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Panasonic ToughBook CF-51 @ TrustedReviews

"But it's what's beneath the skin that sets the CF-51 apart from many notebook computers. To start with both the base and lid are reinforced with magnesium alloy to protect the screen and internal components. It's this strengthening that allows Panasonic to guarantee that the CF-51 can withstand a drop from a height of 30cm. That might not sound like much, but on the occasion when you drop an expensive piece of kit, you'll notice that it seems to take an eternity before it hits the ground, probably never to work again - quite simply, any kind of shock protection is a good thing."

Source: TrustedReviews.

ATI Catalyst 5.9 Performance Analysis @ TweakTown

"Yesterday ATI released their latest Catalyst driver for users of Radeon graphics cards. The new driver promises plenty of bug fixes but what about performance? Read on as we take a look at the new Catalyst 5.9 drivers compared against the pervious version to see if it's worth upgrading from a performance prospective. We'll be comparing the drivers on a Radeon X550, X700 and X850XT."

Source: TweakTown.

NVIDIA Forceware Revisited article @ Tech-Hounds.com

"We've recently posted an article about Forceware 78.01. In this article wecompared it to older driver versions, such as the 77.72 and 66.93. We'vediscovered that newer games runs better, or at least the way it should bewith 78.01. But there are some bugs with older games, such as Splinter Celland F1 Career Challenge. You could say, that the 78.01 is more bug orientedupdate rather than a performance update."

Source: Tech-Hounds.com.

Hardware for Humanity Launches to Raise Money for Hurricane Katrina Relief

"Dismayed by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina staff members of two highly popular "Case Modding" web sites that cater to the PC Enthusiast and gaming communities have teamed up to launch Hardware For Humanity, an organization who's goal is to raise $100,000 from the computer enthusiast and gaming communities to help those who have lost everything. With help from organizations that sponsor the many hardware reviews on both sites they plan to have weekly raffles until the prizes run out. They will use the money raised to support the re-building effort of the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina."

Source: Hardware For Humanity.

ECS KN1 SLI Extreme @ InsaneTek

"The KN1 SLI Extreme is the latest AMD flagship motherboard from ECS. The motherboard performs well and has great overclockingpotential. It is a sneak peek of what the "new ECS" can provide."

Source: InsaneTek.

Benchmarks and video preview of Lost Coast at bit-tech

"To our eyes, there is no discernable visual difference between ATI and NVIDIA cards. Although we understand that they are rendering differently internally, as far as we can see, there is absolutely no difference in the quality of the output. The image on the left is a scene rendered on a NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX on the left, and an ATI Radeon X850 XT on the right. Both are at 4x / 16x. If you can spot a difference in quality, let me know!"

Source: bit-tech.

Radeon X700 vs GeForce 6600 Comparison (AGP & PCIe) @ HWZ

"Initially launched as mid-range products, both the Radeon X700 and the GeForce 6600 are heading for the lower strata with the introduction of the new generation of graphics cards. For those on a budget, we have lined up a comparison of the two rivals to find out which one gives you the most value."

Source: HWZ.

ECS PF21 Extreme Motherboard @ HWzone.co.il

We have to admit that we began this review with low expectations, since ECS was never known as a maker of high quality motherboards. Furthermore, the company was known for the low quality of its products and their lack of reliability. Gladly, we were surprised to discover that not only did ECS manage to get rid of its bad reputation with the rich bundle and the design of the board, but it also managed to produce a motherboard with good performance and flawless compatibility. There's no doubt that ECS, as a motherboard manufacturer, has completely changed its image and we can no longer refer to it as a company that makes low-end / low quality products - ECS is now absolutely mainstream. If we were to compare the "new" ECS to any other company on the market, we'd compare it to Gigabyte, a company that focuses on features instead of extreme performance. In fact, Gigabyte, that has become in the past few years the only motherboard maker that sells high quality components for a competitive price, is being directly challenged by ECS, since today's average consumer is more aware of his choices."

Source: HWzone.co.il.

Raptor: Gaming-Keyboard with afterglow-keys @ TweakPC

"From gamer for gamer. The Raptor Gaming K1 is a keyboard especially made byRaptor and Cherry to provide gamers with the best equipment. Afterglow-keysand more are intesrting things, so the Raptor Gaming K1 stands out from thecrowd."

Source: TweakPC.

Hardware-Mag.de: Mobile Workstation: IBM ThinkPad T42p

"Notebooks sind mittlerweile für Geschäftsreisende unerlässlich geworden. Grund genug für die Industrie spezielle Business-Notebooks zu fertigen, die Mobilität, Rechenpower und geringen Energieverbrauch in sich vereinen. Dabei gilt es einen geeigneten Mittelweg zu finden, denn Geräte, die die oben genannten Anforderungen bedingungslos erfüllen gibt es nicht - und wenn doch, schlägt sich dies meist überdeutlich im Preis nieder. Mit seiner T-Reihe versucht IBM schon seit längerem die Leistungsstärke einer Workstation in ein mobiles Gerät zu integrieren. Die Bemühungen äußern sich zum Beispiel in ISV-Zertifizierung und dem Active Protection System. Um die Alltagstauglichkeit einer solchen mobilen Workstation zu prüfen, haben wir uns neuerlich ein Testgerät von IBM näher angesehen und einem universellen Leistungstest unterzogen, der dieses Mal auch Profi-Benchmarks enthält. In unserem Artikel versuchen wir Ihnen nun einen Einblick in die Welt der mobilen kleinen Allrounder zu verschaffen. Wir wünschen viel Spaß beim Lesen!"

Source: Hardware-Mag.de.

ATI's Technical PR Interview on CDRinfo.com

"CDRInfo had the chance to talk with ATI's Technical PR Manager for Europe, Mr Rene Froeleke, in an interview that reveals upcoming development plans from the company."

Source: CDRinfo.com.

Exclusive: Thermalright High-Riser review @ Hartware.net

"Thermalright surprised us with a new high-end product for passive CPU cooling. The HR-01 (aka High-Riser) can optionally be equipped with a 120mm fan. Hartware.net was able to review the Thermalright HR-01 just before official introduction."

Source: Hartware.net.

[News]Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 Hard Drive review @ Xtreme Resources

"The capacity of the hard disk drives grows daily, along with their speed. I still remember the first hard disk drives in the systems I first saw, drives that their capacity was merely 1/10th of the RS-MMC I hold right now, which is smaller than my fingertip. The first hard disk drives I worked with were approximately 500MB drives, ironically exactly 1000 times smaller than the drive I currently hold for review today; the Hitachi T7K500, with the massive 500GB capacity. Featuring most of the best desktop hard disk drive technology has to offer, like SATA-II and NCQ support, and a massive capacity, it is here to make a splash in the high end hard disk drive market."

Source: Xtreme Resources.

Edifier e3100 Speaker Review @ Ninjalane

"Speakers are something that we typically don't concern ourselves with here at Ninjalane primarily due to how difficult they are to review but every once in a while a special product finds a way into the Ninjalane Labs that deserve a second look."

Source: Ninjalane.

Seasonic S12 500W Power Supply Review @ EOC

"The new Seasonic S12 series of power supplies was first released in Q1 of 2005. They conform fully to the ATX12V V2.0 guidelines, and support the latest Intel & AMD processors, PCI Express, and Serial ATA. The S12 in the series name stands for Silent 12cm, which this power supply does run near-silent under normal operating conditions."

Source: EOC.

Asus Extreme N7800GT Review @ NGOHQ

"This card overclocked better than I expected, I was able to reach the core speed of 485 MHz and 1200 MHz on the memory. The card was 100% stable at that speed and no artifacts occurred. In reality and according to Riva tuner the card runs at 526 MHz core and 1200 MHz for the memory, very impressive indeed. Now you are probably curious to see if the Asus Extreme N7800GT is as fast as or faster than the 7800GTX."

Source: NGOHQ.

Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D Review @ Designtechnica

"The new 6.1-megapixel Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D is part of a fast-growing D-SLR trend. Companies typically introduce loaded models at high prices then follow-up with slightly stripped down editions for less. Depending on the company you’ll save hundreds. In the case of the Maxxum 5D, it’s $400 less than the 7D for the body only ($799 versus $1,199) and close to that including a lens. The 5D comes with a 18-70mm zoom while the 7D gets a 28-100mm lens selling for $899 and $1,289 respectively. Now we’re big fans of saving money—as long as the value and quality is still there. After shooting with the Maxxum 5D we found saving cash is a very good thing. Now is this the D-SLR of your dreams? Click on, my friends, click on..."

Source: Designtechnica.

HEXUS.beans :: ATI Radeon X1800 XT, XL and Avivo in action

"You might have read our article on Avivo earlier today and thought "dual dual-link DVI? LIES!". You might even have the stance that ATI's R5-series of products is the most talked about piece of vapourware since 3DRealms announced Duke Nukem Forever. Allow HEXUS to pictorially debunk both of those..."

Source: Hexus.

A Little Message About MaxOutPC.com

"MaxOutPC.com is a Dutch online webs hop that sells unique products that have something to do with gamers, LAN parties and casemodding. For now we only have a small range of products but this will expanded during the next few weeks."

Source: MaxOutPC.

Dh Exclusive: Catalyst 5.9 mobility posting (offical)

"ATI were pleased with how well our Exclusive 5.8 posting went last month so to give their mobility users a sneak peak this month they have given Driverheaven their offical mobility 5.9 driver before the launch tomorrow. Please note as an added bonus this will install on any given notebook with a Mobility Radeon 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800. The driver tomorrow on ATI's site will be offering support to specific ODMs and SIs. Also, and its an important point, as ATI's continuing customer care plan they are asking for a few moments of your time. They are conducting a survey to help gather feedback from our mobility customers to help drive more development into mobility drivers. Please visit this page on ATI and share your thoughts."

Source: DH.

Seagate External Storage solution @ Planet3dnow.de

"Der Markt fur Notebooks erfreut sich seit langerer Zeit eines starken Wachstums, vereint ein Notebook doch die hohe Leistung eines Desktop-PCs mit der freien Auswahl des Arbeitsplatzes. Einzig in einem Punkt hinken die schicken Gerate ihren Schreibtisch-Brudern noch hinterher: in der Festplattenkapazitat und -leistung."

Source: Planet3dnow.de.

Mad Catz Universal MC2 Racing Wheel Review @ Hardware.GamersHell

"Overall, Mad Catz’s Universal MC2 Steering Wheel and Pedals is an incredibly user friendly and reasonably priced third-party offering for racing fans in search of a richer racing experience. Sure, it may lack the lavish features of the higher priced wheels, such as force feedback and 900 degrees axis rotation, but the MC2 manages to offer up some stern competition—and at a much lower price point."

Source: Hardware.GamersHell.