Reviews of products designed and/or updated to work with Windows Vista.
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SuperTalent Pico Drives: Tiny, Compact Fom Factor, Great Big Value and Capacity |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Monday, 01 December 2008 17:09 |
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A couple of months ago, my friends at memory maker SuperTalent Technology sent me several of their super-compact Pico USB Flash drives for review. After finishing a couple of books, and dispatching diverse dragons, I'm finally ready to report on my findings. The quick'n'dirty take on these 8 GB flash drives is: excellent value, nice engineering, ultra-compact form factor, very usable, though a tad slow (but OK) for ReadyBoost. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 December 2008 20:56 |
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Thermaltake Vi-ON 3.5" External HD Enclosure |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Monday, 08 September 2008 13:25 |
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Thermaltake makes some terrific products for PC enthusiasts and professionals inclined to pick up tools and computer components and indulge in a little do-it-yourself activity. In another recent review, I examined their nifty eSATA/USB hard drive dock, which led them to send me an actively ventilated and much more attractive eSATA/USB drive enclosure: This device is known as the Vi-ON ST0008U 3.5 External Hard Drive Enclosure with Active SMART Cooling System, and it retails for between $44 and $50 online (list price on the Thermaltake product page is $60). For the rest of this review, I'll simply call it the Vi-ON for brevity. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 September 2008 14:01 |
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eSATA Drive Dock Offers Handy Outboard Storage |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 17:46 |
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve got more disk drives than you have installed in your systems at any given moment. Until recently, I accessed these drives using an Antec MX-1 Hard Drive Enclosure with its top off for quick’n’dirty access to various SATA drives. Then I happened upon the Thermaltake BlackX ST0005U, a plain and simple SATA drive dock that accommodates both 2.5" and 3.5" drives. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 August 2008 16:25 |
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Solid State Drives Benefit Notebook PCs |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 19:23 |
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Why would you -- or should you -- consider a solid state drive (SSD) for your notebook PC? Most important, an SSD can save time and stretch battery life nicely. For some, those benefits may outweigh the high cost of acquiring one. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 July 2008 15:41 |
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