Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

11 Things You Can Do with the MacBook’s Force Touch Trackpad
And the best distro of 2016 is ...
BIOSTAR RACING P1 Mini-PC
MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake UCFF PC Review
Razer Deathadder Elite
Setting Up A MoCA 2.0 Ethernet-Over-Coax Network, LAN Benchmarks
SilverStone ARM23BS Monitor Stand Review
Static pressure vs airflow fans – is there a real difference?
Steam Link review: An affordable way to play PC games on the big screen
What to expect from Apple in 2017

11 Things You Can Do with the MacBook’s Force Touch Trackpad

The new Force Touch trackpad on Apples MacBooks is similar to the 3D Touch display on the iPhone 6s and 7, allowing you to press down harder to perform a different task or bring up secondary options. Here are some cool things you can do with the MacBooks Force Touch trackpad.

Read full article @ Howtogeek

And the best distro of 2016 is ...

Very straightfoward. The last article of the year reviews the best Linux distribution of 2016, with focus on aesthetics, ease of use, stability, and long-term support. My vote and YOUR vote, too. Happy New Year!

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

BIOSTAR RACING P1 Mini-PC

Biostar's tiny RACING P2 mini-PC is an Intel Atom-based compute unit built for basic desktop and web use with a minimal footprint. Ready to support 5050 LEDs, the Intel Z8350 Quad Core Biostar RACING P1 comes with everything you need for your basic PC needs.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake UCFF PC Review

The Kaby Lake-U (KBL-U) series with 15W TDP CPUs was introduced along with the 4.5W Kaby Lake-Y ones in Q3 2016. The first set of products with Kaby Lake-U were ultrabooks. However, ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PCs were not long behind. There are already three vendors in the market with Kaby Lake UCFF PCs - ASRock (Beebox-S), GIGABYTE (BRIX), and MSI (Cubi 2). MSI was the first to launch KBL-U UCFF PCs in the North American market. Read on for our evaluation of the Cubi2-005B and how it compares against UCFF PCs from the last couple of generations.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Razer Deathadder Elite

It’s hard to believe it, but Razer launched the original Deathadder just over 10 years ago. At that time if you built a new PC you might be sporting a newly launched Intel Core 2 Duo or an AMD Athlon 64 FX CPU with your new GTX 7900 GTX or Radeon X1900. It’s crazy how much things have changed while at the same time the Deathadder in its different variations is still one of the go-to mice on the market. The newest Deathadder is the Deathadder Elite. It has the same shape that everyone loves but has a new 5g optical sensor and for the first time, Razers own mechanical mouse switches. Razer sent over the Elite for me to check out and slipped in the Firefly RGB mousepad. I’ve been testing them out and today I’m going to see what they are all about and how they perform.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Setting Up A MoCA 2.0 Ethernet-Over-Coax Network, LAN Benchmarks

The MoCA 2.0 specification is six years but there still aren't many consumer devices making use of this "Multimedia over Coax Alliance" standard nor the newer MoCA 2.5 standard. But in looking for alternatives to Ethernet over powerline when expanding my network, I ended up setting up a MoCA 2.0 system while running some Linux performance benchmarks along the way.

Read full article @ Phoronix

SilverStone ARM23BS Monitor Stand Review

The SilverStone ARM23BS is an excellent wallet-friendly option for those looking to add a bit more flexibility to their multiple monitor setups.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Static pressure vs airflow fans – is there a real difference?

We are often told by online pundits that you have to use a static pressure fan for your heatsink or radiator, and that you have to use an airflow fan to intake or exhaust air from your chassis. In another fact-finding mission, I want to find out if the first claim is true – does it really matter if you want to put an airflow fan on your heatsink, not a static pressure model?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Steam Link review: An affordable way to play PC games on the big screen

The Steam Link is an affordable solution to get you gaming on the big screen in the living room without having to lug your PC to the TV.

Steam Link is an interesting device for those already invested in the Steam ecosystem. This little box allows users to hook up their PC remotely to the TV in another room, much like the Xbox app can do with an Xbox One but inverted. It's incredibly simple to use, too: plug a HDMI cable into the TV and either hook up the Steam Link to the router via ethernet or Wi-Fi and you're pretty much good to go.

Read full article @ Windows Central

What to expect from Apple in 2017

Apple had a relatively quite 2016, launch-wise, but it's going to pick up the pace in the new year.

Read full article @ TechRadar