Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Corsair MM300 Extended Edition Mouse Mat Review
Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK Skull Canyon Mini PC Review
Introduction to Docker
Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus - Not meant to be
OCZ Trion 150 480GB SSD Review
Papago! GoSafe S30 Dashcam Review
PC Specialist LS-M02 Custom Watercooled System Review
SilverStone Strider Titanium ST60F-TI PSU Review
SteelSeries Siberia 350 Headset Review
The Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK mini-PC Review
Thermaltake Core X31 Case Review

Corsair MM300 Extended Edition Mouse Mat Review

When was the last time you thought about your mouse pad? Was it when someone commented on how dirty it was, or when you realized you could no longer stand the frayed edge behind your mouse? Like many, a mouse pad is often an after thought in the overall scheme of things. Thankfully, Corsair has multiple mouse pads and mouse mats available to choose from, and today we are taking a look at their MM300 Extended Edition, a 930mm-wide and 300mm-deep mouse mat. With plenty of room to spread out, can the Corsair MM300 force your hand to consider an upgrade? In our case, the answer was a resounding “Yes”.

Read full article @ Bjorn3D

Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK Skull Canyon Mini PC Review

If you are a big fan of the Intel NUC mini-PC series, but didn’t think they had enough power for your needs, we have a special treat for you. We’ve spent the past week playing around with the Intel NUC code named ‘Skull Canyon’ that features the latest 6th Generation Intel Core i7-6770HQ ‘SkyLake’ quad-core processor and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 (GT4e). This is the first Intel NUC to feature a mighty Intel Core i7 processor and it also sports cutting edge technologies like Thunderbolt 3, two m.2 slots for running SSDs in RAID, support for six USB 3.0 ports, DDR4 memory and more.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Introduction to Docker

An introduction to Docker networking and its components. In this guide, you’ll learn about the essential components of Docker networking, which have evolved from coupling simple Docker abstractions and powerful network components such as Linux bridges and Open vSwitch. We’ll also discuss the next generation of Docker networking, which is called libnetwork.

Read full article @ Ubuntu Geek

Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus - Not meant to be

Let me unsweeten your week. Here's a long, thorough review of Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus 64-bit LTS release, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot setup with Windows and Linux, covering live session, installation and post-install use, including look & feel and UI woes, network connectivity - wonky Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and no Samba printing, weak smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone, Windows Phone, iPhone, partitioning, dreadful and buggy package management & updates, multimedia playback - HD video, MP3, applications, stability, performance, responsiveness, resource usage, battery life, suspend & resume, hardware compatibility, inconsistency in behavior and results compared to other Ubuntu releases across all aspects of desktop functionality, many other usability problems and niggles, and more. Have fun. Sort of.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

OCZ Trion 150 480GB SSD Review

Coming to market as an improvement over the OCZ Trion 100 drives thanks to a process shrink to 15nm on the TLC NAND and firmware improvements to the Toshiba NAND controller, the OCZ Trion 150 holds its own when you look at the overall performance in each category. The performance most closely compares to drives using a Phison PS3110-S10 controller and Toshiba A19 MLC NAND, in my testing. That puts the OCZ Trion 150 in a pretty nice price/performance bracket. Actually, at $109, it's a steal at this point. After taking the time to play with this drive, I have found it to be just as snappy as any other drive I have tested except the one PCIe drive in the comparison field. While the pricing is low, OCZ is offering up a tremendous amount of support for the end user through its range of utilities, including both its SSD utility and firmware update tool. Add in the three-year advanced warranty program and you get a drive built to work well with great backup from the manufacturer.

Read full article @ OCC

Papago! GoSafe S30 Dashcam Review

For a great number of years we have been entertained on TV by dashcam footage on shows like the world’s wildest police chases, cop shows and so many others. Dashcams have also been an integral part of our police forces as a method to record and provide evidence, and recently, dashcams have been coming into the civilian market in many forms, sizes and features. With the reduction in size of the optical sensors and technology, in addition to the reduced cost of these devices, it has opened up the ability for drivers to record track days, off-roading or even everyday driving. One of the leaders in this revolution is PAPAGO!, which was founded in 2001 in Taiwan. Their main focus until recently was Asia and Europe, but recently they have expanded into the US market. As a pioneer in the car dashcam market, they have had a chance to perfect affordable dashcams in different sizes and sensor types. This brings us to the PAPAGO! GoSafe S30 that we will review here, so keep reading to find out more.

Read full article @ Bjorn3D

PC Specialist LS-M02 Custom Watercooled System Review

Liquid Series from PC Specialist is a new range of PCs that employ a custom loop liquid cooling system to deliver maximum performance along with stunning visual appeal. The LS-M02 we have for review is an example of the way Liquid Series works and uses a mainstream gaming specification with a price that comes in just under £2,000.

If you decide to configure your own PC you have the choice of Z170/Skylake or X99/Haswell-E hardware (Intel only, no AMD) and can select from a choice of 16 cases, four different cooling systems, as many as three graphics cards and a huge number of other options. The permutations are almost limitless so it makes a good deal of sense to select a pre-configured PC such as LS-M02.

Read full article @ Kitguru

SilverStone Strider Titanium ST60F-TI PSU Review

SilverStone released its first Titanium PSU series, which is made by Enhance Electronics. The smallest Strider Titanium unit will be under our scope today. Besides high efficiency it also offers compact dimensions and a fully modular cable design.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

SteelSeries Siberia 350 Headset Review

SteelSeries, a company known for their support of eSports and wide range of gaming peripherals, have just about finished refreshing their gaming headset series better known as “Siberia.” The Siberia 350 which Benchmark Reviews will be looking at today is a refresh of the previous SteelSeries Siberia v3 Prism headset. Utilizing 50mm drivers, DTS Headphone X technology and a classic SteelSeries fit and finish, the 350 adds 6.5 million colors through LEDs in the earcups and features SteelSeries technologies like GameSense through SteelSeries’ settings software, SteelSeries Engine 3. Will the 350 be a worthy addition to the Siberia lineup, or will these Siberias leave us out in the cold? Follow along and read about our experiences with SteelSeries’ newest headset.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

The Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK mini-PC Review

The desktop computing market has been subject to severe challenges over the last few years. The ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PC market that emerged with the introduction of the Intel NUCs (Next Unit of Computing) has been one of the few bright spots. PC gaming has been one of the few other markets that has withstood the overall issues. The small size of UCFF PCs usually made discrete GPUs difficult to integrate, and IGPs have not impressed the gaming crowd. Therefore, the market has not seen many products targeting the gaming market while also being compact. Intels Skull Canyon NUC - the NUC6i7KYK - places a 45W TDP Core i7-6770HQ Skylake-H CPU with Iris Pro graphics in a chassis around twice the size of the standard NUC. The systems CPU is expected to easily surpass other compact PCs (with 15 - 28W CPUs). What about the gaming credentials? Has Intel made any sacrifices in order to get to this small form factor? This comprehensive review aims to provide readers with the answers.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Thermaltake Core X31 Case Review

Thermaltake introduced their Core X Series back in January at CES.  The case that really eclipsed the others out of the series was the Core X71 full tower, but let's face it, most people do not have the need to such a large case.  For most of us we want a mid tower that has ample space inside, great cooling support, and looks pretty good.  Well look no further as today we have Thermaltake’s Core X31.  This mid tower has room inside for long graphics cards and power supplies, two 360 mm radiators, tall CPU coolers and much more.  The motto of the Core X Series is “Your Build. Our Core” and Thermaltake really stands behind this as the internal components of the case can be removed if you don’t plan on using them.  Let's jump in and see if the Core X31 is the perfect mid tower for you!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org