Monthly Archives: July 2011

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Hornettek Viper U3 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure Review

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Link:http://reviewthetech.com/2011/07/11/hornettek-viper-u3-usb-3-0-external-hard-drive-enclosure-review/

Quote: See a theme lately here?  Yep it’s storage themed reviews we’ve been doing, but don’t worry that will change soon. Today for review I’ve got another product from Hornettek called the Viper which is a USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure for 3.5” SATA drives. The Viper is nicely made and looks great in its basic black coloring, but looks aren’t everything so I’m here to test it out as well. Read on…

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Seagate Barracuda LP 5900RPM Green SATA 3Gb/s 1TB Hard Drive ST31000520AS Review

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Link:http://reviewthetech.com/2011/07/10/seagate-barracuda-lp-5900rpm-green-sata-3gbs-1tb-hard-drive-st31000520as/

Quote: Hard drives have been around for along time and they’re taken for granted I think. You can get them in varying sizes and speeds and all of them have their uses. Today for review I have the Seagate Barracuda LP 1TB hard drive which is a green drive that runs at 5900RPM and uses lower power than faster drives of similar size. I’m curious by nature so I put this green drive up against a regular 7200RPM drive for comparison, so let’s get to it…

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Siig SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA 3Gb/s HD Docking with Fan Review

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Link:http://reviewthetech.com/2011/07/09/siig-superspeed-usb-3-0-to-sata-3gbs-hd-docking-with-fan/

Quote: Keeping with the theme of storage we’ve got going lately I’ve got a hard drive dock from a company called Siig for review today. It doesn’t have any fancy name but it does have a cooling fan built into it, something that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a hard drive dock. Let’s just get right into it..

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News for July 19th 2011–Yes it’s Only Tuesday

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Here’s some news for you… enjoy

 

 

Storage Related:

Crucial m4 256GB / Micron RealSSD C400 256GB SATA3 SSD Review

Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Sandberg Hard Disk Cloner Review @ Real World Labs

Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 G2 @ HardwareBistro

G.SKILL RipjawsX F3-14900CL9Q-8GBXL Kit Review – Leading The Charge @ The SSD Review

Corsair Vengeance LP 1600MHz 8GB Memory Kit Review @ eTeknix.com

Patriot Wildfire SF-2281 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Cooler Master Storm Sirus 5.1 Headset Review @ Legit Reviews

Panasonic Lumix GH2 Review @ t-break

S2TC: A Possible Workaround For The S3TC Patent Situation @ Phoronix

HIS HD 6570 Silence Review

Hauppauge Colossus Review (with Playstation 3) @ Kitguru

Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 Dirt 3 Edition 2GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Everything You Need to Know About the SPDIF Connection @ Hardware Secrets

ASUS Xonar DG Sound Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

 

Mobile Related:

Alienware M14x Gaming Laptop Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Samsung RF711 Notebook @ PureOverclock

 

 

 

PC Cooling:

NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller Review @ eTeknix.com

Neuigkeiten auf DeXgo | silentmaxx BigBlock

Cooler Master V6GT CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Silverstone AP121-USB Desktop Fan Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review @ BayReviews.com

NZXT Mesh Fan Controller @ OCModShop

 

 

PC Cases:

BitFenix Shinobi Window Case Review  @ XtremeComputing

CM Storm Enforcer @ techPowerUp

Rosewill Blackhawk Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ Techgage

Lian Li PC-Z70 server case review @planet3dnow.de

 

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair HX1050 1050 Watt Power Supply Review

Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro CPU Cooler Review @ Kitguru

 

 

Motherboards:

OC3D: Biostar 1155 TZ68A+ Review

ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Motherboard Review: 20GB SSD On-Board

Zotac’s Z68ITX Mini-ITX motherboard

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Motherboard – BCCHardware

ASUS P67 Sabertooth @ Bjorn3D

 

Assorted:

AMD A8-3850 Fusion GPU Performance Analysis @ techPowerUp

AMD A8-3850, Sapphire A75, G.Skill Flare and 2600MHz+ DDR

Weekly Giveaway #7: Autographed signed Kingston HyperX X2 Grey Series 4GB 1600MHz Memory Kit @ eTeknix.com

IOGEAR GKM581R Wireless HTPC Keyboard Review @MissingRemote

AMD A6-3650 2.6GHz Llano APU Review @ Legit Reviews

 

 

Gaming:

Speedlink Snappy Wireless Mouse Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Cooler Master Storm Sirus 5.1 Gaming Headset Review @ Ninjalane

Cooler Master CM Storm Sirius 5.1 Gaming Headset Review @ Tweaknews

Cooler Master Storm Sirus 5.1 Gaming Headset at Modders-Inc

CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

Cooler Master Storm Sirus 5.1 Headset Review @ Hardware Canucks

Cooler Master Storm Sirus @ PureOverclock

Cooler Master Storm Sirus @ LanOC Reviews

SteelSeries WoW: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse Review @ eTeknix.com

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Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 2 (G2) – 32 GB @ Review the Tech

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Review Link: http://reviewthetech.com/2011/07/08/kingston-datatraveler-ultimate-3-0-generation-2-g2-32-gb-review/

Review Quote:
"As USB 3.0 is slowly becoming integrated into more products such as the latest generation of PC motherboards more companies are releasing products to take advantage of this technology’s speed gains. Kingston created one of the 1stUSB 3.0 portable drives with the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 back in 2010. Recently they released the Generation 2 version of this drive the aptly named DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 2 (G2). "

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Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed 2.5” SATA to USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure @ Review the Tech

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Review Link: http://reviewthetech.com/2011/07/07/vantec-nexstar-3-superspeed-2-5-sata-to-usb-3-0-external-hard-drive-enclosure/

Review Quote:
"Up for review today I’ve got another USB 3.0 enclosure, this time from Vantec. It’s called the NexStar 3 SuperSpeed External Hard Drive Enclosure and it’s certainly a very nice looking product. Looks aren’t everything though are they, so that’s why this review, to see how it performs. I’ve put it up against a few other enclosures I’ve got on hand, so continue on to see how it does. "