November 2009

by Rafael Hernandez on November 9, 2009 · 0 comments

As awesome as it is to get your media files, or any file, accessible all around your house most retail solutions will have you dropping quite a bit of cash for something with very little storage. The VIA ARTiGO A2000 barebones kit will get you up and running quickly, you’ll just have to supply it […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 8, 2009 · 0 comments

Ah the LAN party…the one social event where there’s actually very little face to face time going on. Apart from the caffeine, sugar, and nacho-flavor laden snacks there’s one more thing to worry about, lugging your gaming gear to and from the location. The Thermaltake WingRS 301 lets you rest easy on the case front […]

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by Pedro Hernandez on November 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Poor Motorola. It’s been ages since the RAZR’s heyday. Poor Verizon. It’s got no real answer to the iPhone, though they should feel somewhat flattered that iPhone owners wish they could use their handsets on its network. Enter Motorola’s Google Android-powered Droid smartphone. It’s charming nearly everyone that spends time with it. Is it an […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 6, 2009 · 0 comments

While those 1kW power supplies sure are snazzy to look at the truth is most computer systems can work just fine with a PSU with a much lower wattage rating. The Zalman ZM500-RS sports a, by comparison, meager 500Watt rating but you do get 80 PLUS Bronze certification for energy efficiency and the whisper quiet […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 6, 2009 · 0 comments

In the struggle to bring thinner and sleeker notebooks to consumers there are usually many trade offs you’ll have to endure in order to get as thin a profile as possible…but damn does it look good. The Dell Adamo XPS crams components into every nook and cranny in order to get to its insanely thin […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 5, 2009 · 0 comments

While you might be tempted by that ultra high-end memory kit sporting insane amounts of bandwidth, sometimes your best course of action is a ton of memory space for your programs to fit into. Kingston has whipped up their HyperX 8GB 1600MHz memory kit which might not suit the speed fiend’s needs but it offers […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks, for all of their charm and utility, lack a certain oomph that a full fledged processor brings to the game. They’re awesome in the portable sense but their lack of power makes things slow down quite a bit when you need some number crunching done quick. Enter the Toshiba Satellite T135 CULV Notebook which […]

Read more Toshiba Satellite T135 CULV Notebook fancies up the ultra low voltage

by Rafael Hernandez on November 4, 2009 · 0 comments

Here you were thinking that 120mm fans were about as good as it gets when it comes to cooling your PC’s components but fan manufacturers and case designers have a whole different take on it.  Bigger is better is ramping up in a bit way in the case world. techPowerUp has a look at the […]

Read more Lancool Dragonlord PC-K58 Case has more airflow potential than you can shake a stick at

by Rafael Hernandez on November 4, 2009 · 0 comments

When processor manufacturers spend enough time making a CPU they tend to find tricks which improve yields or fix various bugs and, on occasion, make the chips run a bit cooler. The new chips perform just as well as the old ones but the added improvements make them sought after by those that want the […]

Read more AMD Phenom II X4 965 C3 is energy friendlier

by Rafael Hernandez on November 3, 2009 · 0 comments

VIA’s game these days has been based on their low-power processors and chipsets which don’t offer a heck of a lot of performance but you’re sure to get plenty of battery life out of devices using their chips. The company’s new Nano 3000 series of CPUs are set to introduce a slew of new features […]

Read more VIA Announces Nano 3000 Series Processors, when energy efficiency is key

by Rafael Hernandez on November 3, 2009 · 0 comments

If you’re the type of person who likes to max out the storage capacity of their PC, or your case never had much storage potential to begin with, your expansion options can be severely limited. Thankfully there are some companies that keep an eye out for those that can’t get enough storage. The AXUS FiT […]

Read more AXUS FiT 500 RAID Box holds the storage your case can’t