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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Friday, 17 August 2007 |
While there are many NAS products available, there are none that we've crossed that have matched the feature-set of Synology's DS207. There are too many features to mention in a small intro, so read on to learn more about the product we had a difficult time finding a fault in.
CoolIT Systems Eliminator at OCIA:
The idea behind thermoelectric cooling (TEC) is that you can use energy to actively move heat from a cold place to a hot place. Generally, this isn't the case: the temperature in a room will reach equilibrium unless you do work (spend energy) to change that; if that sounds familiar, it's because it's a law of thermodynamics. A Peltier device is a cool (no pun intended) little gadget that facilitates this kind of cooling. When you send current through this white plate, one side becomes very cold and the other very hot.
The Swiftech H20-120 Compact Water Cooling combines the waterblock and pump together and the radiator and reservoir together. This simplifies the traditional four-component loop into just two-components. This reduces the space required for installation and it tremendously simplifies the installation process over most water cooling kits. The combination of high quality components sets this kit apart from others in the same category. While this kit will not outperform some of the four-component water cooling systems, it will outperform air coolers by a long shot. Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end.
Heat pipes use evaporation and condensation to move heat quickly from one place to another. A typical heat pipe is a sealed tube containing a liquid and a wick. The wick extends from one end of the tube to the other and is made of a material that attracts the liquid--the liquid "wets" the wick. The liquid is called the "working fluid" and is chosen so that it tends to be a liquid the temperature of the colder end of the pipe and tends to be a gas at the temperature of the hotter end of the pipe. Air is removed from the pipe so the only gas it contains is the gaseous form of the working fluid.
Inside the outer box is another thicker cardboard box, and all of the contents are inside in a plastic tray. There is a Quick Start Guide and an ordering information card for the optional Rx Clip-on lens. Also inside are two extra nose pieces (total of three) and two extra sets of pads for the earbuds (total of three sets). There are small, medium and large for each to ensure a proper fit. There is no manual included with the unit, although there is one online. However, it is a bit outdated and shows a different style of in-line remote.
Cooler Master is very well known with their coolers, cases and power supplies; their product line is literally huge. CM also benefits from a huge distribution network, which means you can find their products everywhere. This new cooler is made to be “Universal” so that it can be used on both ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards. Cooler Master claims that the CoolViva Pro operates at a maximum of 20dBA, which is very quiet when compared to many of the stock cooling offerings that ATI and NVIDIA provide on their retail product lineups.
For some the jury is still out as to whether a power supply should have multiple 12-volt rails or is it better for it to rely on a high current single 12-volt rail. Ultra Products has opted for the single 12-volt rail, which provides 70-amps of current for your system to draw from. Come on along as we look at this Ultra Products X3 1000-watt power supply and see how well it performs.
But while we miss the inclusion of eSATA support, we do appreciate the high placement of the ports that are included. As far as we're concerned, it makes no sense when case manufactures continue to place the I/O ports towards the bottom of the chassis, making them hard to reach in this age of connectible devices (digital cameras, MP3 players, thumb drives, gaming accessories, USB pole dancers, and so on). When mounted vertically, the ports on the Mt. Jade are easily reached towards the top in the middle of the case, and equally accessible when mounted horizontally.
This third box already gives a much better impression. Nicely designed and well-built, one could deduce that a nice expensive notebook is located inside. We open the fourth box and find yet another obstacle. OK, that paper isn't much of an obstacle, really. We continue to unwrap this and finally stumble upon a beautiful little bag that perfectly fits a device this elegant. Inside it, we finally find what we were looking for - the ASUS R1F Tablet PC.
Most air CPU cooling solutions rely on a combination of copper heatpipes and large aluminum or copper fin arrays to pull heat away from the processor. While this is a proven and tested technique, it does leave a lot to be desired in terms of creativity, uniqueness, and overall design. CoolJag has taken some of the best CPU cooling methods available and designed the Falcon 92-CU with a little twist. This heatsink uses large copper fins on top of a small array of aluminum fins to try and increase heat dissipation.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 20 August 2007 )
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