Gigabyte P35C-DS3R Motherboard at HardwareLogic:

The GA-P35-DS3R supports INTEL Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Extreme, and Pentium D processors. Moving forward, Gigabyte wants to stress that their P35 boards will support any future INTEL processors that use the LGA775 socket with a simple BIOS flash. No other board manufacturer has made such a bold claim.

Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750GB HD at HotHardware:

Considering the benefits of perpendicular recording, it is nice to see more companies, like Western Digital, taking advantage of the technology (listed as PMR - perpendicular magnetic recording in the feature list above). Perpendicular recording allows for greater areal density by storing bits perpendicularly to the plane of the disc rather than parallel to it. In addition to introducing PMR to its Caviar SE16 line, the WD7500AAKS also features IntelliSeek, SecurePark, and StableTrac, which all combine for making a more attractive drive. Let's take it around the track for a couple laps and see how it performs.

Building a budget computer at PCStats:

Once you have a general idea on those two fronts, the next decision is whether to get a PC that suits you from a large vendor like Dell, a local computer store or even try building it yourself. All three are valid routes, but if you are technically inclined, building a computer from scratch is a fun way to ensure you get exactly what you want.

MSI P6N-Diamond at XSReviews:

In the past Nvidia have produced some of the best enthusiast chipsets around, most notably perhaps their nForce 4 for the old AMD 939 systems. Still, times have changed now and for quite a while Intel's 965P and 975P based motherboards was the way to go with LGA 775 systems. However, in recent times Nvidia have clawed their way back in with their feature packed 680i boards and we have finally got our hands on one. The MSI P6N-Diamond which priomises great overclocking, a chock load of features and excellent cooling to boot, let's see if this all rings true.

Antec MX-1 SATA HDD enclosure at HEXUS:

The Sunplus SATALink controller used for the SATA-to-USB2.0 interface doesn't support SATA2, so the signalling rate is 1.5GHz, with 1.5Gbit/sec transfers (half that of SATA2). Of course that doesn't matter for a disk device being presented over USB2.0. There's also no good reason why 750GB is the capacity limit. The eSATA interface is connected directly to the drive, and the Sunplus controller meets the SATA spec, which means current 1TB drives should work just fine. However given Antec's note, contact them to be 100% sure if you plan on using a disk larger than 750GB. So the article will continue to note 750GB as the capacity limit, but bear these words in mind.

Nesteq Nova 600W External PSU at Bit-tech:

It's a great looking and innovative product with so much potential, that actually works silently rather than just claiming it on the packaging like so many others. But unfortunately there was a complete lacking in attention to detail: the PSU fails on half of its rails as soon as you hit full load and the cabling quality and connectors used are nothing special.

RAC Satnav 220 at TrustedReviews:

The RAC has tweaked its core software, provided by Route66, to deliver a few interesting and user friendly goodies for those times when you do look at the screen. During motorway driving I noticed that junction numbers are overlaid onto the map, and that when taking an exit a box appears on screen showing a close representation of the physical road sign. If sat-nav systems are meant to reassure drivers about following the suggested route, then these are great examples of how to do that.

Samsung Digimax S700 Digital Camera at Madshrimps:

The S700 has typical lens relative to aperture f/stop comparing to others in this price range. However, you really have two f/stop settings. In wide angle mode- 2.8 or 7.1f; Tele mode- 4.9 or 12.4 f. While shutter speeds can be adjusted from 8s, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.5 1, 0.7, 0.5, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10 to 1/15, 1/20, 1/30, 1/60, 1/90 to 1/1500s. In a nutshell, this is better than none, at least it provides some of your creative settings other than the pre-programmed modes. These settings are available only in manual mode.

Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3-in-1 Rumble Force Gamepad at Benchmark Reviews:

The controller has ten buttons for gaming, a d-pad, two mini-sticks, and two triggers. It also has three more custom buttons for configuring and changing the controller's function. The game buttons are pressure sensitive (except for 'start' and 'select') for games that use that feature. This is also called 'progressive buttons.' The d-pad has a center rocker (more on this later). The rumble force version (the one I tested) has vibration feedback from two internal motors for PS2 and PC games. Thrustmaster stresses that the controller's new-generation mini-sticks offer optimum resistance and allow enhanced game play. The cord is 82 inches or 208 centimeters long or about a foot shorter than my PS2 controller's.

LaCie D2 Extreme 320GB External Hard Drive at ThinkComputers:

The LaCie D2 is probably the coolest looking external drive enclosure I have seen. It is made of machined aluminum alloy, then sandblasted to look like cast aluminum. The LaCie logo is stamped into each side. The front cover and baseplate are of cast aluminum. The D2 is a silver/gray color, with a slight sparkle due to the grainy surface. It doesn't look painted, but I assume that it is, since the color is uniform throughout.