AI
VRAM is the wall: what actually decides if a GPU can run a local LLM
Compute gets the headlines, but memory decides what fits. Here's the mental model that stops you overpaying.
Aliteq Editorial · 6h ago · 6 min
Trending gadgets worth buying
Curated picks with an honest take on each.
Apple AirPods Pro 3
New~$249
Best all-round buds right now — big ANC and battery jump — but the payoff is largely locked to iPhone.
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New~$300
The most technically accomplished buds of 2026; best-in-class ANC, price is the only real objection.
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New~$120
Half the price of the flagship with comparable ANC — the sensible mid-range pick.
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New~$450
The category benchmark — lighter and comfier than rivals, and foldable again after the XM5 dropped it.
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Which card runs a model, what fits at your context length, and what it costs to rent — computed from each model's own config and live provider prices. Not opinion.
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Aliteq Editorial · 10h ago · 3 min
Hardware
The 10-minute used GPU inspection that saves you from a $400 mistake
Most used cards are fine. The bad ones fail the same five checks every time.
Aliteq Editorial · 1d ago · 7 min
Retro
The Commodore 64 outsold everything — and it still teaches PC building's oldest lesson
One machine, one price, total software commitment. The best-selling computer of all time was a lesson in constraints.
Aliteq Editorial · 2d ago · 8 min
Gaming
Stop maxing settings: the order that buys frames back with zero visible loss
Most graphics menus hide three settings doing 80% of the damage. Change those first.
Aliteq Editorial · 3d ago · 5 min
Software
The clean-install checklist: 20 minutes that make Windows feel like new hardware
No registry hacks, no sketchy debloat scripts — just the boring settings that actually matter.
Aliteq Editorial · 4d ago · 6 min
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Wallet hygiene: the five habits that survive every scam cycle
Chains change, scams don't. The defensive basics that have held up for a decade.
Aliteq Editorial · 5d ago · 5 min
Retro
Emulation's legal line: what four decades of court fights actually settled
Emulators are legal. What you feed them is where it gets complicated.
Aliteq Editorial · 6d ago · 6 min
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The Commodore 64 outsold everything — and it still teaches PC building's oldest lesson
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Emulation's legal line: what four decades of court fights actually settled
Emulators are legal. What you feed them is where it gets complicated.
Aliteq Editorial · 6d ago · 6 min