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Kingwin F-35 HDD Enclosure Review 11-15-09 "Over the years, as prices of hard drives have continued to fall while capacities grow, not to mention the increased spread of high-speed internet, data backup has become the industry norm. There is many reasons for someone needing extra space to backup their files, but some examples would be to backup your iTunes folder or backing up all those irreplaceable family pictures."

OCZ Eclipse Double Laser Gaming Mouse Review 11-07-09 "Overall, the OCZ Eclipse turns out to be a very formidable gaming mouse. It has all the fundamentals - a precise laser tracking engine, a comfortable feel and on-the-fly DPI settings in hardware. It adds to this a customizable weight tuning system and customized button settings saved to the mouse itself."

Thecus N7700 Ultimate NAS Server Review 11-02-09 "Once again I will say I’m impressed with the N7700. The speeds alone are enough to make this a “must have”. There are features I don’t need, features I can’t use fully, and features I can’t test. Those features of course will be very handy, if not required by some users, so your mileage may vary"

Vantec NexStar Vault HDD Enclosure Review 10-24-09 "The Vantec NexStar Vault is an interesting product designed for the person looking to have the best of both worlds; some public data for the family perhaps and some private data just for themselves. Throughout testing of the Vault, I encountered zero problems or issues. If you read the instructions you should be just fine."

NZXT Panzerbox Gaming Case Review 10-20-09 "The NZXT Panzerbox is an impressive case that is well designed, well built and certainly well cooled. It's a perfect sized case for the majority of users out there looking for something smaller than those 50lb. monster cases, yet still use their high performance hardware. The all aluminum construction, light weight and solid build quality should put the NZXT Panzerbox on your very short list"

Thermaltake Massive 23 ST Notebook Cooler Review 10-10-09 "I think it's a good deal for what you get and I just love the humungous fan and dead silence of it. If quality build, solid cooling (with zero noise), light weight and a nice blue glow is on your list of must-haves, then you should put the Thermaltake Massive 23 ST on your short list."

Maxcube Amoris 6010 Case Review 09-29-09 "Overall the Maxcube Amoris 6010 is a decent case with a really cool front door mechanism. Could you get bored with the front door? Maybe, maybe not. It also seems sturdy enough, but I can imagine it breaking and having only one side open up. That would be really annoying."

ASRock NetTop Ion 330 Review  09-19-09 "ASRock has a real nice machine on it's hands with the NetTop 330. It's compact size and more than adequate horsepower make for a compelling package for the end user. Currently selling at newegg.com for $359 (USD), you'll have to decide if this is right for your needs."

In-Win Matrix Gaming Case Review  09-12-09 "The compact size of the Matrix is, to me anyway, the most attractive selling point. $70 is definitely on the cheap end of the scale, and it has an excellent exterior for the price. Unfortunately though, this is not going to be a real option for any high end gamer however, it's just too tight of a fit."

Kingwin EZ-Dock 2 Review  08-29-09 "The Kingwin EZ-Dock 2 is an extremely easy to use unit that will fit in nicely with many typical computer users out there looking for a simple backup solution. This unit does not support the "one touch backup" function, however it is still an effective solution for most users willing to simply drag and drop their files and folders..."

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Kingwin F-35 HDD Enclosure Review @ Virtual-Hideout “Over the years, as prices of hard drives have continued to fall while capacities grow, not to mention the increased spread of high-speed internet, data backup has become the industry norm. There is many reasons for someone needing extra space to backup their files, but some examples would be to backup your iTunes folder or backing up all those irreplaceable family pictures. Where once there was only data sensitive corporations, security professionals and just plain guru's concerned with backing up their data, now a large number of everyday web surfers out there are backing up movies, music, pictures and more. Today I have for you a product that can help you backup your data easily and securely. Just add a hard drive of your choice and you're ready to backup your data.” OCZ Technology to Deliver SandForce-based Solid State Drive Solutions for both Enterprise and Consumer Applications San Jose, Calif.—November 10, 2009—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDDs), today announced its collaboration with SandForce on OCZ’s next generation of mainstream and enterprise solid state drives (SSDs). Based on the highly-anticipated SandForce SSD Processor family, OCZ’s new line of SSDs will be the pinnacle of storage options designed to optimize complex IT infrastructures as well as the computing experiences of everyday consumers. To accommodate a wide range of consumer and enterprise storage applications, OCZ’s impending solutions will feature various configurations of SandForce’s innovative SF-1500 and SF-1200 SSD Processors and multi-level cell (MLC) and single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory, all with the objective of providing best-in-class storage with exceptional performance, reliability, endurance, and power efficiency. The SandForce-based SSD line will be available in multiple interfaces including 3Gb/s SATA and 6Gb/s SAS in capacities ranging from 50GB to 400GB, addressing an assortment of storage and infrastructure requirements. “OCZ is committed to delivering SSD solutions to our enterprise clients and also has a strong following for our consumer solid state products; partnering with SandForce enables us to offer an even more robust offering to both these markets,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “Together with SandForce we are focused on making enterprise-class MLC-based SSDs which offer excellent reliability and performance coupled with superior total cost of ownership for all our customers.” CoolerMaste Hyper TX3 and Hyper 212 Plus are now G1 revisions; Responding to Customer Feedback - We improved the heatpipe direct contact bases by removing the channels to hold the thermal paste. They include smooth polished base to increase surface contact. This will remove the gaps that are designed to hold the thermal paste so there will be more consistent performance not depending on how well the thermal paste is spread. - Next we improved the fan clip design. Many end users complained because they could not understand how to install the cooler using the provided fan clips. To remedy this and make the fan installation simpler, we redesigned the entire heatsink array to be able to use our standard plastic snap on fan clips. While installing a fan now will require a screwdriver, the process will be more straight forward to end users and easier for them to understand. These brackets will be included for twin fan installation out of the box. We will continue to include our high performance blademaster 120 and 92mm coolers. These two changes add to even more value at the same market prices. Cooler Master is a choice for value and we implemented these changes in response to valued customer feedback. Just Arrived!!! Noctua's new NH-D14 flagship MONSTA CPU Cooler Combining a massive six heatpipe dual radiator design with an exquisite NF-P14/NF-P12 dual fan configuration, the NH-D14 is built for ultimate quiet cooling performance. Topped off with a tube of Noctua’s award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound as well as the new SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system, the NH-D14 is an elite choice for the highest demands in premium quality quiet cooling. Our highly anticipated shipment of the new Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B CPU Cooler and Prolimatech Mega Shadow CPU Cooler have arrived! These are going fast! The Prolimatech Mega Shadow is a black edition of the extremely popular and successful Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler. The Prolimatech Mega Shadow features a sexy black nickel plated finish that is sure to turn heads! The Prolimatech Mega Shadow has been designed with the quiet cooling enthusiast in mind and engineered for low to medium speed 120mm fans producing around 57 CFM. Even at lower speeds the Megahalems continues to outperform the competition! With six 6mm heat pipes and compatibly for Intel's latest Socket LGA775, LGA1156 and LGA1366 processors, the Prolimatech Mega Shadow is easily the 1366 cpu cooler or 1156 cpu cooler of choice! Noctua announces NH-U9B special edition Vienna, November 9th - Noctua today announced a new special edition of its popular NH-U9B premium cooler, which is renowned for providing excellent quiet cooling performance in a compact package that lends itself to use in HTPCs or smaller cases. The new NH-U9B SE2 now comes with two of Noctua's award-winning NF-B9 92mm fans and adds support for LGA1156 as well as LGA1366 via the latest SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system. "Many customers who are looking for a premium quality quiet cooler but can't accommodate our larger models are choosing our NH-U9B, which offers performance levels close to its bigger brothers while being much more compact", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO "Given the ongoing popularity of the NH-U9B, we've decided to create a special edition that comes with a second NF-B9 fan and provides support for the latest CPUs." Thanks to the addition of the latest SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system, the new NH-U9B SE2 supports LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775, AM2, AM2+ and AM3, making it compatible with Intel's latest Core i7 and Core i5 processors. Now including two of Noctua's much acclaimed NF-B9 92mm fans, the new SE2 version further improves its predecessor's renowned quiet cooling performance. The supplied Low-Noise and Ultra-Low-Noise-Adaptors allow for full flexibility in fine-tuning the cooler for supreme quietness or maximum performance in push-pull mode. Topped off with Noctua's award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U9B SE2 forms a complete premium quality package for environments that can't fit the larger NH-U12P and NH-D14 coolers. Price and availability The NH-U9B SE2 will be available shortly at a recommended retail price of EUR 46.90 / USD 54.90. Super Talent Launches 450X, 533X, and 600X High Speed CompactFlash Media Cards San Jose, California - November 12, 2009 - Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced new 450X, 533X, and 600X high speed CompactFlash® media cards which achieve read/write speeds up to 90MB/sec. The new high speed CF cards are offered in four different capacities: 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. 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