{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "LTT Labs", "feed_url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/rss.xml", "home_page_url": "70", "description": "Welcome to LTT Labs - your go-to destination for all things tech. Explore comprehensive test results, insightful commentary, and the latest analysis in hardware.", "icon": null, "favicon": null, "authors": [{"name": "Unknown", "url": null, "avatar": null}], "language": null, "expired": null, "hub": null, "items": [{"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/22/we-tested-the-most-popular-mice-under-15", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/22/we-tested-the-most-popular-mice-under-15", "external_url": null, "title": "We Tested the Most Popular Mice Under $15 to See Which are Worth it", "content_text": "", "content_html": "We bought 12 of Amazon's best-selling mice under $15 and tested them to see which ones are actually a good value. We recommend what to buy for your desk, your office or your entire office, or for travel.", "summary": "We bought 12 of Amazon's best-selling mice under $15 and tested them to see which ones are actually a good value. We recommend what to buy for your desk, your office or your entire office, or for travel.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-22T09:08:39Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-22T09:08:39Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/usb-c-magnetic-connect", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/usb-c-magnetic-connect", "external_url": null, "title": "USB-C Magnetic Connect Hardware and Compatibility", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Deviating from the USB-C specification usually only leads to confusion and incompatibility; but Magnetic Connect is at the very least innovative, and it might even be pretty neat.", "summary": "Deviating from the USB-C specification usually only leads to confusion and incompatibility; but Magnetic Connect is at the very least innovative, and it might even be pretty neat.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-16T07:12:27Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-16T07:12:27Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/nvidia-rtx-spark-n1x-review", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/nvidia-rtx-spark-n1x-review", "external_url": null, "title": "To Boldly Go Where Qualcomm Has Gone Before - The RTX Spark N1X Review", "content_text": "", "content_html": "NVIDIA announced RTX Spark at Computex 2026 in June. Not to be confused with the DGX Spark, even though both use the virtually the same GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, the RTX Spark is a lineup of laptops and mini PCs that run Windows!", "summary": "NVIDIA announced RTX Spark at Computex 2026 in June. Not to be confused with the DGX Spark, even though both use the virtually the same GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, the RTX Spark is a lineup of laptops and mini PCs that run Windows!", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-16T04:06:01Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-16T04:06:01Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/05/iphone-18-pro-charging", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/05/iphone-18-pro-charging", "external_url": null, "title": "Your iPhone 18 Pro Doesn't Need a New Charger", "content_text": "", "content_html": "We conducted charge testing on the Apple iPhone 18 Pro to show that you don't need Apple's specific charger to fill your battery quickly.", "summary": "We conducted charge testing on the Apple iPhone 18 Pro to show that you don't need Apple's specific charger to fill your battery quickly.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-05T09:17:14Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-05T09:17:14Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/01/full-ssds", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/01/full-ssds", "external_url": null, "title": "Driven to the Limit - Testing Game Performance with a Full SSD", "content_text": "", "content_html": "You\u2019ve likely heard the common advice to keep at least 10-20% of your SSD(solid state drive) as \u2018free space\u2019. This is sometimes accompanied by a \u201cso it\u2019ll run faster\u201d or someone will explain that the free space allows the SSD to shuffle data around like a game of Rush Hour.  Why?", "summary": "You\u2019ve likely heard the common advice to keep at least 10-20% of your SSD(solid state drive) as \u2018free space\u2019. This is sometimes accompanied by a \u201cso it\u2019ll run faster\u201d or someone will explain that the free space allows the SSD to shuffle data around like a game of Rush Hour.  Why?", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-01T08:29:37Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-01T08:29:37Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/29/we-replaced-a-200-000-sound-chamber-with-a-bluetooth-speaker", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/29/we-replaced-a-200-000-sound-chamber-with-a-bluetooth-speaker", "external_url": null, "title": "We Replaced a $200,000 Sound Chamber with a Bluetooth Speaker", "content_text": "", "content_html": "We tried to measure DF-HRTFs, which would otherwise take more than $200,000, as cheaply as possible with a Bluetooth speaker, a DIY microphone and free software. The trick though lies in using neural networks.", "summary": "We tried to measure DF-HRTFs, which would otherwise take more than $200,000, as cheaply as possible with a Bluetooth speaker, a DIY microphone and free software. The trick though lies in using neural networks.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-29T08:16:21Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-29T08:16:21Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/24/iphone-18-pro-series-test-results", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/24/iphone-18-pro-series-test-results", "external_url": null, "title": "iPhone 18 Pro Test Results", "content_text": "", "content_html": "The iPhone 18 Pro is a small iteration to the iPhone 17 Pro if all you care about is the external hardware, but the new Pro iPhone packs significant performance gains with the Apple A20 Pro built on the TSMC 2 nm process.", "summary": "The iPhone 18 Pro is a small iteration to the iPhone 17 Pro if all you care about is the external hardware, but the new Pro iPhone packs significant performance gains with the Apple A20 Pro built on the TSMC 2 nm process.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-24T13:41:15Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-24T13:41:15Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/23/local-ai-your-gaming-rigs-second-job", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/23/local-ai-your-gaming-rigs-second-job", "external_url": null, "title": "Local AI: Your Gaming Rig's Second Job", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Local LLM enthusiasts across the internet will have absurdly expensive setups to host their AI personal assistants, but most of us only have our gaming PCs.  What are you able to host yourself and get done with that level of hardware?", "summary": "Local LLM enthusiasts across the internet will have absurdly expensive setups to host their AI personal assistants, but most of us only have our gaming PCs.  What are you able to host yourself and get done with that level of hardware?", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-23T08:31:56Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-23T08:31:56Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/12/cmp-170hx-cmpunlocker", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/12/cmp-170hx-cmpunlocker", "external_url": null, "title": "Actually Download More RAM - NVIDIA CMP 170HX cmpunlocker", "content_text": "", "content_html": "There is a long history of scams and malware claiming to give you more RAM or make your computer run faster, but cmpunlocker created by Amogh Munikote actually follows through on this dubious promise for the CMP 170HX mining GPU.", "summary": "There is a long history of scams and malware claiming to give you more RAM or make your computer run faster, but cmpunlocker created by Amogh Munikote actually follows through on this dubious promise for the CMP 170HX mining GPU.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-12T08:47:33Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-12T08:47:33Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/10/ups-considerations", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/10/ups-considerations", "external_url": null, "title": "Sine Waves and Spec. Sheets - UPS Considerations", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Selecting the best Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) can be a complicated and opaque process requiring an understanding of battery cells and alternating current(AC) electricity.  This article will explain some of the important numbers and features to look out for when reading the datasheet.", "summary": "Selecting the best Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) can be a complicated and opaque process requiring an understanding of battery cells and alternating current(AC) electricity.  This article will explain some of the important numbers and features to look out for when reading the datasheet.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-10T09:08:10Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-10T09:08:10Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/04/amd-expo-ultra-low-latency-memory", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/04/amd-expo-ultra-low-latency-memory", "external_url": null, "title": "Low Latency, High Hopes: AMD Expo Ultra Low Latency Memory", "content_text": "", "content_html": "AMD was fairly quiet\u00a0at Computex 2026, but one of the new announcements was Ultra Low Latency memory.  G.SKILL sent us a couple of memory kits to take for a spin, and they are technologically impressive, but based on our results and AMD\u2019s claims, they're not a must-have upgrade.", "summary": "AMD was fairly quiet\u00a0at Computex 2026, but one of the new announcements was Ultra Low Latency memory.  G.SKILL sent us a couple of memory kits to take for a spin, and they are technologically impressive, but based on our results and AMD\u2019s claims, they're not a must-have upgrade.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-04T09:15:35Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-04T09:15:35Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/02/delidded-intel-i9-14900ks", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/02/delidded-intel-i9-14900ks", "external_url": null, "title": "Delidded Intel i9-14900KS CT Scan", "content_text": "", "content_html": "CT Scanning a delidded Intel Core i9 14900KS to explore the PCB layers and silicon layout.", "summary": "CT Scanning a delidded Intel Core i9 14900KS to explore the PCB layers and silicon layout.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-09-02T07:01:03Z", "date_modified": "2026-09-02T07:01:03Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/31/why-is-testing-microphones-outside-better-than-on-the-inside", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/31/why-is-testing-microphones-outside-better-than-on-the-inside", "external_url": null, "title": "A Guide to Switching to Linux and Grieving Windows", "content_text": "", "content_html": "You've finally decided to ditch Windows. Welcome. In this guide we go over a 5 stage process to switch to Linux with a lot of resources and tools to help you along the way.", "summary": "You've finally decided to ditch Windows. Welcome. In this guide we go over a 5 stage process to switch to Linux with a lot of resources and tools to help you along the way.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-31T09:01:28Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-31T09:01:28Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/31/a-guide-to-switching-to-linux-and-grieving-windows", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/31/a-guide-to-switching-to-linux-and-grieving-windows", "external_url": null, "title": "A Guide to Switching to Linux and Grieving Windows", "content_text": "", "content_html": "You've finally decided to ditch Windows. Welcome. In this guide we go over a 5 stage process to switch to Linux with a lot of resources and tools to help you along the way.", "summary": "You've finally decided to ditch Windows. Welcome. In this guide we go over a 5 stage process to switch to Linux with a lot of resources and tools to help you along the way.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-31T09:01:28Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-31T09:01:28Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/24/your-screen-recorder-wants-to-steal-your-frames", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/24/your-screen-recorder-wants-to-steal-your-frames", "external_url": null, "title": "Your Screen Recorder Wants to Steal Your Frames!", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Screen recording can take a lot more out of your system than you might think. To find out how much of a hit you might take, we put five common recording tools to the test. Beware: graphs galore ahead!", "summary": "Screen recording can take a lot more out of your system than you might think. To find out how much of a hit you might take, we put five common recording tools to the test. Beware: graphs galore ahead!", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-24T08:33:12Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-24T08:33:12Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/19/the-pixel-11-line-up-just-pixel-dropped", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/19/the-pixel-11-line-up-just-pixel-dropped", "external_url": null, "title": "The Pixel 11 Line Up Just [Pixel] Dropped", "content_text": "", "content_html": "As Google says, \u201cevery colour is a vibe.\u201d And it\u2019s true! Google has released their next line up of Pixel phones and they\u2019re as colourful as ever. However, do they perform as well as they look?", "summary": "As Google says, \u201cevery colour is a vibe.\u201d And it\u2019s true! Google has released their next line up of Pixel phones and they\u2019re as colourful as ever. However, do they perform as well as they look?", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T12:09:05Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T12:09:05Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/13/llm-quantization-part-3-honey-i-shrunk-the-numbers", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/13/llm-quantization-part-3-honey-i-shrunk-the-numbers", "external_url": null, "title": "LLM Quantization Part 3: Honey, I Shrunk the Numbers!", "content_text": "", "content_html": "By now we know what a model is made of, why it eats so much VRAM, and what those weights actually are: billions of numbers, most of them sitting in a tiny band near zero, stored in a format built to reach 3.4 \u00d7 10\u00b3\u2078. Let us look at how shrinking the numbers actually works!", "summary": "By now we know what a model is made of, why it eats so much VRAM, and what those weights actually are: billions of numbers, most of them sitting in a tiny band near zero, stored in a format built to reach 3.4 \u00d7 10\u00b3\u2078. Let us look at how shrinking the numbers actually works!", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-13T10:38:17Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-13T10:38:17Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/24/amd-ryzen-ai-halo-cluster", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/24/amd-ryzen-ai-halo-cluster", "external_url": null, "title": "World's First(?) Underwhelming AMD Ryzen AI Halo Cluster", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Through a stroke of misfortunate, we were fortunate enough to have two Ryzen AI Halos for a short period of time and the temptation to cluster them was too great, surely we'll get more performance with two of them.", "summary": "Through a stroke of misfortunate, we were fortunate enough to have two Ryzen AI Halos for a short period of time and the temptation to cluster them was too great, surely we'll get more performance with two of them.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-07-24T06:52:02Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-24T06:52:02Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/21/llm-quantization-part-2-5-do-floats-dream-of-real-numbers", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/21/llm-quantization-part-2-5-do-floats-dream-of-real-numbers", "external_url": null, "title": "LLM Quantization Part 2.5: Do Floats Dream of Real Numbers?", "content_text": "", "content_html": "When a model stores 0.1, it isn't storing 0.1. This article breaks down what a number actually is to a computer, how floating point splits its bits between range and precision, and why models barely use either, which is exactly what makes them shrinkable.", "summary": "When a model stores 0.1, it isn't storing 0.1. This article breaks down what a number actually is to a computer, how floating point splits its bits between range and precision, and why models barely use either, which is exactly what makes them shrinkable.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-07-21T09:11:15Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-21T09:11:15Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/18/intel-arc-g3-extreme-ibc-v35", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/18/intel-arc-g3-extreme-ibc-v35", "external_url": null, "title": "Intel Arc G3 Low Power Core Scheduling:  50% Off", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Intel\u2019s new Arc G3 processors are designed specifically for handheld gaming and feature Intel\u2019s Intelligent Bias Control(IBC) v3.5 technology that will disable* the P-cores* when operating at a TDP below 14 W * --\n\nNote the asterisks.", "summary": "Intel\u2019s new Arc G3 processors are designed specifically for handheld gaming and feature Intel\u2019s Intelligent Bias Control(IBC) v3.5 technology that will disable* the P-cores* when operating at a TDP below 14 W * --\n\nNote the asterisks.", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-07-18T06:45:44Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-18T06:45:44Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}]}