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Intel 520 SSD 240GB
Intel’s latest SSD (Solid State Drive) model 520 feels rather familiar as it sports the same light silver casing as the model 510 and 1ooks pretty similar to every Intel SSD since the first X25-M which was launched back in 2008. The retail package of goodies is also familiar and consists of a SATA cable,…
Toshiba Portege R830
Toshiba has built a good reputation for its Portege range of notebooks, with the R series doing very well in the thin and light market arena. The latest update to the R830 model includes modern specifications, while retaining a look and feel from older models. Familiar territory The Toshiba Portege R830 looks every inch like…
Alienware M11x R3
Alienware is pretty much as distinctive a computer make as you can get, and unsurprisingly the M11x R3 laptop is something of a looker. It’s small but perfectly formed, with curved lines, a sleek black finish, and the usual alien heads adorning the back cover and power button. Light fantastic Not only can the backlit…
Asus ZenBook UX31 Ultrabook PC
Slim, light, portable, good-looking and powerful notebook anyone? Maybe the Asus UX31 is what you need. It isn’t inexpensive, but it’s a notebook that makes fatter offerings seem decidedly old-fashioned. What is an Ultrabook?The Asus UX31 is part of a new genre of notebooks called Ultrabooks. Ultrabooks are an Intel-funded initiative designed to deliver top-notch…
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…
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…
Intel 250GB 510 Series SSD
You might be forgiven for forgetting that Intel makes SSD storage – company doesn’t exactly shout it from the rooftops. But in the X25-M series, it has one of the world’s best-selling drives. So when Intel launches a new range, it pays to sit up and take notice. But the new 510 series – codenamed…
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX hard disk
Western Digital’s Caviar Black WD1002FAEX is a sprightly hard drive that aims to mix up good performance with reliability, boasting support for the 3Gbit/s and 6Gbit/s SATA disk interface. With a spin speed of 7,200rpm, it sits towards the upper end of the WD consumer desktop hard drive range, and is backed by a not-to-be-sniffed-at…
Fractal Design Define R3 Case
Fractal Design is a Swedish manufacturer specialising in low-noise computer products. The Define R3 is the company’s latest midi tower enclosure, and aims to strike a balance between low noise and cooling. What it looks like Aesthetically the R3 is fairly minimalist, with clean lines and a featureless aluminium door to hide unsightly optical drives….