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This article was published in the August 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. An ultra-budget gaming PC for the shallowest of pockets Length of Time: 1-3 Hours | Level of Difficulty: Medium The Mission One letter came in from retired army sergeant first class Harley Roam, who…
Top Deal: We get it, you didn’t splurge on your smoking fast gaming PC with dual graphics cards, loads of SSD storage, and a burly CPU just so you could game at 1080p. That’d be like buying a Lamborghini for grocery store runs. You could go with a 30-inch 2560×1600 panel for some added gaming…
Beef up your security Dropbox is making it more difficult for the bad guys to infiltrate your online storage account, provided you take advantage of the service’s new support for USB-based two-factor authentication. Effective immediately, Dropbox supports Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) security keys as an additional method for two-step verification, albeit only if you’re using…
No more searching for keys Microsoft hasn’t done away with Windows activation in Windows 10, though it did make things easier for users who perform clean installs on occasion. Once you upgrade and activate Windows for the first time, you can perform subsequent clean installs without having to track down your product key. In fact,…
Rough quarter Lenovo said it’s planning to reduce its workforce by around 5 percent, which works out to 3,200 job cuts. It’s a cost cutting measure that Lenovo anticipates will reduce expenses by about $650 million in the second half of this year, and $1.35 billion annually. News of the staff reduction came as Lenovo…
In the NAS world, bigger is definitely better NASes are becoming more common, not just in the office space, but at home. As faster Internet connection speeds become more common, it’s likely that more storage space will be required. But what if you stored everything on your PC? While we suspect a lot of people…
Top Deal: You know that euphoric sensation you get when you build a new PC? It’s a wonderful feeling, and if you’re due for an upgrade, then get to it before the summer months are in the rear view mirror. You can even bring along your DDR3 memory, provided you’re willing to dance with Devil’s…
Gen 2 is the real deal Asus is in full brag mode over the claim that its TUF Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2/USB 3.1 is the world’s first motherboard to achieve SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps certification for USB 3.1 Gen 2 data transfer speeds. According to Asus, its Z97 Sabertooth board had to pass a series of…
Poor timing, Lenovo Lenovo’s reputation took a hit when it was discovered earlier this year that it was pre-installing an adware program called Superfish that ended up being a security risk, and now if faces even more criticism for what some consider a sketchy BIOS feature. Here’s the deal — some Lenovo laptops are configured…
Leaving Google Fiber in the dust I’d be thrilled if Google announced that its Fiber Internet service was coming to my area. It’s not that I’m discontent with Charter and the 60Mbps service I currently subscribe to, but to have access to 1Gbps Internet service (downloads and uploads) for $70 per month? Yes, please! Ever…