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The Cus N0204 mini NAS Review

Storage · Author Stuyo · October 23, 2009 · 16542 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

We've discussed quite extensively tendencies in disk space use, particularly the ones related to external enclosures. So far we've reviewed quite a few devices relying on either USB or eSATA. Since recently we began reviewing NAS devices and todaw we aim to do so too. The NAS technology representative we're about to…

Synology DS109 NAS Review

Storage · Author Stuyo · October 21, 2009 · 18536 reads · ★★★★☆ (9 votes)

Disk space is becoming cheaper with each passing day and the forms in which it comes are ever so diverse. And that's quite understandable - space is never enough and filling your case with hard drive is not exactly the perfect solution, after all quite often we need to be able to access our data from any computer at…

Antec Readies Six Hundred PC Case

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · October 20, 2009 · 4683 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Antec is readying the newest member of its Hundred series gaming PC cases, the Six Hundred. This is the sixth case in the series, following the Nine Hundred, Twelve Hundred, Nine Hundred Two, Three Hundred, and Two Hundred. This mid-sized ATX tower case is expected to fill the gap between the Three Hundred and Nine…

Affiliate reviews today [19-10-2009]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · October 20, 2009 · 4315 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

CPUs Amd Athlon 2 X2 245 Cpu @ Rbmods Accessories Zalman MFC3 LCD Fan Controller @ Rbmods | Otterbox Commuter Series Case for Blackberry Tour 9630 @ TestFreaks | Thrustmaster Tennis Duo Pack NW Dual Racket Pack for Nintendo Wii @ TestFreaks | BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree Kit @ Benchmark Reviews PSUs…

Lenovo’s ION-powered IdeaPad S12 Netbook Coming up

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 20, 2009 · 3355 reads · ★★★★☆ (3 votes)

Lenovo’s first ION-based netbook IdeaPad S12 is going to make its debut this week, together with the latest Windows 7 operating system, according to TCMagazine. IdeaPad S12 features a 12.1-inch (1280×800) LED backlit display, a full-size keyboard, a 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a 6-cell…

GeIL memory now available in Bulgaria through Argus computers

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 19, 2009 · 3064 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

GeIL is proud to announce the establishment of distribution in the Bulgarian market through one of Bulgaria’s top distributors – Argus Computers. Argus Computers established in 1996, has been providing the Bulgarian market with professional service and named brand products. The wide range of PC components and…

Gigabyte Preps New P55 Motherboard with SATA 6.0Gbps, USB 3.0

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · October 17, 2009 · 4565 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Gigabyte is reportedly planning to release an updated version of its GA-P55-UD4 motherboard, and the good news is SATA 6.0Gbps and USB 3.0 ports are included. The GA-P55A-UD4 features 12+2 phase power design, four dual-channel DDR3 memory slots which support up to 16GB memory, two PCIe x16 slots for SLI or CrossFireX…

Acer Ships Windows 7 Equipped AspireRevo Nettop

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 17, 2009 · 3587 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Acer has designed a refreshed version of AspireRevo which is pre-loaded with the upcoming Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. AspireRevo R3610-U9012 features NVIDIA ION platform, 1.6GHz Atom 330 processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, 160GB hard drive, built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, HDMI/eSATA/VGA/USB 2.0 connectivities, card…

Spire Unveils Slimod VGA Cooler

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · October 16, 2009 · 3298 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Introducing the newly arrived High-end VGA Graphics Array cooler, Slimod. This cool VGA Card cooler is brimming with technology and innovation. Applicable to the latest NVIDIA GeForce and ATI Radeon GPUs, the Slimod will deliver optimum cooling for today's hot GPUs. Equipped with 3 all copper 6mm Direct Touch…

Danger Den Delivers New Waterblock for HD 5870

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · October 16, 2009 · 3336 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Danger Den has developed a new waterblock for Radeon HD 5870, and the baby is being listed for order. The CrossFire-ready waterblock weighs 2.0 lbs, and is completely anti-corrosive. It utilizes the international standard G 1/4 BSPP fittings, and significantly reduces load and idle temperatures on the video card by 20…

AMD Reports Another Loss for Q3, But Things Are on the up

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 16, 2009 · 2991 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

AMD has just reported its third quarter results. The company made a net loss of $128 million, and its revenues amounted to $1.396 biilion, showing a 18% sequential increase, while falling by 22% compared to the same period of 2008. “Strong demand for our product and platform offerings combined with disciplined…

Samsung: DDR DRAMs to Remain in Short Supply

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 16, 2009 · 3100 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Samsung has just confirmed reports that there are tight supplies of DDR3, and warned that the shortages would last until the first quarter of next year, according to EETimes. Keich Lee, manager of memory marketing for Samsung said that shortages of “DDR2 are more severe than DDR3″, and “DDR2 prices surpassed DDR3 at…

NVIDIA Mainstream Fermi Reportedly Arrives in Late Q1

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 16, 2009 · 2940 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The launch of Radeon 5800 series and subsequent launch of Radeon HD 5700 has been greeted by immense number of positive reviews, but NVIDIA appears to be weaker in this part. According to Fudzilla, its Fermi will not be available until Q1 2010. Fermi will initially become available as a performance card, and we’ll…

G.Skill Announces its ECO Memory, DDR3 at Just 1.35V

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · October 16, 2009 · 3255 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

G.Skill International Co. Ltd., manufacturer of extreme performance memory and solid-state storage with solid quality, has today released its ECO low voltage, 1.35V dual channel DDR3 memory for Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and Core i7 platforms. Compared to the current DDR3 standard voltage of 1.65V, G.Skill's ECO memory…

Affiliate reviews today [14-10-2009]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · October 15, 2009 · 3339 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Accessories DoubleSight DS-70U Smart 7” LCD USB Monitor Review @ TestFreaks | Joby Gorillatorch Reviewed @ Bona Fide Reviews PSUs Antec Signature 850 Power Supply @ LanOC Reviews | Sapphire Pure 950w Review @ XSReviews Mobile Asus G51Vx Budget Gaming Notebook Review @ Futurelooks | Luxa2 h1-Touch @ LanOC Reviews…

Intel Reports Net Income of $1.856 Billion in Q3 2009

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 15, 2009 · 3239 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Intel Corporation has just reported third-quarter revenue of $9.4 billion. The company reported operating income of $2.6 billion, net income of 1.856 billion and earnings per share of 33 cents. The gross margin reached 58%, up 7 points sequentially. According to the company, Atom processors contributed a revenue of…

NVIDIA Partners to Discontinue GTX275 and GTX285

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 15, 2009 · 2660 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

There is news that several NVIDIA partners have decided to cancel GeForce GTX285 and GTX275 due to lack of supply. The rumor does not seem to make much sense, as NVIDIA’s next-gen GPU Fermi will not be ready until next year. We’re not sure yet if this is just NVIDIA’s marketing strategy to keep the market hungry for…

Unika Shows off Its First Non-reference HD 5750 Accelerator

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · October 15, 2009 · 3387 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

AMD has today taken the wraps of the highly anticipated Radeon HD 5700 series, and Unika has also been quick to unveil their own non-reference HD 5750 graphics card. Based on the 40nm Juniper GPU, Unika HD 5750 is powered by 720 stream processors, and equipped with 1GB Hynix GDDR5 memory across 128bit memory…

Affiliate reviews today [12-10-2009]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · October 13, 2009 · 4516 reads · ★★★★☆ (2 votes)

CPUs All Athlon 64 Models @ Hardware Secrets | AMD Phenom II X4 905e CPU Reviewed @ Futurelooks | Intel Core i7-870 and Core i7-860 Benchmark Review @ TweakPC | Amd Athlon 2 X4 620 CPU @ Rbmods Accessories Buffalo WZR2-G300N Nfiniti Wireless-N Router @ Benchmark Reviews | LUXA2 H1-Touch Mobile Holder @ BCCHardware |…

Windows 7 Won’t Have a Huge Impact on PC Sales

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 13, 2009 · 2608 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Many analysts believe Windows 7 is going to significantly stimulate the PC sales, but Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO just doesn’t think so. “There will be a surge of PCs but it will probably not be huge,” Ballmer said at a press conference in Munich. He also suggested that the tech sector would take some time to…

Sony Debuts 3D Full HD TVs at CEATEC 2009

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 13, 2009 · 3208 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

At the CEATEC Japan 2009 which was held from Oct 6th to Oct 10th, Sony showed off its 3D Full HD TVs. You’ll need to wear special 3D glasses, and you’ll be impressed with the lifelike 3D visual effects. 3D visual experience has become more and more popular. Many manufacturers have seen their opportunities and start to…

NVIDIA to Deliver Ion 2 Later This Year

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 13, 2009 · 2839 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

NVIDIA’s head of chipset development has recently confirmed that we can expect the Ion 2 chipset this year, but he didn’t lock down a specific month or quarter. Ion 2 will support different Pentium 4 compatible processors including VIA’s Nano, Intel’s Atom and some ultra-low voltage processors. But it lacks support…

NVIDIA GeForce GT240 Benchmarks Surface

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 12, 2009 · 5951 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

We don’t really have many details on hand about the NVIDIA GeForce GT240, but our fellow site IT168 has just published some early benchmarks of the GPU. Based on 40nm GT215, GT240 boasts 96 stream processors like we said. It’s shipping with 1GB SDDR3 or 512MB GDDR5 memory, 128bit memory interface and…

Gigabyte HD 5770 Pictured

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · October 9, 2009 · 5091 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Our fellow site Fudzilla has just posted a picture of Gigabyte’s HD 5770, and the card is said to be listed in an Australian ship for AUD262.9 ($237). The dual-slot card sports a rather sizable fan and packs two DVIs, HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity, as well as an exhaust vent. It seems that Australians usually have…

PowerColor Partners with EK to Bring Water-cooled Radeon HD 5870

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · October 9, 2009 · 3028 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

TUL Corporation has just announced the collaboration with the well-known liquid cooling solution provider EK on the Radeon HD 5870 LCS series. “PowerColor always tries to bring gamers a superior and out-of-box gaming experience,” said Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corporation. “The partnership with EK sets up another milestone…

Scythe Announces Samurai ZZ CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · October 9, 2009 · 3241 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Scythe extends its product portfolio by adding a new CPU Cooler for the entry level market. Samurai ZZ (Model No. SCSMZ-2000) is a top-flow CPU Cooler weighing 16.6 oz, respectively 495 g (incl. Fan), and it is equipped with 3 u-shaped Copper-Heatpipes as well as a 92 mm Fan. Supplied fan is supports the PWM-Feature…

Affiliate reviews today [06-10-2009]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · October 7, 2009 · 4512 reads · ★★★★☆ (6 votes)

CPUs Core i5 vs. Phenom II X4 CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets | Athlon II X4 620 Review @ Hardware Secrets Accessories XCM Xbox 360 Diamond Clear Case and Controller Set @ Big Bruin | Applesac 13” MacBook Sleeve by Colcasac @ TestFreaks | Kodak Zx1 HD Video Recorder @ LanOC Reviews | Synology Disk Station (DS209) Review…

Zalman Rolls out CNPS-10X Flex CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · October 6, 2009 · 3310 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

Traditionally, a specialists in aluminum/copper fin 'ring' type CPU coolers, Zalman maintained a performance leadership till aluminum fin tower type CPU coolers took over as the better performing design. Zalman was forced to keep up with the trend, which it did with the introduction of its CNPS-10X series coolers,…

Corsair Launches TX950W High Performance Power Supply

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · October 6, 2009 · 3059 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Corsair, a worldwide leader in high performance memory and computer products, today announced the launch of the Corsair TX950W power supply unit (PSU), the latest addition to the award-winning TX-series of high-quality PSUs. The TX950W has been designed to meet the demanding requirements of PC enthusiasts, creative…