Monthly Archives: September 2005
Gainward – Ultra 3500PCX Golden Sample
Well, it’s that time of year again when the big two in the graphics card market start squaring up to each other. Or at least it should be, but with the launch of the GeForce 7800GTX, Nvidia has stolen a march on ATI whose own new high-end card, based on the R520, hasn’t been launched…
Asus – P5LD2 Deluxe WiFi-TV Edition
The first thing that hits you when you open the Asus P5LD2 Deluxe box is, “How have they managed to fit a motherboard in this box?” Because this, the WiFi-TV Edition of the P5LD2 Deluxe, just has be one of the most highly equipped motherboards ever. The basic P5LD2 Deluxe is one of the new…
1C Company – Space Rangers 2: Dominators
In case you don’t remember the original Space Rangers, the developers have thoughtfully bundled it with this enhanced sequel and both should appeal to lovers of space adventures who like to mix and match different genres. The story is less than original. Two hundred years have elapsed since the original Klissan War and the galaxy…
Pentax – Optio SVi
5-megapixel cameras seem to be everywhere nowadays, and Pentax has recently expanded its already strong family at this specification to include two new models, the Optio S5z and the Optio SVi. The headline feature of our review choice, the Optio SVi, is probably its 5x optical zoom. While not unique, this amount of optical zoom…
Dell – OptiPlex GX620
Dell’s OptiPlex range of desktops has been the mainstay of the company’s business and corporate PC operation for many years, constantly being updated to bring the latest technologies to the end user. The latest addition to the line-up is the GX620, which is available in four new chassis designs ranging from an Ultra Small Factor…
Microsoft – Student 2006
At first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking that Student 2006 marks an express act of generosity on the part of Microsoft. After all, for just shy of £60 it does initially seem that you get everything a student could need on their computer. The sting quickly becomes apparent, though. To use many of…
CDV – Codename: Panzers Phase Two
“Mamma Mia! Eh, Luigi, lets-a have-a some extra pepperoni over here.” That isn’t a direct quote from Codename: Panzers Phase Two, but it might as well be. With the snippets of speech your soldiers spout, they could easily be pizza restauranteurs cooking up a 15-inch family special on the baking hot front of an M13-40…
MSI – K8N Diamond
Nvidia caused a real stir by launching the SLI version of the nForce4 chipset, so much so that most motherboard manufacturers now offer some form of SLI board in their range. And with the company’s recent announcement that it wants to introduce the SLI platform into the mainstream market, even more boards will appear. MSI’s…
X-oom – Photo Video DVD
Photo Video DVD is a compilation pack of utilities that brings together three Ulead applications and three from X-oom. These six programs are provided on three individual CD-ROMs. Two are given over to the Ulead programs and a single one hosts the three from X-oom. Which pretty much sums up the package, for the real…
Casio – Exilim Card EX-S500
The Exilim Card EX-S500 is one of those digital cameras designed to look good in the hand. It is very thin indeed (its dimensions are 90 x 59 x 16.1mm) and should slip easily into any pocket, where its 115g of weight will hardly be noticed. When you first switch it on, and the lens…