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  • Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Review

    Kingston's HyperX came out of the gates swinging and delivered an impressive show, gnawing on the Vertex 3's ankles every step of the way. The new arrival had little trouble meeting, and occasionally exceeding the performance of OCZ's drive.

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  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution Graphics Performance Test

    Deus Ex: HR benchmarks and performance analysis -- Deus Ex: Human Revolution appears to be every bit as good as its predecessors. In other good news, we could very well have a new game capable of fully utilizing the power and features of today's high-end graphics cards.

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  • MSI X-Slim X460 Ultraportable Review

    MSI recently expanded its ultraportable X-Slim offerings, designed to be lightweight and compact, the X460 notebooks also strive to be powerful, courtesy of Intel's Sandy Bridge processors. The flagship model comes with Intel's Core i7-2630QM, packing the quad-core chip while boasting an 8-hour battery life.

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  • Lenovo IdeaCentre K330 Desktop PC Review

    The Lenovo IdeaCentre K330 is a budget gaming desktop PC that has ample power for general-purpose work, and should be well suited for video and other multimedia work as well as PC gaming. The machine is powered by your choice of a second-generation Intel Core series processor and up to 16GB of RAM.

    By Shawn Knight on

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  • Silverstone Fortress FT03 Case Review

    The new Fortress FT03 is unlike anything we've seen from the series before. Unlike its predecessors, this latest iteration is not a mid-tower ATX case, but rather utilizes its own unique design to take the form of a compact microATX case.

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  • Synology DiskStation DS2411+ NAS Review

    Although the DiskStation DS2411+ is considered a business-class NAS device suitable for SMB users, its $1,700 asking price remains a decent value and we're confident those who require such radical storage solutions will find a lot to appreciate in it.

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  • Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC Review

    Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 580 SOC is a perfect example of what a high-end graphics card should be. The card is surprisingly practical, which is certainly not how we would describe most premium AMD or Nvidia GPUs.

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  • Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review

    With tablets eating up on netbook sales at an accelerated pace, we can clearly see where Acer is headed with the Iconia offerings. We intend to figure out what’s Acer proposition with the Iconia Tab A500, not only from a value perspective -- a driving force of netbook sales -- but in terms of features, design and overall experience.

    By Shawn Knight on

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  • Motorola Droid 3 Review

    The new Motorola DROID 3 has got an all-new qHD resolution 4-inch touchscreen, world roaming capabilities, and a beautifully designed 5-row QWERTY keyboard. It's an office in your pocket (that weighs almost as much as some office furniture, I might add).

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  • HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse Review

    HP's new Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse cuts the cord and eliminates the need for a USB dongle or Bluetooth radio. This small pointer connects to your notebook's wireless connection with a proclaimed 9-month battery life.

    By Shawn Knight on

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  • HP TouchPad Review: webOS on the Tablet

    Many users and lovers of webOS's blend of beauty and functionality have been waiting with baited breath to see how it performs on a tablet. Has HP managed to take the best of webOS and implement it on the TouchPad while avoiding the pitfalls that have plagued the platform in the past?

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  • Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Motherboard Review

    We've seen many impressive Z68 boards since launch, but none are more intriguing than what we have today: the Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD. Right out of the box, this board features an Intel SSD 311 20GB attached via an mSATA connector to take advantage of Smart Response Technology.

    By Steven Walton on

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  • Asrock CoreHT 252B HTPC Review

    Last year we crowned Asrock's Vision 3D the ultimate small form factor computer. We looked forward to what the company would deliver next, and now more than six months later, we have the CoreHT Series, which promises to be the most powerful yet as it adopts the latest Sandy Bridge mobile processors.

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  • Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Case Review

    In many ways, the Obsidian 650D is a miniature version of the very popular 800D, so we can understand why it has many of you swooning. Although we're sure it's no pushover, the 650D definitely has a lot to prove, let's see what Corsair's new mid-tower brings to the table.

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  • AMD A8-3850 Llano APU Review

    Following in the footsteps of Brazos, AMD is now ready to unleash its bigger brother. Codenamed Llano, the new arrival resides in AMD's Lynx platform and packs four Husky cores (very similar to what's inside Athlon II processors), along with a robust GPU based on the Evergreen family's Redwood architecture.

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  • Maingear Titan 17 Notebook Review

    The Titan 17 is Maingear's most powerful notebook to date packing an Intel Core i7-990X hexa-core desktop CPU, a 17.3" LED, two Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M graphics cards, a 120GB Intel 510 solid state drive, a 750GB Western Digital 7200 RPM hard drive, a Blu-ray optical drive, and more.

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  • Gaming Case Roundup

    With dozens of affordable, well-equipped desktop cases begging for your cash, it can be a nightmare to find the right one for your needs. Hoping to simplify your building experience, we've assembled a shortlist of six unique sub-$200 enthusiast chassis that deserve your attention.

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  • QNAP TS-412 Turbo NAS Review

    As one of QNAP's most affordable 4-bay NAS, we were unsurprisingly drawn to the TS-412. Assuming this recent product launch doesn't disappoint -- and they rarely do -- the TS-412 has a fair chance at becoming the go-to 4-bay NAS.

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  • HTC Sensation Review

    The HTC Sensation is the latest handset to show up to the dual-core Android smartphone party, boasting a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen and an 8 megapixel camera to boot. The device hums along quickly and has plenty of UI tweaks, courtesy of HTC's Sense 3.0.

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  • HP ProBook 6360b Notebook Review

    The ProBook 6360b is the latest addition to HP’s “b” series notebooks and their first in a 13.3” form factor. The 6360b is tailored for business professionals with a robust software suite. Business users will also appreciate the secure display latch, extended life battery options and docking station capabilities.

    By Shawn Knight on

  • Duke Nukem Forever Performance Test

    DNF benchmarks and performance analysis -- Considering it spent 14 years in creation, many gamers had extremely high expectations for Duke Nukem Forever's gameplay. Others remained skeptical that it would even ship, let alone deliver an earth-shattering experience. You could say we were somewhere between the two.

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  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review

    The Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a beautiful display and a body that is incredibly thin and light. It also packs a dual-core 1GHz processor and the latest version of Android. But while its hardware is lust worthy, it still leaves us somewhat underwhelmed on the software side.

    By Michael Oryl on

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Smartphone Review

    The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is the first PlayStation certified mobile device to hit the market. This means that it has access to special ports of games from Sony's legacy of PlayStation titles, in addition to the growing number of games available to the Android platform.

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  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings GPU & CPU Performance

    The Witcher 2 benchmarks and performance analysis -- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a visually stunning game capable of bringing today's finest hardware to its knees. As usual, we're bringing you our full performance test, complete with nearly two dozen video cards and various quality settings in three of today's most popular resolutions so you know what it takes to run the game smoothly.

    By Steven Walton on

  • DiRT 3 GPU & CPU Performance Test

    Dirt 3 benchmarks and performance analysis -- Dirt 3 is a spectacular looking racing game with some surprisingly high, but also incredibly vague recommended system requirements. While it's nice that gamers with five year-old machines can play Dirt 3, we're more interested in knowing what it takes to experience the game with all its visual splendor.

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  • Crucial m4 256GB SSD Review

    Known simply as the m4, Crucial's latest SSD is hailed as the successor to its award-winning RealSSD C300, promising to deliver more speed and higher capacities. Despite those claims, we can't help but feel the m4 has some big shoes to fill.

    By Steven Walton on

  • Silverstone Raven 3 (RV03) ATX Case Review

    The Raven 3 is a worthy successor to the Raven 2 Evolution and in fact the best-designed Raven case to date. The RV03 delivers loads of improvements over the previous model, not least in cable management, extended storage capabilities, fan controller access and cooling efficiency.

    By Steven Walton on

  • Thecus N3200XXX NAS Review

    The Thecus N3200XXX provides an excellent level of performance for its price. It's easy to configure and quite powerful next to the competition.

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  • Samsung Galaxy S II Review

    The new Samsung Galaxy S II is larger, yet much thinner than the original, features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display and well over twice the processing power. All in all, the new Galaxy S II establishes a new high-water mark that will force all other Android devices to scramble to stay afloat.

    By Michael Oryl on

  • Brink GPU & CPU Performance Test

    Brink benchmarks and performance analysis -- Brink looks to be an exciting, fast-paced first-person shooter that should run well on a wide range of hardware. Continue reading to see how the game performs on a dozen current and previous-generation GPUs priced from $100 to $700.

    By Steven Walton on