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Benchmarking the Samsung 870 EVO SSD on Windows in the HP 2000-2c20NR laptop

Benchmarking the Samsung 870 EVO SSD on Windows in the HP 2000-2c20NR laptop

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be benchmarking the Samsung 870 EVO SSD on Windows in the HP 2000-2c20NR laptop. This laptop uses an Ivy Bridge Intel Pentium 2020M clocked at 2.40Ghz. We will be using CrystalDiskMark to perform the benchmark. If you need to download and install this tool, click here for the download and install instructions. Benchmarking the drive We will open CrystalDiskMark, where you should see the following software interface: Because our SSD is the drive C:, we…

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Side-by-Side Comparison of the Samsung 860 EVO and Samsung 870 EVO SSDs

Side-by-Side Comparison of the Samsung 860 EVO and Samsung 870 EVO SSDs

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Hi everyone, This post will be a short one, as I wanted to show the Samsung 860 EVO and Samsung 870 EVO SSDs side by side. This post is not a technical one, rather than just showing the front and back of the products and see if something, if any, has changed in the product design. Product Front The front of both SSDs are exactly the same. Same color, same text and same symbol. Product Back Similarly, the back of…

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Unboxing the 500GB Samsung 870 EVO SSD

Unboxing the 500GB Samsung 870 EVO SSD

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing another SSD. This time, it is the 500GB Samsung 870 EVO SSD. This is a 2.5″ SATA Solid State Disk that can hold up to 500GB. It is marketed as having a write speed of up to 530MB/s and read speeds of up to 560MB/s. While new computers makes use of the newer NVMe slots to install a Solid State Disk, it is also common to install SATA SSDs on older hardware, or…

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The CERRXIAN Micro USB OTG to Mini USB Cable

The CERRXIAN Micro USB OTG to Mini USB Cable

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing the CERRXIAN Micro USB OTG to Mini USB Cable cable. This is an On-The-Go (OTG) cable that converts from Micro USB to Mini USB. Useful applications of it includes being able to use a USB Hub with a Mini USB connector with a Micro USB phone or tablet. Before USB-C became standard, older phones and tablets used a Micro USB port. These devices usually only had a single Micro USB port that besides…

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Installing an SSD to the ASUS E210MA laptop – 500GB Samsung SSD 980

Installing an SSD to the ASUS E210MA laptop – 500GB Samsung SSD 980

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Hi everyone, In this post, we will see how to install an SSD to the ASUS E210MA laptop: This laptop features an M.2 2280 slot to install a separate NVMe drive, expanding the storage from the internal 64GB eMMC drive: We will be installing a 500GB Samsung SSD 980 NVMe drive in this slot, which will be used as a separate drive to hold the machine’s data, while keeping the 64GB eMMC drive for the Ubuntu operating system. The 500GB…

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Early Christmas Gift – ASUS E210 laptop

Early Christmas Gift – ASUS E210 laptop

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Remember the Netbook days? We can still find out some small laptops in the market, particularly laptops in the 11.6-inch range. This is the case of the ASUS E210 laptop. Small, lightweight, with a basic processor that allow us to do basic tasks on the go. This laptop is currently on Sale at Best Buy locations in the United States. Its sale price is just $100 dollars. You read that right, just $100. At that price, you get the following:…

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3 - ULT-WIIQ USB 3.0 to 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 LAN Network Adapter Cable - Cable Port View
The ULT-WIIQ USB 3.0 to 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 LAN Network Adapter Cable

The ULT-WIIQ USB 3.0 to 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 LAN Network Adapter Cable

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Hi everyone, Today, we will see a second product essential to my 2.5gbit/s network conversion. This product is the ULT-WIIQ USB 3.0 to 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 LAN Network Adapter Cable. As the name suggests, it is a USB 3.0 to 2.5gbit LAN adapter. These adapters are useful for use on laptops, or on machines where we do not have an available PCI Express slot to install one of those cards, like the IOCREST PCI Express x1 to Dual 2.5gbit LAN…

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The IOCREST PCI Express x1 to Dual 2.5gbit LAN Card (Realtek RTL8125B)

The IOCREST PCI Express x1 to Dual 2.5gbit LAN Card (Realtek RTL8125B)

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Hi everyone, Today, we’ll start one of the products I got to upgrade my home network to 2.5gbit/s speeds. It is the IOCREST PCI Express x1 to Dual 2.5gbit/s LAN Card, using 2 Realtek RTL8125B chipset. The reason for this upgrade is that my current ISP (Internet Service Provider) company provided me with a new modem to replace my previous one which had a single Gigabit Ethernet port. The new modem is basically the same, except that it now uses…

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HyperX Alloy Core RBG Keyboard - Aurora Effect Mode - Video Splash Image
The HyperX Alloy Core RGB Wired USB keyboard

The HyperX Alloy Core RGB Wired USB keyboard

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing the HyperX Alloy Core RGB Wired USB keyboard. This is a keyboard that is targeted to “gamers”, but in reality, it is suited for general use. This keyboard is wired, which means that it will work better than a wireless keyboard where sometimes interference can cause keystrokes to not be registered properly, and you don’t have to change or recharge the battery, since it is powered by the same USB cable. The keyboard…

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05 - CY M.2 Key A+E PCI Express to Dual SATA ports - M.2 Key A+E PCI Express card front
The CableCC / CY M.2 Key A+E PCI Express to dual SATA adapter

The CableCC / CY M.2 Key A+E PCI Express to dual SATA adapter

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Hi everyone, In this post, I will be showing you the CableCC / CY M.2 Key A+E PCI Express to dual SATA adapter. This adapter is a similar product from the controller we saw yesterday, with a different form factor and controller chip. This model is made to fit into the Wi-Fi M.2 slot that usually has an A+E key on modern motherboards, whereas yesterday’s post was about a Mini PCI Express version. Today’s model also uses a JMicron JMB582…

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