Category Archives: Hardware

Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core CPU Review – Get Ready for Some Great 5.0 GHz Speeds!

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Today’s review will be just a bit different as we transition from the typical SSD review to that of CPU as Intel was nice enough to send along a newly released Sandy Bridge E i7-3820 for us to take a

SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review

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SilenX is a company of humble beginnings, with a group of engineering students who craved for silence from their computers. Starting in 1995 these students began to test and develop cooling systems that became integrated into recording studios and sound

Kupa X11 Windows Tablet With 128GB SSD Review – Convenience of a Tablet With The Power of a PC

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Just prior to CES we had received an e-mail from a reader who had spoken of a company called Kupa, a tablet manufacturer who, as the reader had stated, “wasn’t afraid to experiment outside the box”. It took us all

Samsung Toshiba LG Ultrabook Shootout – CES 2012 Post Update

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There seems to be no doubt in anyone’s mind that 2012 is going to be the year of the ultrabook and CES 2012 Las Vegas was front and center with just about every ultrabook available, or soon to be, this

Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Mini Portable RAID Review

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In today’s mobile environment, everything that users can do to move data easily and effectively is a welcome tool. Newer Technology has come up with a novel solution for users looking for large capacity data on-the-go with the Guardian MAXimus

ASRock Extreme9 X79 Motherboard Review – ASRock Earns Recognition as The Overclocking King

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Today we are going to test the new X79 Extreme9 ASRock Motherboard in a variety of high powered benchmarks. This new high end enthusiast-class motherboard looks to set the tone for the high powered X79 overclocking segment and we are

Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid Drive Review – SSD Performance With HDD Capacity

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Ah, the holiday season is coming to a close. The gifts have been bought and distributed, and you find yourself with extra cash leftover. You want to put this money towards upgrading your computer, but cannot decide what to upgrade. 

ADATA Launches Waterproof and Shock-Resistant USB Flash Drive

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ADATA Technology is launching a new USB 3.0 Flash drive, the S107. The new USB device has speeds of up to 100MB/s, three times faster than the USB 2.0 interface. Capacities of 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB will be available initially.

Toshiba Portege Z830 13.3″ Ultrabook Laptop Review – Toshiba Creates One Amazing SSD Ultrabook!

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Our report today is going to take a close look at the newly released Toshiba Portege 13.3″ Ultrabook, one of the smallest and lightest SSD contained laptop solutions to be released this year. We had previously reviewed the Samsung Series

ASUS UX21 & UX31 Zenbook With A-Data XM11 SSDs – Beware of Blazing SandForce SATA III Speeds!

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Word has finally reached the public of a ‘SandForce Driven’ SSD found native inside a new release ultra portable laptop, this being the Asus UX21 and UX31 Series. The partnership between ASUS and AData will see the new AData XM21

Open The Doors For The SSD Driven Ultra Portable!!

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Its been some time in the making but manufacturers have opened their doors yesterday to the worlds new lines of ultra portable SSD configured laptops. You may remember our review of The Samsung Series 9 earlier this year where we

Cooler Master Storm Xornet – Arming the Budget Gamer

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The peripheral market is filled with tons of different products, but rarely do you find one that fits everyone’s needs perfectly. Perhaps the pickiest of all of them is the mouse, or more precisely, the gaming mouse. There is never

Cooler Master Notepal U Stand Review – A Laptop Cooler Living Up To Its Name

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You have your notebook resting in its standard position on your lap. Suddenly, you start noticing that familiar tingling feeling when it starts to heat up and you start counting down the minutes before you have to prop the laptop

BitFenix Shinobi Window PC Case Review – A Ninja Worth Your Coin

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One of the most important factors when undertaking a custom PC build is the design and functionality of the chassis itself.  It sets the tone for the build to come, and for some, even dictates specifically which components are needed

G.SKILL RipjawsX F3-14900CL9Q-8GBXL Kit Review – Leading The Charge

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The memory market has seen a lot of fluctuation and change in the past year. RAM timings have gotten lower, performance has gotten better, and prices have submarined to a point where consumers can easily afford to fill their entire