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A key selling point for me is that the M2 can't do two external monitors, but the M3 can (in clamshell mode).

My dedicated Plex server is a MFF Optiplex 7060 + [QNAP TR-002](https://www.qnap.com/en-au/product/tr-002) over USB. After spending too…

This new M3 Air can do two external monitors now - that would be worth the extra $210 to me. [Apparently this functionality is coming to…

Is your new PC a desktop/tower? And does it have free/unused SATA ports? If yes to both you could plug your old drive into one of the free…

Used miromaca Mine…

The only docks I found that *explicitly* state support for high refresh rates (one monitor only) have been the [ones by…

I have a couple of 10 TB WD Red Plus (maybe Pros?) and anyway they do this [Pre-emptive Wear…

At my old job I had 2x 32" 4K in an asymmetrical setup. One monitor directly in front and one angled to the right. The 4K part was great…

Micro desktops typically take laptop memory AKA "SODIMM". Desktop memory is known as "DIMM". I think SFF would take DIMM. The specs of your…

Oh yeah I was referring to the full featured email aliasing built into the ProtonPass application. The free tier ProtonMail aliasing is…

Didn't know it existed until this post. I've been using the Proton Mail as my daily for a year now. Proton Pass looks pretty good compared…

Proton has recently introduced a family plan for their whole suite. There's a little notification at the top of my page about it because it…

The best experience I've had for managing photos (Windows or Mac) is using Adobe Lightroom and to a lesser extent Adobe Bridge [(which is…

For everyone's future reference. [Caldigit is the only brand that explicitly lists support high refresh…

[There are no Caldigit docks that use DisplayLink]( https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/displaylink-products-list)…

Portal got a brief mention by someone but I'd like to suggest it again. Portal 2 would have to be my all time favourite game.

This monitor. I have a Dell S3422DWG + 27" QHD monitor but I'm here on this page because I'm considering going back to a 2\*16:9 setup…

I use [Snipd](https://www.snipd.com/). It's free and as far as I'm aware there's no additional "vendor" ads, just sponsored material from…

Any recommendations for trackballs? I'm a sceptic, but people swear by them. Maybe I'll get my work to buy me one to try out before I buy…

I also found the Nike Run Club app really good (same as their Nike Training Club app). With NRC you can generate a running plan based on…

What specs should I look for on an NVMe SSD that would make it laptop-friendly? i.e. won't melt a hole in your laptop without a heatsink. I…

Awesome. Is the 16gb option 2x8 or 1x16?

How many slots we talking? 2?

Definitely want to figure this out before I buy another. I have the ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD. No mention anywhere about glossiness or…

Looking at getting a 34" but I'm wondering whether to go IPS or VA. I recently got a 1440p 27" IPS monitor because I wanted more accurate…

Not sure if this is too late but anyway... I have the XM2 (not sure how much the design varies to newer models) and my girlfriend hated…

I ended up getting a 144hz 1440p 27" IPS (Viewsonic VX2758) primarily because of my budget limitations. I think it's pretty good: super…

Ugh... the more I read about monitors the more severe my decision paralysis becomes! I'm in the market for a new monitor and I need to just…

That's actually ideal, cheers!

Yeah, I did think that would be a limitation. Perhaps you could get it that thin if you didn't have to consider insulation! The closest…