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Do you need a workstation CPU? That’s the main question you need to answer before shelling out $5,000 (£4,899, AU$7,299) for the entry-level configuration of the Apple iMac Pro rather than a top-level configuration of the new iMac. There are other considerations, but the CPU is ultimately what the decision comes down to. Because the iMac is now powerful enough …

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Lexar debuts 900MBps USB

Lexar’s calling its new Professional SL100 Pro the “world’s fastest 1-terabyte portable SSD with USB 3.1 Type-C port.” That’s a lot of qualifiers.  But for $280 with a maximum write speed of 900 megabytes per second and read speed of 950MBps (on a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, formerly USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, connection), that’s a pretty good price compared to …

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