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Friday, September 28, 2007
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Overall, the Kingston performs better in 2D applications when it's running at 1,333MHz with its default timings, whereas the OCZ seems to run better at 1,066MHz with lower latencies. On average there's a couple of memory heavy situations, like Xvid encoding, where the Kingston is just simply faster than the OCZ. This isn't reflected in 3D where the OCZ is the faster memory across all the games we've tested here.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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The 8GB Kingston DataTraveler II Plus USB Flash Drive is not the most capacious on the market, but with a full 8GB in your pocket, you have the ability to store quite a bit of stuff. To make things a little more interesting, Kingston has also included something that they call Migo software into the package. Basically, Migo lets you take your computer settings on the go, converting whatever computer you use to your personal preferences and then reverting back these settings when you're done, leaving no trace of your passing by.
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Monday, September 3, 2007
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It's great to see another advancement further prove itself in terms of performance and power consumption. The Kingston KVR1066D3N7K2/2G (PC3-8500) is labeled as Value Ram, but performed better than expected as well as exceeding my comparable DDR2 modules. The kit affords some decent overclocking as well which should make any 1066 or 1333 Core 2 Duo users happy. It might say Value Ram on the packaging, but the results suggest that these kits are something greater given the modules available. The last value kit to cross my test bench wouldn't come anywhere near this kit's bang for buck level.
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Friday, August 31, 2007
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Last Friday, we took a look at one of the first DDR3 kits on the market, OCZ's DDR3-1333 Platinum. This week, we are continuing that theme with Kingston's DDR3-1375 CL7, also one of the first kits available. How does this one compare to our OCZ kit? Read on to find out.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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DDR3 might be lurking out there, but DDR2 is still the most popular option for most people, and for good reason. It's fast, and currently, very inexpensive. Although there are many PC2-6400 kits available, Kingston puts a twist on their's by offering it with tight 3-3-3 timings.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
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Although the DDR2 standard reached its peak, its successor, DDR3, is slowly starting to and in time probably will take its place. We tested Kingston's DDR3 memory running at 1066MHz and tried to find out if you should switch to the new memory yet.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
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The Kingston ultra low-latency PC3 1375MHz DDR3 HyperX memory modules have shown that lower CAS latencies deliver better performance in our benchmark testing. While other memory companies have been aiming to reach higher clock frequencies, Kingston has been busy working on screening Elpida memory ICs to offer tighter timings and it seems to have paid off as they are the only ones with CL5 memory at PC3-10666 or PC3-11000 speeds...
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Monday, July 30, 2007
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In my experience with both DataTraveler drives I have come away quite impressed. From the beginning I wondered if they would warrant their hefty price tag in comparison with drives that do not have hardware based encryption. After using them for over two weeks, if you are looking for a flash drive and deal with sensitive files you can't go wrong with either one of these drives. Security comes at a premium. They are both the fastest drives I have used to date, with or without encryption. The onboard encryption and decryption co-processor is a big factor in allowing these drives to perform as fast as they do. If you want peace of mind and superior performance, either one of these DataTraveler drives will make any user happy.
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Friday, July 27, 2007
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With DDR2 and DDR3 speeds increasing every quarter, system memory latencies have also had to keep up in the never-ending race for higher memory performance. Most of today's high-end DDR2 memory kits run at CAS 4 and 5, but Kingston has taken us back to ultra low latencies with their HyperX 2GB DDR2-800 kit that runs at 3-3-3-10! I guess the real question we will answer in this review is: What matters more - higher bandwidth or lower latency?
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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For the price you simply cannot do better than the Kingston HyperX PC2-9600. So what if they run really hot? They do the job just fine with the right settings and they work perfectly well and even in excess of what they're rated at. You've also got a lifetime warranty and free technical support. They don't have EPP or look pimped out and they should if you're buying performance memory. But then again, there becomes a point where you just forego all the extras and setting for the pure saving. They maybe not as absolutely fast as the equivalent speed Corsair memory, but they certainly aren't slow, and for a few hundred notes saving I wouldn't complain. You're still buying a pair of sticks with a good brand, and it's a price we'd certainly pay.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
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Windows Vista's ReadyBoost technology has given the flash memory industry a much needed boost (pun intended!). It has generated interest in a new series of flash memory drives that focus more on random read and write performance, than the traditional sequential read/write performance. Today, we take a look at the new Kingston DataTraveler ReadyFlash drives. Designed to exceed ReadyBoost's requirements, these drives pack a surprisingly fast sequential write performance. That makes them suitable for both ReadyBoost as well as fast data writes.
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Flash drives are becoming the standard for transporting files from one place to another. A lot of people use them to take important documents home from work and then back to work again. Flash drive users are usually looking for some type of data protection. Well the DataTraveler secure offers 2 types of data protection. First it is wrapped in a titanium-coated stainless steel casing that is waterproof up to 4 feet. Then it offers 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware-based encryption. Looks like Kingston has got you covered on this drive. Let's take a look...
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
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These days flash drives are pretty mainstream. One flash drive can easily be used thousands of times and they are more convenient than other portable storage media like DVDs. Almost every PC out there, unless it's one from the Stone Age, will be able to send data to your USB memory stick and to do that you don't need to install any software at all. USB sticks are very easy to use, very portable, most models are pretty fast and they offer lots of storage room. Today I'm taking a closer look at the Kingston DataTraveler ReadyFlash. This is a fairly new USB 2.0 drive which is optimized to take full advantage of Windows Vista's new ReadyBoost feature.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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The modules are regular DDR2. They are tested up to 1200MHz (Yes, 1200MHz!) at 2.3 or 2.35v. This is where the PC2-9600 comes into play. At a speed of 1200MHz, most people will not be able to use these modules at all at the rated speed. This is why Kingston made sure these modules also handle lower speeds and tighter timings well as well. Since my system could handle the 1200MHz memory bus, I cranked it to that specification.
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Monday, March 5, 2007
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The MicroSD and the adaptors come in one plastic shock proof case, it would not withstand a heavy crush but it is good enough to avoid damage if dropped, or in the microSD thought loss... (Editors note: lol them microSD cards are very small, I lost one when it pinged out of my phone, I am sure Samsung put a pump action spring in the slot).
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