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The Lexar Muse is now officially the world's thinnest portable SSD
The Lexar Muse takes a different approach to SSD storage, though the custom connector may not suit everyone.
Patriot's 32GB DDR5 RGB RAM deal is $80 cheaper than Corsair Vengeance
32GB of Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 RAM costs $80 less than Corsair's Vengeance and even includes RGB lighting.
This 16TB WD Red Pro hard drive deal is a major NAS upgrade for business
Need more NAS storage? The WD Red Pro HDD line is one of our top-performers in tests, and Amazon has a deal on this 16TB hard drive with 24/7 operation.
CD Projekt Red's boss is confident consoles will survive the RAMpocalypse
The games industry is in a precarious situation due to the RAM crisis, but CD Projekt Red's boss has faith that all will be well.
32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM kit is $115 off right now
Memory prices are ridiculous right now, but this 32GB Corsair DDR5-6000 RAM deal knocks $115 off the price at Newegg.
Nvidia admits new GPU driver has a nasty screen flickering bug
Gamers aren't happy about the quality of Nvidia's drivers of late, and a new bug has prompted some fresh venting.
WD's 6TB Elements portable hard drive for PC & Mac drops to $260
If you need plenty of storage on the move, without any of the clutter or software you don't need, this 6TB HDD for PC and Mac from WD is an easy recommendation.
Samsung’s 'absolutely stellar' 2TB 990 Pro SSD is just $390
With read/write speeds up to 7,450MB/s and 6,900MB/s, we found it "all but maxes out what a PCIe 4.0 SSD is capable of".
