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Plextor PX-PH160US Review
Bjorn3D look at the Plextor PX-PH160US.

While USB-flash drives have both dropped in price and increased in size they still are far too small if you need to carry around anything larger than some images or documents. The regular external hard drives of course are an alternative but while they do have the storage space they also are big, heavy and need extra power thus making them less useful for the mobile computer user.

A better alternative is the new external hard drives that are based on the smaller 2.5” notebook drives. These drives not only are small but they also can be powered over the USB-port (albeit by using two USB-ports). As you finally can get hold of 320 GB 2.5” drives it means that the smaller drives now have become cheaper and thus perfect for the new wave of external hard drives.

Today I am reviewing one of these new 2.5” external hard drives from a company mainly known for their CD and DVD-burners: Plextor. The Plextor PX-PH160US comes with 160 GB of storage and in addition to the expected USB 2.0 connection it also has a eSATA connection for even better performance.
Plextor PX-PH160US Review

Mapower MAP-OT21 2.5 Inch eSATA / USB Enclosure Review
Bigbruin.com has posted a review on the Mapower MAP-OT21 2.5 Inch eSATA / USB Enclosure

The Mapower MAP-OT21 2.5 Inch eSATA / USB Enclosure features a one touch backup button that works through software found on the included CD. The "PCClone EX Lite" software doesn't do anything fancy like some other backup software I have used, but the simplicity is a strong point. The whole thing occupies less than 11MB on disk, and it allows you to easily setup your profile of what you would like backed up.
Mapower MAP-OT21 2.5 Inch eSATA / USB Enclosure Review

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Mid-End Heatpipe Cooler Shootout
Digit-Life posted a Mid-End Heatpipe Cooler Shootout

Today we'll focus on 21 Mid-End coolers and their tests. It won't be a traditional shootout-we don't want to wear our readers out and distract them from their preholiday cares. So we'll try to keep away from purely technical details, paying more attention to practice. We hope that our shootout will help you choose the right cooler in the new year.
Mid-End Heatpipe Cooler Shootout

DDR2-800 vs. DDR3-1333. Does DDR3-1333 Make Sense?
Digit-Life posted a comparison review between DDR2-800 and DDR3-1333 memory

We're going to compare performance of two processors in combination with different memory modules: standard DDR2-800 and higher-clocked DDR3-1333. The Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor (1333 MHz FSB) will be tested with one and the same motherboard that supports both memory types (Foxconn X38A). And the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor (1600 MHz FSB) will be tried with two motherboards, different in supported memory types.
DDR2-800 vs. DDR3-1333. Does DDR3-1333 Make Sense?