RAM is the new gold – why Costco is pulling memory from display PCs to halt a shoplifting surge
It used to be GPUs that might be shoplifted from display PCs on retailer shelves – now it’s high-end RAM.
Samsung’s Innovative PM9E1 Gen5 SSD Is Optimized For AI And NVIDIA DGX Spark
Remember the Samsung 9100 PRO? We reviewed it back in August. It’s an amazing performer, and despite being a high-end PCI Express 5.0 SSD offering sequential speeds in excess of 13GB/second, it actually runs pretty cool thanks to the use of a custom 5nm “Presto” SSD controller. If you wanted an SSD 9100 PRO but you’ve only got an M.2-2242
Grab a beginner-friendly Elegoo 3D printer on sale, starting from $169 — snag up to 27% off on top-rated Neptune rigs for seasoned hobbyists and novice builders alike
There’s a huge discount on two of Elegoo’s most popular 3D printers right now, with a price drop of up to 27%. Both the Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro and Neptune 4 Plus offer features ready for both beginners and enthusiasts.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D drops within dollars of all-time low price in wake of 9850X3D launch — previous gaming champ now down to $443 from $479
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D hits retail for $499, while the Ryzen 7 9800X3D’s price has gone down to $443.
Russian ship loitering near transatlantic data cables chased off by Royal Navy attack helicopter — sat within three quarters of a mile of five undersea data cables, including two linking Britain to New York
A Russian cargo vessel loitering near transatlantic data cables was chased away by the Royal Navy.
Costco Display PCs Stripped Of RAM And GPUs As Theft Concerns Rise
Forget rotisserie chicken and oversized barrels of mayo, Costco’s hottest commodity right now just might be RAM and GPUs. With prices of computer memory, storage, and graphics cards going for two to three times more than normal, shoplifters have been hitting big box stores like Costco and Walmart, and those business are now taking action.
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Alienware’s excellent AW2725Q 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor sinks to $799 — save $100 on this high pixel density screen
Save $100 on this 4K Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitor with high 166 PPI pixel density.
Athena Becomes NASA’s Fastest Supercomputer With 20 Quadrillion Calculations Per Second
NASA has taken the wraps off Athena, the space agency’s most potent supercomputer yet. It’ll be tasked with things like aircraft and spacecraft modeling, rocket launch simulations, large-scale AI training, etc.
Housed at NASA’s Modular Supercomputing Facility (within Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley) and just brought fully online
Lenovo’s original Z1 Extreme Legion Go drops to just $437.75 with coupon code — $112 less than the cheapest Steam Deck available
Lenovo’s original Legion Go is at an excellent new price at Lenovo’s Outlet store.
GeForce NOW’s Native Linux App Is Live With DLSS And Ray Tracing Support
If you’ve been patiently waiting for NVIDIA to release a native Linux app for its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service, your wait is now over. After announcing it earlier this month at CES, NVIDIA today unlocked the native app available in beta form, the caveat being that GeForce NOW’s journey into Linux territory starts with Ubuntu (version 24.04