Recent content by cditty

I like Louis and subscribe to his channel. However, he does have a serious Apple bias. Just like my Microsoft and Google products, I've had Apple products fail. Also, I've had devices from each company last multiple years without a problem. As he repairs Apple products for a living, he...

I still have OG Intel 40 Gig drives from six years ago that check out to 98% life available. I was building radio automation PC's that use a local SQL database. 40 was big enough and I went for it. Still running flawless in the same Core i5 machines. I have, though converted the two...

I got flagged for returning two laptops. One was defective and the replacement had a loose trackpad (Spectre x360). They warned me not to return anything else. I was an 'Elite' customer too. Haven't shopped at Best Buy since. Screw them and The Retail Equation. I called The Retail Equation...

I have always viewed that product AS malware. I suppose I am too old school. I've never used it, but it is certainly enlightening to see those numbers.

iRush... If Final Cut is in your future, get a Kaby Lake/2017 version. Intel added H.265 and VP9 natively to the chip. Speeds encodes and makes decodes use a fraction of the CPU. With Final Cut, you will end up saving a good chunk of time. The SSD speed is much faster too, which will also...

Might want to add a 'Fuck Google' to that as well. They are hiring for their reentry to China. Seems as if they care about profits too. Bottom line is that the bulk of Apple's supply chain is in China. They do business there and have to follow their laws. All multi national companies abide...

Mind you that I am a DJ, so I have a bias to that machine. It's torque was revolutionary and cartridge production has never stopped. Many of my mixers still use the vinyl time sync Serato records to interface with their digital libraries for the tactile feel. A modern cartridge in a used 1200...

This is craziness... I have played records, carts, cd's, and of course moved to hard drive/ssd automation in radio. It is amazing what you can sell someone these days. Beyond the crazy price of records, they are playing them on junk 200+ dollar turntables with cheap cartridges sold in these...

I have had 4 USB C Thunderbolt ports for about two months now. So far, I have charged and used adapters. I am starting to believe USB C & Thunderbolt won't really be viable in the chain and working properly for at least another year. It seems like every device that comes out has some problem...

It has been my experience that 'anti tampering' software typically punishes the legitimate users. There will always be a crack. I wish they would just abandon things like this for the sake of true customers. Or take it old school and just send me a USB Dongle so I never have to authenticate...

Did you try the included Samsung Migration tool? It has worked for me every time.

Kaby (not Katy) lake shows huge improvements on CPU utilization during HD decodes. That could save a serious amount of battery.

Intel, without a doubt. They are holding tech back until they get challenged. AMD hasn't stepped up yet. If Kyle is right about the GPU licensing, then Intel will have an even bigger lead.

The iGPU has gotten progressively better. What will Intel really gain from this, Kyle. I know you see it from the business perspective. How does this really help Intel? They are already dominant on the business side.

I jumped into SSD's really early when my radio automation software started using an SQL database about 6 years ago. At that time, their software was coded very inefficiently, so I dove into 'massive' 40 Gigabyte Intel SSD's to hold the OS/SQL/Software. ALL of those drives are still in service...