Three laptop ports you can’t live without
You look at a laptop’s CPU, storage, RAM, and screen size when you shop. But do you look at the ports? A laptop’s port selection can vary from one, single USB Type-C […]
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CalDigit’s TS4 Thunderbolt dock has a ludicrous amount of ports
CalDigit announced the CalDigit TS4 on Tuesday, a new Thunderbolt 4 docking station that the company claims offers the most ports ever: 18 in all. Oddly, however, only one is a dedicated […]
AMD’s first Ryzen 7000 motherboards wield insane USB ports
For Americans, more is more. And though the motherboards for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors are being produced in Taiwan, the top-tier options—the new X670e models aimed at enthusiasts—are embracing our supersize-everything-and-the-kitchen-sink […]
Razer update transforms Blade 14 ports to USB4, quadrupling speeds
If you’ve bought a 2022 edition of the Razer Blade 14, you’re in for an unexpected bonus: a firmware upgrade that will transform the laptop’s USB-C ports into full-fledged USB4 ports, upping […]
Gigabyte’s 2023 laptops ooze class (and ports)
If you like rear-mounted laptop ports and prefer USB-C charging to a proprietary barrel charger, then Gigabyte may have what you’re looking for in 2023. At CES 2023, we had a chance […]
ASRock’s Z790 LiveMixer motherboard bristles with 23 USB ports
There’s no such thing as too many ports on a desktop computer. ASRock seems to be embracing that philosophy, because its latest motherboard has more than any we’ve ever seen. The z790 […]
The Full Nerd ep. 251: Is 8GB of VRAM enough? And bad PC gaming ports
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray, and special guest Brad Shoemaker of Nextlander and Brad & Will Made A Tech Podcast (if you love Full Nerd, […]
Laptop ports explained: Every symbol and connector identified
Modern laptops come with a dizzying array of ports—or maybe only one, in the case of some extremely svelte ultraportables. But how can you know what they all do, or what you […]
What ports are essential on a new laptop?
A good laptop is only as good as its ports. That’s a saying I just made up but there’s some truth to it. While there are some ultraportable laptops that can make […]
Microsoft ports DeepSeek’s AI to Copilot+ PCs, and their NPUs
Microsoft has taken the hot new AI model, DeepSeek, and made it available for Copilot+ PCs — and on the NPU, no less. If it seems like every other week something important […]
