook has announced a new laptop based on the fabled Satellite series, a mainstay for Toshiba for many years, at CES 2021. The Satellite Pro L50 includes Intel's 10th...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2021
CES 2021: OWC Introduces 3.5" U.2 SSD Carrier
OWC is introducing the U2 Shuttle, a novel carrier module that packs four M.2 NVMe SSDs into a 3.5" U.2 form factor. The U2 Shuttle includes a PCIe switch...
5 by Billy Tallis on 1/14/2021
CES 2021: Zotac MAGNUS ONE Gaming mini-PC Flagship Charges Up Comet Lake with Ampere
Zotac's mini-PC lineup received a new flagship as part of its CES 2021 announcements - the MAGNUS ONE. It features a Comet Lake CPU (Core i7-10700) along with NVIDIA's...
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CES 2021: MSI Announces GE76 Raider 17-inch Gaming Laptops, Dragon Tiamat Design
Not to be left out of the crowd, MSI was among several laptop vendors to unveil its next generation of laptops at the show. Leading the charge for MSI...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2021
Phison at CES 2021: New USB SSD Controllers, Adds E21T For Low-End NVMe
At CES 2021, Phison gave us the usual updates on their SSD controller roadmap. The most significant new products coming this year are a pair of USB flash drive...
13 by Billy Tallis on 1/14/2021
CES 2021: HP EliteBook 805 G8, With Ryzen Pro 5000
Not to be left out of the party for new laptops, HP has unveiled its latest series of AMD Ryzen 5000 powered notebooks. The HP EliteBook 805 G8 features...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2021
CES 2021: OWC Envoy Pro FX - A Dual Mode (Thunderbolt / USB) IP67 External SSD
As part of its CES 2021 announcements, OWC provided details of the Envoy Pro FX - an IP67-rated dual-mode SSD capable of operating optimally with both Thunderbolt 3 /...
9 by Ganesh T S on 1/13/2021
CES 2021: ASUS Unveils ROG Strix Scar 15 Gaming Laptop, Ryzen 5000 Mobile
Following AMD's announcement of its new next-generation Ryzen 5000 mobile processors at CES 2021, vendors have been quick to unveil its laptops. ASUS has seen a busy CES 2021...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2021
CES 2021: ASUS ROG XG Mobile, An External Graphics Dock For ROG Flow X13
Alongside ASUS's announcement of its latest ROG Flow X13 13-inch gaming notebook, it has also unveiled an interesting new external graphics dock to go with that notebook. Dubbed the...
21 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2021
Acer at CES 2021: Acer Aspires To Ryzen 5000
As part of Acer’s CES launch, the company is announcing updates to both the Acer Aspire 5 and Acer Aspire 7, bumping both models to the latest AMD Ryzen...
11 by Brett Howse on 1/13/2021
CES 2021: ADATA Claims to have DDR5 Module, But Sends Us Renders
Planning for the next-generation of processors, ADATA has sent us a render of its first DDR5 module at CES 2021, with supported speeds of up to DDR5-8400. Memory partners and...
12 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2021
Akasa at CES 2021: Turing A50 Chassis for Fanless Ryzen and SOHO Series RGB Lighting Accessories
As part of the lead up to CES 2021, Akasa made a couple of interesting announcements related to its lineup of DIY fanless cases and a second family of...
3 by Ganesh T S on 1/13/2021
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