Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

Apple TV quick review
Apple Watch vs Moto 360
Asustor AS7004T
Case Mod Friday: LUMO
In Win 904 Plus Computer Case Review
Kingston Cloud II Gaming Headset Review
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2015) Review: Back To Basics With Broadwell
MSI GE62 2QD Apache Review (GTX 960M) @ HardwareHeaven
Raijintek Aeneas Micro-ATX Cube-Style Chassis Review
Silverstone Strider Plus 700W Review (SST-ST70F-PB)
StarTech.com 42U Low-Cost Server Rack Cabinet
SteelSeries Apex M800
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate Liquid CPU Cooler Review
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate Review

Apple TV quick review

Multimedia nirvana, have I found it? This is a short review of the Apple TV digital media player, covering hardware & specifications, first-time setup, basic use and streaming, quality and relevance of content, other considerations, and more. My virginal encounter with poshness. Do glimpse hither.

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Apple Watch vs Moto 360

Display, design, straps and watch facesIt's circle vs square in the Moto 360 vs Apple Watch comparison, and we're one month away from being able to wear both, given the newly announced Apple Watch release rate. Of course, wearing both would be ridiculous, so now that we know more about what's been hiding up Apple CEO Tim Cook's sleeve, we can see if it's really better than Motorola's fashionable Moto 360?

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Asustor AS7004T

Asustor recently released their AS7004 and AS7008 NAS servers which address small- and medium-sized business environments with 200 and more users. Today, we will put the AS7004 to the test, which can take up to four HDDs and is based on an Intel i3 processor.

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Case Mod Friday: LUMO

Welcome to another Case Mod Friday showcase! This week we have B NEGATIVE's “LUMO” build. This mod takes the In Win D-Frame Mini to a whole new level and there is so much detail and customization on this case its crazy! Here is that builder B NEGATIVE said about it, "After the S3, which is far too large for a LAN box like originally planned, I wanted a smaller footprint and something a bit more aesthetically pleasing,so, after seeing this gorgeous case at Computex, I made some inquiries at In Win and here is the result!

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In Win 904 Plus Computer Case Review

When it comes to food, I will say I am one of those people who will eat mostly anything, as long as it is edible. When I was a toddler, there were a bunch of people at my church who were making crafts with other kids. In this case, they took used crayons and melted them into different shapes with plastic molds. As I was too young to actually do this, I sat on the side and observed the other children making their crayons. After they were finished, one of the adults came over with a finished product and proceeded to offer it to me. I looked at it and I asked her, in Chinese, "Can I eat it?" She laughed and said it was not for eating. In my young and innocent nature, I quickly replied, "It is not edible? I do not want it", gave it back to her, and ran off. I laugh now at this story, but nowadays my judgement for food has grown past the criteria of just being edible. Many people have different opinions about food, whether it is a necessity, or used to satisfy the soul. But to me it boils down to two things: Looks and taste. Good food will look scrumptious, and taste delicious. These two aspects are both important as together they will make the items of consumption more appealing. For example, if the food in question looks amazing, but tastes horrendous, you probably will not be having seconds. However, if it looks like manure on your plate, you probably will not think of having firsts. Thus, there is a balance between the two. This can extend into things like computer parts, especially for components more exposed than others. More specifically, computer chassis are probably the first thing you see when you look at a computer. But like the finest delicacies, it has to balance between the two ends of looks and performance. Today we have a stunner in the house with the In Win 904 Plus. However, the most obvious question for me is whether or not this is just for the eyes, or if it is also easy to use. Are there compromises made to make such a looker of a case? Let us head to the product, and hopefully you will get a taste of the case.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Kingston Cloud II Gaming Headset Review

Kingston is one of the biggest names in the PC industry, they’ve got a rock-solid reputation for creating some of the best and most popular storage devices on the market, such as their HyperX range of DDR memory and SSDs. They took the gaming world by storm with the release of their incredible Cloud gaming headset and while we suspected they couldn’t possibly make the original Cloud even better, Kingston seems to think otherwise.

“HyperX Cloud II features a newly designed USB sound card audio control box that amplifies audio and voice for an optimal Hi-Fi gaming experience, so you can hear what you’ve been missing. Open up a world of detail other gamers will never know – the rustle of a camper’s boot, the scuttle in a distant vent. Its independent audio and microphone volume control lets you adjust not only sound volume but also mic volume and easily toggle Surround Sound 7.1 or the mic sound on and off. This next-generation headset generates virtual 7.1 surround sound with distance and depth to enhance your gaming, movie or music experience. Pinpoint your opponents’ location in the game and strike before he sees you coming.”

The Cloud II is the latest incarnation of their Cloud series pro gaming headsets. It promises improved performance and a very competitive price tag. It offers support for PC, Mac and PlayStation 4, with added bonus features such as virtual 7.1 surround. It certainly ticks a lot of boxes, so let’s stop beating around the bush and take a close look at what it has to offer.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2015) Review: Back To Basics With Broadwell

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon has been through a few revisions now and it's easy to see why the product sells so well and why Lenovo continues to invest in the model lineage... With arguably some of the best notebook keyboard and trackpad setups in the market, the ThinkPad line is built for road warriors and demanding professionals first, but the X1 Carbon straddles the line with light-weight composite carbon fiber construction and squeaks in at .73 inches thick and just hair over 3 pounds for touch-enabled models.

Lenovo recently refreshed and revamped the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and in this third generation of the machine, they've adopted Intel's latest 5th generation Core Series Broadwell processors, along with a few other updates. In addition, they've retooled the keyboard and trackpad area as well, returning back to more traditional roots versus the second generation machine...

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MSI GE62 2QD Apache Review (GTX 960M) @ HardwareHeaven

Today we test NVIDIAs brand new GeForce GTX 960M in our MSI GE62 2QD Apache Review.

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Raijintek Aeneas Micro-ATX Cube-Style Chassis Review

Raijintek is quickly establishing a reputation for being one of the best chassis manufacturers around. Time and time again they’ve shown us that they can make fiercely competitive products, that are packed full of features, with great esthetics and build quality, while maintaining a very affordable price point. Raijintek have set such a good standard for themselves, so I have very high expectations of their latest product, the Aeneas Micro-ATX chassis.

The Aeneas is the latest addition to the booming cube-style chassis market. There’s a lot of great chassis’ now available in this form factor, catering to the growing demand of consumers and gamers, for powerful desktop systems. Just like the boom in Mini-ITX chassis after the release of the BitFenix Prodigy, Micro-ATX cube-style chassis’ are now growing in demand as system builders want more space for the latest generations of high-end graphics cards, multi-GPU configurations and of course, room for water cooling, especially with the increasing popularity of custom loop cooling.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Silverstone Strider Plus 700W Review (SST-ST70F-PB)

Silverstone have earned a positive reputation over the years, crafting some of the finest computer cases for the enthusiast audience. They have also had great success with their range of power supplies, especially in the high end. Today we look at something more modest, designed for the mainstream audience – the Strider Plus 700 W, a 80 Plus Bronze certified modular power supply sporting a single +12V rail.

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StarTech.com 42U Low-Cost Server Rack Cabinet

In the process of building our new open-source, Linux benchmarking test farm the server racks I settled for are the StarTech.com 42U rack cabinets. I've bought three of these StarTech.com 42U (4POSTRACK42) racks in the past few weeks and have been happy with their quality for low-price and it includes casters, levelers, and cable management hooks.

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SteelSeries Apex M800

It’s funny how with everyone introducing their own RGB mechanical keyboards that SteelSeries is actually the last of the big companies to bring theirs out. This is interesting to me because they were one of the first to bring out a full RGB rubber dome keyboard with their first Apex keyboard. That said I do know what took so long. Corsair locked down RGB Cherry switches for the first year leaving everyone to figure out their own design. Razer was able to get to the market quickly with their Kiehl manufactured cherry knockoff switches. Logitech brought out their G910 recently with their new “Romer-G switches” made in partnership with Omron. So SteelSeries took their time designing their own switch as well. Their new QS1 switch is designed with a short throw and center mounted lighting as well and can be found in the new Apex M800 that I’m going to take a look at today.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate Liquid CPU Cooler Review

Many years ago a CoolIT Systems released one of the first 120mm AIO liquid CPU coolers to hit the market and although they were not really the only ones to do so (Asetek did too) i still recall the somewhat "special" design their model had largely thanks to the external temperature screen (something which we haven't seen ever since). Since then the AIO market has expanded quite a bit so CoolIT, Asetek and a few others have released numerous models over the years for the majority of the leading companies in the world (for example CoolIT only offers products through Corsair now) and for virtually all segments of the market from entry-level 120/140mm ones and up to high-end 240/360mm ones. Today on our test bench we have the latest 360mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler by our good friends over at Thermaltake, the Water 3.0 Ultimate.

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Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate Review

Cooling capacity is dependent on air flow and the Ultimate has you covered. You have close to 300CFM of air at your command, so expect to notice the fans when you crank up the heat and with a cooler this size, a little fan noise just goes with the territory. Thermaltake has refined a few components to make the installation about as easy as it can be. The low profile Asetek pump looks good and is quiet. Even at a 4.5GHz overclock, the Ultimate still has some thermal room if your chip can handle a higher overclock.

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