Hardware support: [Gamers Nexus] AMD Waifu GPU: Yeston RX 6700 XT Sakura Review & Tear-Down

Noticed lately, the lid of my laptop was not closing. Opened the laptop and the back lid popped into my face. Dodged a major fire hazard here I guess.

I mean, I have read several articles on reddit from persons working in an enterprise IT environment, that this is the case with all major brands nowadays. All major brands quality for business (sub-) notebooks significantly got worse the last years. I worked in enterprise enviromnent few years back myself and can only confirm this story, quality overall is declining. Especially batteries.

The quality is so shitty, that this could have caused a fire hazard, since this laptop is in my bedroom....

What is your experience with laptop batteries? Overall quality experience.

With this power, packing in small cells, can this increase risk using laptops at home?

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[VideoCardz] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti tested in Ashes of the Singularity

Posted: 27 May 2021 12:00 PM PDT

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Anyone have any ideas about how to reinforce the USB-C plug/jack interface, with or without changing the standard?

Posted: 27 May 2021 06:16 AM PDT

USB-C plugs seem sufficiently robust for small devices like phones, but I suspect that with the heavier cables and plugs required by the new power standard we are going to see an increased incidence of damaged USB-C ports on laptops and other devices. I've already seen this on some Dell USB-C docks - they have large plug "jackets" which constantly torque the USB-C port until it becomes unreliable. Even their dual-USB-C plugs are vulnerable to this, though less so. If general electronics start using USB-C for a power supply, then something will have to be done to ensure the connection remains secure, especially if the plug is intended to regularly carry 48V.

Barrel connectors, in contrast, are quite tough due to their cylindrical cross-section, and cheap to replace anyway since they only carry power. USB-A connectors are large enough that you can use a decent gauge of aluminium to prevent them from breaking - typically, the only part of the USB-A jacks I ever saw damaged were the plastic tabs. The jacket-to-plug ratio was also smaller than is typically seen on USB-C plugs, so the lever-action between the plug and the interface is comparatively low.

Anyone have any ideas about how plugs might be built to resist strain? I was thinking that the jacks could sit in a small rectangular recession about the size of a USB-A jack, maybe 5mm deep, with a shallow 1mm "trench" running the perimeter about halfway back. A compatible USB-C plug could sort of slot into this recession and have a corresponding lip which press-fits into the trench. Edges can be chamfered for ease of insertion and to ensure the plug can still be pulled out if yanked. This would not be necessary for phones or tablets, just for larger and heavier devices which have correspondingly larger, heavier cables.

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Reuters | Lenovo posts six-fold profit gain amid chip shortage

Posted: 27 May 2021 10:02 AM PDT

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Asus PG32UQX for £3300 available June 21st at Scan

Posted: 27 May 2021 05:30 AM PDT

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I was looking at possibly buying this but at over £3000 absolutely not in a million years will I be buying this. $4575 WTF. Personally I think this price is insane when there are OLEDs available.

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Best CPUs for Gaming: May 2021

Posted: 27 May 2021 04:40 AM PDT

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Luxonis sensor & OpenCV AI Kit wins the 2021 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Award (in the Cameras & Sensors category)

Posted: 27 May 2021 05:48 AM PDT

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