I’ve got a busy day ahead of me – lots of post-wedding cleanup/catchup to do. Still not fully back into my daily routine of writing and being at the computer for 15 hours straight, but after today I should be.
Regardless, one thing is back to normal – I’ve got some links for you. Enjoy.
Extra DVD to All MP4 Ripper Reviewed
Link: http://igadgetlife.com/2009/10/28/extra-dvd-to-all-mp4-ripper-reviewed/
Review Blurb: “It’s been a while since I’ve taken a look at any DVD Ripper programs here, but I think I’ve found one that might be worth your while to take a look at. This one is called Extra DVD to All MP4 Ripper, it’s a DVD ripper that rips to MP4 format for iPod, iPhone and Zune. It’s very simple to use and it’s very fast, but it’s a bit on the expensive side…”
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20 Essential Tricks Every Outlook User Needs to Know
Link: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/10_tips_and_tricks_take_control_outlook
Article Blurb: “Are you stuck using Outlook at work? We feel your pain. Compared to the alternatives, like Mozilla’s light-weight and customizable Thunderbird client, Outlook is slow, bloaty, and downright unwieldy. Add to the fact that it isn’t free and Outlook doesn’t appear to have much going for it.”
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QPad HeatoN
Link: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/mouse-mats/qpad-heaton/
Review Blurb: “With the growth of online gaming, and the increased exposure through wider audiences sitting down and picking up a controller, or mouse and keyboad, one industry that’s built up nicely in the past few years, is professional gaming.”
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Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System Review
Link: http://hothardware.com/Articles/Alienware-Aurora-ALX-Gaming-System-Review/
Review Blurb: “Computer hardware enthusiasts are a unique group. Its true that some enthusiasts may spend hours, days, or weeks tweaking their BIOS and other settings to achieve optimal performance, while others might spend an entire evening painstakingly routing wires for proper cable management.”
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AMD Athlon II X3 435 AM3 Processor Video Review
Link: http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/amd-athlon-ii-x3-435-am3-processor-video-review/
Review Blurb: “Today we are looking at the latest processor from AMD. It is part of the Athlon II family, and features 3 cores clocking up a speed of 2.9GHz per core whilst maintaining 45 nanometer technology and running at a comfortable 95watts. With a sensible price tag to boot, this tri core processor is another step forward for AMD.”
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Lian Li PC-V351R
Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/LianLi/PC-V351R
Review Blurb: “CaseKing is one of the few companies out there, which will not just sell anything. They only offer hardware that performs well and is of high quality. The shop offers quite a few exclusive parts and devices from all around the world and it is also the official distributor for a long list of well known manufacturers. Their assortment has grown greatly in recent years, while great service and support is still a very important part of the shop philosophy. The website may be in German, but due to great demand, an English version is in the works.”
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ASUS K50IN
Link: http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Notebooks/ASUS-K50IN.html
Review Blurb: “When it comes to notebook sales figures, home entertainment models are in majority. Because of demand for such models, many home entertainment models exist on the market today, so users that search for one of these are presented with huge variety of models. ASUS positioned their new K50 series in that category, and we decided to take a look at K50IN model and see how it matches against ferocious competition.”
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Antec Easy SATA Review
Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/antec_easy_sata/
Review Blurb: “With the larger your files on your computer are getting, more storage space is being required to be installed in your system. This can be done with either an external hard drive or an internal drive. Some people are not huge fans of the external storage solution, so Antec has come up with a great solution to this problem with their Antec Easy SATA hard drive enclosure. The Antec Easy SATA enclosure is going to allow you to not only easily swap out hard drives between computers, but it is also going to allow you to easily and quickly add extra storage space to your setup while still using your SATA connections that you are used to allowing for up to 3Gbps data transfer speeds. I am very excited to see exactly how well this solution is going to work, as well as to see if it is going to handicap any performance that we are all used to with the SATA connections. So, let’s take a nice and close look at the Antec Easy SATA hard drive enclosure.”
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Samsung PN50B550 Plasma 1080p HDTV
Link: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7819&Itemid=40
Review Blurb: “Today we are taking a look at another HDTV from Samsung, but this time we have a Plasma unit on our bench and in the living room. This is the first Plasma I’ve looked at from Samsung and I think it will be interesting to see how it compares in terms of black performance, color accuracy and refresh rate and speed when watching sports.”
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Silverstone RV02 Raven 2 Case Review
Link: http://www.ninjalane.com/reviews/cases/sst-rv02
Review Blurb: “In this review we will be looking at the latest and greatest case from Silverstone called the Raven 2. As the name indicates this case is a second generation Raven chassis that shares many of the same fundamentals established by the original Raven. We had a rare opportunity to see a working prototype of the Raven 2 at Computex and were impressed from the start.”
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BFG Tech EX-1000 1000W Modular Power Supply
Link: http://www.bigbruin.com/content/bfgtechex1000_1
Review Blurb: “This review is going to take a look at one of their beefier power supplies, the EX-1000. As the model name might imply, this is a 1000W unit that happens to sport things such as quad 12V rails rated at 36A each, a modular cabling design, an 80 Plus certified efficiency, and six PCI Express connections for multi-GPU support.”