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February 22, 2011, Woodstock, IL Other World Computing (OWC®) https://www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, announced today the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 hardware RAID storage drive with massive 12TB of storage/backup in a desktop-sized brushed aluminum enclosure. Featuring four 3TB high performance hard drives in four hot swappable drive bays, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 …

The Antec Rockus 3D SoundScience 2.1 Speaker System is Antec’s entry product into the sound market. The Rockus 2.1 Speaker System offers out-of-the-box professional quality sound. The Rockus contains two 25 Watt satellite speakers constructed out of anodized aluminum that offer clear highs and mids. There is a 100 Watt active subwoofer with a passive radiator that creates an extended …

Design, extreme durability and excellent speed are the three key features of the latest Kingston DataTraveler USB 2.0 Flash Drive family the R500. Full story at RWLabs.

Gigabyte has been on a role in the last few years with their mid-range lineup of motherboards, specifically the UD3 and UD4 series, have a huge following and are highly regarded within the community.  They have earned their spot for good reason too, and the value pricing combined with top notch overclocking capabilities have been a tough act to follow.  …

It seems that vanity has no limit, as there aren’t many markets more entwined in style and appearance than the consumer electronics industry. It makes sense, since these are called Personal Computers, after all. Identity is everything to consumers, which is what makes computer cases such a personal choice for system builders. Corsair is helping to make these decisions a …

Only 7 days left until the winner is announced for the v7AGE420-ES eSATA 4  bay RAID enclosure: With innovative tool-free technology, iStarUSA Mini Trayless Family provides ultimate easy and convenient way to fast install and swap hard drives. The  keyless lock offer an excellent solution without using a key to prevent hard drive from accidentally being removed. Full story at Computing on Demand.

Cooler Master already showed in our previous reviews, that they manufacture excellent power supply units and their Silent Pro Gold 1000W power supply underlines this impressively. The results are so impressive, that the Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold  1000W received the ocinside.de OverClocking Dream 02/2011 award. In the review we will examine, among other things, how high the current consumption is with this …

The PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ comes with its core and memory clocks cranked up to 940 and 1425MHz respectively. The PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ uses a custom 4-pipe heatsink and dual-fan solution, not only to keep temperatures in check but also lowers the fan noise during gameplay.  The PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ also comes with a key code for Modern Warfare 2 so …

The NZXT Phantom Full Tower Chassis, designed with sleek & pristine contours, radiates personality and quality. As with all NZXT products, they strive to set themselves apart from the rest by offering unique and original designs.  The Phantom delivers high performance cooling advantages with seven fan cooling options, dual radiator support, quad water cooling cutouts, and five 20W per channel …

Today on OCAU we take a look at the OCZ RevoDrive and Vertex 2 120GB  SSDs.  They’re two very different approaches to the SSD concept, with  the Vertex 2 being a conventional 2.5″ SATA drive, and the RevoDrive  being a PCI-E card with onboard RAID. Read on to see how they compare to  a conventionl mechanical drive and an older SSD. Full …