Daily Reviews Summary 06/22/10

Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 06/22/2010 10:58 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Here the first review roundup featuring 13 reviews:

Crucial C300 SATA 6Gb/s SSD Review
PazzPort Review
HP EliteBook 8440w Core i7 Notebook Review
Corsair's Force F120 solid-state drive
Dell Inspiron 15R Laptop Review
Thermaltake Armor A90 ATX Gaming Case Review
Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive Review
ASUS GeForce GTX-465 Video Card Review
GIGABYTE's New Technologies: CloudOC, Unlocked Power & More
PNY XLR8 4GB DDR3-1600 Review
Cooler Master Choiix Comforter Lapdesk Review
Silverstone SST-FT02(S) Fortress 2 Computer Case Review
Phiaton PS200 Earphones Review

Crucial C300 SATA 6Gb/s SSD Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Crucial C300 SATA 6Gb/s SSD

We all know that SSDs are blazingly fast. What would you get if you took an SSD and added SATA 6Gb/s support? Let's find out.

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iPazzPort Review
XSReviews has written a review of the iPazzPort media keyboard and touchpad

As more people incorporate media centre PCs in their households, portable, wireless control of these media systems is becoming more and more important. However, often times these wireless peripherals are a little bulky or you need seperate mice and keyboards. Today though we're taking a look a product known as the iPazzPort which encorporates a full QWERTY keyboard including function keys and keypad, along with a fancy touch pad mouse control.

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HP EliteBook 8440w Core i7 Notebook Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the HP EliteBook 8440w Core i7 Notebook

Splitting the difference. Satisfying the niche. Exploiting an opportunity. All of those phrases could be used to accurately describe what HP has done here with the new EliteBook 8440w. It's one of the smaller options in the expanding EliteBook family, yet also one of the most powerful. That's not a combination you hear of very often. In most circumstances, you'll need a larger machine in order to accommodate more powerful components within, mostly because the more powerful components emit more heat than the lower-end components. Hewlett-Packard, however, has managed to get a Core i7 Mobile processor within the frame of a 14" notebook and still keep the heat under control. What we're left with is an extremely unique machine that has fewer competitive alternatives...

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Corsair's Force F120 solid-state drive
The Tech Report posted a review on Corsair's Force F120 solid-state drive

The first SandForce-based SSDs only squeezed 100GB of storage capacity from 128GB worth of flash. Corsair's Force F120 kicks that capacity up to 120GB, but not without consequences.

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Dell Inspiron 15R Laptop Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Dell Inspiron 15R Laptop

Today it is the turn of the 15" Inspiron to receive a refresh, moving to the Intel Core i3 / Core i5 platform and adding DirectX 11 support. Here at HardwareHeaven we have one of the first samples on our test bench and will run it through a selection of real word gaming, media and productivity tests to establish how well it performs.

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Thermaltake Armor A90 ATX Gaming Case Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Thermaltake Armor A90 ATX Gaming Case

There is room for lots of hardware in the A90, with three big bays and six HDD mounts including a placement for a 2.5-inch drive. It is lightweight but sturdy and relatively easy to work in. The cooling was great and the look, in my opinion, is very appealing.

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Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive

Up until this point the solid state drives we have looked at have been limited to the SATA 3Gbps standard. While solid state drives are still much faster than normal hard drives we havent been able to really push them to their limits. There is where SATA 6Gbps comes in; basically you are getting 2X the speed of SATA 3Gbps. We have already seen ASUS and Gigabyte make SATA 6Gbps standard on some of their motherboards and Im sure others will follow. Crucial is the first to come out with a SATA 6Gbps solid state drive. The drive is the C300 and it features the new Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 Solid State Drive controller and boasts speeds of 355MB/s read and 215MB/s write. This drive also is one of the first to use ONFI 2.1 synchronous NAND flash. Read on as we test one of the fastest solid state hard drives available!

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ASUS GeForce GTX-465 Video Card Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the ASUS GeForce GTX-465 Video Card

PC video games are still the best way to experience realistic effects and immerse yourself in the battle. Consoles do their part, but only high-precision video cards offer the sharp clarity and definition needed to enjoy detailed graphics. Armed with Voltage Tweak functionality, the ASUS GeForce GTX 465 delivers a healthy helping of graphical power at an affordable price. The ENGTX465/2DI/1GD5 model has plenty of headroom for overclockers to drive out additional FPS performance, while keeping temperatures cool. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the ASUS ENGTX465 against some of the best video cards within the price segment by using several of the most demanding PC video game titles and benchmark software available: Crysis Warhead, Far Cry 2, Resident Evil 5, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Metro 2033, and BattleForge.

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GIGABYTE's New Technologies: CloudOC, Unlocked Power & More
Hardware Canucks posted an article entitled GIGABYTE's New Technologies: CloudOC, Unlocked Power & More

Gigabyte has long been known as a leader in numerous fields and in the new few months they are looking to take things to the next level. In this article we take a closer look at some of the technologies which they will be introducing including the already-available Unlocked Power and the innovative CloudOC.

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PNY XLR8 4GB DDR3-1600 Review
PureOverclock posted a review on the PNY XLR8 4GB DDR3-1600 memory kit

For the user looking to harness the power of DDR3 and achieve higher performance but not the extreme price tag, then today's PNY XLR8 4GB DDR3-1600 CL8 modules may very well be a great choice. We're looking at a set of memory that promises great overclocking and sleek aesthetics for a great price. Backed by PNY's strong product history and lifetime warranty, the XLR8 (read accelerate, get it?) performance memory might be something right up your enthusiast alley.

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Cooler Master Choiix Comforter Lapdesk Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Cooler Master Choiix Comforter Lapdesk

The Cooler Master Choiix Comforter Lapdesk takes care of comfort and provides a method to conduct the heat away from our laps. The Choiix Comforter Lapdesk is a perfect design for those times you want to lay down in bed and write or relax in the recliner to watch a movie. For those not familiar with Choiix, you might be surprised to learn that it's a line of laptop products from Cooler Master; and those already aware of this know the products to be innovative as well as functional.

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Silverstone SST-FT02(S) Fortress 2 Computer Case Review
Futurelooks checked out the Silverstone SST-FT02(S) Fortress 2 Computer Case

Here at Futurelooks, we like technological innovations. Most of the time, these changes are really interesting. And, these changes often inspire further change throughout the industry. Silverstone has been a company that really pushes innovation and today we're going to take a look at a computer case that's as original on the inside as it is on the outside. The Silverstone's SST-RV02S Fortress 2 takes what we expect inside a computer case and flips it on its side.literally.

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Phiaton PS200 Earphones Review
Top Review Shop posted a review on the Phiaton PS200 Earphones

The Phiaton PS200 attempts to combine sleek design, comfortable fit and exceptional sound quality that rivals the top-tier competitors in the earphones market. At a retail price of $249, let's find out if they've been successful.