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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
However 6 months later the T20 has been replaced in Pentax’s model range by this, the new T30. It too is a 3x zoom ultra-compact (as are most of Pentax’s range) with the same 3-inch monitor with touch-screen interface, but this time it features a 7.1-megapixel CCD, a massive 0.1 megapixels bigger than its predecessor. It also has a slightly re-designed body, and as we’ll see it also has several other improvements.
Silverstone is known for their Lascala line of high quality HTPC cases. Since their initial introduction, this line of HTPC cases has been continuously rated the best in their field. Riding on this success, Silverstone has decided to start a new line of HTPC cases. Entitled Grandia, this new series will still have the same fit and finish of previous Silverstone chassis but with some added new features. Today we are reviewing the first case in this series, the GD01S-MXR.
For the mission critical data, one can step up to larger devices that house four and five hard drives and allow the use of RAID 5. These are ideal for companies that cannot lose any data and keep the company up and running. While this might sound a bit severe, it's for situations like this that RAID 5 was created. One such device that would fall under the home/small business category is the D-Link DNS-323 NAS. With a fair comparison feature wise to the Thecus N2100, the DNS-323 too offers dual SATA drives and the ability to implement not only RAID 0 and 1 but also JBOD and individual network drives. We took a look at a pair of D-Link products last month, the D-Link Xtreme N DIR-655 wireless router and the D-Link Xtreme N DWA-652 wireless adapter. We were left impressed by the performance and build qualities of the pair of products and expect nothing less from the DNS-323.
We covered the P35 Express in great depth in our initial review of the chipset, so I suggest starting there if you're unfamiliar with Intel's latest core logic. For most folks, the chipset's native support for 1333MHz front-side bus speeds (that's 267MHz of "free" overclocking headroom if you're using a CPU designed for a 1066MHz front-side bus) and upcoming 45nm Penryn processors are its most laudable attributes. However, the P35 is also the first chipset to support DDR3 memory, and that makes it rather special—even if DDR3 price premiums keep the new memory type out of reach for most enthusiasts.
From base to the heatpipe's tip is a massively tall 163mm. With that kind of height, the end user would be prudent in measuring from their socket to where a case side panel will attach to ensure their is plenty of clearance. This mainly is for folks with side mounted blow holes but better safe than sorry given the vast array of different sized cases on the market now. The front and the side shots below also give you an idea of the incredible amount of surface area the Ultra 120 eXtreme offers. These thin aluminum fins promise to whisk heat away in a big way. You can also see how the fins are turned on the ends with one side arced down and the opposing side arced upwards. This channeling helps increase the velocity of air moving across the fins provided by whatever fan you select.
The aluminum fins surround most of the circumference of the cooler. At its widest diameter, the top of the MaxOrb is 5 ½ inches across. At it’s highest it is slightly less than 4 inches. It weighs in at 465 grams, which is about half the weight of the Scythe Infinity.
There's a problem with Solaris and Sun knows it. The installation experience of Solaris (along with other areas) could be greatly improved. The installer doesn't "suck" as it's easy and known to Solaris administrators, but for a Linux or Windows user it could prove to be a bit challenging. In the Linux world it's no longer a challenge to install a Linux distribution on your hard drive, especially with the excellent work that the Ubuntu team has done in improving the user experience for a desktop installation. However, in this time while Linux has become just as easy to install as Microsoft Windows (if not easier), Solaris has not really evolved to make the experience easier and attractive to potential customers. After Ian Murdock had joined Sun earlier this year he had begun to expose these weak points about Solaris and how he wants to make sure that Solaris is the "better Linux than Linux" through Project Indiana. Ian views these existing problems of the installation and packaging experience as a "usability gap", which he hopes to address. Over time we have found out that Ian's Project Indiana will be an OpenSolaris distribution that combines the best out of the Solaris and Linux worlds. This distribution will be licensed under the GPLv3, of course. For those of you that have never tried out Solaris, what we've decided to do is to show you this "usability gap" with the installation process in Solaris compared to Linux. Is the experience really that bad?
Along with the new SDHC format comes a new set of requirements; the main one being that these cards will only work in SDHC compliant devices. Furthermore, SDHC cards are not backwards-compatible with regular SD card readers. So, before you decide to purchase a SDHC card, be sure that it is compatible with the device you want to use it in... and if you will be using a card reader, make sure it is SDHC compatible as well. Let's move ahead and take a closer look at the OCZ 8GB SDHC card...
Although the shut down voltage was a bit high, it's still not high enough to worry about. Had it been 12.25V or so, we would have worried. The power supply was completely solid once booted into windows, and didn't even flinch when we torture tested it in Prime95 on a dual-core, dual socket AMD Opteron server. The 650 Real Power Pro from Cooler Master performed almost flawlessly under strenuous power draw for more than 24 hours without any issues and remained cool the entire time.
Tuniq 3 Chassis at Virtual-Hideout:
As is my preference, I start with the front bezel and work my way around in a clockwise fashion. The bezel has an aluminum door that covers the drive bays. The lower portion of the bezel curves inward and dives under the case. On the sides of the lower portion of the bezel are fresh air intake vents. The aluminum bezel door is held closed with several magnets. Behind the bezel door are five 5.25" bays and two 3.5" bays. On the left side of the bezel are the front panel I/O connections, which are two USB ports and Speaker/Mic ports. On the top edge of the bezel is the power/reset switch and power/HDD LED's.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 June 2007 )
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