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Samsung 990 EVO 2TB SSD – Review

The Samsung 990 EVO aims to be the new mainstream SSD darling, and nothing quite excites like the launch of a new Samsung SSD. Following on the heels of the excellent Samsung 990 Pro, the 990 EVO has big shoes to fill if it wants to live up to the EVO name.

Aside from an interface that can hop from x4 PCIe 4.0 to x2 PCIe 5.0, it arrives with a new 5nm controller with the promise of great efficiency gains. Yet the flash is more mundane, with reduced bandwidth in a DRAM-less design. At least it’s a single-sided 2TB drive that can work well as a PS5 SSD or in your PC, though that’s pretty common these days.

This is a drive designed for laptops, OEMs, and pre-builts, with enough performance for gaming and everyday activities. It’s no 990 Pro, but neither is it supposed to be. It fills a gap in the line and offers a pared-back experience at an ostensibly lower cost. You get the Samsung name with excellent software support in a reliable package. At least, that’s the idea.

Instead we found the power efficiency to be questionable and it feels like the drive is trying to do too many things at once, possibly as a reflection of the current SSD market. What results is a careful balancing act, but the real issue right now is that the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB can be had for $169, which is only $10 more than the Samsung 990 EVO 2TB.

The Samsung 990 EVO is rated for up to 5,000 / 4,200 MB/s for sequential reads and writes as well as up to 700K / 800K random read and write IOPS. QD1 random read and write IOPS can hit 20K / 90K. It has the standard 5-year, 600TB of writes per TB capacity warranty. The drive does support TCG Opal 2.0 for encryption, which would make it a nice pick for laptop users in particular.

The drive also operates in both x4 PCIe 4.0 and x2 PCIe 5.0 modes, which adds some flexibility for future mobile platforms.

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Akko MOD007B-HE PC – Review

Thank Wooting: Magnetic switches are all the rage heading into 2024, and Akko isn’t about to miss out on the fun. The brand has refreshed its MOD007B keyboard with a new polycarbonate model complete with hot-swappable Hall Effect magnetic switches. Rapid trigger, adjustable actuation, and multi-action keystrokes are all on the table with this keyboard. It’s not quite to the level of the popular Wooting magnetic keyboards, yet, but offers a superior typing experience that’s well worth considering for both gaming and regular typing.

The Akko MOD007B-HE Santorini is a compact tenkeyless (75%) mechanical keyboard with a unique sense of style. It’s part of the company’s World Tour series that highlights different locations with its color and keycap theme. The Santorini model is styled after the famous Greek isle and is immediately eye-catching.

It comes with a white polycarbonate (PC) case and keycaps that are themed blue and white. There’s something very bright and almost refreshing about it. The colors are meant to evoke the ocean and the architecture of the region. There are also themed modifier keys for Enter, Left and Right Shift, and the Spacebar, depicting scenes from the area with a painterly aesthetic, as well as a light blue Escape key bearing the Santorini crest.

The whole package looks very good, in my opinion, though it’s clearly a pretty overstated keyboard. Even the legends, which are blue-on-white and white-on-blue, have a seafaring serif font that’s unlike anything you’ll see on the vast majority of keyboards available today. You’ll either love it or hate it, but it pulls off its theme very well.

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Eroare 0x8096002A în Windows 11

Error 0x8096002A în Windows 11 este asociată de obicei cu Windows Update. Această eroare poate apărea în timpul încercărilor de a descărca și instala actualizări pentru sistemul de operare. Pentru a rezolva această problemă, încearcă următoarele soluții:

  1. Verifică conexiunea la internet: Asigură-te că ai o conexiune la internet stabilă și funcțională. Uneori, problemele de conectivitate pot cauza erori în timpul descărcării actualizărilor.
  2. Restartează computerul: Efectuează un restart al sistemului pentru a remedia probleme temporare care ar putea afecta procesul de actualizare.
  3. Verifică setările de data și oră: Asigură-te că data și ora sistemului tău sunt setate corect. Setările incorecte de data și oră pot afecta procesul de actualizare.
  4. Verifică spațiul pe disc: Asigură-te că ai suficient spațiu liber pe discul tău dur. Actualizările necesită spațiu pentru a fi descărcate și instalate.
  5. Rulează Windows Update Troubleshooter: Windows dispune de un instrument încorporat numit “Windows Update Troubleshooter” care poate identifica și rezolva automat problemele legate de actualizări. Poți găsi acest instrument în Setări -> Actualizare și securitate -> Troubleshoot -> Additional troubleshooters.
  6. Descarcă și instalează manual actualizările: Poți descărca manual actualizările de pe site-ul oficial Microsoft și le poți instala. Uneori, acest lucru poate rezolva problemele legate de procesul automat de actualizare.
  7. Verifică serviciile Windows Update: Deschide “Services.msc” în meniul Start, găsește “Windows Update” în listă, asigură-te că starea acestuia este setată pe “Running” și modul de pornire este setat pe “Automatic”.
  8. Verifică setările de securitate: Unele programe antivirus sau setări de securitate pot bloca actualizările. Asigură-te că nu există nicio interferență din partea acestora.
  9. Actualizează driverele hardware: Uneori, driverele hardware învechite sau incompatibile pot cauza probleme în timpul actualizărilor. Asigură-te că driverele tale sunt actualizate la ultimele versiuni disponibile.
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