Tech Articles & Product Reviews – 10/9/09
Apple Tips #2 – How to Clean a White MacBook
Link: http://igadgetlife.com/2009/10/09/apple-tips-2-how-to-clean-a-white-macbook/
Article Blurb: “Which brings me to my point – no matter what you do, no matter how clean your hands are kept, your white MacBook is going to get dirty from them. My MacBook is super filthy, and that fact has always bothered me. I’m so serious about hand cleanliness that I see this dirt as the single biggest flaw in my MacBook’s existence. I’m not alone in this struggle, as it seems every white MacBook owner that I know has yucky black smudges all over their machines. How can this be? And more importantly, is there anything that can be done to remove it? It’s just hard plastic, for pete’s sake!”
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Cocoon Grid-It Organizer
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/cocoon-grid-it-organizer/
Review Blurb: “Are you one of those people who carries some sort of briefcase, laptop or messenger bag? Do you just throw all your personal belongings, tech gadgets and other knick-knacks in there, letting them bounce around and be disorganized? Well friend, that’s a silly idea when there’s Cocoon Grid-It Organizers out there for you to use.”
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VOi! Lorem iPhone Case
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/voi-lorem-iphone-case/
Review Blurb: “After reviewing more iPhone cases than I care to remember, it is my experience that cases designed for fashion and style are usually not the most protective. Today’s review case – the VOi! Lorem helps break my preconception. The Lorem is marketed for those who want their iPhone to match their style while protecting the phone from the outside world.”
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Verbatim MediaStation HD DVR
Link: http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Multimedia/Verbatim-MediaStation-HD-DVR.html
Review Blurb: “Predecessor of this device we reviewed in January and mentioned it few times since it was, at that time, one of the best of its kind. We are of course talking about Verbatim MediaStation Pro . At this year’s IFA we saw new MediaStation HD and had high hopes, as it looked like we got improved successor of already very good MediaStation Pro. Well, new MediaStation HD has arrived in our test lab, but this time we have mixed feelings about it.”
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Seagate Barracuda ST3500418AS 500GB SATA II Hard Drive Video Review
Link: http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/seagate-barracuda-500gb-sata-ii-hard-disk-drive-video-review/
Review Blurb: “Today we are looking at the Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA-II hard disk drive. This particlar drive comes with a 5 year warranty, is quiet whilst not ruling out being very quick too. Lots of hard drives on the market are quicker, but you compensate by having a noisy drive. This drive has all the features you would want, from a trusted manufacturer.”
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I-Rocks Wireless Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo RF-6572L Nano
Link: http://www.rbmods.com/content/15092/introduction.aspx
Review Blurb: “I-Rocks is dedicated to achieving excellence in computer peripherals, contributing to I-Rocks’ overall viability and leadership to provide quality, service and competitive pricing to our customers while maintaining safe and environmentally sound workplace which upholds I-Rocks reputation as a responsible corporate citizen.”
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XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 Review
Review Blurb: “A few weeks ago, the world’s love affair with ATI’s new 5000-series started with the release of the HD 5870 amid a swarm of positive reviews. Even though there were some small hitches in performance versus the best of the best from the previous generation, ATI’s new product showed itself to be one of the best currently on the market while including some killer features to boot. However, ATI didn’t stop there and went ahead and soft launched the HD 5870’s little brother as well. Today we look at the card that is perhaps making a larger splash in the GPU market pool than any single chip flagship: the HD 5850.”
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LiteOn eTDU108 External Slim DVD ROM
Link: http://www.ccereviews.com/reviews/liteon-etdu108/
Review Blurb: “Lite-On is a very reputable manufacturer of optical disc drives. They have been around since 1995 and are one of the world’s top manufacturers of CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray drives and writers. Today, we will be reviewing Lite-On’s newest addition to their external DVD drive lineup, the eTDU108.”
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NZXT Beta Evo Review
Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nzxt_beta_evo/
Review Blurb: “Have you been looking to get a new chassis for your hardware? Maybe you are planning a new budget build with the way the economy is looking right now and you want to find a case that not only looks good but has some good features built into it with a smaller price tag on it?”
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Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler
Link: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=1059
Review Blurb: “There was a time in the not so distant past that every CPU cooler I received for review was 90-92mm. The size suited me just fine, my processors weren’t that hot, and my overclocks not that high. Since that time, my CPUs have grown faster and hotter, and as my overclocking experience has greatly increased, I’ve had no problem with applying more liberal amounts of Vcore, and I’ve pretty much required the 120mm coolers that I have received in the past few years.”
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MSI GeForce N275GTX Lightning Video Card
Link: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2960/msi_geforce_n275gtx_lightning_video_card/index.html
Review Blurb: “When we looked at the GTX 260 Lightning from MSI recently it was really a bit of a mixed bag. On the performance side of things we really liked the card; the aftermarket cooling option that MSI opted for was also really good. On the other side we thought the AirForce Panel proved to be more of a pain than anything else and what we didn’t like was that in order to achieve the highest speed MSI advertised you needed to install their own OC software.”
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HIS Radeon HD 5850 Review
Link: http://www.techspot.com/review/206-his-radeon-hd-5850/
Rreview Blurb: “Having just recently reviewed the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and bearing witness to its power, we were keen to get our hands on the cheaper, cut-down version known as the Radeon HD 5850. Though both cards were announced last September 23rd, AMD waited an extra week until the Radeon HD 5850 could be showcased. And now – admittedly a bit late – we have finally dug up a production model from HIS to put to the test.”
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brite-View CinemaTube 1080p HD Media Player Video Review
Review Blurb: “We have had our fair share of next-gen HD media players come into our labs this year from the likes of ASUS, RaidSonic, Astone and Western Digital – but for the most part – they are basically all the same.”
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ASUS G51Vx 15.6" Gaming Notebook Review
Link: http://legitreviews.com/article/1092/1/
Review Blurb: “Today, we are looking at ASUS’ G51Vx Gaming Notebook. Asus claims that the G51 series is the first notebook to support 3D gaming surround audio in the form of EAX Advanced 4.0 audio technology. The G51Vx is also powered by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics card that features 1GB GDDR3 VRAM, which should provide a better gaming experience than the slower DDR2 video memory that is often found on gaming notebooks. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics card with 1GB GDDR3 VRAM is not wasted, as ASUS created the G51Vx with a 15.6" full HD display screen that has a 16:9 ratio and 1920×1080 resolution! Along each side of the screen is a light bar, just to draw you into the game that much more.”
