Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

15 products Microsoft should definitely open source – and 5 it won't
Acer Chromebook R11 Review
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 PSU Review
Kingston SSDnow V300 240GB SSD Review
Razer Diamondback Chroma Mouse Review
Toshiba 16GB TransMemory U201 Mini USB 2.0 Flash Drive Review
Toshiba Radius 12 review: A 4K laptop with compromises
Western Digital Red Pro WD6001FFWX 6TB Hard Drive Review

15 products Microsoft should definitely open source – and 5 it won't

Microsoft has been getting more involved in open source for the last few years, from donating code to the Linux kernel in order to make Linux distros run better on Hyper-V, to open sourcing not just the core of .NET and the Visual Studio Code editor, but even the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Internet Explorer and Edge.And after lengthy negotiations by a group of developers at the company, Microsoft recently open sourced a fork of the code behind Windows Live Writer, the blogging tool, as Open Live Writer.Microsoft's new openness to open source doesn't mean that it's going to stop being a commercial software company, or that it's going to give away the code for every product that's no longer in active development.

As Microsoft's Rob Dolin pointed out when announcing that Open Live Writer is a project at the .NET Foundation, Live Writer has been well-loved but not actively developed and it's always had a passionate community behind it.

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Acer Chromebook R11 Review

Chromebooks are in an odd spot in the laptop marketplace. Acting essentially as an access point for Google Chrome, their focus is clear and singular: the web. As such, they don't require a lot of power, and we often see a lot of similar specs no matter which manufacturer you're talking about. To stand out from the pack, Acer's Chromebook R11 has the distinction of being the company's first convertible Chromebook thanks to its 360-degree hinge.With an attractive, if not overly-flashy design, the Acer Chromebook R11 enters the competitive arena of budget laptops carrying a recommended price tag of $329 (£221, AU$455), but it can currently be found at sub-$300 price points for the 2GB model. For comparison's sake, the 11.6-inch Chromebook R11 competes in the same range as the rugged Dell Chromebook 11 ($249, £170, AU$320) and the sleek Asus Chromebook Flip ($249, £160, AU$337), which also features a 360-degree convertible display.

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EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 PSU Review

EVGA's SuperNOVA P2 line is based on Super Flower's Leadex platform, featuring 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency and a modular cabling design. Today we are testing the smallest model of the P2 line with 650W capacity.

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Kingston SSDnow V300 240GB SSD Review

2016 is almost here and i still remember the time 7-8 years ago when the very first commercial solid state drives (SSDs) made their appearance in the market and gave everyone a glimpse into the future of computers. Today i don't know if things changed as much as we had all hoped back then especially since mechanical disk drives are still the dominant storage media in the market but noone can deny that things have changed for the best. For example where a few years back one would have to update the CPU and RAM of a system to improve its responsiveness now people need just an SSD. However not all has been good in this industry since i bet many of you may still remember some cases where certain manufacturers were accused of using the old "bait and switch" marketing trick with their SSD models. Among those was Kingston and they were accused of replacing the 19nm NAND flash modules found in their first batches of the SSDNow V300 SSD line with lower-performance 20nm asynchronous ones. We did test one of the early V300 models (120GB) back then but since i always heard about this bait and switch trick i decided to take a look at one current SSDnow V300 model to see if what I've been hearing for roughly 3 years now is true.

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Razer Diamondback Chroma Mouse Review

The Razer Diamondback is a legendary mouse for a niche audience, those who reject the short, fat gaming mice that now dominate the market. It debuted in 2004, and its long, thin body and ambidextrous grip made it perfect for those with a claw grip and love to lift and move their mice. After laying dormant for a few years Razer has brought it back, imbuing the mouse with the company's Chroma LED styling. But the new Diamondback has some very big (and very specific) shoes to fill.

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Toshiba 16GB TransMemory U201 Mini USB 2.0 Flash Drive Review

The TransMemory U201 Mini USB 2.0 USB Flash Drives were not made to break any records, but are built in a miniature size in order to be fit easily on our keychain for transferring small files. While the product is able to offer good read speeds for an USB 2.0 drive, the write speeds are a bit lacking so it will take quite some time to load larger files onto it.

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Toshiba Radius 12 review: A 4K laptop with compromises

Toshiba hasn't always made the best laptops. The company is perhaps known for the sort of bargain-basement machines you'll find at big-box stores like Best Buy, and when it has dabbled in flagship systems, its efforts have sometimes fallen short.

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Western Digital Red Pro WD6001FFWX 6TB Hard Drive Review

About a month ago, we published our review on the Western Digital Black WD6001FZWX 6TB hard drive. As I was scouring the internet, one user commented on the introduction of my article, saying it "takes the cake for the most creative way to segue into a hard drive review". Needless to say, I have to agree. I mean, is that not how all our introductions here at APH Networks work? But since this review is part two of our of our three-part series, I think it only makes sense for me to continue the story presented in the beginning of the Western Digital Black review in question. Shortly after that incident, I told my friend I will open every door for her for a whole year, and every time I do not, I will have to buy her a chicken nugget, payable with a running total upon the expiration of the agreement. The next day, we were walking to my car to go for lunch, and it was then I realized this agreement had some issues. Firstly, all doors included car doors. Secondly, on that particular day, I parked at the principle entrance of the church, and it was the time when everyone was just leaving. Needless to say, this whole door opening thing got a little more attention than I expected initially. From this, we can see as interesting as something may sound, applying to every situation may have unforeseen consequences. While the WD6001FZWX is a speedy near-workstation class hard drive, it does not mean it is ideal for deployment in your NAS. It is not that you physically cannot -- but would not it be better if you add shock protection, vibration protection, error recovery prevention, enhanced compatibility, improved balancing, and extended drive testing to the mix? Say hello to the Western Digital Red Pro WD6001FFWX 6TB. The latest high capacity WD Red Pro is essentially a Black, but made for network attached storage systems. Read on to find out if is the right person for the job!

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