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Acer Predator G5 gaming PC
Acer’s Predator range of desktop PCs are dedicated to entertainment and gaming – and while the G5 might not have quite the same funky industrial aesthetic as the higher-end G7, it still boasts a novel-looking case with some well thought out features. Finished in black with orange trim, the case has a carry handle at…
Auslogics BoostSpeed 5
The price of new PCs may continue to drop like a paralysed falcon but it’s still a big investment, so if you can keep your old machine trundling along for a bit longer, it’s probably worth splashing out £30 – isn’t it? One-click fixBoostSpeed 5 is designed to clear out junk files, fix registry errors,…
Corsair Force F120 SSD
The original Force series of SSDs is no longer Corsair’s flagship range, but it’s arguably the quickest product from the previous generation of solid state drives – so while it can’t quite boast the performance of drives like OCZ’s new Vertex 3, which smashed our storage speed records last week, it doesn’t come with the…
OCZ Technology Vertex 3 120GB SSD
Solid-state disks (SSDs) are one of the most important recent innovations in computing, largely eliminating the biggest bottleneck in a PC’s performance created by traditional hard disk storage. The performance of SSDs has improved at a breakneck pace, with chipset provider SandForce leading the pack. The OCZ Vertex 3 is based around SandForce’s latest SF-2281…
Dell XPS 17 L702X
We’ve handled a few highly portable laptops lately, and the XPS 17 most definitely isn’t one of them. It’s a hefty device that fits into the desktop replacement category, measuring 29x41cm and weighing in at 3.5kg. So it’s perhaps closer to ‘luggable’ than portable – but obviously, such is the trade-off when it comes to…
Chillblast Fusion Tranquility
If the gentle hum of a PC system is enough to drive you to distraction, UK-based manufacturer Chillblast may have a new system that’s right up your street. The Fusion Tranquillity promises all of the speed you would expect from a £1,000-plus performance desktop – but promises near-silent running thanks to a clever combination of…