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- Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 500 GB Hard Drive Review
- G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SandForce SF-1222 SSD Review
- Vizio XVT423SV Review
- Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 600W Power Supply Review
- Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 SATA3 SSD Review
- Mach Xtreme Armor 2133 CL9 Review
- ROCCAT Kone + Maximum Customization Gaming Mouse Review
- Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review
- LG HS200G Mini Portable Projector Review
- Avexir Standard Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 C9 Review
- Quick take: 6850 and GTX 460 overclocking
- NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply Review
- CherryPad 7-Inch Android Tablet Video Review



Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 500 GB Hard Drive Review
TechwareLabs reviews the Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 500 GB Hard Drive

Lacie introduces a cost saving alternative to USB 3.0 SSD storage. Will the capacity benefits outweigh the speed handicap? Read on and find out.
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G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SandForce SF-1222 SSD Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SandForce SF-1222 SSD

G.Skill hasn't been the most active in terms out putting out SSDs but sometimes slow and steady wins the race. We had the pleasure of test driving the 120GB Phoenix Pro to see how it compared to its peers in the marketplace. Will it crash and burn or will it rise from the ashes? Read on to see how this SandForce Driven SSD does compared to some of the biggest names in the industry.

I can't say that I am at all surprised by the performance of the G.Skill Phoenix Pro drive. As mentioned during some of the benchmark assessments, the configuration of the drive is nearly identical to a number of other drives on the market from its competitors. As such, the expectation of its performance to be on par with its peers was there from the start and we weren't let down. In fact, many of the benchmark numbers were almost exactly what we have seen from the other SandForce drives in the same configuration. Really, these are all pushing the limits of what the SATA II interface is capable of so you can't reasonably expect to see one really outshine the others...
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Vizio XVT423SV Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Vizio XVT423SV

The Vizio XVT423SV 42-inch LCD offers 1080p high-definition resolution, a 240Hz refresh rate, 5 millisecond response time, built-in Wi-Fi, and many connectivity options. Good picture quality gives this TV a leg up against the competition, but audio quality is only average at best.
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Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 600W Power Supply Review
Kitguru posted a review on the Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 600W Power Supply

The Power Supply market is very healthy with a wealth of offerings for all user demands. Today we are focusing on the enthusiast user who wants maximum efficiency combined with the lowest possible noise for a performance gaming or media center.

The Cooler Master Silent Pro GOLD 600W power supply is built to the most demanding standards with 80 Plus GOLD certification, aimed at the high end of the market, costing £100 inc vat.
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Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 SATA3 SSD Review
ocinside.de posted a review on the Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 SATA3 SSD

With the 256GB RealSSD C300 Crucial developed an enormously fast SATA3 SSD, which can clearly eclipse usual SATA2 Solid State Drives. In this test report, the Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA3 SSD was practically tested and benchmarked on a SATA3 interface and on a SATA2 controller. The Redaktion ocinside.de review will show, if the at present largest and fastest 256GB RealSSD from Crucial is a great choice.
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Mach Xtreme Armor 2133 CL9 Review
XSReviews posted a review of the Mach Xtreme Armor 2133 CL9 kit

Once again I present to you good sirs a memory review. This time I'm looking at a product from a Mach Xtreme Technology, a fresh brand offering a wide range of memory module products, including RAM, flash drives and SSDs. MX-Tech profiles itself with artistic designed products. Today we're taking a look at their Armor-series RAM, rated at 2133MHz CL9. I'll give it a quick comparison to a recent RAM review and of course the product will be rated for its price vs performance quality.
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ROCCAT Kone + Maximum Customization Gaming Mouse Review
Madshrimps posted ROCCAT Kone + Maximum Customization Gaming Mouse Review

What happens if you take a good gaming mouse with a small design defect at the scroll wheel, fix that and add all the interesting features the previously launched products had in the past and more? The Kone+ Max Customization Gaming Mouse is born.
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Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard

Today's mini ITX motherboards are slowing starting to support quad-core CPUs, advanced chipsets, and PCIe 2.0 graphics cards, but only a few vendors are actually taking advantage of it. Gigabyte jumped on the mini ITX train and suited up the H55N-USB3 with support for today's latest LGA 1156 processors, USB 3.0, and DDR3 memory. It should be interesting to see how this board fairs against other form factors that use the same chipset.
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LG HS200G Mini Portable Projector Review
t-break posted a review on the LG HS200G Mini Portable Projector

A decent portable projector that's worth buying?
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Avexir Standard Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 C9 Review
reviewstash.com posted a review on the Avexir Standard Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 C9

Avexir, established in 2006, might be a somewhat unfamiliar name to many of the hardware enthusiasts reading this review. And, while they've only started building their own brand name this past year, they aren't exactly newcomers to the DRAM industry. Their OEM manufacturing is widely used in OCZ, UMAX, Teamgroup, Geil, Apacer, and even Mushkin DRAM. Not only that, but many of the executives carrying Avexir's own brand have jumped ship from consumer established organizations like Adata and Teamgroup. Avexir's leadership and experience in the industry couldn't come at a better time. While memory prices have somewhat settled, they are still ludicrously high, especially with the solid state rush and current economic stagnation. Fortunately, many of Avexir's current products on the market have been priced much lower than the competition, while offering substantially more quality. Today, we are going to look at one such Avexir product; that of their currently unreleased Avexir Standard Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 kit (AVD3U16000904G-3S). A memory product that looks to be both a solid budget choice and even a quality overclocking option - two features that are usually hard to find in one particular product.
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Quick take: 6850 and GTX 460 overclocking
The Tech Report takes a look at 6850 and GTX 460 overclocking

Their value propositions were already strong, but will they overclock? You betcha.
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NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply

NZXT is primarily a case manufacturer, although they have released some power supplies in the past, namely their Performance Power and Precise series. Here at OCIA.net we've looked a few of these models over the years and found them to be very stable and of decent quality, particularly considering their relatively low price. However even as recently as just two years ago, they failed to meet basic 80Plus standards, topping out around 78% efficiency. Now NZXT looks to change all that by releasing a new line of power supplies, the HALE90 Gold series.
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CherryPad 7-Inch Android Tablet Video Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the CherryPad 7-Inch Android Tablet

The CherryPad is a 7-inch slate that comes preloaded with the Android 2.1 (aka Eclair) operating system and is driven by an 800MHz ARM11-based processor by Samsung backed by a meager 256MB of DDR2 system memory. The device is also based on a resistive touch display, so it takes a bit of getting use to, if you've been working with devices like the iPhone or similar where capacitive touch displays are ubiquitous. Journey on here with us in this quick-take video review of the CherryPad. Just what does $188 buy you in an Android tablet? You're about to find out...
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