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Friday, April 27, 2007
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In addition to the SteelPad S&S professional mouse pad itself, you also get a couple of "free" extras included in the package. There is a soft nylon zip-up case that will help you transport the pad to gaming sessions away from your home base. There is one main compartment where you can place the mousepad, as well as a smaller zipped up compartment on the outside for you to put other (small) accessories. The second "bonus" item is a set of S&S padsurfers, provided courtesy of SK Gaming.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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Other standard mouse pads may only be about 8 x 6 inches. The SteelPad 5L, by contrast, is nearly four times this size with overall dimensions of 380 x 280mm (15 x 11 inches). You could very easily cut this mousepad in half and have two very decently-sized, very usable pads. The rationale behind having such giant dimensions is that you will never need to lift your mouse off of the pad. You can span the entire width of your display with no trouble at all. Whether being so large is an advantage or disadvantage is largely (no pun intended) a matter of personal preference. Speaking for myself, desk real estate is at a premium, so there's no real reason for me to have a mousepad quite this huge.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
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What can I say, it's a mouse pad, a HUGE mouse pad. It does its job and it does it well. Throughout my testing it held up to all the abuse I could throw at it, including a coffee spill, a little dabbing with a cloth and careful wiping it was good as new again. If you like cloth mouse pads and need a lot of room to move your mouse around then I can see no reason why you shouldn't get a SteelPad QcK Heavy.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
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The SteelPad has always had great products and I have always been a fan of my old SteelPad and when I heard that there was a new one released I said to myself, "How could they possibly improve on something already so awesome?"
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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Based on the award-winning SteelPad S&S, SteelSeries has created a new mouse pad that comes with a completely new surface that is optimized to give the best compromise between low friction and best precision. We tested this $35 mousepad that comes with included Teflon and a carrying bag to see if it is really an improvement.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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Like most manufactures, SteelPad don't always release brand new products, only build on past success. The QcK heavy is no difference; it's the same slick surface found on the QcK which received a 9/10 back in 2006, but has extra thickness for LAN party enthusiasts.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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SteelSeries is well known for their gaming headphones, I have seen people rave about the SteelSound 5H, 5H v2, and 5H v2 USB on numerous occasions. After completing the 3H and 4H reviews SteelSeries asked me if I would like to take a look at their 5H v2 gaming headphones. I was absolutely ready to see what their top of the line unit has to offer after hearing how well the lower end units performed.
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
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SteelSeries concentrate on creating the best peripherals with the gamer in mind. We've tested many of their products, including their entire range of headsets, but today I have their SteelPad S&S touted as 'probably the best hard plastic gaming surface in the world'. Lets see?
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
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Today we will be taking a look at the recently launched and highly anticipated SteelSound 3H gaming headset, which should bring some quality audio to the low-/midrange headphone market. The headset can be folded together nicely to take up very little space in your LAN party backpack, for a very competitive price of $50.
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Friday, February 2, 2007
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Here at ThinkComputers we have already taken a look at the SteelSound 3H and 5H headsets. The 3H being on the low-end side and the 5H being on the high-end. Today we will be taking a look at the 4H, which is the mid-range headset in the series. SteelSound has always made good headsets so let's see how the 4H measures up.
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Thursday, February 1, 2007
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Mouse mats of recent have been moving away from boring black cloth to more exciting designs. A great example are the NO.ID pads, however today I have the SteelSeries SteelPad 5L in my hands which also combines a gaming surface with aesthetic awesomeness.
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
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The SteelSeries SteelSound 4H is a headset made specifically for gamers. Like its big brother, the 5H, it is designed to give you an advantage in games by making sure you hear all the little details like footsteps. The SteelSound 4H offers great wearing comfort even when used for gaming sessions of several hours.
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Saturday, January 6, 2007
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If you think the SteelSound 5H V2 would cost too much for you, and SteelSeries' SteelSound 3H is not quite the type of gaming headphone you are looking for, you are definitely not out of luck. Yes, you read that right; you are not out of luck -- at least according to high-end gaming peripherals manufacturer SteelSeries. SteelSeries did not only release a single product to address different portions of the enthusiast gaming market -- in fact, they made multiple attempts in creating products for gamers liking different genres of games, and also took into consideration the gamers with tighter budgets than the rest. As this sense of market segment is put forth by the name SteelSound 4H, it may or may not sit directly between the SteelSound 3H and SteelSound 5H V2 in terms of performance, but it definitely sits in between in terms of price (and fits in nicely name-wise too). What really matters now is the performance and practicability of this product; as always a huge emphasis over at APH Networks. And the ratings begin now. Oh, the excitement.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2007
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SteelSeries has been making gaming peripherals and accessories for quite a while. Whether it's iconic gaming products such as headsets to mousepads, or other miscellaneous odd products, they've got it. While the company's SteelSound 5H V2 is still our favorite high end gamer's audio up until this point, there's one significant aspect that needs to be addressed: Price. At $99 USD per unit is by no means expensive in our opinion; but this is very subjective as some want only top end products regardless of price, while other budget conscious individuals looks for something that has a lot of bang for your buck. As I self proclaim myself to be the guy in the second group, something of value and decent performance historically has always been my preference. To address this market niche, SteelSeries announced the SteelSound 3H and 4H last month to accommodate users of this preference. Earlier this month, both products arrived at my doorstep for our evaluation. How well will each product fit these group of people? We'll take a look at the SteelSound 3H headset priced at $49 USD today, and we'll thoroughly review the 4H as well shortly.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
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Copenhagen, Denmark-based gaming gear company Soft Trading is a a relative newcomer to the gaming product market. You may have heard of Icemat or the SteelSeries, two of the company's brands. SteelSeries is most well known for its Steelpad, an aluminum mouse pad, which ThinkComputers reviewed this past August, while Icemat is known for its namesake glass mouse pad. The SteelSeries Steelsound series of gaming headsets is comprised of the 3H, 4H, 5H, and 5H USB. This review is for the 3H, the series' compact and inexpensive model.
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