Mark Hachman
@markhachman.bsky.social
PCWorld tech reporter, splitting time between PC tech, chips, and Microsoft. Nerd, college football and MLB fan, Domer. I like puns.
Oh wow, the latest Stern pinball looks awesome!
($7 grand, sigh)
($7 grand, sigh)
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Oh wow, the latest Stern pinball looks awesome!
($7 grand, sigh)
($7 grand, sigh)
Kensington has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with hotkeys, CompactFlash, optical connections, and more! www.pcworld.com/article/2962...
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Kensington's new Thunderbolt 5 dock is an absolute monster
Kensington has announced the SD7100T5 EQ Pro 19-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station, featuring luxuries like an optical connection, CompactFlash, and dedicated hot keys.
www.pcworld.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Kensington has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with hotkeys, CompactFlash, optical connections, and more! www.pcworld.com/article/2962...
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Reposted by Mark Hachman
Reposted by Mark Hachman
Updated with some additional details, including an additional CPU roadmap slide.
AMD financial analyst day wrap: Zen 7, GPU and NPU roadmaps, too. www.pcworld.com/article/2968...
AMD confirms Zen 7 CPU plans, offers look at GPU, NPU roadmap
AMD provided a sneak peek at some of its CPU and GPU roadmaps during presentations made for financial analysts on Tuesday.
www.pcworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Updated with some additional details, including an additional CPU roadmap slide.
AMD financial analyst day wrap: Zen 7, GPU and NPU roadmaps, too. www.pcworld.com/article/2968...
AMD confirms Zen 7 CPU plans, offers look at GPU, NPU roadmap
AMD provided a sneak peek at some of its CPU and GPU roadmaps during presentations made for financial analysts on Tuesday.
www.pcworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
AMD financial analyst day wrap: Zen 7, GPU and NPU roadmaps, too. www.pcworld.com/article/2968...
Since Jack Huynh isn't on stage during AMD's Q&A, I'd say that underscores where client plays right now. (Papermaster is, however.)
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Since Jack Huynh isn't on stage during AMD's Q&A, I'd say that underscores where client plays right now. (Papermaster is, however.)
OK, if you're wondering why AMD is betting big on datacenter vs client...
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
OK, if you're wondering why AMD is betting big on datacenter vs client...
How Wall Street has seen AMD's financial analyst day so far.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How Wall Street has seen AMD's financial analyst day so far.
Jack Huynh is on stage at AMD's financial analyst day to talk client, which will cover consumer as well as enterprise.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Jack Huynh is on stage at AMD's financial analyst day to talk client, which will cover consumer as well as enterprise.
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
AMD is holding its financial analyst day in NYC, where CEO Lisa Su kicks it off and reiterates that datacenter is the most strategic business for AMD. No surprise here.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AMD is holding its financial analyst day in NYC, where CEO Lisa Su kicks it off and reiterates that datacenter is the most strategic business for AMD. No surprise here.
The awards are in! PCWorld has picked its best hardware and software of 2025.
www.pcworld.com/article/2965...
www.pcworld.com/article/2965...
The best PC hardware and software of 2025/2026
The best of the best, as chosen by the PCWorld editors.
www.pcworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The awards are in! PCWorld has picked its best hardware and software of 2025.
www.pcworld.com/article/2965...
www.pcworld.com/article/2965...
I'm liking Dark Winds (Netflix) but why they decided to cameo co-producers Robert Fucking Redford and George RR Martin playing chess in a jail cell was absolutely unnecessary.
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I'm liking Dark Winds (Netflix) but why they decided to cameo co-producers Robert Fucking Redford and George RR Martin playing chess in a jail cell was absolutely unnecessary.
Jason Howard and @brandonleblanc.bsky.social have both left the Windows Insider team, apparently. Shame to see them depart, but onwards and upwards.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Jason Howard and @brandonleblanc.bsky.social have both left the Windows Insider team, apparently. Shame to see them depart, but onwards and upwards.
Here's the agenda for the AMD financial analyst day tomorrow. Unfortunately client gets about 20 minutes, plus whatever Lisa Su talks about in her remarks or the Q&A. (In the recent earnings call, analysts didn't ask about client, once.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Here's the agenda for the AMD financial analyst day tomorrow. Unfortunately client gets about 20 minutes, plus whatever Lisa Su talks about in her remarks or the Q&A. (In the recent earnings call, analysts didn't ask about client, once.)
Go Cal, go Jesus!
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Go Cal, go Jesus!
Well that was your game of the day so far.
Oh boy, Penn State is up over Windiana late...
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Well that was your game of the day so far.
Oh boy, Penn State is up over Windiana late...
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Oh boy, Penn State is up over Windiana late...
If you're flying Delta anytime soon, this might be worth a watch. It involves which flights Delta is prioritizing.
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
If you're flying Delta anytime soon, this might be worth a watch. It involves which flights Delta is prioritizing.
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...