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HighPoint RocketU 1144C 4-Port USB 3.0 HBA Quick Look

We have received a few e-mails about a specific piece of hardware in one of our Test Benches so I thought I might post some pictures and my thoughts on it; it is the RocketU 1144C 4-Port USB 3.0 PCI-Express HBA.  Long story short, the 1144c increases my USB 3.0 count by four but it does so much more as …

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Patriot FUEL+ Mobile Rechargeable 7800mAh Battery Power Bank Review – 2.5A USB Charging Makes Its Mark

A few months ago Patriot unveiled their new FUEL+ line. Fast-forward to the present, and the now-released power banks are quietly distinguishing themselves as the best rechargeable mobile battery packs in the market. Rated between 1500mAh and 9000mAh, each of the seven flavours comes with its own unique design. We will be reviewing the 7800mAh model, which is the second-highest of …

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Cougar Archon Mid-Tower Gaming Case Review – Cutting Edge, Budget-Cutting, Both, or Neither?

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The mid-tower PC case market is a very crowded segment, so differentiating yourself from the competition is what is going to be required in order to become a successful product.  Even the sub-category of “gaming” mid-tower PC case is becoming populated with dozens of choices.  When we drill even further down to the sub-sub-category of “budget” “gaming” mid-tower PC case, …

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Angelbird SSD2go & Angelbird SSD2go TWIN 480GB External SSD Review – Pushing USB 3.0 To The Limit

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With the rapid progress of technology from one day to the next, concepts, ideas, inventions, and reinventions suddenly turn from wishful thinking into reality. In the case of solid-state drives the burning question was whether we would see a viable external solution. Conventional hard-drives already go their external variant primarily thanks to USB 2.0; with the raw speed and performance …

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Apotop DW17 Wi-Reader Pro Review – An Excellent Multifaceted Mobile Companion

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It seems as if the newest trend coming out from peripheral-based companies are a plethora of mobile companions. Starting off as battery-backup units, these devices have evolved further into capable media streamers, card readers, cloud storage clients, and wireless extenders/routers while still retaining their original purpose as a powerbank. We can effectively call them ‘mini-NAS’ units at this point. Now …

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Patriot EP Series 128GB SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card Review

When SSDs first started to appear back in 2007, their top capacity was 32GB and pricing soared to well over $3000; such is the price of new technology.  Even today, it seems incredible that we could fit 128GB of memory into a secure digital memory card.   Capacity in a SD card is nothing without performance and today’s media enthusiasts are …

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Nike Fuelband Real Life Review – Without a Goal You Can’t Score

The most difficult component to keeping in shape is, without a doubt, motivation.  For myself, working a full time job that sometimes brings me into 20 hour days, managing two websites, traveling insurmountable distances to make necessary obligations and then trying to find time for social engagements locally robs me of every minute of every day.  As much as boarding …

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Samsung WB800F Smart Camera Review – A Proficient Pocket-Sized SuperZoom For Under $300

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Point-and-shoots almost seem like a last option while shopping for cameras nowadays, while phone cameras constantly improve optics and quality. It’s tough to compete in a market so saturated with endless high and low end fixed lens options. This generation of point-and-shoot cameras needs a few things to compete with the onslaught, such as excellent optics, wireless connectivity – and …

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