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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov   
Thursday, 30 August 2007

Asus P5K3 Premium / WiFi AP at InsideHW:

When the components on the motherboard are not overclocked, the system is more than efficient. But in case that you've decided to seriously get into overclocking (which is about the only sane thing to do with a motherboard like this), ASUS provided two "turbine" type fans. The quantity of copper taken into consideration, the layout is great. Every CPU cooler can be mounted with no trouble at all. The only remark goes to the position of PCI-E 16x slots.


Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard at Metku:

Blue backlight of the keys sure looks cool at lanparties, but I wonder why it cannot be turned off? A bit of turn off is the leakage of light between the keys. It would look better if only the letters were illuminated. Personally I like more laptop styled keyboards, but typing with Reclusa is still a pleasure. It's not too loud or clicky though for example Logitech Ultra-x is even more silent.


Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS at HotHardware:

Today, we have one of the largest laptop hard drives on the market in our labs, the 250GB Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS. At 5400RPM, it may not be the mobile speed king, but this 2.5" SATA hard drive offers a plethora of nice features, like an 8MB cache and WD's WhisperDrive and ShockGuard technology. Plus, the benchmarks might just surprise you about how well a 5400RPM drive can perform. Read on to see how well the Scorpio WD2500BEVS performs compared to a 100GB 5400RPM 2.5" hard drive and a 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" drive.


Icy Dock MB663UR-1S at Bjorn3D:

The MB663UR-1S has gone through some redesign from the IDE enclosure we have reviewed. Despite the fact that it still contains an internal and external enclosure as one unit, the new MB663UR-1S is all made with brushed aluminum and the docking station is fully covered, unlike the opened frame we have seen with the IDE variant. The brushed aluminum looks quite nice, much like the cases for many laptops such as MacBook Pro.


Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse at Techgage:

Like all Logitech mice, the G9 comes with a manual to help the user get quickly acquainted with their newest purchase. Also included, and not found in all Logitech mice, is a set of eight weights. These can be used to add an exact weight and feel to the mouse, dependant on the user's needs or preferences. There are a total of four 4g weights and four 7g weights, giving the user the ability to add as much or as little as the want. There are four spots on the mouse itself to add up to 28g of addition weight to the back end of the G9.


Apevia X-Telstar Black Aluminum Mid-Tower ATX Case at Benchmark Reviews:

I feel the need to express my subjective opinion. I'll come right out and say that I like this case, but the front isn't particularly appealing to me. Specifically, it's the large lower LCD circular panel that just doesn't fit my taste. Comparatively, Apevia's X-Navigator I find has a much nicer look. The front round LCD panel looks maybe like a 1960s car headlight or perhaps the navigational deflector array on the Enterprise-D from Star Trek TNG, or it looks a little like HAL-9000 from the movie Space Odyssey 2001 (alright the HAL-9000 similarity is cool).


CoolIT Ram Fan Memory Cooler at Tweaknews:

There are a myriad of choices out there for cooling off CPUs as well as video cards and even chipsets, but what about RAM? In a gaming rig with overclocked components there's a pretty good chance the RAM is overclocked as well. With RAM generating heat just like other parts of a system, many manufacturers now include heat spreaders on their memory modules. But what if passive cooling just isn't enough? CoolIT Systems has the answer with the simple but aptly named RAM Fan. It provides direct cooling to DIMM slots and surrounding motherboard chipsets. Let's check it out.


Sapphire Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MiB at HEXUS:

Our look at the reference model indicated that the copper heatsink's fan modulated in pitch when placed under 3D load. The modulation appeared to be a driver issue, and we commented on just how long it would take for AMD and its partners to fix the problem. Two driver revisions on and the Sapphire exhibits the same pitch-related problems, with the fan, somewhat annoyingly, speeding-up and slowing down: it's a sure-fire method of driving you mad! We reckon that HD 2900 XTs need a new BIOS to eradicate this issue.


AC Ryan MobiliT universal notebook external battery at DVHardware:

Over the years notebooks have dropped significantly in price and according to recent market data from research firm IDC notebooks are on course to take the lead over desktops by 2011. Notebooks have become more powerful but one of the biggest problems is still the relatively short battery life. Firms like Samsung are working on this problem by developing fuel cells which will give your notebook a battery life of several days/weeks but it will still take a few more years before fuel cells will be commercially available..


Asus W5Fe SideShow enabled laptop at Techware Labs:

Today we bring you a look at the notebook that made headlines during CES 2007 as one of the most innovative products. The W5Fe is one of the first laptops world wide to support the SideShow feature in Windows Vista. We purchased this laptop and put it to the test. Find out why we were so impressed with this ultra-portable and why we think you absolutely must check out the Asus lineup before you buy your next notebook.

 

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