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Here a roundup of today's reviews:

- HP Mini 210-2180 Review
- ASUS HD6950 2GB DirectCU II Review
- SteelSeries Shift MMO Gaming Keyboard Review
- Enermax Aeolus Premium CP003 Review
- Intel Core i5-2400S and BH67GD Micro-ATX Motherboard Review
- XFX Pro Series 450w and 550w Power Supply Review
- My Movies 4.0 Review
- MEElectronics M9 Earphones Review
- Antec SoundScience Rockus 3D Speaker System Review
- ECS Sandy Bridge Motherboard Roundup
- Diamond All-in-Wonder HD Premium 5000 Review
- Sparkle ONE GTS 450 1GB OC Single Slot Review
- Apevia X-Fit-100 Mini-ITX Case Review
- Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti Super Overclock Graphics Card Review
- Enermax Hoplite Case Review
- Fractal Design Define XL system enclosure review



HP Mini 210-2180 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the HP Mini 210-2180

The HP Mini 210-2180 is a netbook that comes in many stylish colors, has a larger-than-average keyboard and has huge battery life. While the internal specifications aren't the latest and greatest, it will still provide average computing performance for the average user.
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ASUS HD6950 2GB DirectCU II Review
Vortez takes a look at the ASUS HD6950 2GB DirectCU II video card

The graphics card we will be focussing our attentions on today is the HD6950, which we covered in great depth on release. The Cayman GPU that the card is based on features AMD's new refined VLIW4 architecture, boasting a total of 96 texture units, upgraded render back for improved anti-aliasing performance, and an enhanced tessellation engine. The HD6950 only features 88 of those texture units and 1408 stream processors out of a potential 1536 which the fully unlocked HD6970 sports. The main advantage is significantly reduced power consumption, making the HD6950 a very capable card.
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SteelSeries Shift MMO Gaming Keyboard Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the SteelSeries Shift MMO Gaming Keyboard

Looking for an MMO keyboard to smoke the competition? Today we examine the SteelSeries Shift Gaming Keyboard that is fully customizable and designed for the professional gamer. The SteelSeries Shift supports interchangeable "keysets" which groups game commands together and has multiple programmable macro keys, making it easier to beat your competition and play like a GSL professional. Read on to see just how well the SteelSeries Shift performs in the real world.

What really makes the SteelSeries Shift keyboard unique is its ability to swap out keysets. On the right side of the keyboard is a lock which, when pulled up, allows the keys to be removed. After removing the keyset, we can see the rubber domes which are made of high quality silicone which SteelSeries claims will extend the life of the keys to about 15 million keystrokes. This also allows the keyboard to be cleaned easily with some canned air or a vacuum which I think is also a plus....
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Enermax Aeolus Premium CP003 Review
DV Hardware has published a review of the Enermax Aeolus Premium CP003 laptop cooler.

Enermax is best known for its series of power supplies but over the years the Taiwanese company has branched out into several other product categories. Named after the Greek god of wind, the company's Aeolus laptop cooling pads promise enough airflow to keep your laptop at a cooler temperature. The latest addition to Enermax's Aeolus lineup is the Aeolus Premium CP003, a premium laptop cooler designed for systems of up to 17".
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Intel Core i5-2400S and BH67GD Micro-ATX Motherboard Review
MissingRemote posted a review on the Intel Core i5-2400S and BH67GD Micro-ATX Motherboard

Having previously examined both the 95 and 35 watt extremes in the Sandy Bridge CPU lineup, we now turn our focus to the 65 watt 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-2400S and Media Series BH67GD micro-ATX motherboard with built in IEEE 1394a (FireWire) support. With the basic capability questions already answered, let’s find out if by providing four physical cores with lower power consumption this CPU and motherboard combo can find the right balance between outright performance and efficiency in a full featured home theater PC (HTPC).
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XFX Pro Series 450w and 550w Power Supply Review
Kitguru posted a review on the XFX Pro Series 450w and 550w Power Supply

Last year KitGuru reviewed all three of the new XFX Pro Series family, the 850W, the 750W and the 650W. We found them all to be great power supplies capable of solid power delivery at very competitive prices. Today we review the two latest members of the Pro Series family, the 450W and 550W units.
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My Movies 4.0 Review
MissingRemote posted a review on My Movies 4.0

My Movies 4.0 is an all-inclusive movie manager and frontend (interface) for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Media Center users. If you are not a Media Center user you can still leverage the extensive movie database backend to manage your collection as the application will make universally recognizable files for other applications and devices such as XBMC, HDI Dune and Popcorn Hour, to name a few. The application was created by Brian Binnerup back in 2004 due to the lack of a native Windows' default Movie Library in Media Center. Over the years My Movies has built arguably the largest database of movie information and artwork.
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MEElectronics M9 Earphones Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the MEElectronics M9 Earphones

There are a lot of contenders in the earphone market. The prices range from $10 up into the $200s or more for those simple little speakers folks plug into their ears for a few hours at a time, listening to a variety of forms and genres of music. Some folks can’t tell the difference between the low-end ones and the high-end ones, and prefer affordability over demonstrable sound quality. After all, if you can hear something, the earphones are working well, right? Clearly, we audiophiles know there is a difference. However, we, too, fancy ourselves frugal, so we’ll find the highest-quality audio devices we can afford. Enter the MEElectronics M9 earphones, a $20 set of earphones which sound like $80 earphones.
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Antec SoundScience Rockus 3D Speaker System Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Antec SoundScience Rockus 3D Speaker System

Antec has dominated the computer chassis market for more than a decade, and with many of their customers slowly converting to portable platforms it makes good business sense to diversify the product portfolio. Enter soundscience, a subsidiary of Antec, that is dedicated to audiophile-level products for use on multiple platforms. The soundscience rockus 2.1 speaker system features 3Dsst sound technology, which makes use of 3D-audio optimized solid aluminum satellite drivers and an active subwoofer with passive radiator to create an extended low frequency response. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the Antec SoundScience Rockus 3D speaker system against the Logitech Speaker System Z623 and see how well it works for gaming consoles.
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ECS Sandy Bridge Motherboard Roundup
Neoseeker posted an ECS Sandy Bridge Motherboard Roundup

Today we're looking at a trio of motherboard offerings from ECS based on Intel's new Sandy Bridge platform. They cover the full range of motherboard form factors, not to mention both Sandy Bridge chipsets. See how well ECS fares against enthusiast offerings from competitors when it comes to Sandy Bridge in our motherboard roundup!
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Diamond All-in-Wonder HD Premium 5000 Review
OCC has published a review on the Diamond All-in-Wonder HD Premium 5000

The connectivity of the graphics card is where it does shine, as it supports a single HDMI output, a single VGA, and a single DVI-I video output, which we all know are the most commonly used connections for a computer monitor, as well as providing the option to hook it up to your HDTV that you may have sitting in your living room or bedroom. The fact that you can use the TVW750 PCIE HDTV Tuner to grab an audio/video feed off your video camera, VCR, or whatever other device you need to connect to that supports the RCA (Yellow-Red-White) output connections, gives it the ability to be used to create just about any digital media file that you may want.
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Sparkle ONE GTS 450 1GB OC Single Slot Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review on the Sparkle ONE GTS 450 1GB OC Single Slot graphics card.

As the GTS 450 series has matured, board partners have come out with some unique products. Sparkle has headlined their lineup with a single slot and overclocked card that hopes to strike a cord with HTPC users who are looking for more performance than integrated solutions can offer.
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Apevia X-Fit-100 Mini-ITX Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Apevia X-Fit-100 Mini-ITX Case

One lucky case in the Mini-ITX market is the Apevia X-Fit-100 Mini-ITX Case. The X-Fit-100 offers a slim profile and sleek look that will work with any mini-ITX application. There is enough space to fit a 2.5" hard drive, slim optical drive, and a low profile PCI card. The X-Fit-100 comes equipped with a Apevia Flex ATX 250W power supply, which is more than enough for a mini-ITX system. There are vents on the top and sides that help expel heat and keep the case quiet. The X-Fit-100 also has a sturdy build, constructed from 0.7mm metal SECC. The style and finish is black, which matches perfect with most people's decor.
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Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti Super Overclock Graphics Card Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti Super Overclock Graphics Card

Over the last month or so we have taken a look at a number of GTX 560 Ti models from various manufacturers and in the majority of cases we have been impressed. The stock GTX 560 Ti is a good card with great performance for the price and offers a nice entry into stereoscopic 3D and PhysX. That said the reference design does have some stiff competition from the Radeon 6870 and more recently the 6950 1GB.
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Enermax Hoplite Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted Enermax Hoplite Case Review

The Hoplite is the latest mid-tower case from Enermax, coming with a fancy "VEGAS"  fan, an external SSD/hard drive dock, and two external 3.5"/2.5" hot-swap bays.
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Fractal Design Define XL system enclosure review
Metku took a closer look at the Fractal Design's Define XL system enclosure

Fractal Design introduces their new tower case that is bigger than the previous R2/R3 models. Does it offer the features that you need for your next system enclosure?!
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