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This week, we had some interesting tech come through to us at Hybrid Hardware - we got our hands on a pair of new Airpods Pro! However, after a bit of evaluation it was clear something was off. To the average eye, they were just another pair of Airpods Pro, but upon closer inspection they were revealed to be counterfeits!Having come across lots of replica product scams on the internet, and our team owning the genuine product, we decided to make a comparison guide to breakdown how you can sp …

Gaming, video editing, photoshop, and music production all require a powerful CPU, fast storage, a powerful Graphics card and a good amount of RAM. We have combined some of the best budget components to build an affordable but power gaming rig/workstation. Fitted out with a Quad-Core Intel i7-3770k (Overclockable), 16GB of DDR3 memory, a 256GB SSD and an RX580 8GB Graphics Card. When gaming, the 8GB of video memory in the Hybrid Rig™ you can easily crunch through Fortnite, PUB G, Rainbow Six Sie …

We’ve now officially moved to our new site!! Lots more space means room to experiment with new ideas. We’ve made a new lightbox to take clearer, better quality product photos. Welded, painted, then wired all DIY by our team, we’ve created the Frankenstein of lightboxes. Loaded with 12V/30A PSUs, 7000LM LED lights, and huge server heatsinks we might’ve gone a bit overboard…

It appears a vintage gem has come through our recycling centre: a 1997 Powerbook G3. At the time, this relatively thick, heavy but well designed laptop was advertised as the fastest laptop on the market. With a 250MHz processor, 1mb of cache and 16 to 32mb of ram, the original model was impressive for its era. Its matte finish on both the plastic exterior and screen make for a relatively aesthetically appealing design. When comparing it to some of the HP and Dell enterprise laptops that we …