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3-in-1 E-SATA, SATA and USB 5-port Hub Combo Review

Comments: 0March 31st, 2008 by Kristofer

USB Hubs are a very common product now, everyone has so much stuff that they seem to always need to plug something else in but there never seems to be enough ports to do it. Since there are so many brands and styles of hubs, what does a company do to make theirs stand out from the crowd and make you buy it over any others out there?

Today for review I’ve got a product that not only adds five more USB connections to your computer but also adds an SATA port and an eSATA port. It seems to be a well made product with good intentions on creating something that could be very useful to many people out there.

So continue on to learn more and see the tests that I ran…

Read Full Review HERE 

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AMD Phenom 9850 X4 Black Edition CPU Review

Comments: 0March 31st, 2008 by Kristofer
AMD Phenom 9850 X4 Black Edition CPU Review motherboards.org

Author: Ben Sun Date: 03-30-2008

One thing AMD is stressing is the upgradeability of their older motherboards to support their new Quad Core CPUs. AMD sent a list of compatible motherboards that are on AMD’s Recommended List and it includes older motherboards including the nForce 570 chipset M2N-32-SLI and the AMD 690 boards that were prevalent a couple of years ago. Newer boards like the AMD 790FX and NVIDIA GeForce 7050 and presumably the upcoming 780a are being tested and qualified but few if any are on the list at the moment. The other consideration is for the home builder wanting to build an inexpensive motherboard+CPU combo. The 9850 is retailing for $235, add a 780G motherboard from AMD or an equivalent NVIDIA integrated board like the 8300 and you’d have a system that’d be hard to match on the Intel side dollar for dollar, especially with the state of Intel’s graphics drivers not even supporting DX10 as of yet. As an upgrade to existing AMD systems is where this CPU will be the sweet spot. This is due to the fact that if you have a slower CPU, but still want a faster system, this is an easy buying decision to make and will most certainly speed your system up from an older AMD CPU.

Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1762_1.html

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Fix Vista’s Wasteful Shadow Copy @ [OC]ModShop

Comments: 0March 31st, 2008 by Kristofer

As storage has gotten more expansive, Microsoft has gotten very good at unnecessarially using up this extra space. One of the biggest storage hogs is System Restore, which was rather easy to modify in Windows XP. In Windows Vista, there is no easy way to change the amount of space that System Restore uses, so Vista is likely keeping the restore point from the time you wiped your butt with a new roll of TP.

In Windows Vista, the storage problem has gotten even worse, because Vista now has found a way to bloat even System Restore. The new feature is called Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), which enhances System Restore by making backup copies of deleted or changed files. Most of these “shadow copies” cannot be deleted: they just take up space for no reason whatsoever.

Fortunately, there is a command line utility that will allow you change the amount of space Windows Vista uses for Restore Points and Shadow Copies, and is called the vssadmin.exe (Volume Shadow Copy Service Admin).

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1105

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Asus Eee PC 4G-X, Windows XP Unboxing Preview

Comments: 0March 31st, 2008 by Kristofer

We’re always on the lookout for Asus Eee PC updates and today we’ve come up with some breaking news for you relative to the Windows XP variant that is due to hit the market in April.  Actually, it’s more than just some breaking news; we’ve got one.

Though the machine isn’t due out until sometime mid-next week, we were able to get our hands on a full retail bundle well before they hit store shelves in the US.

Direct Link:

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asus_Eee_PC_4GX_Windows_XP_Unboxing_Preview/

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DigiCamReview: Canon Powershot SX100 IS Review Online

Comments: 0March 31st, 2008 by Kristofer

Canon Powershot SX100 IS Review Online!

We’ve just published our review of the new 8 megapixel Canon Powershot SX100 IS – the camera features a 10x optical zoom lens with image stabilisation, a 2.5″ screen, DIGIC III processor, 1cm macro mode, pop-up flash, manual controls, and ISO upto 1600. The SX100 is available for £149 from Amazon UK “This camera has been an excellent companion and has coped extremely well in a wide variety of situations – the optical image stabilisation helping in low light – and the 10x optical zoom lens allowing me to zoom into the subject. Despite my reservations about Face Detection Focus, I’ve actually found the feature useful – for quickly checking whether the subject is smiling and not blinking!”

Read our Canon Powershot SX100 IS Review
View our Canon Powershot SX100 IS Sample Photos

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Need For Speed Pro Street PSP Review

Comments: 0March 31st, 2008 by Kristofer

Need For Speed Pro Street PSP Review

Date: 03-28-2007 Written By Vlad MihaiescuWhite in itself, Need for speed is plum packed with content, that content however is ruined by the blur effects of the game. While the cars are rendered beautifully, the only way to take advantage of that is by looking at them in your garage. The second you hit the tracks, the blur takes over. If you are a racing fanatic like me, maybe then this game is worth it. If you are a car collector, this game offers a decent variety, so this game might be fun, but if you are the average Joe looking for a fun game to purchase, then you may want to look elsewhere. This really should be a lesson to future racing games: give us the option to turn settings on or off. By my standards, this is a no-buy; not until it hits the $20 shelf anyhow.

Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=942&p=1

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