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Is (sold and shipped by) Amazon a good place to buy name-brand computers? I'm not talking about third-party marketplace sellers.

White or black?

Are you in a hurry? I'm thinking of upgrading from iPhone 14 at the end of the year.

Good plan. Doing it now.

When running ChromeOS, older Asus Chromebox units are the most stable computers I've ever seen. They run for months or years without ever glitching or crashing. This year I'm upgrading and found Asus Chromebox 6a difficult to find. So I bought an...

Ignoring products that imitate Adobe too closely, can vibe coded photo editors offer something the market does not currently offer?

Thanks, everybody. It looks like ordering directly from Netgear isn't much more expensive than paying for postage here. I'll just do that. B&H would be even less, but I can't meet their free shipping minimum.

I'm sure I'm blind but at first glance I only see software sales, not hardware.

A family member is in need of an unmanaged, eight-port gigabit ethernet switch. (Just posting here while I verify. I would be able to pay for shipping later this week.) Still available?

added Lenovo

At under half the price, I guess I'll stick with the Samsung fake and see how it goes.

While the Samsung fakes are now getting heavy criticism, do you guys have another suggestion at a similar price point?

Is there any chance a shady power adapter like this can carry malware? I mean, if they're willing to go to such great lengths, why stop? Could it carry a trojan?

Conventional as in the classic tower with expansion slots.

Thanks for sharing. I had no idea this was happening. You're making me glad I stopped using a Mac (over a decade ago).

To fill a gaping hole at the low end, Apple needs a Mac Neo with an iPhone chip.

I'm trying to understand what you mean. Is Mac mini unconventional simply because it doesn't ship with Windows?

My order of two units came in. It is hefty at 132 grams and it currently "fast" charging my Pixel 9a for the last 10 mins. On a Dell Latitude 3340 (battery level 84%): 65w port shows 24w 25w shows 30w Dell latitude 3330 (battery level 84%) Same...

I received my "Samsung" charger today. A couple of attempts would not make my Dell Latitude recognize it. But it seems to charge my Acer Chromebook without issue, so I am happy. I'll be watching for smoke and burning odors.

I have a sacrificial drawer like that at work, the “let me look in here and see what I got” drawer. And then I have another drawer that has the cables that I want. That way when people learn about the cable drawer and come visit while I’m away...