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Friday, July 11, 2008
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If you want a portable drive that enables you to watch Blu-Ray movies and read Blu-Ray media in general, the DX-401S is an attractive drive that does the job brilliantly. And the fact that you can connect it to any PC any time makes it extremely practical. It looks great, performs well (data transfer rates are consistent), and is virtually silent while reading any kind of disc.
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We're writing to let you all know that we have just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of a pair of Diamond Multimedia Radeon HD 3870-based graphics cards. One of the cards is essentially a reference model with a Diamond-branded cooler, while the other is an overclocked variant with a beefy 1GB frame buffer. Head on over to the site and check them out...
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With more features than ever before, very cool looking heatsinks and a shiny new chipset. Does the Maximus II have what it takes to be crowned P45 King?
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We take a quick look at the Corsair Dominator CM3X1024-1800C7DIN DDR3 memory modules today. Corsair rates it at 1800Mhz frequency with timings of 7-7-7-20 at 2.0.
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HP's df750a2 (around £65) is a relatively high resolution 7-inch digital picture frame that displays your digital photos (JPEG) and video clips (MPEG-1/4) without a computer. Furthermore, two built-in speakers let you listen to audio files (MP3 and WMA) and the supplied remote control allows you to conveniently access your content.
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A-DATA is pushing the performance envelope with their Turbo series of CF cards. The series goes up to 16 GB and aims to give you the best possible performance - if you are willing to pay for it.
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Samsung's SyncMaster 2263UW is truly an interesting bundle combining the specifications of a high end display with the functionality of integrated multimedia capabilities. With a stunning 8000:1 contrast ratio, and 5ms response time, the 2263UW is truly a solid contender.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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When you get right down to it, the Alienware Area 51 m15x is solid, but only marginally groundbreaking. There are a number of little things and touches which might help make the m15x stand out, mainly in terms of the adjustable colour schemes and the overall look and feel of the excellent keyboard, but for each one there's also a drawback. Besides, adjustable colour profiles may look fancy, but are functionally redundant. Still, niggles and nags aside the performance and style on offer here is very good, even if you do have to pay a premium. Gaming notebooks are an odd creature in that they aren't ever really intended to be notebooks as much as they desktop replacements. Even then, this is slightly more portable as a 15.4" rather than a 17".
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Zalman has quite the reputation in the field of PC hardware, in the same way that BMW has quite the reputation in the field of cars. They both offer innovation, buckets of build quality, and for the most part, impressive performance, in exchange for massive chunks of your pay packet. What do we have here? Low and behold, Zalman has made a case, and remarkably kept the price tag at a level that we mere mortals can not only afford, but can genuinely consider as an alternative to the usual suspects of PC cases. Could this be the 1-series of PC cases?
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Surprisingly, Kingston was a little conservative on the specs. The memory can operate freely at 8-8-8-24 timings as well as stock. This was achieved without any extra memory voltage. It's a nice extra bonus not in the specifications. Overclocking is somewhat limited which isn't surprising. The ICs are pretty much already well tuned and operating at what Kingston feels is optimal. Again, the memory in all its 1600 MHz splendor is going to be enough for power users. Also, if your current motherboard isn't quite up to the 1600 MHz FSB, you can still enjoy great performance at lower frequencies and timings.
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I had a very difficult time sitting down to write this review because every waking moment in front of the PC became a "testing session" as soon as I laid eyes on the PC 350s at my desk. If you are the competition - these are THE headphones to beat. While they aren't designed around multiple uses, with some minor design tweaks we could see these cans ushering in a new lineup of Sennheiser headphones. Read on to find out why we are so excited about a set of headphones for the first time in a long while.
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Mushkin's eXtreme Performance (XP) series represents the fastest DDR3 memory they have to offer. Today I'll look at their latest kit, the XP3-14400, which provides 2GB and 1800MHz of pure ownage. Enthusiasts can appreciate what memory this fast is capable of and if you are in the market for crazy fast DDR3, you'll want to check out this review. Read on as I take this kit into HardwareLogic's West Coast lab to help you figure out if this is exactly what you're looking for.
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GF8200A Black Series is an entry-level socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video from ECS based on GeForce 8200 (MCP78M-A) chipset from nVidia. Since it features an HDMI output, this board is clearly targeted to users willing to build a media center PC based on an AMD CPU like Athlon X2. In this review we will compare the performance of GeForce 8200 to its main competitor, AMD 780G. Check it out.
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We have had the pleasure of testing a large number of heatsinks in the past, but it has been a long time since we have reviewed one that performed as well as this one does! So come on along as we check out this great performer from SilenX.
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You might have heard of the Flip camcorder; a small SD camcorder which is simple and easy to use, and Sony introduces its HD equivalent with the Sony HDR-TG1E.
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