Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Daily mailbox: TrustedReviews, I4U, JSI Hardware, Designtechnica, OCW, Tweaknews.net — Cormac @ 13:19 

NEC/Mitsubishi MultiSync LCD 2080UX+ @ TrustedReviews

"The MultiSync 2080UX+ is currently at the top of the NEC/Mitsubishi LCD range with a 20in diameter and a native resolution of 1,600 x 1,200. This is fantastic resolution to work with, especially if you constantly have multiple windows open like I do. It’s extremely useful if you find yourself cutting and pasting regularly from one window to another."

Read more at TrustedReviews.

Club3D launches first Volari Duo V8 Ultra graphics card @ DarkVision Hardware

"Club3D is the first firm to announce their XGI V8 Volari Duo card. The card has two V8 Volari cores which are running at 350MHz and 256MB DDR II RAM running at 400MHz. The card is DirectX9 compliant and features XGI his TruShader 2.1 engine."

Read more at DarkVision Hardware.

I4U Review: I4U Exclusive: Sony DSC-T1 First Look Review

"We just received the Sony DSC-T1. Currently the World´s Thinnest 5MP Digital Camera. We reported about this new Sony Camera the first time in October. I see a lot of Gadgets, but honestly when I opened the box of the Sony DSC-T1 removed the handbooks and CD and was looking at the tiny Digital Camera, I got a really big smile on my face. This Camera is not only thin but it is actually looks very small to. And this big screen (2.5") is out of this world. The Sony DSC-T1 is only on sale in Japan right now. It is supposed to be in stores in the US early 2004. The people at Dynamism shipped it to I4U for review and I am very excited about the fact that this first look is the first hands-on review of the Sony DSC-T1 available on the Web. I found two reviews that take a look aat a pre-production model of the Sony DSC-T1. Those reviewers were not allowed to post sample photos yet. The DSC-T1 that we got is an official japanese market release, and we did not get it from Sony directly so we can say and write what we want about it."

Read more at I4U.

UV Molex Review @ JSI Hardware

"One of the latest moding crazes is to mod the PSU, there have been a number of company´s offering clear housings for PSU´s, as well as sleeving for the wires. All this can make your PSU look a whole lot nicer than the standard silver box that arrives when you purchase a PSU but one thing that you are still left with is the standard colored Molex connectors."

Read more at JSI Hardware.

Designtechnica reviews the ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 Pro

"There´s no denying the power and usefulness of the ATI All-In-Wonder series of multimedia graphics cards. The All-In-Wonder 9600 pro is based on the powerful and popular 9600pro GPU and includes 128MB of RAM, and has a TV tuner and FM radio tuner built in. It allows you to record TV shows and FM radio, edit video, and play the latest games with the details cranked. With so many features and accessories, what´s not to like? Read on and you may be surprised."

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OCW Exclusive Review : SOYO K8USA ALi M1687 Athlon64 Mainboard Review

"K8USA Dragon Ultra features support for the AMD Socket-754 Athlon 64 Based on ALi M1687 Chipset supporting 400 MHz FSB, DDR400/333, 6-ch audio, 8X AGP PRO, overclock capability, 10/100/1000 Mbps Giga LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, IEEE 1394. Not only that the package also comes with embedded ALI M5283 RAID chip, provide Two channel serial ATA and One channel parallel ATA with RAID 0,1. What that means is that you can have IDE RAID and SATA RAID + normal IDE making it one of the boards that caters for upgrades in the near future. On top of all these, the board features o/c functions allowing you to adjust fsb, voltage levels (see gallery). In our tests, SOYO K8USA scores first in almost all categories outperforming all competitor chipset/boards."

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Athenatech A100SC Micro-ATX Designer Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews.net

"For the price, this is an excellent flex ATX/micro ATX case. The sleek front with the hidden devices allows you to use it in your home theater. The 60mm fans would ensure a quiet entertainment box. All that would be required is a graphics card capable of supporting a good video out stream, such as the ATI Radeon All In Wonder 9800 Pro."

Read more at Tweaknews.