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Over the past few days, many customers purchased an incorrectly-priced kit of premium DDR5 memory…Corsair reverses course and honors gaming PC order after $700 price hike uproar — order was erroneously flagged, but the company sends a coupon to the buyer to snag the PC at the original price
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A Redditor posted on r/Corsair to complain that the company canceled their order and hiked the price…Turtle Beach Burst II Pro Review: Ultra-light, 8K polling, and a little creaky
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QD-OLED monitors have historically faced text clarity issues due to their unorthodox subpixel…Get a Steelseries Rival 3 Wireless mouse for just $25, or 34% off the regular price — potent rodent is simple and executes flawlessly
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Micron has secured another major vote of confidence from the Taiwanese government, winning approval…Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, still works despite battle damage — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional
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Modern GPUs have a voracious appetite and the mighty Nvidia's RTX 5090 is no exception, often…Debian maintainer criticizes email-managed bug tracker as outdated for modern development — there is a web interface for viewing, but email remains the only way to perform critical functions
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LG announced a 17-inch laptop that fits in the form factor of a 16-inch model while still sporting…
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