tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:17:21 +0000Linux SectionMobileMotherboard SectionSystemZOTAC A75-ITX WiFinosguidelapWINDOWS SOFTWARESgpusIT Computing SectionGmailGadgetstrade showDisplayVediocardMotorola Xoom 2 reviewHARD DISKMemory SectioncostandroidVedioCameraCases/Cooling/PSUs SectionGraphics CardMac SectionsmartphonesStorageTabletCPU and Chipset Articleshttp://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)Blogger275125noreply@blogger.comnotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-5844291530600393303Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:25:00 +00002011-11-25T07:27:28.724-08:00Tablet The Aakash is an Android tablet computer jointly developed by the London-based company DataWind with the Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan and manufactured by the India-based company Quad, at a new production centre in Hyderabad — under a trial run of 100,000 units.[3] The tablet was officially launched as the Aakash in New Delhi on Oct 5, 2011. A substantially revised second http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/pCR072N5rK4/aakash-tablet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/pCR072N5rK4" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/11/aakash-tablet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-8049504907648285555Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:09:00 +00002011-11-21T19:10:33.188-08:00Storage Hypothetical situation here: let’s say you bought an iPhone or iPad, but cheaped out and got a 16GB model. You’ve got around 10GB worth of music, a few gigs in photos and applications, and you lose the rest to formatting and the OS itself. Basically, you’re maxed on capacity. Day-to-day, this isn’t a huge issue, but let’s say you’re going on vacation and want to have some movies to watch so http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/JxEyAlVjXF8/kingston-wi-drive-and-seagate-goflex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mistywaves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/JxEyAlVjXF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/11/kingston-wi-drive-and-seagate-goflex.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-2006019504899505313Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:56:00 +00002011-11-08T05:56:09.615-08:00Motorola Xoom 2 reviewTablet It's not even a year since we saw the first Motorola Xoom, but already we're looking at its next generation - cunningly named the Motorola Xoom 2.The new Xoom is thinner, lighter and faster than the old iteration, as you might expect. We're talking 253.9 mm x 173.6 mm x 8.8 mm dimensions, 599g weight and a new TI OMAP 1.2GHz dual-core processor.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/glA47GvCO_I/motorola-xoom-2-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mistywaves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/glA47GvCO_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/11/motorola-xoom-2-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-1679432619203807659Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:18:00 +00002011-11-04T08:18:32.022-07:00Gmail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/ujoeT1l-stc/gmail-new-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mistywaves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/ujoeT1l-stc" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/11/gmail-new-look.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-4840895727178883079Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:31:00 +00002011-09-29T08:31:43.184-07:00IT Computing Section QNAP is a well known player in the SMB / SOHO NAS market. This market is a highly competitive one with many players like Synology, Thecus, Netgear, LaCie, Sagate and Western Digital. Consumers with a necessity to store and backup their home media collection also form a small segment of this market. We have been playing around with the QNAP TS-659 Pro II unit over the last month or so. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/pW3i9YuvhIU/qnap-ts-659-pro-ii-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/pW3i9YuvhIU" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/qnap-ts-659-pro-ii-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-4277305736147929433Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:28:00 +00002011-09-29T08:28:47.972-07:00MobileSwitchable Graphics - Meet the Contenders Before we get to the actual meat of this review, we have a disclaimer to make: both laptops we’re comparing came to us via NVIDIA. Now, before anyone cries “foul!”, let me explain. First, we asked AMD for just such a laptop back in May, and they haven’t been able to get us one yet (though it’s likely as much the fault of OEMs as AMD). We also only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/fOJFvnX_HnI/73-comments-mobile-gpu-faceoff-amd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/fOJFvnX_HnI" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/73-comments-mobile-gpu-faceoff-amd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-6060067756313297320Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:21:00 +00002011-09-29T08:21:15.864-07:00Motherboard Section With every chipset, there's a call to arms in providing the package that everyone needs. Unfortunately there's never one motherboard which can cater for every possibility, but there are some that come quite close. Our review today is on the Zotac Z68ITX-A-E Wifi - a mini-ITX take on the Z68 chipset, which promises to be a winner right from the start, with dual gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/7CffhaEuEBA/zotac-z68itx-e-wifi-review-mini-itx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/7CffhaEuEBA" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/zotac-z68itx-e-wifi-review-mini-itx.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-1021668713596802807Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:17:00 +00002011-09-29T08:17:52.841-07:00Mac SectionDisplay Ever since I moved to a notebook as my main work computer I've become increasingly annoyed with the process of actually moving my notebook-as-a-desktop around. At my desk I've got DisplayPort, Ethernet, two USB, FireWire 800, speakers and power all plugged into a 15-inch MacBook Pro. What makes it frustrating isn't the first-world-problem of having to unplug seven cables, rather that it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/jLie2qXzG2A/apple-thunderbolt-display-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/jLie2qXzG2A" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/apple-thunderbolt-display-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-831322494897769945Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:07:00 +00002011-09-29T08:07:25.127-07:00Storage Samsung is a dangerous competitor in the SSD space. Not only does it make its own controller, DRAM and NAND, but it also has an incredible track record in terms of reliability. Samsung SSDs were among the first I reviewed and while they weren't anywhere near the fastest back then, every last one of those drives is still working without issue in my lab today. It's also worth pointing out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/1HLRkewRG_Q/samsung-ssd-830-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/1HLRkewRG_Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/samsung-ssd-830-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-689762533181266524Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:05:00 +00002011-09-29T08:05:42.689-07:00Display For years now Dell has been one of the few companies that consistently offers a range of displays using IPS panels for desktop displays instead of only the more affordable TN panels. Now with the availability of e-IPS panels, Dell has been able to offer even more models and lower the price all the way down to $319 for a 23” 1080p display. Gallery: Dell U2311H Appearance The U2311H http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/9XbnlvCbyS4/dell-u2311h-e-ips-full-adjustments-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/9XbnlvCbyS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/dell-u2311h-e-ips-full-adjustments-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-7475758389380392278Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:04:00 +00002011-09-29T08:04:46.633-07:00android Samsung’s been moving PMP’s in one guise or another for some time. With the Galaxy Player line they claim to have the OS that can bring their media players to the next level, serving a user's media, gaming, internet and communications needs in one device. So what are these iPod Touch competitors like? Each is driven by 1GHz Hummingbird processors (single-core ARM Cortex A8, of course)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/UEM5lyzFl0s/hands-on-with-galaxy-tab-89.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/UEM5lyzFl0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/hands-on-with-galaxy-tab-89.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-5317835495752430257Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:03:00 +00002011-09-29T08:03:39.040-07:00Storage In our last SandForce SSD roundup I talked about how undesirable the consumer SSD market is, at least for those companies who don't produce their own controllers and/or NAND. There's a downward trend in NAND and SSD pricing, which unfortunately squeezes drive manufacturers as they compete for marketshare. The shrinking margins in the consumer SSD space will ultimately drive companies out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/B_VlsZ-fSIA/ocz-z-drive-r4-cm88-16tb-pcie-ssd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/B_VlsZ-fSIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/ocz-z-drive-r4-cm88-16tb-pcie-ssd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-7848385171501898808Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:02:00 +00002011-09-29T08:02:25.765-07:00Cases/Cooling/PSUs Section Introducing the Lian Li PC-V353 We've been wanting to get Lian Li enclosures in house for review for a while now, and we're pleased to report we finally have a contender on hand (with more on the way!) in the form of the PC-V353. Lian Li touts this case as having been designed to cool through use of extensive ventilation instead of fans, but surprisingly they don't advertise what may be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/8eTwTs8-tgQ/lian-lis-pc-v353-lighter-than-air.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/8eTwTs8-tgQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/lian-lis-pc-v353-lighter-than-air.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-6413764573878696372Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:01:00 +00002011-09-29T08:01:25.468-07:00System Introducing the HP Compaq 8200 Elite Ultra-Slim If you've been following along for a while, it should be pretty clear that around here, we're fans of doing a little computing. Awkward turns of phrase notwithstanding, we thought we'd seen the smallest HP had to offer when we tackled the Z210 SFF desktop not too long ago. But we were wrong, and today we present you with the smallest desktop http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/l5__5rk9wLs/hp-compaq-8200-elite-ultra-slim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/l5__5rk9wLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/hp-compaq-8200-elite-ultra-slim.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-4026626923420080048Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:26:00 +00002011-09-28T09:26:45.475-07:00android Kindle FireEarlier reports of the device now known as the Kindle Fire have varied wildly and with speculation rampant about what Amazon might announce the finished product appears to fall nicely in between the greatest device ever and a serious disappointment. We'll begin with pricing. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, repeated one line more than any other during the event today, "premium products http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/Xhrw2gIaTfk/amazon-kindle-fire-199-kindle-tablet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/Xhrw2gIaTfk" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/amazon-kindle-fire-199-kindle-tablet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-7256497173351181778Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:51:00 +00002011-09-25T08:51:09.152-07:00ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFiMotherboard Section ZOTAC has today released A75-ITX WiFi motherboard. Like the name suggests, this motherboard is based on AMD's A75 chipset and comes in Mini-ITX form factor. Don't let the size fool you though, A75-ITX has an impressive list of features when compared to its size. ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi ChipsetAMD A75 SocketFM1 Memory Slots2x DDR3 DIMM Max Memory8GB Memory SpeedUp to 1866MHz PCIeOne x16 slot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/oQIAPS7pr5U/zotac-packs-amd-a75-into-mini-itx-form.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mistywaves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/oQIAPS7pr5U" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/09/zotac-packs-amd-a75-into-mini-itx-form.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-4795810731045666754Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:02:00 +00002011-04-06T07:02:42.618-07:00System Introducing the Puget Systems Deluge MiniThe last time we checked in with Puget Systems, we came away impressed with their Serenity SPCR Edition. It wasn't the fastest machine we've ever tested, but it was extremely well put together and almost completely inaudible. With Sandy Bridge back on shelves, Puget sent along a custom gaming rig and just like the Serenity SPCR Edition, there's more to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/Z8FP4vmbuKQ/puget-systems-deluge-mini-art-of-custom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/Z8FP4vmbuKQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/04/puget-systems-deluge-mini-art-of-custom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-5601958218391596899Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:57:00 +00002011-04-06T06:57:07.745-07:00StorageHARD DISKAs a desktop user I never really jumped on the external storage craze. I kept a couple of terabyte drives in RAID-0 inside my chassis and there's always the multi-TB array in the lab in case I needed more storage. External drives were always neat to look at, but I never really needed any. My notebook's internal storage was always enough.With the arrival of Sandy Bridge in notebooks however I've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/JrDXhzjZ2T8/seagate-goflex-slim-320gb-worlds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/JrDXhzjZ2T8" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/04/seagate-goflex-slim-320gb-worlds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-4727344603628135013Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:38:00 +00002011-03-10T01:38:47.745-08:00 DViCO is one of the leading multimedia product manufacturers in the European and Asia-Pacific markets. Their media streamer lineup comes under the TViX series. Historically, they have carried products based on both Realtek and Sigma chipsets, but, for 2010, they decided to go the Realtek-only route. For the non-US markets, PVR functionality is necessary, and the Realtek 1283 chipset provides http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/JP3AhmpeS7o/tvix-slim-s1-bidding-adieu-to-realtek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/JP3AhmpeS7o" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/03/tvix-slim-s1-bidding-adieu-to-realtek.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-2321148088192338280Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:37:00 +00002011-03-10T01:37:38.954-08:00lap Introducing the Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4106 While the drought of Sandy Bridge notebook hardware is thankfully approaching its sweet, merciful end, there are still a healthy amount of AMD-based notebooks on the market at good prices awaiting happy homes. Toshiba was kind enough to send us their L645D, a 14" notebook sporting a mobile Phenom II dual-core processor running at a speedy 3GHz, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/hFsecoaRMJk/toshiba-satellite-l645d-mobile-amd-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/hFsecoaRMJk" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/03/toshiba-satellite-l645d-mobile-amd-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-7891460090554413748Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:36:00 +00002011-03-10T01:36:29.883-08:00 Earlier today, Apple made the iOS 4.3 available to its customers via iTunes, two days ahead of its previously announced March 11th release date. iOS 4.3 is the release that will ship with the iPad 2, but it will also work with the iPhone 3GS, the AT&T iPhone 4, the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch, and the original iPad. If Apple sticks to its normal summer release schedule for new iOS versions,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/8vkNkSQ2GC8/ios-43-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/8vkNkSQ2GC8" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/03/ios-43-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-4884223310670556347Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:00:00 +00002011-02-12T00:00:46.775-08:00CPU and Chipset ArticlesIntroducing the Puget Systems Serenity SPCR Edition This is our second review unit from the Washington-based Puget Systems (our first was several years ago when they were first starting out), and it's a doozy. While the P67/H67 chipset recall has proven to be a boot to the collective breadbasket of the industry, we were fortunate enough to get the Serenity SPCR Edition in before the recall hit, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/U05gPoQkkrI/puget-systems-serenity-spcr-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/U05gPoQkkrI" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2011/02/puget-systems-serenity-spcr-edition.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-7398709976507796691Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:27:00 +00002010-12-27T07:27:08.053-08:00MobileIntroducing the HP Envy 17HP's Envy line-up has been so often requested around here that actually having one on the test bench feels like both a major win and a kind of letdown. These notebooks (particularly the 14, for which a review is forthcoming) are so well regarded by their user communities that it's kind of hard not to expect the most out of HP's prize series.There's some merit to that. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/yOxKoQVsvBY/hp-envy-17-hps-macbook-pro-killer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/yOxKoQVsvBY" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2010/12/hp-envy-17-hps-macbook-pro-killer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-7019619362783402703Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:25:00 +00002010-12-27T07:25:36.542-08:00Mobile Meet the HP Mini 5103Netbooks are all so similar in terms of performance that it’s difficult to get excited about reviewing “yet another netbook”. Aesthetics and build quality may change, but outside of features like NG-ION or the use of an SSD, there’s not much new under the sun. However, one Atom variant that we haven’t had a chance to actually test in house is the dual-core Atom N550. With http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/xZy6Mfgf29w/hp-mini-5103-looking-at-dual-core-atom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/xZy6Mfgf29w" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2010/12/hp-mini-5103-looking-at-dual-core-atom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123022416833340066.post-1531507276045606373Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:04:00 +00002010-12-27T07:04:03.781-08:00MobileIntroducing the Compal NBLB2I don't know about the rest of you, but I've been wanting to get my mitts on a Compal notebook for review for a while. Compal has had essentially this same chassis on the market for years, periodically updating and refreshing the components as new hardware became available, but reviews of this line have been scarce. It wasn't until we got in touch with CyberpowerPC andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~3/7mtozj5_cgs/cyberpowerpcs-compal-nblb2-affordable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sijith sasi)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JAxgb/~4/7mtozj5_cgs" height="1" width="1"/>http://myworldofmodernit.blogspot.com/2010/12/cyberpowerpcs-compal-nblb2-affordable.htmlen-usnonadult