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Get this Editors’ Choice 4TB portable SSD for 28% off while you can
Getting 4TB of fast storage space for $210 seems like a cheat code, but here we are. Right now, you can snatch the Crucial X9 Pro portable SSD for that much, the best price we’ve seen in the past year. That’s a sizable 28 percent discount off its normal price. This portable SSD doesn’t just offer a ton of storage space, but it’s also super fast. The Crucial X9 Pro hits up to 1,050MB/s read and write speeds, which means you’ll be able to transfer large files in a snap. If you hook it up to your iPhone, you can even capture 4K and 8K videos directly to the Crucial X9 Pro. It’s that fast. This Crucial SSD doesn’t just work with iPhones but also Android devices, laptops, gaming consoles, and more. It connects via USB-C, which essentially makes it universally compatible. The drive is also tiny and lightweight, weighing just 2.5 ounces for maximum portability. Plus, your data will be safe on this drive no matter what happens to it, thanks to its IP55 water and dust resistance and it being rated against drops from up to 7.5 feet. We reviewed the Crucial X9 Pro and gave it a 4.5-star rating and our Editors’ Choice award, happy with its super small form factor and great performance. Don’t miss out on this chance to get the Crucial X9 Pro for $210 on Amazon with a whopping 4TB of space! This 4TB portable SSD that'll fit everything you need is 28% offBuy now at Amazon

Save $350 on this RTX 4060 Acer gaming laptop right now
Heads up! While gaming laptops with RTX 4060 GPUs typically go for at least $1,000 — usually more — right now you can grab an Acer Nitro V 15 for just $750 at Best Buy. That’s an amazing discount on a solid machine, a hefty $350 off its original $1,100 price tag. This configuration comes with a 10-core Intel Core i7-13620H CPU and 16GB of DDR5 RAM, a solid combination that’ll get you through pretty much any app or game you want to run. The laptop also makes it easy to upgrade the RAM, up to 32GB if you swap the 8GB sticks for 16GB each. But the highlight here is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU. It may not be the newest or greatest of the RTX 40-series, but it’s an incredible pickup at this price. Seriously, you’d have to spend more than $1k for something like this otherwise, and it’s powerful enough to raise those graphics settings (although probably not to the very max). The Acer Nitro V 15 features a 15.6-inch display with 1080p resolution and 144Hz refresh rate, so your games will look great and your frame rates will be super smooth. It’s all rounded off with a 512GB SSD that’s fast and offers enough space for your apps, games, and files. Don’t miss out on this amazing deal. It’s not every day you can grab an Acer Nitro V for $750 at Best Buy! Save $350 on this powerful RTX 4070 gaming laptopBuy now at Best Buy

Auckland tenant gets $1000 bill after three people found living in one-bedroom flat
The agreement said just one person could live there, but when the landlord visited, the tenant was away - and three others were there.

Can Chris Hipkins actually pull off a victory after defeat?
ANALYSIS: It’s been 65 years since a prime minister has been re-elected to the role. So why does Chris Hipkins think he’ll be the second?

Baldur’s Gate III gets ‘curated’ mod support on GeForce Now streaming
Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service is a great way to play PC games on platforms that can’t support them. But you can’t get all the bells and whistles of the PC gaming experience — mods are pretty hard to implement on those remote streaming machines. Nvidia and developer Larian Studios have been working on it, though, and at least some Baldur’s Gate III mods now work on the service. That’s according to a post on Nvidia’s official blog, which announced that “a range of curated mods” are available for the smash-hit role playing game, implemented through the official in-game system. I would expect “curated” to mean “heavily edited” in this context. Some popular D&D subclass and species additions might make the list, but your Daisy Duke cutoff jeans for Shadowheart probably won’t. Sadly, the upgraded BGIII experience is reserved for those subscribed to GeForce Now’s Performance and Ultimate tiers — and those are getting harder to find at the moment. As usual, GeForce Now continues to add new games to its ever-expanding lineup, including the popular new Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel and the Xbox Game Pass version of Among Us.