5 Reasons You Should Buy a Windows PC Instead of a Mac

Did You Know?: The vast majority of people (96 percent in the surveyed group) can detect the difference between hot and cold water based on the sound it makes when poured. The key is how the temperature affects the viscosity of the liquid: cold water splashing into a cup generates lower frequency sounds and hot water generates higher frequency sounds. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() December 20, 2022 Did You Know? The vast majority of people (96 percent in the surveyed group) can detect the difference between hot and cold water based on the sound it makes when poured. The key is how the temperature affects the viscosity of the liquid: cold water splashing into a cup generates lower frequency sounds and hot water generates higher frequency sounds. 💻 Wait, It’s Not CES Yet Happy Tuesday! The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) doesn’t start until next month, but Lenovo made some announcements ahead of time. The company revealed [monitors with built-in webcams](, [a new ThinkPad X1 lineup](, a [compact IdeaCentre Mini PC](, and [an ultrawide monitor for work](. In unrelated news, [Amazon is rolling out Matter support to some of its devices](, and [Atari’s new game console is now dead](. – Corbin TODAY'S TOP STORY [5 Reasons You Should Buy a Windows PC Instead of a Mac]( [5 Reasons You Should Buy a Windows PC Instead of a Mac]( It’s time to buy a new computer, but you’ve got a tough choice ahead of you: do you buy or build a Windows PC or go for a Mac instead? Here are some of the reasons you might want to go for a Windows PC instead of a Mac. [Read More »]( SPONSORED [Sick of biased news stories? 1440’s got you covered]( [Sick of biased news stories? 1440’s got you covered]( Check out 1440 – The fastest way to an impartial point-of-view. The team at 1440 scours over 100 sources so you don't have to. 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[Read More »]( SHARE THIS COMIC: [Follow us on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( [Share Link]( [Email Link]( [Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Have Up to 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSDs]( [Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Have Up to 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSDs]( The year 2022 is coming to a close, and one of the biggest tech events of next year is about to kick off: CES 2023. Lenovo is kicking off announcement season earlier, though. The company has just unveiled a handful of new ThinkPads. [Read More »]( MINDBOUNCE TRIVIA [In The First Half Of The 20th Century Which Of These Was An Olympic Sport?]( [Sky Diving »]( [Art »]( [Cooking »]( [Battle Axe Throwing »]( [Lenovo’s New IdeaCentre Mini Is a Powerful but Tiny PC]( [Lenovo’s New IdeaCentre Mini Is a Powerful but Tiny PC]( Most people think of PCs as either large desktop towers or laptops, but compact PCs like the Mac Mini and Zotac ZBOX C are still popular. 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