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Samsung's fastest SSD is back to Prime Day pricing — only $30 difference between the much faster Gen 5 9100 Pro and Gen 4 990 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: samsung, ssds, pcie gen 5

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It’s only July, but measles cases in 2026 have already topped last year—and last year was already bad (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: measles, cdc, vaccination

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Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: wing commander iv, fmv, gog.com

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Samsung's 9100 Pro SSD 1TB is still available at its excellent Prime Day price thanks to 39% discount — cheaper and faster than the 990 Pro and the lowest price we've seen in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Stephen Warwick | get Samsung 9100 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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Intel's next-gen 52-core Nova Lake CPU could pull up to 474W — high-end LGA1954 motherboards may need three 8-pin power connectors to feed the monster (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Kunal Khullar | get High-Performance CPU Power Supply → | tags: nova lake, lga1954, intel

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Save $250 on this AMD AM5 bundle, get Samsung 990 Pro SSD for basically free — grab the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite motherboard, and 990 Pro 1TB SSD for 36% off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: amd ryzen 5 9600x, gigabyte b850 aorus elite, samsung 990 pro

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The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price I’ve Seen in 2026 (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, ssds, nvme

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The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price You’re Likely to See This Year. (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, ssd, nvme

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The popular Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD just dropped to 42% off for Prime Day - and I'd recommend it (zdnet.com)

2026-06-23 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD → | tags: samsung, 990 pro, ssd

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Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Stewart Bendle | get Samsung 990 Pro 1TB SSD → | tags: samsung, 990 pro, pcie gen 4

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Intel's one-two punch plan in desktop CPUs is taking shape — Z990 spotted, Nova Lake detailed, ‘Raptor Lake Next’ teased (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Raptor Lake CPU → | tags: nova lake, z990, raptor lake

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42% slashed off Samsung's 990 Pro SSD, 2TB now $369 — $270 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Joe Shields | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie 4.0, newegg

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Get your hands on a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD for under $390 — $250 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Joe Shields | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 990 pro, ssd

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Acer Nitro 65 review: Solid gaming performance, but skimping on some features (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-22 | by Brandon Hill | get Acer Nitro 65 Gaming Laptop → | tags: acer nitro 65, ryzen 9 9900x, geforce rtx 5070

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Save a whopping $900 on this incredible 4-item AM5 combo from Newegg — for only $2,269, high-end parts including the flagship 9950X3D2 processor, 64GB of GSkill RAM, 4TB of fast M.2 storage, and a quality MSI motherboard (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-19 | by Joe Shields | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, msi mpg x870e

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Samsung 990 Pro gets discount of over $200 from recent highs — grab the 2TB model for $429.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie gen 5, nvme

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How often do you upgrade your PC? (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: pc gaming, graphics card, platform jumps

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Nonprofit hospitals spend billions on consultants with no clear effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Healthcare Consulting Services Book → | tags: management consulting firms, hospital investment, jama study

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Berkshire Has a Website From the ’90s and Buffett Fans Say Don’t Mess With It (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-01 | get Vintage Berkshire Website Poster → | tags: berkshire hathaway, buffett, website

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Save a colossal $1,184 on a 9950X3D2, 64GB DDR5, and a 4TB Samsung SSD for a powerhouse gaming PC build — epic Newegg deal comes with AMD's first dual X3D chip and a flagship Asus ROG board for $2,899 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ben Stockton | get AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D → | tags: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d2, asus rog crosshair x870e, samsung 990 pro

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APL\? (1990) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apl, 1990, programming language

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The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Samsung DDR4 RAM Kit → | tags: ram, samsung, sk hynix

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Score 64GB of G.Skill DDR5 and a 1TB 990 Pro for an insane $441 in this Newegg bundle — 9800X3D and X870E motherboard also comes with a free AIO, just $1,299 to start an AM5 gaming build (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Stewart Bendle | get G.Skill DDR5 RAM Kit → | tags: g.skill, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, samsung 990 pro

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Non-functioning counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are circulating in Europe — Despite convincing packaging, blue PCB easily gives away the dupe (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Hassam Nasir | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, counterfeit ssds, europe

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‘Tales From the Crypt’ Is Creeping Onto Streaming for the Very First Time (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-10 | get Tales From the Crypt DVD → | tags: shudder, tales from the crypt, streaming

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Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Core 9 273QPE → | tags: bartlett lake, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, intel core i7-14700

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HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Kunal Khullar | get Omen Max 45L Gaming PC → | tags: hp omen max 45l, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, rtx 5090

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive, OS from 1992 running on 2025 hardware — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Computing Floppy Disk Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, asus motherboard

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Windows 3.1X Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, rtx 5060 ti

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AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 launched 15 years ago — power, heat, and noise monster was crowned the fastest graphics card in the world (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-29 | by Mark Tyson | get AMD Radeon HD 6990 → | tags: amd, radeon hd 6990, cayman xt