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Compare WAV and MP3 | features and which is better
The development of digital audio distribution has led to the fact that several dozen audio file formats are now on the market. Each developer tried to come up with their own coding method and encryption algorithms, and then make them popular. But now, in 2019, it has become clear that MP3 has won the battle…
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Comparing Doc and Docx formats
The Doc and Docx formats are used to write and store formatted text files. Being containerized, they can contain not only the actual text, but also graphics, style sheets, and more. In addition, both formats were developed by Microsoft for use in office applications and suites. To understand how these two types of document storage…
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Which drive is better for gaming — HDD or SSD
Now, many laptops and desktops are equipped with an SSD drive on which the operating system is installed. Thanks to this, Windows loads in seconds, programs load instantly, and copying files from a USB flash drive takes very little time. The SSD is really fast, and its high speed has a positive effect on the…
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Compare SDHC and SDXC memory cards
There are several types of memory cards. And at the same time, they differ not only in the standards used. Even within the same type, there can be several generations of drives, which, unfortunately, are also incompatible with each other. The most popular Secure Digital (SD) standard in mobile devices is just a prime example…
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What is the difference between MicroSD and MicroSDHC
Buying a new memory card for a smartphone or some other mobile device can turn into a real “quest”. As it turns out, flash drives differ not only in volume! There are also speed classes and types of memory cards. MicroSD and MicroSDHC are just types of memory cards. And now let’s see how they…
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Comparing Windows 10 and Linux
For most users, the words «Windows» and «computer» are actually synonymous. Meanwhile, other operating systems exist and develop in parallel. We commissioned our experts to evaluate the usability of one of the versions of Linux in comparison with Windows 10. System requirements In preparing Windows 10 to be its latest operating system, Microsoft took optimization…
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Comparing FAT32 and NTFS file systems
External drives — flash drives, memory cards, portable hard drives — can be formatted into different file systems. But in the mid-price segment, two are most common — FAT32 and NTFS. In FAT32, media with a capacity of up to 32 gigabytes are most often formatted. But NTFS does not depend on the volume —…
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Comparing USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 standards
Technological progress in relation to computers is especially pronounced. Almost every year new technologies, interfaces, systems, chips and other architectures are introduced. This also affects such familiar things as USB. So, for example, starting from 2017-2018, the USB Type-C interface began to be actively introduced. It has a symmetrical, oval connector, and is generally not…
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Comparing hibernation and standby in Windows
Old operating systems of the Windows family — for example, XP and the «seven» — are quite interesting work with data. They were originally created for low-performance computers, so the built-in mechanisms imply work with outdated hardware. And most clearly this is manifested in the presence of two modes of suspension — sleeping and waiting.…
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Compare smartphones Asus and Xiaomi
According to market research for the first quarter of 2019, two of the top three smartphone manufacturers are located in China. And this is not surprising. Chinese smartphone manufacturers manage to produce simultaneously multifunctional, reliable and inexpensive devices that are more than «affordable» for most people. And one of the leading places in the «people’s…