USB Thumb Drive Vs. Hard Drive
We compared a tiny 8 GB Super Talent USB thumb drive to a 10-year old IBM hard drive of the same size in an interesting thought experiment. Does the hard drive stand a chance against Super Talent’s storage midget? […]
Archive for September, 2008
PC Advice: Home server - september 2008
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IBM tries its hand in the lawn sprinkler biz
Precipitation anticipation
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SAS Storage: High-Performance Hard Drives
While people keep looking at flash SSDs, a lot has been going on in the hard drive space as well. The new enterprise drives by Hitachi and Seagate offer throughput that remains unmatched by flash-based models. Continue to read more…
ASUS 9800GTX+ with ‘Dark Knight’ cooler
Inspired by the latest Batman movie, ASUS introduces a 'Dark Knight' version of the GeForce 9800GTX+. The card features a dual-slot cooler and has four heatpipes to spread the heat over the aluminum cooling block. A fan is placed in the middle, as nVidia did earlier with its GeForce 7900GTX/GTO serie. This version however lacks […]
GlacialTech launches HTPC Altair A381
Glacialtech has introduced its new Altair A381 HTPC case in India. The A381 is an aluminum case with a design to optimize the internal airflow, thus decreasing temperatures. The bundled IR remote supports several Windows Vista mediacenter applications. Features: […]
ASUS 9800GTX+ with ‘Dark Knight’ cooler
Inspired by the latest Batman movie, ASUS introduces a 'Dark Knight' version of the GeForce 9800GTX+. The card features a dual-slot cooler and has four heatpipes to spread the heat over the aluminum cooling block. A fan is placed in the middle, as nVidia did earlier with its GeForce 7900GTX/GTO serie. This version however lacks […]
Secure Remote Data Access for Home Users
Go out and about… while your data stays at home. We show you how to safely access your data over the Internet using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Continue to read more…
AMD: To Merge Or Not To Merge?
The past 19 months haven’t been easy for the green team from Sunnyvale. Lately, there have been persistent rumors that AMD has become an acquisition target. What’s really going on? […]
Energy-Saving Hard Drives
Hitachi’s Deskstar P7K500 battles the Western Digital GreenPower line for the title of king of balanced performance and power consumption. Continue to read more…