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Taking ownership of a Chevrolet Corvette, much less ones first Vette, is an unforgettable experience. If you’re like myself, it may have been a lifelong dream always on the back-burner, pushed out of the way by any number of life’s realities, until one day you just say, “What the heck!”. Such is the case with our 2015 Corvette Z06, a …

Some time ago, Essentially Tech Media, of which The SSD Review is a part, purchased a new ‘business’ vehicle that seems to have gained much more attention than ever expected. It is a 2015 Corvette Z06 with 650 horsepower as it rolls off the line. Pictures taken as we traveled across Canada and The USA have gone viral, and as …

As far as optical gaming mice go the Castor by Mionix doesn’t appear to be the mouse you’d grab first off the shelf. The packaging is basic and the mouse itself seems like your general run of the mill. We thought so to, until we got into researching and playing with it.PACKAGING The Mionix Castor comes in a very basic …

With all the fancy expensive cases out there, we always have to look at the full spectrum of chassis’. Today we will dip into looking at the budget chassis brought to us by Bit Fenix, Nova. Coming in under $100 is quite a feat for a case. In doing so you’re always going to be left wishing there was a …

With the gaming industry constantly being oversaturated with fancier and fancier gaming peripherals it’s very easy for the everyday consumer to get confused with what to purchase. What features make or break the product? What should they spend? Fortunately enough, Thermaltake has heard everyone’s pleas and have produced one great pair of gaming headphones for the gamer on a budget: …

Looking for something a little different than usual? Have a system you kind of want to show off? Well the Core P5 is the chassis for you. An open concept that is easy to assemble and best of all you can wall mount it!UNBOXING When you pop it out of the box at first you may have a few questions …

Boxing week sales are just tailing off, and just getting underway is the Consumer Electronic Show 2016 from Las Vegas, Nevada (stay tuned for full coverage!). Throughout the holidays, some of you may have gotten brand new games to play, while others may have received some cash that is now burning a hole in their pocket. One recommendation we can make is …

With all of the gaming peripherals currently available on the market today it’s very easy for consumers to get confused with what they really want in comparison to what they actually need. Thermaltake’s Tt eSPORTS Ventus X Gaming Mouse is one such peripheral that will not only save you some cash in comparison to some of the behemoths out there, …

Personalization and innovation, this is the vision of Cooler Master by bringing you the MasterCase 5. This ATX mid-tower is appealing from the box in. The concept brought to us in the MasterCase is Cooler Master wants your case to look and function under your complete control. In our opinion it’s a big step in the right direction. PACKAGING The …

By far one of the most spacious and modular cases we’ve reviewed in a while. This chassis was built for those who do things a little different from the norm. Extremely customizable and fun to build with, buckle up while we talk about Thermaltake’s new Suppressor F31 case.PANELS & FILTERS A first look at the F31 shows us a solid …