Archive for February, 2010

2/28 Affiliate News

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

TwinMOS Mobile Disk Q7 64GB USB Drive Review @ t-break

2.5 Years with the Lapinator Plus @ Virtual-Hideout

2/27 Affiliate News

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

GIGABYTE M8000 Xtreme Gaming Mouse @ TweakTown

Why is Flash such a problem on the iPad? @ TweakTown

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Corsair Padlock 2 8GB USB Flash Drive Review @ OCC

RaidSonic Icy Box IB-318 and IB-250 USB 3.0 HDD Enclosures Video Review @ TweakTown

Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Modular

2/25 Affiliate News

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

ATI Radeon HD 5830 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown

ATI Radeon HD 5830 Review @ TechSpot

Review of the HD 5830 @ Neoseeker

ATI Radeon HD 5830 DirectX-11 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

ATI Radeon HD 5830 – AMD Completes its HD 5000 Line-up @ Techgage.com

Sapphire HD 5830 Modern Warfare 2 Edition

2/24 Affiliate News

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Thermaltake SpinQ VT Review @ OCC

ASUS P7H55D-M EVO Clarksdale Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 Express) Motherboard @ TweakTown

Gigabyte’s P55A-UD7 – The Most Packed P55 Board? @ Techgage.com

Spire TherMax II Cooler Review @ Tweaknews

HIS Radeon HD 5570 1GB GDDR3 Video Card in CrossFire @ TweakTown

2/23 Affiliate News

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

HIS Radeon HD 5450 1GB GDDR3 Video Card @ TweakTown

Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 3Gbps Performance Analysis @ TweakTown

Synology Disk Station DS410j NAS Review @ TechSpot

NZXT Hades Crafted Series Mid-Tower @ Techgage.com

PowerColor Radeon HD 5970 LCS Review @ OCC

ASUS MY-CINEMA PHC3-150 HDTV-Tuner Card @ Benchmark Reviews

2/22 Affiliate News

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro Review @ BayReviews.com

Build A Top-Notch Gaming PC Designed for Overclocking for $700 @ OCIA.net

IN WIN Maelstrom Full Tower Chassis @ TweakTown

MSI HD R5770 Hawk Review @ OCC

Razer Orochi Mobile Gaming Mouse @ Benchmark Reviews

Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 TOXIC Video Card @ TweakTown

2/21 Affiliate News

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

ATI Catalyst 10.2 Windows 7 Driver Analysis @ TweakTown

Computer Geeks eSATA Enclosure HE-2521B Review @ OCIA.net

Cooler Master CM Storm Sentinal Advance Gaming Mouse Review @ Tweaknews

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 OC Video Card @ TweakTown

HTC HD2 Smartphone @ t-break

Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2B 512GB Gen 2 Solid

2/18 Affiliate News

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

HIS Radeon HD 5670 IceQ+ 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown

Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic OC Edition Review @ OCC

ASUS P6X58D-Premium SATA6G Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Zotac Mag HTPC Review @ t-break

Kingston MobileLite G2 Review @ ASE Labs

Lite-On iHES208 Internal 8X Blu-ray Combo Drive @ TweakTown

2/17 Affiliate News

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Future ATI Catalyst Drivers – Why you should be excited! @ TweakTown

Intel Core i5-661 Clarksdale Processor Review @ Benchmark Review

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews

A Look at ATI’s Catalyst 10.2 & 10.3 Drivers @ Techgage.com

LG Haier R450 Notebook @ t-break

3D: The Cinema Revolution @ TweakTown

Verbatim InSight Hard Drive (500GB)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
InSight-packaging

Verbatim computer peripherals are well known, and I have used their computer mice and recordable disks for years. This will be the first hard drive from Verbatim that I have ever used, and it offers a new feature: an always-on “cholesteric” display. It’s a very small 2.5” hard drive that is USB powered and operated in a sleek package. This is nothing new, but the drive also includes a microchip that reads the partition information of the drive and displays the partition name and available space on a display. Continue reading

2/16 Affiliate News

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

HIS Radeon HD 5750 IceQ+ 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown

Noctua NH-C12P SE14 Review @ OCC

OCZ Fatal1ty DDR3-1600 Memory Kit Review  @ Benchmark Reviews

Thermaltake Element V Full Tower Case Review @ Tweaknews

BioShock 2 Graphics Performance @ TechSpot

What is the RocketDock? @ Computing On Demand

MSI H55M-ED55

2/15 Affiliate News

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Patriot Valkyrie 2-Bay Network Attached Storage Device @ TweakTown

Diamond XSTU21 Sound Tube & MSP100B Mini Rockers Mobile Speakers Review @ Overclockers Club

Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 128GB @ Techgage.com

EVGA H55 Motherboard Review @ OCIA.net

Bioshock 2 Xbox 360 Review @ TweakTown

Sapphire Radeon HD5670 1GB Graphics Card Review @ Bigbruin.com

Dexim P-Flip Folding iPhone Battery Dock

Sunday, February 14th, 2010
PFlip-packaging

I am an avid iPhone 3G user, but my chief complaint about the device is the battery lifetime. All of the extra hardware that makes the iPhone great (GPS, WiFi, 3G GSM, accelerometer, digital compass, etc.) drain the non-replaceable battery within a day of charging, with moderate use. Not surprisingly, a slew of add-on products from manufacturers such as Dexim have hit the market to append the poor battery performance of the iPhone. The Dexim P-Flip offers an extended battery in the form of a foldable dock. Continue reading

2/13 Affiliate News

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

The Office of Film and Literature Classification  Friend or Foe? @ TweakTown

Sans Digital Tower Raid TR4UT 4-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews

2/12 Affiliate News

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Vantec USB 3.0 PCI-e Host Card w/ NexStar 3 SuperSpeed Enclosure @ TweakTown

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 and GA-P55A-UD4P Review @ OCC

PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 1GB PCS+ OC Video Card @ TweakTown

2/11 Affiliate News

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

HornetTek X2-RAID Dual Bay 3.5-inch eSATA/USB 2.0 Enclosure @ TweakTown

Mushkin Io series 128GB SSD Review @ OCC

ATI Radeon HD5570 DX11 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W 10.1-inch Netbook @ TweakTown

ECS A785GM-AD3 Black Series Motherboard Review @ OCIA.net

Griffin AirCurve

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
AirCurve-packaging

As an iPhone owner, I’m familiar with the Griffin line of iPod/iPhone/Apple accessories. I’m also familiar with the shortcomings of the iPhone’s speaker, and that holding or cupping your hand around the speaker port will enhance (or at least change) the sounds coming from it. A friend of mine even suggested building a wave-guide to enhance the sound from the iPhone speaker. Griffin has done just that with its passive amplifier dock, the AirCurve. The iPhone sits in this plastic dock that has an acoustic wave-guide positioned directly under the speaker port. Modeled after the human ear canal, the waveguide amplifies and equalizes the sounds before ejecting them out the front of the device. It is completely passive and requires no batteries. Continue reading

EnhanceTech TS800 IP

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
TS800IP-trays

The EnhanceTech TS800 IP is an enterprise-level solution for iSCSI attached storage. Resembling a full-size ATX case, the TS800 contains three gigabit network controllers, an onboard computer and web server, a RAID controller capable of level 6 arrays, and a hot-swap backplane with room for 8 SATA drives. The novel aspect here is the use of the iSCSI standard, essentially using an existing TCP/IP network infrastructure to pass packets of data that mimic a more traditional SAS solution. Part of this process is specialized software on the client end to attach the device as a volume. Continue reading

2/10 Affiliate News

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Review of the ATI HD 5570 @ Neoseeker

Adaptec RAID 5805Z PCI-E x1 SATA/SAS RAID Controller @ TweakTown

ASUS Super-Multi SATA Optical Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Thermaltake Lanbox VF1000BWS Case Review @ Tweaknews

ECS Geforce GT 240 Review @ OCC

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler Review @ OCIA.net

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Dremel 4000

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Dremel4000-packaging

Handheld rotary tools have long been a staple for every modders toolkit. One brand of handheld rotary tool has become so popular that like Kleenex, the brand name is often used to describe all handheld rotary tools. For those who are confused, I am talking about none other than the Dremel. Not all “dremels” are created equally and today we will be taking a look at the newest member of the Dremel family, the Dremel 4000. Continue reading

2/9 Affiliate News

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

LiteOn Strong-Page MLC SSD LA-32M1S @ Benchmark Reviews

ATI Radeon HD 5570 Review @ TechSpot

Sapphire HD 5570 1GB Review @ OCC

Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1GB GDDR3 Video Card @ TweakTown

ATI Radeon HD 5570 – Sub-$100 HTPC & Gaming Solution @ Techgage.com

Valentine’s Day Gadgets @ t-break

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2/8 Affiliate News

Monday, February 8th, 2010

ASUS ENGT240 Review @ OCC

EVGA Geforce GTX275 CO-OP Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

Ultra X4 1600 Watt Full Modular Power Supply @ TweakTown

Samsung PN58B850 58 inch Plasma TV Review @ Tweaknews

Win an NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle! @ Techgage.com

Team Group Xtreem-G1 120GB Solid State Disk @ TweakTown

2/6 Affiliate News

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Star Trek: Generations HD Movie Review @ TweakTown

Microsoft Explorer Wireless Rechargeable Mouse Review @ Tweaknews

2/5 Affiliate News

Friday, February 5th, 2010

AZZA Solano 1000R Full-Tower Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Mini-Box.com M350 Universal Mini-ITX Enclosure Review @ Bigbruin.com

MSI Radeon HD 5770 HAWK 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown

Thermaltake Launches Next Generation Toughpower XT PSU Series @ Computing On Demand

GlacialLight launches low power T8 LED Tube @ Computing On Demand

2/4 Affiliate News

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Sapphire HD 5450 512MB Review @ OCC

ATI Radeon HD5450 HTPC Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

ATI’s Radeon HD 5450 – The Perfect HTPC Card? @ Techgage.com

Gigabyte H55M-S2H Motherboard @ t-break

HIS Radeon HD 5750 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews

Win two SanDisk Ultra Backup USB 2.0 Flash Drives @ t-break

2/3 Affiliate News

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Using a Thumb Drive to Install Windows 7 @ Techgage.com

Mushkin Blackline 996782 PC3 12800 2x2GB Review @ OCC

Crucial RealSSD-C300 SATA-III 6Gbps SSD @ Benchmark Reviews

Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Disk @ TweakTown

Tech Tip: Effortless Ways to Download Video Content from YouTube and Other Sites @ TechSpot

Thermaltake BlacX Duet

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

I have been familiar with ThermalTake products for years, having built my first custom computer using one of their Xaser-II cases. I’m also familiar with their typical over-engineering. In the case of the Xaser-II, the front door was made of ¼-inch cold-rolled steel, and weighed close to five pounds. Throughout the years, that case has served many purposes and held together perfectly due to its stellar build quality. Up now is the BlacX Duet, an external hard drive dock for internal SATA hard drives. The “Duet” is for two drives being simultaneously accessible by eSATA and USB with this product. Continue reading

1/2 Affiliate News

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

ECS A785GM-AD3 Motherboard Review @ OCC

Windows 7 System Image Disc Recovery @ Benchmark Reviews

Synology DS-210J Two-Bay NAS Review @ Tweaknews

SanDisk’s Sansa Fuze 8GB @ t-break

MSI Radeon HD 5670 1GB Video Card in CrossFire @ TweakTown

2/1 Affiliate News

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Axle GeForce G210 Review @ OCC

ASUS P7H57D-V EVO (H57 Express) Motherboard @ TweakTown

NZXT Tempest-EVO Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

TweakTowns Solid State Drive Optimization Guide

Toshiba NB 200 netbook @ t-break

ASUS P7H55D-M EVO & Intel DH55TC @ Techgage.com

Motorola T325 In-Car Speakerphone

Monday, February 1st, 2010
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More and more laws are being enacted to require a hands-free device to be used when using a cellphone will driving. While some people do not mind a Bluetooth headset hanging from their ear, many people find this unbearable. While thre are a few other options, one popular solution is a Bluetooth speakerphone . Today we will be looking at one such product from Motorola, the T325 In-Car Speakerphone. Continue reading