The Logitech G500 is a high quality mouse for the serious gamer. In looking to replace my worn out Microsoft mouse, I wanted a device to better suit my gaming needs, and I found one: Logitech’s latest gaming mouse flagship offers 10 programmable buttons (macros galore), adjustable DPI settings, ability to change weights, and a...
The Alienware M17xR3 is the newest addition to their line of 17 inch gaming laptops. My specific setup came with an i7-2630 Sandy Bridge quad core, 8 gigs of ram, and ATI Radeon HD 6970 graphics. This isn’t your traditional back-to-school laptop. In fact, this is a portable desktop. This machine is also fully customizable...
The Survivor 3.0 is Corsair’s latest addition to their line of rugged flash drives. They are available in both 8 and 16 GB models (I have the 16GB). When Corsair advertises this line as “Survivor,” they are not messing around. The enclosure for this piece of pocket storage is built out of aircraft-grade aluminum. On...
The RaidMax Smilodon is a mid-tower ATX gaming grade computer case. It has 4-5.25″ external bays, 2-3.5″ external bays, and 4-3.5″ internal bays with 7 expansion slots. This case is very good at keeping components cool with its sophisticated air-flow technology. It has 2-80mm fans and 2-120mm fans. One 80mm fan cools the northbridge, while...
Logitech released the Z523 2.1 speaker system in the third quarter of 2009. Total RMS power is 40 watts, with the subwoofer providing 21 of those 40 watts. A key feature to this system is its sound disbursement. It boasts “360 degree” sound, meaning that it delivers the same sound quality all around the room....
The HTC Droid Incredible 2 is Verizon’s latest candybar-style addition to its smartphone family. The phone has both GSM and CDMA radios, so it can be used globally. It sports the latest 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (Same as in the Thunderbolt). It also has 768 MB of RAM. The phone has a very nice...
ASUS released the Rampage Formula motherboard about a year ago. It supports up to Dual-Core:Quad CPU’s. It has a lot of copper on the north and southbridge to keep things cool. I like that it is very easy to overclock this motherboard. The BIOS makes it simple for beginners to overclock, but also offers more...
ASUS recently released the 1101HA, the largest member in their EeePC family. I ordered mine on release day. The reason I got one was because I wanted portability. I needed to be able to check my email, browse the web, and do basic word processing. It does all of these easily, and looks stylish...
