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Balancing Model Quality and Hardware Demands in AI Workstations

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Lexar Celebrates their 30-year Anniversary at CES 2026
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2026 marks the 30th year for Lexar and they started CES off with an announcement that they were going to be the global storage partner for the Argentina National Football (Soccer) Team and launched a number of AI focused storage devices.

Hardware Asylum at CES 2026
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Hardware Asylum at CES 2026

According to CES 2026 material there were over 4100 exhibitors registered to attend along with several unknowns looking to take advantage of CES by hosting their own events in area hotels. It is not practical to see everything but with a good pair of shoes and a crisp Pepsi I attempted to do the impossible.

Pro Gamers Group at CES 2026
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Pro Gamers Group at CES 2026

Pro Gamers Group was available at CES showing of some of the latest products available in their catalog including a number of ultra light mice, a racing chair and some rather impressive GPU waterblocks.

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