5 PC hardware downgrades the industry disguised as "progress"
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PC hardware has regressed in several key areas despite being marketed as progress. Motherboard makers are cutting I/O ports and skimping on high-speed USB and multi-gig Ethernet on budget boards. Soldered RAM in laptops and compact PCs eliminates upgradability. Nvidia and others are leaning on AI-generated frames instead of raw
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Motherboard brands cutting costs with subpar I/OSoldered RAM replacing modular memoryAI-powered frames replacing hardware innovationHigh-end GPUs shafted with low VRAMThe erosion of budget hardwareSort: