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Friday, May 16, 2008
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Overall, the Vizo Mini Ninja is a well made little notebook cooler. It is fairly compact, light weight, and sturdy. Being made of a nice grade of aluminum, it is going to be structurally durable for an extended time.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
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Over the last couple of years, the computer market has become fierce and intense in all areas. The tight competition between processor makers AMD and Intel, as well as the graphics card front on the ATI/AMD and NVIDIA side, we have come to expect more powerful processors and video cards to do various tasks -- whether it's to play the latest DX10 games such as Company of Heroes, to something that simply pushes our graphics cards to the limit such as Crysis. Of course, there is a price to pay for this rapid increase in graphics performance. According to Murphy's Law, "If anything can go wrong, it will", there will always be one outcome that becomes detriment to the overall product. This is especially true in graphics cards; as seen with the increase of graphics performance, it tends to produce more heat. According to our previous tests, this application is true when it comes to the 8800GTS G92 running at a whopping 84 degrees on load. It could be cooled with an additional case fan or an improved heatsink, but what if you are tight on space? Well, then you are in luck, because today, we will review an affordable product that not only provides cooling in congested areas -- the Vizo Propeller II PCI slot cooler with direct heat exhaust.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
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Vizo have sent plenty of bits and bobs my way over the last couple of years and one area of products they keep making and keep improving on is their HDD enclosures. Today I have one such product, the Uranus (that's yur-uh-nus, not...) which has a sleek blue finish. Will it live up to Vizo's reputation? Let's find out.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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Today I am going to be looking at another product from a company that I have only recently been introduced to. The company is Vizo Technology Corp and the item under review is the Luxon Advanced ED hard drive caddy. After the very promising introductory product I have quite high expectations of this little piece of hardware.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
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Moving onto the end of the Saturno we find all the necessary connections and buttons. There is the usual USB and power connections but this also has a connection for e-sata, as mentioned before, plus this caddy is capable of one touch backup of either certain files or the whole of your boot disk, which would be VERY useful if the worst should happen.
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Friday, February 8, 2008
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As you may already know, keeping your notebook computer cool has several key benefits, including the extended longevity and the improved performance of the components housed within. As laptops have continued to increase in popularity in recent years, so have the options for keeping our notebooks nice and cool. In terms of cooling performance, active solutions - those that include fans - typically outperform passive solutions. I've reviewed several cooling pads in the past and I've found that the Ninja II notebook cooler from VIZO implements a series of features that are lacking in other solutions.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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Today is the first time I'm taking a closer look at a product from Vizo, this firm focuses on external storage solutions, cooling products and accessories. The subject of this review is their Ninja II notebook cooler - this product was designed for 15" and 17" notebooks with widescreen displays. The Vizo Ninja II features an aluminum housing and is advertised as a silent and efficient laptop cooler.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
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In the digital home, there are many ways to play media that's physically located on your computer on your home stereo system. From the classic method of using a high end sound card such as the Asus Xonar D2 (Or an Asus Xonar U1 if USB is your only choice), to using a Slim Devices Squeezebox to stream media using a network, the possibilities are endless. One to add to this combination is the Vizo Milano. This unique hard drive enclosure allows you to simply pop in a hard disk drive, and the enclosure does the rest. It supports digital out to your receiver for audio, and hooks up to your TV using major analog formats to play video and display pictures. It even comes with a remote control! Will this media enclosure change the way we play digital files on home theater setups? Let's have a detailed look at the Vizo Milano media player and hard drive enclosure today.
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Friday, January 4, 2008
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Vizo pride themselves on making efficient, economical and stylish cooling and storage products. Today, I have something that fits into the former of those categories, the Vizo Voyager. It's designed to straddle your HDD and keep it chilled with 2 small fans. Is it up to the task? Let's find out.
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
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The Vizo Milano Multimedia enclosure plays back all your favorite multimedia files stored on the internal hard drive on your TV at up to 1080i resolution. The ease of use and complete cable set make it a very interesting choice for everyone wanting to not only store these files but also have them at their immediate disposal when needed.
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Monday, December 24, 2007
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Vizo first came to our attention with their eye catching HDD enclosures in early 2006. Since then they have increased their product range to fans, mice, headsets and more. Today I have an interesting product, the Vizo Orbital, a circular HDD cooler. Let's see how it holds up.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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The Vizo Ninja II, lovingly called Sumo because of the large size, is intended for 15" to 17" notebooks. The two cooling fans are powered by a USB port of the portable computer. This cable also features an USB 2.0 port itself, so you will not waste one of these precious connection on your laptop.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
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Vizo has taken the Uranus 3.5 inch enclosure and has shrunk it to 2.5. This hard drive case takes a 2.5 inch SATA drive instead, but still keeps all the features of its larger brother, with a smaller price tag.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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"No need to go to the back? Do it in the Front!!"? says the front of the box. Oh dear! Aside from the slighly risque translation, the product does indeed allow you to do it in the?umm?front. The VIZO Master Panel II re-routes audio, USB, Firewire, and eSata ports into a front panel that sits in a standard 5.25 inch bay. It even contains a dual-channel fan controller and a Multicard Reader. Looks like hanging on to that old case for a bit longer might just be an option afterall.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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Let's face it - people hate connecting things to the back of their computer, especially if it's only for temporary use. Having to poke around the back of your case (where there is already a jumble of cables) just to connect a camera to download photos off of it is a pain. Thankfully, most cases nowadays come with front USB ports. But what about other connectors and outputs? There have been many products providing a solution to this problem. Most of them fit in a 5.25" drive bay and basically re-route or provide front connections for, among other things, USB ports. This can be helpful if your case didn't come with front access for these connections. While most of them are fairly basic, the VIZO Master Panel II takes an "everything but the kitchen sink" approach by providing a plethora of I/O options as well as some other nice features. Today, we'll take a look to see if the Master Panel II stands out from among the rest.
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