Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including QNAP TurboNAS TS-419P II NAS Server Review, Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review, and Dell XPS 14z Notebook Reviewed



QNAP TurboNAS TS-419P II NAS Server Review
Real World Labs posted a review on the QNAP TurboNAS TS-419P II NAS Server

Thanks to an updated energy-efficient 2.0GHz ARM Processor by Marvell paired with a total of 512MB of DDR3 RAM and available storage capacity of up to 12TB (currently) the latest TurboNAS TS-419P II NAS server by QNAP has both the muscle and capacity to even go up against far more expensive solutions.

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CPU Performance Comparison Guide Rev. 6.4
TechARP updated their CPU Performance Comparison Guide

This article compiles the best benchmark results we collected of various CPU models using x264 HD Benchmark 4.0, a free CPU benchmark developed by graysky, Dashken and Adrian Wong. This CPU performance comparison guide currently covers 120 different CPU models plus another 283 CPUs in the older comparison but this is just the beginning. We will keep updating the results as new results come in, so please contribute your results.

If you would like to participate in this endeavor, head over to the x264 HD Benchmark 4.0 page and download a copy. After you obtain your benchmark results, simply post them in the official forum thread of x264 HD Benchmark 4.0. Please post your results even if your processor is already listed in the comparison. This is because we will use your results if they are better than the results currently listed in the comparison.

Here is the list of updates :

- Added the Intel Core i7-3960X desktop processor.
- Added the AMD FX-8130P workstation processor (overclocked to 4.6
GHz).
- Added the AMD FX-8130P workstation processor.
- Added the AMD FX-8150 workstation processor.
- Added the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T desktop processor (overclocked to
3.37 GHz).
- Added the Intel Xeon X3350 workstation processor.
- Added the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 desktop processor.
- Added the AMD Sempron 3000+ desktop processor.

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StarTech.com DisplayPort to VGA Converter Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted StarTech.com DisplayPort to VGA Converter Review

For those of you with an Apple MacBook Pro, it's always annoying when you want to be able to just hook up one of your spare monitors, but you find that the MacBook Pro doesn't even have a VGA port! Well, the StarTech.com DisplayPort to VGA Converter is be the ideal companion for your MacBook Pro. Retailing at around £28, it's cheaper than the alternatives from Apple and works even better.

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Xigmatek Midgard II Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Xigmatek Midgard II

The Xigmatek Midgard chassis has been one of the most popular cases in its price class. After almost 3 years, Xigmatek now presents the successor simply called Midgard II. It features a timeless design just like the original one, but includes a long list of new and updated features. The Midgard II has some big shoes to fill - let us see if it manages to impress as much as the original.

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ProlimaTech Panther CPU Cooler with Nano Aluminum Thermal Compound Review
TechwareLabs posted ProlimaTech Panther CPU Cooler with Nano Aluminum Thermal Compound Review

Choosing a CPU cooler is always a tightrope walk between Style, Performance, and Price; So seeing a new name to the market usually raises some eyebrows. ProlimaTech is a relatively new name to the cooling market: With that, I have been given the ProlimaTech Panther CPU Cooler to take a look at. Lets take a look at ProlimaTechs' goal with this cooler

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Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive

If transfer speeds are important to you, the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive is certainly the drive to purchase. Our tests show you can write a 1GB file in less than ten seconds and read that same 1GB file in six seconds. Kingston has done a tremendous job of releasing a product that achieves the advertised 225MB/s read speed and came within 10% of the published 135MB/s write speed in a real-world large file transfers.

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Dell XPS 14z Notebook Reviewed
HotHardware posted a review on the Dell XPS 14z Notebook

Earlier this year, we took a long, hard look at one of Dell's most highly-anticipated multimedia notebooks to date. That was the XPS 15z, and we thought pretty highly of it in almost every measurable way, including its delightfully thin dimensions. Fast forward a few months, and in slides the XPS 14z. According to its branding, this unit is just a single number different than the XPS 15z, and if you didn't know any better, you'd just assume that someone took a shrink-ray to the 15z. Indeed, the 14z really is just a small 15z in some ways...

The 14z is Dell's "thinnest, fully-featured 14" laptop with an internal optical drive." That's a lot of qualifications, but one thing is clear: it's thin, it's compact, and it packs a punch for its size. In addition, LG's Shuriken display is one of the standout features here, enabling a 14" display to be crammed into a 13" form factor.

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