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Corsair's 32GB Vengeance kits are the cheapest DDR5 RAM on the market right now — lock down 6,200 MT/s speeds for $419.99 or save $10 on a slower RGB kit for $409.99 before memory prices climb further (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-17 | by Ben Stockton | get Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6200MHz RAM kit → | tags: corsair vengeance, ddr5 ram, memory pricing

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China's open-weight AI models are now just 4 months behind frontier US offerings, Mozilla report claims — models still lag in some benchmarks but are drastically cheaper to use (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Shane Downing | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: mozilla, state of open source ai, china ai models

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This cheap handheld can emulate games, but also plays your physical GBA cartridges (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-16 | get Retroid Pocket handheld emulator GBA cartridge → | tags: gba cartridges, handheld console, game emulation

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Jev: New frontier model 40-400x cheaper and 20-200x faster (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: typesafe ai, jev, system one model

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Asus' ludicrous $10,850 20th-anniversary bundle is now the cheapest way to buy an RTX 5090 — Nvidia's flagship GPU stock is so limited that this bundle with a 3000W PSU, X870E board, and open-frame case is actually cheaper than some scalper listings (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Ben Stockton | get Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 graphics card → | tags: rtx 5090, asus rog, rog astral

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Asus' ludicrous 20th anniversary bundle is now the cheapest way to buy an RTX 5090 — Nvidia's flagship GPU stock is so limited that this $10,850 bundle with a 3000W PSU, X870E board, and open-frame case is actually cheaper than some scalper listings (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Ben Stockton | get ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: rtx 5090, asus rog, nvidia

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Unlucky PC user finds AMD's cheaper 8-pin GPU connectors can melt, too (techspot.com)

2026-09-15 | by Daniel Sims | get Cable Matters 8-Pin PCIe Power Cable → | tags: amd, radeon rx 7900 xtx, nvidia

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Want a cheaper Galaxy S26? Samsung’s Certified Re-Newed lineup has you covered (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | get Samsung Galaxy S21 FE certified renewed → | tags: galaxy s26, samsung, certified renewed

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Founder’s cost-cutting obsession drove Unitree lead in cheap humanoid robots (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-14 | tags: unitree robotics, humanoid robots, china leads

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Destroy After Reading: photocopiers,cheap paper and DIY gave metal it's look (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-14 | get Canon imageCLASS monochrome laser printer → | tags: heavy metal design, photocopiers, toner grit

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"Offensively cheap": Solar power is looking up (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-14 | get Renogy 100 Watt Solar Panel → | tags: solar power, bestway cement, photovoltaic cells

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Google’s Pixel 11 is cheaper ahead of iPhone 18 Pro launch (theverge.com)

2026-09-14 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Google Pixel 11 Amazon → | tags: pixel 11, pixel 10a, google

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Apple’s Handoff lets two iPhones share one number, but it won’t come cheap (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-14 | get Apple AirPods Pro → | tags: apple, handoff, t-mobile

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The Download: biotech’s future and cheaper, cleaner steel (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-11 | by Thomas Macaulay | get MIT Technology Review magazine → | tags: hertha metals, laureen meroueh, steelmaking

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Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input (theverge.com)

2026-09-11 | by Andrew Liszewski | get IKEA Badkruka Bluetooth speaker → | tags: ikea, badkruka, bluetooth speaker

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YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket gets cheaper and better for game day (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-11 | get Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming device → | tags: youtube, nfl sunday ticket, multiview

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AirPods 5 Hands-On: Better Than ANC AirPods 4 in Every Way and Now $30 Cheaper (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-10 | get Apple AirPods 4 Active Noise Cancellation → | tags: airpods 5, apple, anc airpods 4

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Ninja Takes on Caraway With Cheaper, ‘More Durable’ Ceramic Cookware (cnet.com)

2026-09-10 | by Corin Cesaric-Epple | get Ninja NeverQuit ceramic cookware set → | tags: ninja, caraway, neverquit

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Deal: The highly rated Energizer outdoor speaker just got cheaper (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-10 | get Energizer 100W outdoor Bluetooth speaker → | tags: energizer, bluetooth speaker, outdoor speaker

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Insta360 Now Has a Smaller, Cheaper Luna Gimbal Camera (cnet.com)

2026-09-10 | by Geoffrey Morrison | get Insta360 Luna Ultra gimbal camera → | tags: insta360, luna pro, luna ultra

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DeepSeek launching v4.1 flash cheaper and more capable than v4 pro (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: deepseek, v4.1 flash, v4 pro

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This $502 4TB Crucial T705 is the cheapest Gen 5 SSD you can buy right now for just 12.5 cents per GB — ultra-fast storage upgrade with unreal 14,500 MB/s speeds is $181 less than a month ago, hitting its lowest price since February (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Ben Stockton | get Crucial T705 4TB Gen 5 SSD → | tags: crucial t705, pcie 5.0, ssd prices

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Big Tech eyes glacier-strewn Patagonia for building mega AI data centers — region offers 17,300 glaciers, coldness, and cheap energy, but fiber lines are scarce (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Mark Tyson | get Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi 6E router → | tags: patagonia, data centers, argentina

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What are the actual differences between cheap and expensive smart TVs? (engadget.com)

2026-09-08 | by Jack Whitcombe | get LG C4 OLED 4K smart TV → | tags: smart tv, system-on-a-chip, 4k upscaling

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This $389 32GB DDR5 RAM kit is the cheapest on sale right now for a gaming PC upgrade — higher-spec RAM for $415 gives PC builders rare choice as the AI boom continues to force memory prices higher (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Ben Stockton | get TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB 32GB DDR5 5200 → | tags: ddr5 ram, teamgroup t-force delta, newegg

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This founder is making cheaper, cleaner steel (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-08 | by Bridget Reed Morawski | tags: hertha metals, laureen meroueh, steelmaking

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This price-hike-busting RTX 5080 gaming PC is cheaper than it was in April — save $500 on a 9800X3D beast with 32GB of DDR5, 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Stephen Warwick | get AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D → | tags: rtx 5080, ryzen 7 9800x3d, newegg

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Razer launches a cheaper version of Clio, its head cushion wireless speaker (engadget.com)

2026-09-05 | by Mariella Moon | get Anker USB-C PD power bank 20W → | tags: razer, clio x, thx spatial audio

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SpaceXAI expands Grok Bot to iPad as access expands to cheaper plans (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-04 | by Zac Hall | get Apple iPad Air M3 → | tags: spacexai, grok bot, cursor

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This 32GB of Team Group DDR5 RAM is the cheapest DDR5-6400 kit on the market – only $405 with promo code, buy the least expensive DDR5-6400 kit around with environmentally conscious T-Force Vulcan Eco RAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Joe Shields | get TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Eco DDR5 6400 32GB → | tags: team group, t-force vulcan eco, ddr5-6400