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Sunday, January 10, 2010
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?Today we are looking at a set of Crucial 4GB DDR3-1333 budget memory modules that look very unassuming and rather uninspiring to be honest, sporting no heatspreaders and looking very......well.....naked. These Crucial modules may not be much to look at but do they pack some serious punch for achieving very high overclocks. Just how how far can these 1333 MHz sticks can go? Is 1600MHz good enough? No, that's for chumps. What about 1866MHz? No, that's for wannabees. Is 2000MHz within reach? Oh, now you're talking. Let's find out.?
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"After testing the Intel i5-661 processor for a month or so, I can definitely see where it will create a market for an affordable and much more simpler computer that will be easy on the wallet. The inclusion of the video processing on the same package as the processor will be a breakthrough technology and I cannot wait to see what this will develop in the future."
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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"Sharp's latest 32-inch Aquous HDTV delivers some excellent features at an upper-midrange price point, including a 120Hz refresh rate, a fast 4ms response time, and four HDMI 1.3 inputs. But the most important feature by far is the television's full-array LED backlight. As such, we recommend it - however, after extensive testing, we did have a few reservations about the set worth noting as well."
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"Korean manufacturer Cresyn has been around for quite some time, and although the name might not ring any bells, chances are that you've been using its earphones - only under another brand. However, while the company has been quietly producing OEM earphones (generic goods designed for sale under any corporate name possibly several) for a good ways at this point, it's now decided to venture out under its own label. Not a bad move if you ask us, considering that the made in China Cresyn C750E's are just one out of the five in-ear earphones the company offers, and are priced at about $100."
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"Today we are going to test Alpine 64 Pro, a low-cost CPU cooler for AMD processors from Arctic Cooling. This cooler features a traditional design, with a 92-mm fan and no heatpipes. But how about its performance? Let's check it out!"
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With convergence comes greater confusion. It's true that the lines are beginning to blur between mobile platforms these days. Distinguished by subtle hardware attributes at best, a fine line now separates a netbook from an ultraportable, and you can't blame the average consumer for being mystified by the differences between them.
Thanks to Lenovo for the early head start, we have the ThinkPad X100e in our possession. It's a 11.6-inch prototype, clad in a fiery red shell with an equally tasteful black interior beneath its hood. If Lenovo can help it, it would prefer consumers to associate this entry-level ThinkPad as an ultraportable, rather than the less "competent" netbook.
Loyal ThinkPad purists might not be comfortable with Lenovo for downsizing their beloved business trooper to a smaller outfit. Against the grain however, the X100e does appear to hold some promise. Designed for usability and mobility, Lenovo has chosen to power the X100e with a single core Athlon Neo MV40 processor - call it AMD's enhanced alternative to Intel's Atom if you like. The Yukon-based platform has been hyped by AMD to provide more computational punch, notwithstanding its larger power draw compared to the Atom N280.
Other specs of the X100e include 4GB of RAM, a Realtek 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi adapter, and a hard drive ranging from 160GB to 320GB. Drenched with Windows 7, this baby also packs a 1366 x 768 display, which arguably offers a larger screen estate than your average netbook. Interestingly, Lenovo somehow managed to retain classic ThinkPad features like the trackpoint and touchpad despite the X100e's smaller footprint. Business warriors can also look forward to Lenovo's trademark ThinkVantage Technologies suite, which promises an "Airbag Protection" feature which disengages the hard disk during bumps and drops.
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"Tuniq's Tower 120 Extreme is an enthusiast grade heatsink that cools very well, pretty quietly. In fact I'll save you the suspense and tell you straight up that it tops Frostytech's Intel reference chart and that it's one of the Top 5 best-ever heatsinks tested on Frostytech's AMD reference chart to date. And that's not comparing the Tower 120 Extreme against five... or even ten recent heatsinks... Frostytech.com compares it to well over 250 different heatsinks!"
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"While all the bells and whistles on All-in-One inkjet printers are nice to have, there are times when you just need a simple black-and-white printer that is less expensive to operate. That's where the Brother HL-2140 comes in. It prints up to 23 pages per minute at resolutions up to 2400 x 600 dots per inch. It is a monochrome laser printer that is less expensive to operate. Could this be the printer that becomes your daily workhorse? We decided to take a look."
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" USB Flash drives are a great way of carrying around portable data. However, keeping this data safe from prying eyes usually requires some form of security; whether it is password or encryption protection. In most cases, hardware encrypted USB Flash drives are the most secure way of locking up ones data. Of course these drives can be rather expensive. Thankfully, Kingston has released the relatively affordable DataTraveler Locker+ USB Flash drive, which features hardware-based encryption."
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"In some instances, a wireless network just doesn?t do the trick. Whether the issue is that the distance is just too far for your WiFi signal to transmit or some sort of interference is causing the lack of connectivity in your home via WiFi there is an alternative to running cabling in the home or just not having internet access to the room in question. Today I am looking at the Hercules ePlug 200 Duo system that uses your electrical wiring in your home to send internet and digital content around the home. Read on for all of the details."
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"If you subscribe to the hype, Prolimatech's Megahalems heatsink is that legendary thermal solution only spoken of in hushed whispers. As is tradition, Frostytech won't string you along; the Prolimatech Megahalems heatsink is indeed one of the very best performing CPU coolers we've ever tested. Faced with a 150W heat load it doesn't break a sweat keeping Frostytech's synthetic Intel CPU die at just 15.0°C over ambient temperature (w/h 80CFM 120mm fan). That is very nearly a record low."
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"As we have shown you with their X58 and P55 boards, ASRock has some excellent engineers behind the scenes developing boards that are able to give great performance and overclocking. With the launch of the 32nm Clarkdale Core i5 661, ASRock has come forward with their own H55 based motherboard.
Can ASRock continue their success with this new CPU and platform? After all, Clarkdale puts a GPU directly on the CPU packaging and can complicate the tracing layout of an already complex device like a motherboard. Luckily, we have had an ASRock H55M Pro in house for our initial testing of the Core i5 661 CPU and can give you a good answer. Read on to find out."
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Intel's latest Clarkdale processors are the first to integrate a GPU and CPU inside a single processor package. This can lead to large cost savings and simplifications for motherboard vendors and system integrators. But does the Core i5 661 have enough GPU steam to play current games?
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The Point 2 View (P2V) from IPEVO is a tethered USB camera designed to free users from the shackles of the screen-mounted webcam. Combining a 2.0 megapixel sensor, continuous autofocus, and a close-focussing distance of about 2 inches with a unique, articulating stand, the P2V allows much more freedom in capturing images from a unique perspective. Will you want to sacrifice $69 and a bit of desk real-estate for this little number? Read on and find out.
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In terms of target market, the ASUS P7H55D-M EVO board fits the bill as the cornerstone of a digital home theater PC. The integrated graphics are good enough to run Blu-ray discs when paired with a powerful processor like the Core i5-661 CPU used in the testing. The board has the HDMI outputs that most HDTVs have on the market today and also has a DVI-D and VGA for monitor connections. The integrated graphics is only adequate at best for gaming, with casual gaming titles and mainstream gaming titles a good fit for the limited graphics. If you want to build a gaming computer with this motherboard you can, you'll need a CPU like the Core i7 870 plus a powerful graphics card like the Radeon HD 5870 or 5970 in the PCI Express x16 slot. The one downside of this board is the total lack of RAID, which is an option on the P55 and H57 chipsets.
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