One of the best things about the Epic Games Store is that it frequently gives away excellent video games for free. On Friday, EA started giving away copies of Star Wars: Battlefront 2, and the giveaway was extremely popular. Battlefront 2 is a multiplayer/online cooperative game requiring servers to handle the load. So many people …more
Several 13-inch MacBook Pro users were upset when the backlight on their laptop’s display began to fail. The image below shows what it looks like when the backlight starts to fail. Apple launched a screen replacement program in 2019, saying that a very small percentage of 13 inch MacBook Pro units sold between October 2016 …more
When it comes to Nintendo video games, some of the most popular games are always in the Pokémon franchise. Next month marks the Pokémon franchises’ 25th anniversary, and a rumor suggests a remake of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl will land for the Nintendo Switch in February. If the rumor is true, the launch of …more
Console gamers out there who have been dying to get their hands on the PlayStation 5 will want to take a look at all the major retailers right now. Sony confirmed that a very limited restock of PlayStation 5 consoles is happening today. This will be the first restock of the popular console for 2021. …more
One of the latest design concepts unveiled by Razer is called Project Brooklyn. Razer Project Brooklyn is aimed at gamers of all types and is engineered to fit in a bedroom or game room. It’s a gaming chair concept design that uses an ergonomic gaming chair and turns into a next-generation immersion system for PC …more
CD Projekt Red has taken a beating over the terrible state of Cyberpunk 2077 when the game launched. The game was so bug-riddled and unplayable that many retailers began offering refunds on the game, and it was pulled from the PlayStation Store. The game developers have now published a letter on their website, promising that …more
People worldwide are having to wear masks over their faces during the coronavirus pandemic to help protect themselves and others. While most people are happy with simple cloth masks or paper medical masks, some want something a little fancier. Razer has a new mask called Project Hazel that is a prototype design concept promising a …more
HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology, and Allied Esports have announced that they have renewed the exclusive naming rights agreement for Allied’s global flagship property. The HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas will maintain its name under the new multiyear deal. HyperX will continue to receive prominent branding and signage inside and outside the venue, located …more
Western Digital has rolled out new external SSDs with tons of storage space aimed at general consumers. Several versions of the company’s external storage devices now come in 4TB capacity. Models offering the new 4TB capacity include the WD My Passport SSD, SanDisk Extreme, SanDisk Extreme Pro, and WD Black P50 Game Drive. Those lines …more
Hulu wants to gain new and younger subscribers and is offering a seriously discounted price to move the college students in. Hulu will now offer a reduced cost plan for college students in the US at $1.99 per month. The new plan kicked off yesterday, and eligible college students over the age of 18 can …more
Intel held their annual CES 2021 press conference this afternoon and we thought that we’d cover some of the topics that were discussed. Intel started that we live in a world where computing is pervasive and intelligence is distributed across every service from the cloud, to the network to the edge. And in this pervasive …more
Gamers looking for a lightweight mouse that will last for a long time might want to check out the new HyperX Pulsefire Haste. The gaming mouse aims at gamers that want to gain every fraction of a second possible. Pulsefire Haste weighs 59 grams and features a honeycomb shell meant for lightweight. The mouse uses …more
HyperX has unveiled a new line of gaming accessories for PC and console gamers at CES 2021. One of the new console accessories is the HyperX ChargePlay Duo. the device is a charging station able to keep a pair of Xbox One controllers charged simultaneously. The charging station features a weighted base for stability and …more
Fortnite gamers are a vocal bunch when they don’t like something about the game. Recently, developers added a new skin to Fortnite that players say is a pay-to-win scheme, and they are calling for it to be removed or nerfed. The skin in question allows players to customize their look extensively. The skin allows players …more
How to Add USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 To Your Current Desktop PC If you use the USB interface to move around files you’ll be hearing about USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 ports much more here in 2021. That is because Intel has integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 into their upcoming 500 series chipset. This move means …more
Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB Case Review With the success of the 4000 series mid-tower ATX cases, Corsair is introducing the larger 5000 series mid-tower computer cases to their case lineup. Like the 4000 series, the 5000 series come in three variants: 5000D, 5000D Airflow, and iCUE 5000X RGB. The 5000D is the standard option while …more
WD Adds 4TB Option for Portable SSDs Western Digital is always working hard behind the scenes to bring higher capacity drives to market. Before today the largest capacity portable drive from WD was 2TB. That is enough storage space for many, but the demand for 4TB models has been slowly increasing. WD has recognized that …more
Overclocking The Radeon RX 6800 At $579 the AMD Radeon RX 6800 graphics card is the lowest priced Big Navi card on the market today. We’ve had a number of people ask how it overclocks and that is something we didn’t touch on in the launch article. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is priced …more
Looking at a backlit power meter by Suraielec We’ve been using P3 P4400 Kill A Watt electricity usage monitors on Legit Reviews for nearly two decades. The power meters have worked well, but after nearly 20 years is there anything better on the market? We took a look at Amazon and noticed some different brands …more
AMD’s Smart Access Memory Now Works On Intel Twas the night before Christmas, when ASUS quietly released new BIOS versions for Intel’s 400-series chipset motherboards that added Re-Size BAR support! AMD’s Smart Access Memory (SAM) is based on Resizable BAR (Base Address Register) as that is the secret sauce on how they enhance GPU performance. Enabling this …more
ORICO Makes Cassette Tapes Great Again! We cover all sorts of storage products on Legit Reviews, but the ORICO HDD Enclosure 2580U3 is one of the coolest products that we have been sent in a long time. Hard drive enclosures are pretty much a dime a dozen these days, but this one looks like a …more
Corsair HS70 Bluetooth Headset Review The HS70 Bluetooth headset is the first Corsair gaming headset with simultaneous wired 3.5mm or USB connection with wireless Bluetooth. This headset includes several key features from the HS70 Wireless along with some changes to its aesthetics and features. The HS70 Bluetooth still includes a light-weight and durable aluminum frame and …more
ArmorLock – A Serious Encrypted 2TB Portable SSD If you are concerned with the data on your portable SSD getting seen by others an encrypted SSD like the ArmorLock by G-Technology might be of interest. This 2TB external NVMe SSD has high-end speeds of up to 1000 MB/s yet offers 256-bit AES-XTS hardware encryption and NIST …more
Silicon Power US70 – Low Priced Phison E16 Drive Are you looking for a PCIe Gen 4.0 NVMe SSD to upgrade the drive in your PC or for a new system build? You’ve come to the right place as we’ve independently reviewed 30 solid-state drives for the consumer market in just 2020. Our 31st and …more
Patriot Viper VP4100 – Phison E16 with Firmware v13.0 The Patriot Viper VP4100 used the Phison E16 controller and the PCIe Gen 4.0 interface to deliver sequential performance of up to 5,000MB/s Read and 4,400MB/s Write. This is about 10 times faster than SATA SSDs and up to 50 times faster than traditional HDDs. If …more
microSDXC 1TB Cards Get Cheaper Thanks to Silicon Power This month Silicon Power introduced the lowest priced 1TB microSDXC memory card at just $169.99 over at Amazon. The 1TB capacity card is part of its ‘Superior’ family of products and boasts sequential read and write speeds up to 100 MB/s and 80 MB/s, respectively. That …more
Rocket 4 Plus – Best PCIe Gen 4 SSD? Sabrent appears to have done really well in 2020, but they aren’t finished shaking up the SSD market just yet. Sabrent just recently launched the Rocket 4 Plus series and it just happens to be the best performing NVMe SSD that they have ever released. The …more
Are You Ready For a Bidet? Meet Bio Bidet Bliss BB2000 The toilet paper aisle is starting to look completely barren once again now that winter coronavirus surge is in full swing here in the Unites States of America. A number of areas in the country are going back into lockdown to help slow down the …more
Intel Appoints Tech Industry Leader Pat Gelsinger as New CEO News Highlights: Bob Swan will remain in CEO role until February 15 Intel expects to exceed its previously communicated guidance for fourth-quarter 2020 revenue and earnings per share (EPS). Full fourth-quarter results will be released Jan. 21, 2021, as scheduled. The company has made strong …more
Qualcomm to Acquire NUVIA Augmenting its leading technology roadmap to redefine computing performance Accelerating successful partnerships with OS providers for next-generation computing devices Enabling Samsung and the mobile ecosystem to redefine premium performance for smartphones Leading CPU talent to join Qualcomm’s best in class innovation culture SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Qualcomm Incorporated …more
CES 2021: Kingston Previews New NVMe SSD Lineup Next-Gen NVMe PCIe 4.0 Drives All-New External USB 3.2 Gen 2 SSD Fountain Valley, CA – January 11, 2021 − Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced its upcoming NVMe SSD roadmap at the …more
CORSAIR Releases Wide Range of Hydro X Series Water Blocks for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-Series GPUs FREMONT, CA, December 15th, 2020 – CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced the immediate availability of a wide range of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-Series compatible water blocks in its award-winning Hydro X …more
Silicon Motion Launches Complete 16-Channel PCIe 4.0 NVMe Turnkey Enterprise SSD Controller Solution The SM8266 accelerates customers’ time-to-market with a development platform that includes turnkey firmware stack and reference design kit TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 17, 2020 — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion”), a global leader in designing and marketing …more
NEW SPECIAL EDITION WD_BLACK DRIVES FROM WESTERN DIGITAL ENABLE GAMERS TO HEED THE CALL OF DUTY Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Gets Next-Level Performance with WD_BLACK Collector’s Edition Storage Products SAN JOSE, Calif., November 16, 2020 – Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) is working with Call of Duty to reimagine three high-performance products from the …more
Apple unleashes M1 With industry-leading performance, powerful features, and incredible efficiency, M1 is Apple’s first chip designed specifically for the Mac Cupertino, California — Apple today announced M1, the most powerful chip it has ever created and the first chip designed specifically for the Mac. M1 is optimized for Mac systems in which small size …more
Micron Ships World’s First 176-Layer NAND, Delivering A Breakthrough in Flash Memory Performance and Density New 3D NAND boosts storage capability across mobile, automotive, client and data center applications BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 9, 2020 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced that it has begun volume shipments of the world’s first 176-layer 3D NAND …more
KIOXIA Introduces Industry’s First PCIe 4.0 OCP NVMe Cloud Specification-Enabled SSD New XD6 Series E1.S Data Center NVMe SSD Optimized for Hyperscale, Open Compute Platform Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., November 3, 2020 – KIOXIA America, Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.) announced another significant technological contribution to cloud data center infrastructures. Today, the company expanded …more
AMD to Acquire Xilinx, Creating the Industry’s High Performance Computing Leader — Strategic transaction strengthens AMD’s industry–leading technology portfolio — Expands AMD’s rapidly growing data center business Xilinx, the No. 1 provider of adaptive computing solutions, increases AMD TAM to $110 billion Immediately accretive to AMD margins, cash flow and EPS All stock transaction with combined enterprise value of approximately $135 …more
SK hynix to Acquire Intel NAND Memory Business NEWS HIGHLIGHTS SK hynix will pay US $9 billion for the Intel NAND memory and storage business, which includes the NAND SSD business, the NAND component and wafer business, and the Dalian NAND memory manufacturing facility in China. SK hynix aims to enhance the competitiveness of …more
Silicon Motion Launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 Controller Solutions for Client SSDs New controller solutions offer best-in-class Power and Performance up to 7,400/6,800 MB/s Sequential Read/Write Speeds TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 20, 2020 — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion”), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage …more
HyperX Releases QuadCast S USB Microphone with Dynamic RGB Lighting Effects that can be Personalized with Custom Settings Ideal for Streamers and those Working from Home, RGB Microphone Features Four Polar Patterns and Built-in Anti-Vibration Shock Mount FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif – Sept. 28, 2020 – Underscoring an unwavering commitment to streamers, casters and work from …more
World’s Fastest Discrete Graphics Memory From Micron Powers NVIDIA’s Breakthrough Gaming Speeds Micron GDDR6X accelerates photorealistic 3D experiences at 1 terabyte per second, rates once thought impossible BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X, the first to power system …more
