Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Review, AVADirect Clevo P180HM 18-Inch Gaming Notebook Review, and Corsair Vengeance Quad-Channel Memory Review



Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Review
Business Computing World published a review of the Samsung Chromebook Series 5

Google's vision for the Chromebook is one that represents a vision of doing away with traditional software for personal use in favour of doing everything on the cloud. SaaS (software as a service) is definitely catching on more as the choices continue to grow, but for many users-especially home users with tight budgets and intermittent Wi-Fi quality-it can be more trouble than it's worth. With a little more time and commitment from Google, the Chromebook could possibly be a contender for frequent travellers. But for now, a tablet is much more appealing.

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Vizio E3D420VX Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Vizio E3D420VX

The Vizio E3D420VX is a 42-inch HDTV that has some really great features, including 3D support and streaming, for a low cost. It has good color and picture quality, but not the best out there. The 3D image quality, on the other hand, is quite good and Vizio even includes two pairs of 3D glasses.

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CM Storm Trooper Review
Vortez posted a review on the CM Storm Trooper

Today we will be taking a look at Trooper - a full tower gaming chassis with a wide array of storage options and features. Some of its features even set it apart to deliver a unique experience for both the enthusiast and gamer, so without further ado let's begin our examination of this new release from CM Storm.

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Tt eSPORTS Azurues Optical Gaming Mouse Review
XSReviews has a new review of the Tt eSPORTS Azurues Optical Gaming Mouse

At CES in 2010, Thermaltake announced a new department to focus on the "world e-sport gaming area" due to "constant requests" from distributors and end users for additional peripherals such as keyboards and mice. One of the new peripherals is the "Azurues" optical gaming mouse, a simple, no-frills rodent intended to get the job done.

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PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600 W Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600 W

As technology advances necessarily some old designs and beliefs are left behind. Without any doubt in today?s highly competitive market only the companies who decide to adapt to the current user demands and needs will see their sales increasing. Apparently this is what PC Power & Cooling did with their new Silencer MK III PSUs in which the abandoned the non modular design and adopted a semi modular one.

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AVADirect Clevo P180HM 18-Inch Gaming Notebook Review
HotHardwareposted a review on the AVADirect Clevo P180HM 18-Inch Gaming Notebook

There's a line in the sand between notebooks and desktop replacements, and once you cross it, your system is no longer mobile, it's portable. The AVA Direct P180HM weighs upwards of 12 pounds, which is too heavy to toss into your bag on a whim or open up in a coffee shop and blend in inconspicuously with the other patrons. No, you carefully close up the P180HM, lift with two hands, and pack it neatly into your oversized laptop bag that's big enough to accommodate an 18.4-inch notebook. When you take it out at Starbucks, you mark off your area with yellow tape, tell everyone to stand back, and then place it on the coffee table with a thud. Your latte sits on the floor next to your foot, because there isn't room for it on the table, and because the P180HM would probably guzzle it up anyway.

The trade off you're making with systems like the AVA Direct P180HM is far less mobility for a whole heck of a lot more power in a form factor that's still portable. To wit, the customizable P180HM we received rocks a fast Core i7-2760QM quad-core processor, a heaping pile of RAM (12GB), and not one, but two GeForce GTX 560M GPUs configured in SLI. It's built for gaming on the go, and with an 18.4-inch LED backlit display, it's big enough to at least consider using as your main system at home.

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OCZ ZT Series 650w Modular Power Supply Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the OCZ ZT Series 650w Modular Power Supply.

Late last month we took a look at OCZ's current budget power supply, the ZS series 750w power supply. This unit featured a single 12v power rail, 80 Plus Bronze certification and a hardwired construction. The PSU performed just fine in our evaluation but one thing that many people (myself included) typically look for in a modern power supply is a modular design. Today we have an upgraded version of that power power supply that falls under OCZ's High Performance category, OCZ's ZT series modular power supply.

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Arctic M551 Wired Laser Gaming Mouse Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the Arctic M551 Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Arctic Cooling changed their name to just Arctic; they’ve diversified into much more than just cooling as they had been. Today for review I’ve got the Arctic M551 Wired Laser Gaming Mouse that features adjustable DPI settings, a laser sensor for accurate tracking and an ergonomic design. The M551 is also very inexpensive, especially when compared to other gaming mice on the market today. So let’s just get into…

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Koolance VID-NX580 GeForce GTX 580/570 Water Block Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Koolance VID-NX580 GeForce GTX 580/570 Water Block

Are your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 or GTX 570 running hot and loud? Overclocking potential limited? Koolance, a company well known for water cooling, has the answer with a full coverage water block that is just dead sexy. Legit drops this on one of our recently reviewed GTX 570s and sticks it into one of our under water systems to see if it performs as good as it looks.

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Rosewill Ranger Mid Tower ATX Computer Case Review
Tweaknews posted Rosewill Ranger Mid Tower ATX Computer Case Review

Rosewill's Ranger PC gaming case has a lot to recommend it. It's nicely finished, has a beveled window and good cooling performance at a relatively low noise penalty and offers the user some extra cooling options to augment the three included fans.

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AC Ryan Veolo Smart Android Media Hub
The Guru of 3D posted AC Ryan Veolo Review

The market is continuously changing, the biggest trend last year where tablets, Android entered the market and that certainly changed the balance of smart phones. The concept proofs that you can do a lot of stuff with very little hardware, yet it remains intuitive.

With that concept in mind AC Ryan started developing a new media hub slash player, in fact I shouldn't call it a media-player really as it is much more then that. The end product is called the Veolo. The Veolo is AC Ryan's version of a media 'HUB' powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo). Read the review here

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WOWee One Classic Power Bass Portable Speaker Review
TweakTown posted a review on the WOWee One Classic Power Bass Portable Speaker

As I stare into what seems like a hollow pit of X79 motherboards, I must say that I'm the first to admit it's nice to step away from them for just a moment and have a look at something a little different. Well, the WOWee One Classic Power Bass Portable Speaker is certainly different and as the long name tells us, it's of course a portable speaker.

When you think of portable speakers, you think of this slight upgrade from what is in your phone. The amount of times I've cranked my phone up to full volume, though, and still had to put it close to me to hear what's going on, I couldn't count. At 3/4 volume, though, the WOWee one sounds great.

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Antec Eleven Hundred (1100) Super Mid Tower Case Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new Antec Eleven Hundred Super Mid Tower case.

With past foibles behind them, Antec has begun looking back to their roots again by designing subtle and appealing chassis while incorporating new, forward looking features. One of the first examples of this re envisioned mantra is called the Eleven Hundred, a case which is deemed to be a "super mid tower" but is priced at just $130. This is Antec's take on a product that bridges the gap between smaller mid tower enclosures like the Nine Hundred and the larger, more expensive full tower designs such as the Twelve Hundred.

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Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x4GB kit x 2) 1600MHz Quad Channel DDR3 Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x4GB kit x 2) 1600MHz Quad Channel DDR3

The Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 1600MHz DDR3 memory modules are designed for Quad Channel use in the latest Intel X79 platform. The Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3 memory kits are also available in various dual or triple-channel configurations for other AMD or Intel-based systems. Compatible with XMP 1.3, the Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3 memory kit has a speed rating of 1600MHz CL9 and a standard SPD voltage of 1.5V. With an aluminum heat spreader and a lifetime warranty, the Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 1600MHz DDR3 memory kit is guaranteed to last a long and thermally optimal life inside your system, whether you run it stocked or overclocked.

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ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional motherboard

ASRock, a full line motherboard company, released the Fatal1ty 990FX Professional a few months ago. ASRock looks to make the Fatal1ty series a mainstay for both AMD and Intel platforms and today, it is officially a fan favorite on both sides. We put this board and a Bulldozer chip on sub-zero cooling and see how it fares.

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Corsair Performance pro SATA 3 256GB SSD Review
The SSD Review posted a review on the Corsair Performance Pro SATA 3 256GB SSD

Corsairs newest Performance Pro SATA 3 SSD is on our bench today and get ready for some great benchmarks! After Crucial's M4 punch which came as a result of their updated Marvell firmware, it was only a matter of time before another manufacturer came back swinging with the same Marvell controller in tow. To be quite frank, SSD enthusiasts have made it clear that they want an SSD with superior incompressible data performance results and now they have it.

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Corsair Vengeance Quad-Channel Memory Review
Neoseeker takes a look at the Corsair Vengeance Quad-Channel Memory

Corsair's quad-channel Vengeance memory modules are designed to work with Intel's new Sandy Bridge-E platform. We put two Vengeance kits to the test to see if running DDR3 memory in quad-channel really make all that much of a difference in practical applications like gaming.

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CM Storm - Trooper Case Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted CM Storm - Trooper Case Review

The CM Storm Trooper, which is probably the best case name ever, features a number of enthusiast features and packs them into a significant chassis, priced at a sub $190/£140 level. This is CM Storm taking on the likes of Corsair's 600 series and Xigmatek's Elysium.

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Zalman CNPS12X CPU Cooler Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Zalman CNPS12X CPU Cooler

We saw the Zalman CPNS12X for the first time during the CES 2011, and we were impressed by its size, since it is the world's first CPU cooler with three fans. The manufacturer has finally released this cooler, and it is time for us to review it.

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Dell Inspiron 14z Notebook PC Review
Futurelooks posted a review on the Dell Inspiron 14z Notebook PC

Dell has always been a pretty consistent name when it comes to the consumer computing end of the spectrum. They may not necessarily have the most powerful machines or the sexiest products, but they’ve done a good job at keeping the prices reasonable while still offering you a decent package. And that same fundamental philosophy is continuing with the Dell Inspiron 14z. It’s a step above the most entry-level range of laptops, giving you a “thin and light” laptop that’s still “packed with power.

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