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Your Microsoft Weekly + Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus review + GEEKOM AS 6 Mini PC review

Issue #266

Author

Steven Parker
June 11, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly, we hope you take a look! Cheers, Steve.

Agenda: June 11: Xbox Games Showcase 1PM ET

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB NVMe SSD review - Go big or go home

Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus 8TB sports impressive specs on paper, with the whole model line having a solid reputation among enthusiasts. I check out if the 8TB SSD can keep up with its faster sibling.

I wanted the "Wow" factor for the Apple Vision Pro reveal, but all I got was a "Why?"

Based on all the hands-on reports coming from WWDC on Monday, the Apple Vision Pro packs tons of great hardware in the headset. But I wonder why Apple wanted to push it out at this moment in time.

Microsoft Weekly: redesigned File Explorer for Windows 11, fresh builds, and more

The latest Microsoft Weekly recap is here, covering the most recent stories about Windows 11, redesigned File Explorer, Xbox accessories, Bing, app updates, preview builds, and more.

Software updates

Weekend PC Game Deals: Showcase specials, free heists, bundled choices, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include another packed eight-game Choice bundle as part of the June refresh, a freebie for co-op heisting fans from Epic, and plenty of showcase discounts.

Here's how to watch the Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct later today

Microsoft is almost ready to kick off its Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct presentations later today with new gameplay from upcoming Xbox Game Studios projects and much more.

Up to 90% off this week's Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale feat. World War Z and more

In this week's Deals with Gold you'll find discounts on games such as NBA 2K23, PGA 2K23, World War Z: Aftermath, Bioshock Infinite, and more. The savings range anywhere between 10% and 90%.

From the Forums

How to quickly update all software on Ubuntu with this single command chain

In this guide, we show a command chain that will allow you to check for and apply updates all in one go, including Snap and Flatpak packages. It even helps you bypass update confirmations.

Specs Appeal: Here is how the new Mac Pro compares to its predessor and Mac Studio

Here is a detailed comparison between Apple's latest and greatest Mac Pro and its predecessor, plus the updated Mac Studio for good measure. See what is similar and different in these pro-grade Macs.

GEEKOM AS 6 review: Ryzen 9 6900HX desktop power inside a Mini PC

Advancements with internals, with ever smaller transistors ultimately trickles down to the Mini PC segment where it is becoming more and more common to find desktop power inside Mini PCs.

This week's deals

Tech deals we posted this week

Arianespace to launch Syracuse 4B satellite for the French military - TWIRL #118

We have three launches slated to launch next week. SpaceX will perform two Falcon 9 launches while Arianespace will launch an Ariane 5 ECA+ carrying a satellite for French military communications.

Microsoft Windows 11 and 10 ignores user choices to force install AMD, Nvidia drivers

Microsoft is seemingly force updating third-party hardware vendor drivers via its Windows update on both Windows 10 and Windows 11, even if the option for driver installs is disabled.