Synology DS214play: Intel Evansport Almost Done Right
Intel's Evansport NAS platform was meant to take on ARM's dominance in the low to mid-range consumer / SOHO NAS market. We covered it in detail while reviewing the...
45 by Ganesh T S on 5/20/2014Microsoft Surface 2014 Event: Live Blog
We are live from NYC at Microsoft's Surface Event. The live blog will begin at 11AM ET, check back soon!
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/20/2014MSI Z97 MPower Max AC Review: Overclocking for $260
At $260, today’s review of the MSI Z97 MPower Max AC is the odd one out of our initial Z97 reviews. The previous two reviews both use SATA Express...
19 by Ian Cutress on 5/20/2014Intel D54250WYKH Haswell NUC Kit with 2.5" Drive Slot Mini-Review
The Intel NUC category has been an interesting product line to analyze, as it provides us with insights into where the traditional casual / home use desktop market might...
36 by Ganesh T S on 5/18/2014ASUS Z97-DELUXE (NFC & WLC) Review: With Two Thunderbolt 2 Too
Investing in the top range motherboard should afford a few privileges. It should come with extra features, extra components in the box, and where possible the manufacturer should...
45 by Ian Cutress on 5/16/2014XFX Type 01 Bravo Case Review
Companies often try to diversify their product lineup into other market segments, and today's review is such an attempt. XFX began as a graphics card manufacturer, later branching into...
28 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/16/2014Samsung SSD XP941 Review: The PCIe Era Is Here
For most of the last decade, SATA has been the dominant interface in the consumer storage space. As long as hard drives were the major media for storage, SATA...
110 by Kristian Vättö on 5/15/2014HTC One mini 2 Announcement
Today, HTC is launching the HTC One mini 2, a phone that is supposed to be a smaller version of the HTC One (M8), both in price and size...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Joshua Ho on 5/15/2014GIGABYTE Z97X-UD5H Review: Choose Your Storage Option
For the first of our Z97 reviews, GIGABYTE sent us its mid-range Z97X-UD5H. This model is designed for the casual enthusiast interested in the higher end of the feature...
53 by Ian Cutress on 5/14/2014MSI Z97 Gaming Motherboard Giveaway
On Sunday Intel lifted its embargo on its Haswell refresh, including the updated Z97 chipset. From a high level, Z97 looks a lot like last year's Z87. Z97 primarily...
2536 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/13/2014The Intel Haswell Refresh Review: Core i7-4790, i5-4690 and i3-4360 Tested
Computer processors for PC like devices fall into four broad categories, starting with the smartphone/tablet, then the notebook, the desktop and finally the extreme desktop/server. These segments have different...
130 by Ian Cutress on 5/11/2014Steelseries Sensei Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
SteelSeries is a manufacturer of gaming-related peripherals and hardware with a very large selection of products. Today, we have their most advanced (and expensive) mouse, the Sensei Wireless. Can...
83 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/1/2014Logic Supply Core-ML320 Fanless Industrial NUC Review
Computers with completely passive cooling systems are advantageous in many respects. These aspects turn out to be very important for many industrial applications. The low power nature of the...
31 by Ganesh T S on 4/30/2014ASRock Rack C2750D4I Review: A Storage Motherboard with Management
One of the purposes of Intel’s Avoton CPUs is cold storage. ASRock produced the C2750D4I for that need – a mini-ITX motherboard with a 25W eight core CPU, support...
85 by Ian Cutress on 4/29/2014AMD Beema/Mullins Architecture & Performance Preview
When AMD launched its Kabini and Temash APUs last year it delivered a compelling cost/performance story, but its power story wasn’t all that impressive. Despite being built out of...
82 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/29/2014Upcoming Intel Based Motherboards from GIGABYTE, ASUS, MSI and ASRock
Intel has recently been awash with news about upcoming processors. In March, Intel released information on an upcoming unlocked Haswell Pentium processor, an upcoming Haswell-K processor with overclocking enhancements...
58 by Ian Cutress on 4/28/2014Corsair RM1000 Power Supply Review
Corsair has a good reputation for their PSUs, and today they are among the most popular choices for gamers and enthusiasts. The RM1000 is the first PSU from Corsair...
55 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/24/2014DigitalStorm Slade Pro Workstation PC Review
While system integrators are often best known for their high performance gaming PCs, they can also carve out a niche with customized workstation systems.
52 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/23/2014Micron M500DC (480GB & 800GB) Review
While the client SSD space has become rather uninteresting lately, the same cannot be said of the enterprise segment. The types of workloads in the enterprise world can require...
37 by Kristian Vättö on 4/22/2014ASUS A88X-Pro Review: Kaveri, Kaveri, Quite Contrary
Pricing for motherboards varies wildly. While the performance platforms command a premium, those based on significant integrated graphics performance are considerably cheaper. In fact in 2014 it seems relatively...
35 by Ian Cutress on 4/22/2014