Desktops

This box isn’t anywhere near as customizably cool as the Framework Desktop, and it’s not even that much cheaper! (It’s the same $1,599 for 64GB or $1,999 for an LLM-friendly 128GB, save that Corsair throws in a 1TB SSD and Windows.)

There’s an art to building a small-form-factor PC. When my recent upgrade doubled my CPU power draw, I had to choose: buy a bigger case to accommodate a more powerful cooler, or cut a hole in the side of my old one.

AMD SVP and GM of computing and graphics Jack Huynh shared that the company will hold a press conference livestream at the trade show in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, May 21st at 11AM local time (Tuesday, May 20th, 11PM EST). Huynh says AMD will “unveil groundbreaking AI advancements” that redefine gaming, PCs, and professional workloads.

HP’s EliteStudio 8 has a function every all-in-one PC needs: it doubles as a display for your laptop with keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch.

I guess people are pretty interested in Framework’s new Strix Halo desktop, Strix Point 13-inch (it’s translucent!) and 12-inch convertible laptop, because I’ve never been put on hold to visit a dang website before.

Called the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI Plus, it’s basically the NUC 14 Pro AI in a translucent case. That color E Ink display on top is customizable, as Good e-Reader calls out. Asus says users “can generate AI images” on the display using a built-in app.

Gordon was executive editor for hardware at PCWorld, and he spent 16 years before that at Maximum PC. I’m incredibly lucky to have known him. I’m gonna miss the hell out of him.

Wes gave me a great idea to bring my Apple TV to compare and see how small the new M4 Mac Mini actually is. I decided to document my Pulitzer-worthy investigation in this short video.

It’s been a very busy week for the Mac. Apple gave creators and select media a preview of its latest machines in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Here’s Vjeran’s video roundup on the new Mac Mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro. The more I see that nano-texture coating on the latter, the more I’m sold on it.

We’ve seen the first Thunderbolt 5 port, the first cable, and the first dock to theoretically offer its blistering 120Gbps speeds. Now, behold the first TBT5 cards from Gigabyte and from Asus.

The Beelink EX Docking Station is a $159 staircase of a gadget that connects a mini-PC to a desktop GPU, with built-in 600W PSU. Beelink claims no performance hit, with PCIe x8 direct connect rather than USB or Oculink.

Acer to The Verge, today: