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Here the second review roundup of today: Icy Dock MB990SP-B DUAL 2.5” TO 3.5” HDD Adapter, AMD Athlon II X3 415e CPU, IN WIN Dragon Slayer, Silver Power SP-SS750M 750w, ASRock ION 330HT-BD 1080P Blu-Ray HTPC System, Dell Ultrasharp U2410 Monitor, Choiix PowerFort portable battery pack, Drobo S, and Verbatim 2.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo



Icy Dock MB990SP-B DUAL 2.5” TO 3.5” HDD Adapter Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Icy Dock MB990SP-B DUAL 2.5” TO 3.5” HDD Adapter

For those taking the plunge on a new SSD, it's worth it to take a look at this product from Icy Dock. It's one of the simplest methods out there to fit a 2.5” drive into a 3.5” drive bay. There are no pass-thru connectors to worry about, and installation takes literally just a few seconds.
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AMD Athlon II X3 415e CPU Review
TechwareLabs has a review of the AMD Athlon II X3 415e CPU

Looking for a great Energy-Efficient processor that will still get the job done? Then look no further than AMDs new Athlon II x3 415e 2.5GHz. It's fast, sips power, and wont break the bank.
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IN WIN Dragon Slayer
ocaholic posted a review on the IN WIN Dragon Slayer

The Dragon Slayer from IN WIN is a mini tower chassis which will be announced by IN WIN during Computex 2010 in Taiwan. We had the privilege of being offered an exclusive coverage of this case, way before its officially being launched on the market. In the following article we will show you what you can expect from the this little thing and if its able to compete with other good cases on the market.
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Silver Power SP-SS750M 750w Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Silver Power SP-SS750M 750w Review

back once again for the renegade master, beep bop down to ya, power to the people. neeeeeeryyyyeeeer
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ASRock ION 330HT-BD 1080P Blu-Ray HTPC System Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the ASRock ION 330HT-BD 1080P Blu-Ray HTPC System

Anyone who has put together a HTPC knows that finding the right balance of performance, power, and noise can be a difficult task. Today we look at a system that finds a balance between the three. Looking for the perfect platform for your HTPC? This barebones system might just be the ticket if you don't mind installing the operating system!

Packed with some impressive technology, the ION 330HT-BD could be just the HTPC you’ve been looking for. At its heart, it has an Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz CPU. The Atom 330 is a dual core, hyper threaded CPU. While it isn’t a monster performer, it has very low power use and is right at home for use in an HTPC. The other important part of an HTPC is the graphics processor. As the name suggests this an NVIDIA ION chip, which means it capable of DX10 graphics, and full 1080p hardware accelerated video playback. Priced at $509.99 + $6.99 shipping , this is a good solution for someone not familiar with putting a system together but looking to get into a HTPC...
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Dell Ultrasharp U2410 Monitor review
KitGuru posted a review on the Dell UltraSharp U2410 Monitor

We asked Dell to send us what they thought was their finest screen in the sub £500 zone and they kindly obliged. Today we are looking at a more expensive model – the £450 UltraSharp U2410 which has moved away from the PVA panel design of the other higher end models in this range to adopt IPS standards.
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Choiix PowerFort portable battery pack review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the Choiix PowerFort portable battery pack

Meanwhile, the PowerFort itself takes between three and four hours to recharge completely, with Choiix estimating that even after 500 charges of the unit's lithium-polymer battery should still retain between 85 and 90% of its full capacity. The PCB to which the battery is attached within the PowerFort contains protection against short circuits, over-charging devices, temperature and current problems, whilt protecting the battery from the every-day issues of charging and discharging devices via the PowerFort. In short, it should keep your devices safe from harm as well as protecting its own well-being for the lifespan of the product.
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Drobo S: 5-Bay Direct Attached Storage with Ease
Hot Hardware posted a review on the Drobo S

The original Drobo direct-attached-storage (DAS) device hit the scene in summer of 2007 and took the tech world by storm. It represented a new paradigm in how you could implement external, redundant back-up storage with much of the same goodness that RAID offers, but without a number of the headaches and the complexity that also comes with traditional RAID solutions. The Drobo still used RAID to redundantly store data across multiple hard drives, but did so using Data Robotics' own version of it, which it calls BeyondRAID. The primary advantages that Data Robotics' BeyondRAID has over traditional RAID is that with BeyondRAID you can add and remove hard drives that have different capacities and speeds and from different manufacturers; and you do this while the device is operating--without any downtime--and without needing to do any manual data migration.

One of Data Robotics' newer devices is the Drobo S, which is a five-bay DAS device, with eSATA, FireWire 800, and USB 2.0 ports. Journey on for our full, detailed coverage and performance analysis...
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Verbatim 2.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo: The Choice is Yours
InsideHW.com has reviewed Verbatim 2.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo external drive

We’ve talked external data storage and transfer devices, their advantages and disadvantages many times up to now. In a digital age such as ours, we tend to have the need to transfer large quantities of data more and more often, and external hard drives are often the simplest solution to the equation that trend poses…
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