SM-Bot
13 Oct 2003, 10:19pm
<b>Another day and plenty more products arriving into journalists hands around the web...</b>
"These shiny new Serial ATA hard drives are all well and good, but what if you don't have a Serial ATA controller on your motherboard? Well we'd suggest that you upgrade your motherboard as it won't cost you a fortune and it will probably add a load of features such as Gigabit LAN and decent integrated audio, but you may not feel like pulling your PC to pieces just yet. More seriously you may want to add Serial ATA to a server or small form factor PC and changing the motherboard simply may not be an option...."
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=73" target="_new">S-ATA Hard drive roundup @ TrustedReviews</a>
"When the Intel 875/865 chipsets were released, they became an instant success with the incorporation of an 800MHz FSB, dual 64-bit memory controllers, native serial ATA, and official support for DDR400. These features are nice, but do not come cheap. Not everyone can afford to dish out $100-$200+ just for a motherboard..."
<a href="http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/motherboards/MSI_848P_1.html" target="_new">MSI 848P Neo-S: 800MHz FSB on a Budget @ EOC</a>
“My first impression of the Cool Drive 4 was pretty good. It looked great and seemed to have solid construction. The front panel had all sorts of buttons and gadgets on it, making the appearance even better. The only negative aspect I found was that Cooler Master decided to put a piece of clear acrylic over the front of the aluminum unit. This might not bother too many people, but I like my Cooler Master products to match...."
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/cm_cooldrive4/index.php" target="_new">Cooler Master Cool Drive 4 Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"WindowBlinds is a fantastic little application with a lot of power. For those us who detest the stock look of Windows, this is a gift from the nerd-gods. It can transform your desktop in an instant, and improve your system's performance as well (if you are already using visual styles)."
<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/wb" target="_new">Stardock WindowBlinds 4.1 Windows GUI Customization Software Review @ Tweaknews.net</a>
"Storage, now there's something every computer user needs more of at some time or another. Until now you either deleted files to make way for new ones or you opened up one of your PC's and installed another hard disk. The product we are looking at today the Ximeta NetDisk 80GB is a portable hard disk that runs from either a USB 2.0 port or an Ethernet port to provide you with a instant 80GB of extra storage space....."
<a href="http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=290" target="_new">Ximeta Netdisk 80GB Review @ Ascully.com</a>
"These shiny new Serial ATA hard drives are all well and good, but what if you don't have a Serial ATA controller on your motherboard? Well we'd suggest that you upgrade your motherboard as it won't cost you a fortune and it will probably add a load of features such as Gigabit LAN and decent integrated audio, but you may not feel like pulling your PC to pieces just yet. More seriously you may want to add Serial ATA to a server or small form factor PC and changing the motherboard simply may not be an option...."
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=73" target="_new">S-ATA Hard drive roundup @ TrustedReviews</a>
"When the Intel 875/865 chipsets were released, they became an instant success with the incorporation of an 800MHz FSB, dual 64-bit memory controllers, native serial ATA, and official support for DDR400. These features are nice, but do not come cheap. Not everyone can afford to dish out $100-$200+ just for a motherboard..."
<a href="http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/motherboards/MSI_848P_1.html" target="_new">MSI 848P Neo-S: 800MHz FSB on a Budget @ EOC</a>
“My first impression of the Cool Drive 4 was pretty good. It looked great and seemed to have solid construction. The front panel had all sorts of buttons and gadgets on it, making the appearance even better. The only negative aspect I found was that Cooler Master decided to put a piece of clear acrylic over the front of the aluminum unit. This might not bother too many people, but I like my Cooler Master products to match...."
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/cm_cooldrive4/index.php" target="_new">Cooler Master Cool Drive 4 Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"WindowBlinds is a fantastic little application with a lot of power. For those us who detest the stock look of Windows, this is a gift from the nerd-gods. It can transform your desktop in an instant, and improve your system's performance as well (if you are already using visual styles)."
<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/wb" target="_new">Stardock WindowBlinds 4.1 Windows GUI Customization Software Review @ Tweaknews.net</a>
"Storage, now there's something every computer user needs more of at some time or another. Until now you either deleted files to make way for new ones or you opened up one of your PC's and installed another hard disk. The product we are looking at today the Ximeta NetDisk 80GB is a portable hard disk that runs from either a USB 2.0 port or an Ethernet port to provide you with a instant 80GB of extra storage space....."
<a href="http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=290" target="_new">Ximeta Netdisk 80GB Review @ Ascully.com</a>