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7 Quick Tips & Hacks To Optimize Your Windows 10 Experience
9 Questions New Linux Users Always Ask
Apple MacBook (2015) Hands-On
Cooler Master Nepton 240M Review: The Power of Silence
Diamond USB 3.0 to 4K DisplayPort Video Adapter Review
Home server - March 2015
Linksys EA9200 Tri-Band Router Review
Noctua NH-U9S 92mm U-Type Heatsink Review
The Dell Venue 8 7000 Series Review
The SSD Endurance Experiment: They're all dead
TRENDnet TV-IP310PI Outdoor 3 MP PoE Day/Night Network Camera Review
Versus: Apple Watch vs Microsoft Band
ZTE SPro Review

7 Quick Tips & Hacks To Optimize Your Windows 10 Experience

Windows 10 is more than an upgrade from Windows 8, its an evolution. Weve covered many of the big changes, including Cortana integration, the resurrected Start Menu, or new Gaming features. Lots of minor things changed, too and knowing them could significantly enhance your Windows 10 experience. Weve compiled the most useful small tips & hacks for Windows 10. Lets see whether we can teach you a new trick. Learn Essential Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are the best way to save lots of time inside Windows. Often, theyre much easier to remember, than the path to a specific feature.

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9 Questions New Linux Users Always Ask

Linux is different. I dont blame people who find it confusing, especially those who come from a Windows background. Its completely normal to feel overwhelmed when making the switch. Thats what happens when you step from one world into another. But rest assured: that sense of being overwhelmed wont last long. Every new Linux user always goes through a similar sequence of questions as they try to wrap their heads around the new environment.

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Apple MacBook (2015) Hands-On

When Apple first introduced the MacBook Air back in 2008, I’m not sure anyone knew quite what to expect in the long-run from the little, low-powered Mac. Though the ultra-portable laptop itself wasn’t a new idea, there is in retrospect a distinct line dividing the Air – the first of what we now classify as Ultrabooks – from previous attempts at ultra-portables. What Apple eventually kicked off was a distinct market segment, though as a market it did take some time to materialize.

With the announcement this week of the suffix-less MacBook (2015), I’m left to wonder if Apple is doing the same thing for a new market segment. The MacBook isn’t just a new Air – though in a sense it’s an heir to the Air – but it’s something new that isn’t entirely removed from its predecessors while not being exactly the same either. The end result is a device that like the original Air is hard to pin down in this time frame, as it straddles a couple different product segments.

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Cooler Master Nepton 240M Review: The Power of Silence

Initially conceived of as a convenient and more affordable alternative to building a custom liquid-cooling loop, the first generation self-contained all-in-one CPU cooler units did not succeed in their attempt; performing poorly, costing a lot and if you were one of the unlucky ones, damaged your entire system after it started leaking. It took a while but manufacturers have successfully … Read more.

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Diamond USB 3.0 to 4K DisplayPort Video Adapter Review

Are you looking for a simple and easy to use product that will allow you to hook up and utilize the real estate of a 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) display on your aging PC? If you happen to be in this unfortunate situation you are in luck as the Diamond Multimedia BVU5500 USB 3.0 to 4K DisplayPort Graphics Adapter allows you to connect an older PC, laptop or even a tablet to a newer display and it supports resolutions up to 4K (3840 x 2160).

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Home server - March 2015

The home server. It's subject to heated debate on Hardware.Info. Opinions differ widely on subjects like the necessity for keeping the design compact, the advantage of hot-swap bays, acceptable energy consumption, how much CPU power is needed, what type of storage and so on. It's safe to say that the "ideal home server" does not exist, because its intended use differs widely among our readers.

This doesn't mean that we can't provide a good guide to effective home servers. There are two options, either you buy one off-the-shelf or you build one yourself. While there are a number of pre-assembled home servers available that have advantages in terms of compact design and price-performance ratio, the seasoned Hardware.Info reader of course prefers building one themselves. Our guide will focus finding the right balance between energy consumption, affordability and expandability.

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Linksys EA9200 Tri-Band Router Review

Since we first started reviewing wireless AC routers, the marketplace has seen slow but steady evolution towards less expensive solutions and continual evolution on the technology front. Linksys’ new EA9200 tri-band router certainly hasn’t been designed to give entry-level consumers access to affordable AC networks. Rather, it can be considered a bleeding-edge device that offers three distinct and individual channels for today’s wide array of devices.

Linksys EA9200 is not your typical wireless router and in fact it is not even remotely close to anything else they’ve released to date. Up until now Linksys has been trying to recapture lost market share and convince consumers that the 'old' Linksys was back and ready to shake-up the marketplace, channeling the memories of their legendary WRT54G. We saw glimpses of this strategy last year with the WRT1900AC but this new model takes things to a whole new level in an attempt to change the status quo in a big way.

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Noctua NH-U9S 92mm U-Type Heatsink Review

The heatpipe cooling tower is by far one of the most popular aftermarket heatsinks you can buy. It is efficient and rather simple in terms of design and operation. Because of this you can find a variety of different designs from ultra thin towers to some rather large heatsinks comprised of multiple cooling towers, a maze of heatpipes and contorted fan positions. While this kind of diversity is normally a good thing it can also be a breeding ground for inappropriate coolers.

In this review we will be looking at a very unique U-Type cooler from Noctua called the NH-U9S. This is a smaller heatsink designed for their NF-A9 92mm cooling fan and positioned as a high performance OEM replacement for the 3U MiniITX and MicroATX system market. The cooler features a total of five heatpipes that loop from one end of the radiator to another in a staggered array.

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The Dell Venue 8 7000 Series Review

Five years ago, the first of what we would call modern tablet computers were released to the world. What is now an entire product category was originally seen with massive skepticism by many consumers, analysts, and journalists. Even those who had high hopes for the future of tablets could not have predicted their meteoric rise in popularity and ubiquity.

Although tablets are still derided by many as being useless for productivity work, there are many cases where a consumer has been able to not just supplement, but replace their traditional computer with a tablet. Of course, as tablets made by companies in the mobile space replace traditional computers, the producers of those computers are faced with a problem of profits and relevance. The inevitable move was for PC companies to produce their own tablets to compete with their new competition. This brings us to the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series tablet, also known as the Dell Venue 8 7840. To find out how it performs, read on for the full review.

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The SSD Endurance Experiment: They're all dead

What does Gloria Gaynor have to do with solid-state drives? You'll have to read the final chapter in our SSD Endurance Experiment to find out. After 18 months of testing, the last of six drives is finally dead.

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TRENDnet TV-IP310PI Outdoor 3 MP PoE Day/Night Network Camera Review

If you like watching movies like i do then you've probably heard several references to a time when people could leave the keys in the ignition of their cars and their doors wide open and worry not about something bad happening to them. Well i can't say that things were ever like that where i grew up but crime was almost non-existent back then. Today as you all know things have changed for the worse so people are always trying new things to keep themselves, their families and their belongings safe. For example several people here have placed steel bars around their windows, some have equipped themselves with baseball bats while others have invested in multi-lock security doors and complete house alarms. There are some people like us however who have chosen to install IP cameras to ensure that nothing bad happens, at least not without them knowing about it. Today our review is about one such IP camera and more specifically the latest TV-IP310PI Outdoor 3 MP PoE Day/Night Network Camera by our old friends over at TRENDnet.

Founded in Torrance, California, TRENDnet has grown to become a leading global networking hardware brand. From the network core to the periphery, TRENDnet's expansive product portfolio includes Wireless, Wired, Surveillance, Connectivity, and Peripheral device categories. An emphasis on continual improvement and our ISO 9001:2008 quality management certification (click here to view certificate) is an essential component of TRENDnet’s success. The TRENDnet brand is consistently recognized for exceptional quality, superior performance, and responsive support. TRENDnet's vision is to build innovative, easy to use, and reliable Networks People Trust. TRENDnet solutions network the countless devices which enable your connected lifestyle and workplace. Building award winning networking solutions since 1990, TRENDnet connects you with what you value most.

Up to roughly a year ago 1080p Full HD (2MP) was pretty much as high as one could go in getting an very good IP camera without breaking the bank since the much better multi-camera (5MP+) models carried (and still do) very hefty price tags. Today and solely judging by all the latest models to get introduced in the market by most if not all of the leading players it seems that 1536p (3MP) has taken its place and since the extra pixels can always be used for wider viewing angles (and more detailed images) you will not hear us complain about it. So the 3 Megapixel 1/3" progressive scan CMOS sensor of the IP66 certified TV-IP310PI can record video at a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels with up to 15fps (1920x1080@30fps) and WDR while the lens TRENDnet has used feature an wide horizontal angle of 70 degrees and are accompanied by several IR LEDs capable of up to 30 meters illumination in the dark. Image quality however is perhaps what we look most when we test such devices so let's move forward and see what TRENDnet offers with their latest bullet camera.

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Versus: Apple Watch vs Microsoft Band

Apple Watch vs Microsoft BandThe Microsoft Band isn't the best fitness tracker out there but it's definitely one of the most popular despite being an elusive unicorn in store and online. The Band's unique features are also why pitting it against the upcoming Apple Watch make sense despite the former being a fitness tracker and the latter a smartwatch.

You may also be wondering which wearable to get. This versus will hopefully help you avoid a wristy situation where you end up choosing a tracker or watch unsuited to your needs.

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ZTE SPro Review

For those who don't need a 4G LTE connection on their mobile projectors, the WiFi-only ZTE SPro is now available as a follow-up to the $450 (£305, AU$590) Sprint LivePro. Like the LivePro, the ZTE SPro is a compact all-in-one pico projector. At $400 (£270, AU$530), the LivePro ships with Google's Android operating system, a capacitive touchscreen to control the projector, speakers, and a built-in battery.

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