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Buyer’s guide: Best Gaming Console to buy in 2018

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Whether for having fun, decompressing after a long day of work or for competing against other gamers, video games occupy an important place in the daily lives of many people. While some gamers prefer to play on their computers, video game consoles – which are more affordable than gaming PCs – remain popular and new models are periodically released. This guide was written to help you find your bearings in the somewhat overwhelming video game console market.

How to choose a gaming console?

gaming console The 3 most important video game console manufacturers are Nintendo (Wii, Switch, DS), Sony (Playstation) and Microsoft (Xbox). But, we have taken this guide even further by including other interesting alternatives.

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Best Turntable (Record Player) 2018 Buying Guide: How to choose the best sound and quality

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We live in curious times. Vinyl records are being sold in the same quantities as in the 90s and for the first time, they outperformed the streaming option in profits. Listening to music with a turntable can be an extremely pleasurable experience but it requires a little bit of knowledge and investment to get a really good sound from the records. Here are some recommendations:

record player

There is some convincing data: the sale of vinyl records reached a record during 2016. There hasn’t been so many sold in the last 25 years: more than 3.2 million records, 53% more than in 2015, comparable to the sales numbers from 1991.

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 Gaming Laptop Review (Intel Core i7-7700 + GTX 1080)

1. Introduction and specifications

Gone are the times when a high-performance gaming laptop was oversized and thick, and when its weight could be or exceed 5 kg, making it more of a ‘portable’ desktop PC than an ordinary laptop.

Although they were rarities at first, thin and small gaming laptops are already relatively common. Thanks to the latest releases of more efficient processors and graphics cards enhanced by specific low-consumption designs such as the NVIDIA Max-Q design, we have 1.79 cm thick laptops like this ASUS ROG Zephyrus, a device that can compete against desktop PCs without problems.

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How to amplify the wireless signal?

You put your Wi-Fi router that you received from your network operator in your bedroom, but the signal isn’t as strong as you thought? In your brother’s room you have to keep your computer almost tacked to the wall to connect to the Wi-Fi. I have some tricks that I think you should try.

If you want to find out how to amplify your wireless signal but, have no desire to buy a range extender, which is one of those little boxes that amplifies the Wi-Fi signal, you should know that there are a couple of ways to achieve the same thing without spending a penny. All you need is a printer, some cardboard and some aluminium foil. Don’t believe us? See for yourself.

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Chromebook vs. Windows Laptop, what’s the difference?

If you have only recently become acquainted with Chromebooks and you would like to know more about the differences between them and Windows PCs, you have come to the right place.

Chromebooks are extraordinary laptops for a number of reasons and they have advantages and disadvantages in relation to Windows PCs.

The history of Chromebooks

Before taking a look at the differences between Chromebooks and Windows PCs, you should understand the origin of Chromebooks and the reason for their existence.

The first Chromebooks appeared in 2011 and they were created by Google with the goal of offering a simple, fast and secure computer at a low price that people could use to surf the internet faster and more securely than ever before.

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7 Chrome extensions that you should uninstall right now

Adding extensions to the browser lets you improve the user experience. There are a lot of useful extensions, largely for those considered to be the best browsers: Opera, Safari, Edge, Firefox and especially Google Chrome. The latter is the most popular in the world, although some of its extensions can turn into a real nightmare.

Chrome extensionsGoogle Chrome’s resource consumption, specifically of RAM memory, is already very high as it is. It increases with every extension that you add to Chrome, so it is important to choose them well and install only the ones that you need.

Chrome extensions

This is one of the tricks to improve Chrome’s performance, but there are more. Not only should you pay attention to the add-ons you install, but also to those you uninstall. Also, cleaning Chrome gets difficult once you get used to having some of them. However, there are some extensions that you need to uninstall immediately.

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AORUS X5 v7 KL4K3D Gaming Latpop Review (i7-7820HK, 32GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB, 4K display)

Introduction and specifications

When you want to stand out in a market as competitive as the gaming laptops market, doing the same thing that others do is not enough. It is essential to offer some extra feature that the competition lacks, and that is exactly what Gigabyte is looking for with its AORUS lineup, which gives us models such as the new AORUS X5 v7.

When we reviewed the AORUS X7 v6, we realized that AORUS was looking to step up its game on the gaming laptops market by putting emphasis on build quality, compact sizes and reduced thickness, which does not mean reducing costs.

AORUS X5 v7-KL4K3D

This AORUS X5 v7 has a GTX 1070, which is the same graphics card found in its older sibling, and a Kaby Lake processor with an unlocked multiplier in a smaller and slimmer body. Let’s see how well it performs in our tests.

2. Design

The AORUS X5 v7 keeps the same external design rocked by AORUS’ gaming laptops lineup: a fairly sober finish besides having gaming touches, meaning that it has sculpted lines strategically placed. This is not one of those laptops that are so obvious in showing elements of the target audience they are meant for, as it might be perfectly mistaken for a business laptop, which in a lot of cases is something good.

AORUS X5 v7-KL4K3D

The lid is embellished with the AORUS logo. The hinges under the lid are slightly recessed from the case, giving the laptop more room for cooling.

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Intel Core i9-7980XE Skylake-X Review: New X-series processors

Introduction

Today, Intel’s two most powerful models for this generation of HEDT processors were unveiled: they are the new 16-core Core i9-7960X and the 18-core Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition. These processors come from Intel’s Xeon lineup, but they are being turned into powerful processors for the desktop platform intended to compete and beat AMD’s powerful Threadripper processor introduced back in July.

New X-series processors

These two new processors are a plot twist for the technology that Intel has already introduced on its HEDT lineup with the Core i9-7900X and the Core i7 processors with LGA2066 sockets for the X299 chipsets. We get a higher processing power via more cores and a more demanding TDP (for the cooling system more than anything else) that exceeds the 140 W that Intel had set as a limit for desktop processors so far, now reaching 165 W.

Intel Core i9-7980XE Skylake-X

The competition had no problem in going over this limit, so Intel came up with these two new processors that have been preceded by 10-core and 12-core models, respectively, and we are still getting a 14-core model in a few weeks. All of these processors feature Hyper-Threading Technology, which allows a single physical processor core to behave like two logical processors. This translates into two threads per core, up to 36 threads with the Core i9-7980XE.

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VPN kill switch | What is a kill switch and why use one?

While I have already spoken about VPN kill switches in several of my previous articles, I have never dedicated an entire article to this subject before. But, that is all about to change; in this article, I will be explaining what a kill switch is, how to activate one and why you would want to use one because everyone should know what an internet kill switch is. In fact, this functionality is essential to protecting your online privacy whenever using a VPN. You will soon understand why.

What is a VPN kill switch?

A VPN provider may sometimes call its kill switch: network lock, app kill, EverSecure or Vigilant – to distinguish it from the competition. And kill switches are one feature that most VPN providers have now incorporated into their software. In effect, a kill switch protects your privacy in the event of unexpected disruption to your VPN connection – something which can occur even with the best VPN providers. The kill switch was invented in order to prevent your real IP address from becoming visible in these types of situations.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Review: this Ultrabook has only one (real) downside

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Microsoft’s Surface Laptop has been given a difficult mission: to make its “highly secure” Windows 10 S operating system shine so brightly in the world of education that it eclipses Google’s Chromebooks. Can it pull this off?

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Microsoft Surface Laptop (Core i5 8 GB 256 GB)

Pros

  • +Its finish
  • +The quality and definition of its display
  • +Solid endurance
  • +One year of Office 365 included

Cons

  • – Frustrating Windows 10 S operating system
  • – (Very) shiny display
  • – A processor that throttles
  • – Very limited connectivity

Released at the very beginning of the year, Surface Laptop is the first 100% Microsoft ultraportable PC. It completes the extensive family of Surface products – the most preeminent of which are the Surface Pro tablet and the convertible Surface Book. Contrary to its cousins, the Laptop was conceived essentially with students and teachers in mind – pretty much the world of education as a whole. At least this is how Microsoft presents its product; this is also the reason why it runs the Windows 10 S operating system, a more restrictive version of Windows 10 than the Family or Professional versions. However, having a “closed off” operating system doesn’t mean that the Surface Laptop is a low-priced computer. Quite the contrary!

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