“Storage solutions for the desktop hard disk market are now really starting to take shape. Over the past ten years of PC technology hard disks have been stagnant while sizes have just slowly increased, we have been stuck with the same slow and clumsy interface.

Today we have our hands on one of the largest capacity desktop drives available on the market. Hitachi has sent us their new Deskstar 7K1000 drive supporting a full terabyte of data. How will this drive perform? Let’s go have a look.”

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The CoolIT Systems Freezone Thermoelectric CPU Cooler lives up to the name. The Freezone is capable of handling 175W of power and this means it can help you push your modern AMD or Intel processor to higher clock speeds with lower temperatures. Despite the complex appearance of the system, installation is surprisingly easy, meaning you will be up and running on your cooler CPU in no time.

Read the review here.

“But where does this processor really fit in? Is it worth the ~US$1000 current pricetag or is there something that is faster from Intel that can be purchased for the same money? Well, for one thing, you won’t need a new motherboard if you stick to the 1066Mhz FSB, but with the quad-core line dropping in price, will this processor be deemed the black sheep of Intel’s higher end processor lineup?”

Read it here.

Just a heads up, this post contains some details about some deals that Waterstones (UK Bookshop) are doing at the moment. Hurry and order now! Read More

Today at Techneek we are taking a look at the Star Wars Yoda FX Lightsaber. This injection molded gadget (or should we say toy?) is a real collectors piece (and comes in at quite a high cost). It does all the things you could expect a “toy” light saber to do – with both great lights and sound effects. Coming with a stand, it is ideal for both tabletop or wall display. But isit worth buying? We find out

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Over at tweaknews they have a review of the Steel Series SX Pro Gaming Mousepad Review.

“In the end it comes down to one question: Are you prepared to pay for the best. At a hefty 49.95 Euro (US$70) this is not a product a casual user will be interested in. I personally would never spend that much on a mouse pad but I don’t claim to be an avid gamer either. If you are looking for the best gaming pad money can buy, you’ve found it. If you are looking for good performance at an affordable price, keep looking.”

Techpowerup have a nice write up containing some rather nice photos of the girls at the games convention

After running wild search patterns through the halls of Games Convention Germany we are proud to present you the finest collection of booth babes from Europe’s biggest gaming show. You will find 300 high-res photos to get an impression of what you missed.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/GamesConvention07/Girls

The AOpen XC Cube Mini MZ915-M is one of the latest small form factor “barebones” systems to be released. If you are after a new computer, and are after something small, this is the ideal choice. The cheapest place online to buy the MZ915-M is from Play.com, which is currently selling it for £249.99 inc vat and delivery.

Corsair have announced that they are going to be releasing a handy new secure USB 2.0 flash drive.

The “Flash Padlock” Family of secure USB drives went on sale today, from Corsair. Costing $29.99 (about £15) for a 1GB version and $39.99 (£20) for a 2GB version they are more expensive than your typical flash drive, but they have a touch pad security pin system built into it. The pen auto locks whenever removed from a computer, so you never need to remember to lock it.

Source: TechPowerUp!

Laptop prices have come down in price so much in the last few years that slowly more and more households are buying one. One brand that we all (normally) trust is Sony, and their Vaio range of laptops are very respected in the professional world, and some people see them as a status symbol. However Sony are venturing into the budget side of laptops, with their Sony Vaio VGN-N38E/W laptop, which costs just £479.

It has got some very sleek looks – somewhat similar to the Macbooks sexy white outer – and some very reasonable specifications for the price. But how does it actually come up in a review? We find out!

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