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AMD’s Ryzen 9 7945HX3D could be its slam-dunk gaming laptop chip

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AMD’s Ryzen 9 7945HX3D could be its slam-dunk gaming laptop chip AMD and Asus have announced the ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D, a beefy 17-inch gaming laptop with an RGB lightstrip on the bottom. Which, sure, whatever. The exciting news is what’s inside this device. This Strix is powered by AMD’s 7945HX3D mobile laptop, which could, if the stars align, provide gaming performance that we haven’t seen in AMD’s current …

The Verge 288 2023-07-28

Pay off private student loan or chip away at high interest federal loan?

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Pay off private student loan or chip away at high interest federal loan? So I’ve been saving money since the payment pause and I can’t decide if I should pay off the remaining balance on my private student loans or if I should throw it into some of my high interest federal loans once payment restarts. I’ve always tackled my loans with the avalanche method. I enrolled into an IDR repayment plan so minimum payment is …

Reddit Personal Finance 210 2023-07-18

MacBook Pro With 3nm Chip Reportedly Launching Later This Year

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MacBook Pro With 3nm Chip Reportedly Launching Later This Year Apple plans to release a new MacBook Pro with an upgraded chip manufactured with TSMC’s advanced 3nm process in the third quarter of 2023, according to a preview of an upcoming DigiTimes report shared today. “Apple’s next-generation MacBook Pro slated for launch in the third quarter will feature 3nm processors, according to industry sources,” t…

Mac Rumors 195 2023-07-18

Apple Vision Pro to Feature Custom-Designed Low Latency DRAM Chip Supplied by SK Hynix

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Apple Vision Pro to Feature Custom-Designed Low Latency DRAM Chip Supplied by SK Hynix Apple’s Vision Pro headset will use a new type of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, that has been custom designed to support Apple’s R1 input processing chip, reports The Korea Herald. Apple Vision Pro is powered by a pair of chips. The main processor is the M2, which is responsible for processing content, running the visionOS operating sys…

Mac Rumors 159 2023-07-11

Google’s first truly custom chip for Pixel devices won’t arrive until 2025

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Google’s first truly custom chip for Pixel devices won’t arrive until 2025 Google’s plan to move Pixel phones away from Samsung’s modified chips has been delayed. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeAccording to a report by The Information, Google originally planned to replace the modified Samsung Exynos chipsets it uses in Pixel phones with a “Redondo” chip designed in-house sometime in 2024. However, the report claims …

The Verge 198 2023-07-07