Recent content by Mercutio

I actually backed the Kickstarter to get a Comet Q, a USB-C all in one IPKVM, and a Comet Pro X, a 4-port IPKVM. The two devices put together came to just under $300. I think the USB-C system can work with a Mini PC, although GL.inet says it's intended for access to a notebook or tablet instead...

Looking at the list of available-at-retail AM4 CPUs is actually looking like a horror show right now; only the 5500, 5500X and 5600, 5600X and 5600XT are available for less than $200. Used prices are a lot better, obviously, but it's it seems that the predictable outcome of unaffordable DDR5 has...

I'm not sure if anyone here is even remotely interested, but Motion Cam Pro, the software I use to capture RAW video on Android, just released its v5.0 update. They have also announced that the price is going from $27 to $39. It is also getting an iOS release and apparently it's a buy-once deal...

We talk about this every year. I have an old ass AC unit that I'm not allowed to upgrade or replace because it's identical to the ones in every other apartment in the building. It cools roughly the 8 square feet closest to itself and nothing else. I only run it if the outdoor temperature is...

And I just noticed that it's going to be over 90F the rest of the week so hopefully no more kids or games at my place anyway.

It's possible Asus has cleaned up its warranty act after getting a crap-ton of bad press for being just the worst about RMAs. I don't know that, but it's possible. The last thing I had that should've gone back was a 9th gen i7 laptop with an unclearable BIOS password. Asus sets a default...

Valve and Meta are IIRC the only two companies selling PC compatible VR hardware. If anything, they either have to keep making gear or cede the market to an even greater evil. The last thing the world needs is to let Facebook have sole control of a technology. If you're counting, I do think...

GL.inet Comet Pros were $140 last week and I bought a couple. These are IPKVMs with direct support for Tailscale and Zerotier that support up to 2560x1440 resolutions at up to 60fps. They have ~30GB of internal storage that can be used for deploying OS images or backups, There's a down side...

How much of a market does VR have in the first place? I don't think I know anyone still trying to do something with VR in 2026.

I've been working on PC stuff since the late 80s and I've never once had an Asus RMA complete successfully. I still buy its monitors and notebooks but I'm going to be interested to see how this plays out.

I have to engage with it as a side effect of supporting other people who play games on PCs. I do get to tell people how wrong they are the entire time, but much like people who buy iOS devices, this is a thing a loathsome thing that is nonetheless regularly set before me. How is it worse...

An HX 370 has very credible graphics performance for an APU. Supposedly between mobile 3060 and 4060 performance, but with assignable RAM and power configs. Mine was $700 with 32 GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. It also has OcuLink and USB4 on it and only really makes meaningful noise if you manage to...

I've never tolerated Valve and I've never understood why anyone else does, either. Valve actively makes PC gaming worse for the essential monoculture it has created for gaming, a space where that never should have happened. GoG is much closer to the ideal everyone should hope wins out, and I...

A socketed CPU and one PCIe port would probably change a lot of minds, but they didn't go that route. The frustration I have here is that I can see a lot of people saying that they were looking at this thing as the entry point to make PC gaming console like. I don't know why that should be an...

I never thought I'd see the day that I'd jump at a chance to spend $40 on a 250GB SD card, but here we are.