Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

2018 i7 15-inch MacBook Pro Review
Budget Game PC - July 2018
Next-Gen NVMe SSD Showdown
Thermaltake Versa H18 Micro-ATX Chassis Review
Toshiba EXCERIA M303 MicroSDXC Card Review

2018 i7 15-inch MacBook Pro Review

Looking at the outside of the computer, it is very easy to think that the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7 processor is unchanged from last year's model. However, there are a surprising amount of improvements beyond just a new and powerful processor that Apple users have been looking for.

Even though these machines carry that "Pro" designator appended to the end, that term is little more than a marketing one. It is more than professionals that flock to Apple's more capable portable laptops.

Read full article @ Apple Insider

Budget Game PC - July 2018

The Hardware.Info Budget Game PC Advice has a balanced configuration for playing video games, without having to spend too much. The components have been selected to offer the best bang for your buck.

That means you cannot always expect the highest settings, resolution and frame rate, but at the same time you should be able to play all modern games in Full HD resolution without making huge concessions to either the image quality or your enjoyment of the game.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Next-Gen NVMe SSD Showdown

The premium NVMe SSD market is poised to heat up again. Micron, Samsung, Toshiba and partners have 96-layer 3D TLC memory in production with products soon to follow using the new NVMe 1.3 standard. Phison and Silicon Motion have new controllers coming out of development for the new memory. The Phison PS5012-E12 (E12) and Silicon Motion, Inc. (SMI) SM2262EN offer manufacturers broad options to build next-generation SSDs that leave existing models in the dust.

Read full article @ Tweaktown

Thermaltake Versa H18 Micro-ATX Chassis Review

Thermaltake is a well-known brand when it comes to creating huge chassis. However, they also take care of the more affordable and compact chassis market too. At a wallet-friendly £40, the Versa H18 isn’t meant to light the world on fire. However, for those on a tighter budget, it’s obviously set to appeal to peoples wallets. However, affordable doesn’t always mean something is lacking features. With support for an mATX motherboard, some water cooling, large graphics cards and an ATX PSU, it’s ticking a lot of boxes. It may not have the tempered glass of some more expensive models, but we lived with perspex windows for many years, and there’s still some life in the old windows yet – especially when they cut the price right down this low.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Toshiba EXCERIA M303 MicroSDXC Card Review

The new EXCERIA M303 microSDXC cards from Toshiba are aimed towards 4K or Full-HD content recording and can fit the smallest available devices; these are rated as having V30 Video Speed Class and from our tests, we got near 70MB/s writes, which should be enough for most multimedia content.

About Toshiba:


“Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion).”

Read full article @ Mad Shrimps