Sapphire is the first to utilize AMD’s E350 (Zacate) APU – a combination of CPU and GPU computing technologies onto a single die, and AMD’s answer to Intel’s Sandy Bridge graphics integration. The form factor is a power-saving mini-ATX, dubbed Pure Fusion Mini E350. Does it stack up against Intel’s offerings? Full story at TechWare Labs.
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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB Solid State Drive Review
After our recent review of the 120GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G, I think you are familiar with Other World Computing. The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G didn’t put the company on the map, but it did verify that OWC belongs in the same legend as OCZ, G.Skill, Patriot and the rest of the Team SandForce landmarks. Of all the SandForce …
Read More »GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H and Z68X-UD7 (Intel Z68) Taiwan Preview
GIGABYTE has been extremely aggressive with the new Z68 chipset and it’s very much out with the old and in with the new. Over the past few weeks the GIGABYTE Z68 boards have been the ones to show up a lot in corner stores for sale. And after hearing that they hope to achieve 80% of channel stocking at launch, …
Read More »Thermaltake Level 10 Full-Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com
Thermaltake have been in the market for quite some time and have always been known for making some of the weirdest and wonderful products on the market. This ranges from cooling products to cases and as time goes on, more style gets added to their quirky range of products. Today we are taking a look at a controversial product from …
Read More »HIS Radeon HD 6790 1GB IceQ X Turbo Video Card Review
Just before the launch of the HD 6790, HIS emailed us and asked if we wanted to get a sample of the normal version, or if we were happy to wait a couple of extra weeks for the IceQ X Turbo one. Since we had a reference clocked card already on the way and the IceQ X and Turbo series …
Read More »Antec KUHLER H2O 920 Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler Review
Just when you think you have seen just about everything you can out of the all-in-one water coolers, someone is always trying to find a way to make their product stand out against the rest in the crowd. When we took a look at the KÃœHLER H2O 620 a little while ago, I was impressed with what Antec and Asetek …
Read More »TRENDnet TPL-401E2K 500Mbps Powerline Adapter Kit Review
The TRENDnet TPL-401E2K is a 500Mbps, IEEE 1901 compliant Gigabit Ethernet Powerline adapter kit and although we were unable to achieve its advertised speed it still managed to outperform all similar Powerline kits we have used to date. Full story at RW Labs.
Read More »The Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB SSD Upgrade Bundle @Hi Tech Legion
The Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB Upgrade Bundle features everything you need to make the jump from your current spindle drive to SSD technology. At the heart of the Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB Upgrade bundle is the 2.5 SATA II SSD featuring MLC NAND flash memory components and a Toshiba controller for blazing throughput speeds. With Read and Write throughputs rated …
Read More »Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Review
Getting my head around OS X wasn’t easy and then diving into the programs needed to do my everyday stuff was another task that had to be learnt. Quite a big deal was being made for Office for Mac 2011 and as a happy Office 2010 for Windows user, I was looking forward to checking out the Mac version. There …
Read More »Acer Iconia 6120 Dual-Screen Notebook PC @ Benchmark Reviews
We’ve seen little innovation in laptop design in the last few years. Most companies seem to think that using a brushed aluminum finish or adding Intel’s latest mobile CPU is all they need to do to freshen a product line. Still, Acer’s not the first company to introduce a laptop with dual screens; the short-lived Toshiba Libretto W100 comes to …
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