bit-tech published a review of Asus' PG221 22" widescreen monitor

There are, of course, features that the PG221 has and the 215TW doesn't, but it's going to be a question of whether those features are needed by the potential buyer. In a pure battle between the 215TW and the PG221 on the image quality front, the Samsung was notably better than the Asus. But, after a bit of tweaking, the image quality delivered by the PG221 was still pretty good. I guess it's a question of whether you need the extra features that the Asus provides, or whether you're after a great all-round monitor at a fantastic price.

I can't help but feel that, because of the 215TW's aggressive pricing, the PG221 (even with its fantastic set of features) just doesn't do enough to justify spending any more than £240 on a 20", 21" or 22" widescreen monitor.

Asus PG221 22" widescreen monitor Review

Metku.net took a closer look at Camera Armor.

For many people, the camera is regarded as a tool for the photographer in the same way that a hammer is a tool for a carpenter. You use it to take pictures and no emotions attached. The guys at Made Products have most probably anticipated this concern and they have come up with a product called Camera Armor, addressing just this.

Camera Armor Review



TrustedReviews have looked at the Samsung Q70

Overall the Q70 is another sleek and attractive notebook from Samsung. The shiny black exterior provides the initial eye-catching element, and the metallic internal finish provides a very different but no less attractive effect. General performance is excellent, while the nVidia 8400M GS provides some limited gaming performance for those who require it.

Samsung Q70 Review

While the iPhone is primarily marketed as a mobile phone, it's also the latest generation of iPod, a handheld computer with a web browser, an organizer, a note taker and a camera. Are all of its features worth its $500-600 price, particularly in view...

Apple's iPhone: an initial (but in-depth) review

TrustedReviews have looked at the Netgear Storage Central Turbo

The SC101T remedies the shortcomings of its predecessor and adds support for high capacity SATA hard disks. Performance is up with most desktop NAS appliances making this a very interesting and affordable alternative for shared network storage although make sure you have a few spare IP addresses to hand.

Netgear Storage Central Turbo Review

OCModShop published a guide about speed up searches in Vista

Vista's search capabilities have changed a little from previous Windows versions, and is supposed to index files Instant Search is one of the best aspects of Vista because it allows users to hunt for files from virtually any location in the operating system; search boxes are integrated into the Start menu and into every Windows folder. It's a welcome addition, as it's faster and less intrusive than the standalone offerings from Google, MSN, or Yahoo, which were needed to scour your desktop in XP. If you start to notice that your index becomes sluggish in performance or even stops working, you can rebuild the index and regain the performance you seek.

How To: Speed up Searches in Vista

BIOS Magazine posted a review on the Netgear Storage Central Turbo (SC101T)

The worldwide market demand for consumer network storage is in the midst of a marked increase in conjunction with the digital revolution and the upsurge in volume of digital assets acquired per person. Netgear's SC101T is a neat solution that will help users to familiarise themselves with the enormous benefits of implementing a centralised, redundant storage solution that is price sensitive, fast and safe. Performance is also up with most desktop NAS appliances. It doesn't offer the range of features (networking protocols and OS support is relatively limited, for instance) and capacity larger businesses require, but for tech-savvy home users and small offices, we think it confidently hits the spot.

Netgear Storage Central Turbo (SC101T) Reviewed

Chile Hardware published a new review on the Sapphire Pure RS690 motherboard in Spanish

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Tech ARP has posted Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS Graphics Card Review

The Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS offers a compelling DirectX 10 solution by integrating a Zalman copper heatpipe cooler with an affordable GeForce 8600 GTS card. But is it worth buying it for its DirectX 10 support?

Join us as we put the Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS through its paces in both DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 in Windows Vista. See what this graphics card is capable of!

Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS Graphics Card Review

TechwareLabs has published a review of the DLO HomeDock Music Remote

Having an iPod is one of the great entertainment items that is widely enjoyed today, walking about, at work, in our car and in our homes. For most, this experience has been a lone affair as the sound is transmitted through ear bud headphones which does not facilitate sharing the sweet sounds with others nearby in get together parties. This is all about to change as Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) has produced a series of products for the ipod audiophile to enjoy their music and to allow others to enjoy it with them. One of these products, the DLO HomeDock Music Remote, allows you to wirelessly control your ipod while it simultaneously serves to charge your ipod and also the remote when the remote is not being used, piping the sounds to your stereo's speakers for all to enjoy.

DLO HomeDock Music Remote Review

XYZ Computing has posted a review on the Lenovo ThinkPad X61 and X61s Notebooks

Overall, not a lot has changed from the X60. The system is still the same old 12" ultraportable that so many road warriors have come to appreciate, it still has that conservative ThinkPad styling, and- you guessed it- still no optical drive. There is good news though because changes were made inside the system. The biggest move was an upgrade to the notebooks' platform as the new systems use Intel's Centrino Duo technology. This platform, which affects the wireless, chipset, and processor, is also known as "Santa Rosa" and marks an appreciable evolution in notebook design. Another change is that the processors were upgraded. While the X60 moved up from one set of Core 2 Duos to another, the X60s had a major change as it moved from a Core Duo process up to the new Core 2 Duo line. The X61s still uses an ultra low voltage processor, in our case the L7500 (1.6GHz), but the move to Core 2 Duo should have a nice impact on performance, or at least a more significant than that see on the X61.

Lenovo ThinkPad X61 and X61s Notebooks Reviewed

I4U NEWS reviews the BFG 8600 GTS OC2 Video Card

BFG is breaking away from using the stock NVIDIA reference cooling solution in favor of a custom solution with better performance. This new cooling solution allows for faster clock speeds on the new BFG 8600 GTS OC2 video card. In fact, this video card is the fastest 8600 GTS that I have tested. It's really nice to see BFG putting some effort into better cooling solutions that enable higher clock speeds without resorting to using heat sinks that take a single slot card and turn it into t dual slot card. BFG's heat sink did a great job of keeping the card cool no matter how long I used it.

BFG 8600 GTS OC2 Video Card Review

HotHardware.com evaluate the features and performance of Shuttle's flagship SDXi barebones XPC.

The SDXi features a number of unique features like a built-in water-cooler for Radeon GPU-based graphics cards and a slick, flamed-out paint job that you've just got to see to believe. Head on over to the site and check it out.

Shuttle SDXi Barebones XPC Review

3D Game Man posted a review on the Zalman ZM-MFC2 Fan Controller

Typically, fan controller are relatively boring devices that play an important role in keeping computer systems cool. This is of course until now. The Zalman ZM-MFC2 Fan Controller is clearly the king of the fan controllers, especially in the looks department. It will bring just about any case to life with all kinds of useful information. Information about how power consumption, the fan speeds and temperatures of hardware components. It's even easy to install and a snap to operate. If you're in the market for a fan controller I would strongly recommend this one. It's one of the coolest fan controllers that I've seen. This product has MUST HAVE written all over it!

Zalman ZM-MFC2 Fan Controller Review

DragonSteelMods posted a review on the XTracPads Ripper

There are numerous types of mouse pads out there today, and it all depends on what you personally are looking for in your mousing surface, the type you'll end up getting. Lately I've skewed more toward hard surface pads, but I used to prefer the cloth type, and my favorites have always been those from XTracPads, I've found them to be an excellent choice, an all around great pad. So today for review I have the Ripper cloth mousing surface from XTracPads....

XTracPads Ripper Review

Techgage posted a review of Gigabyte's P35-based P35C-DS3R board, capable of handling both DDR2 and DDR3 memory.

Gigabyte, like others, released a slew of motherboards utilizing Intel's P35 chipset when it was first announced. The P35C-DS3R is unique to their line-up though, since it will accept both DDR2 and DDR3 memory. We pit the boards performance using both types of memory against our recently reviewed ASUS P5K and P5K3.

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Review

hi-techreviews.com posted Thermaltake V1 Heatsink Review

What has 100-fins, four heatpipes and one 110 x 25mm fan that turns no faster than 2000 RPMs? That would be the newest addition to the Thermaltake line-up, the V1 may just be the best looking unique heatsink you have ever seen. Now the question remains, how well does it perform? Come on along as we answer that question and take a closer look at the V1.

Thermaltake V1 Heatsink Review

OCC has published a new review of the Saitek Eclipse II Gaming Keyboard

The one peripheral all of us need and rely on is obviously the keyboard. Likely the object we will spend the most time hovering above or slumped over, a bad keyboard sticks out like an 'emo' kid at a Justin Timberlake concert. It is this pressure that had me chomping at the bit to try out the latest Saitek Eclipse. I absolutely fell in love with the first incarnation and assumed the second would only be an improvement. Would I be surprised, content or irate with my findings? Let's find out.

Saitek Eclipse II Gaming Keyboard Review

Tweaknews.net posted a review on the Cooler Master GeminII CPU/Motherboard Cooler

Cooler Master took a gamble bringing such a large cooler to market. The sheer size of the GeminII will preclude its use on some motherboards, and I can see that it will be a very tight fit in some smaller cases. Performance wise, the GeminII posted up some good numbers on the testbed, but fell short of the lofty expectations that a cooler of this size and design would inspire. This is not to say that the cooling performance was lacking; it wasn't. I just think it would be reasonable to expect more from the GeminII.

Cooler Master GeminII CPU/Motherboard Cooler Review

TrustedReviews have looked at Adobe CS3 Production Premium

With so much included in the box, it’s hard not to call Adobe CS3 Production Premium great value, even at the whopping £1,500 price. For a start, you get at least £500 worth more software for your money than you did with the previous version......In a nutshell, Adobe CS3 Production Premium costs an overwhelming amount, but you get an overwhelming amount of software for your money.

Adobe CS3 Production Premium Review

TrustedReviews have looked at the Casio Exilim EX-Z75

Considering that price, it’s hard to believe just how good the EX-Z75 actually is. For starters it’s a great looking camera. It has an all-aluminium body finished in an attractive brushed texture, with a polished bezel around the lens. As well as the silver version seen here it’s also available in black, blue or pink.

Casio Exilim EX-Z75 Review

Howtoforge posted a howto about installing Beryl or Compiz Fusion on a Fedora 7 desktop

This tutorial shows how you can install and use Beryl or Compiz Fusion on a Fedora 7 desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card). With both Beryl and Compiz Fusion, you can make your desktop use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube.

Installing Beryl Or Compiz Fusion On A Fedora 7 Desktop