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20 Oct 2003, 6:44am
<B>Monday monday, lots to start your day off with...</b>

"Have you ever wished you could do more with your keyboard? Or maybe you travel with your keyboard a lot, so you wish you could roll it up and stick in a bag and not worry about it. As you probably already know, there are many options available to meet these two needs."

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=359" target="_new">Eumax Office and Foldable Keyboards Reviewed @ Bjorn3d</a>

One thing is sure in the world of gaming equipment-- there is certainly no shortage of "gaming mousepads". Ever since the RatPadz came out, so many companies have come out with mousepads dead-set on being the best surface for the hardcore gamer. Today we'll be looking at the FraggPad ST, made by FraggPad.

<a href="http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?action=view&id=48" target="_new">FraggPad ST Review @ FastLaneHW</a>

"Looking for good ram on a budget? Want to overclock but don't want to spend all your cash on memory? Neil takes us through a quick look at some budget memory tested on AMD and Intel platforms. ."

<a href="http://www.thecrucible.ca/reviews/budget_ddr/" target="_new">Budget DDR - PC3200 Ram Shoot Out @ The Crucible</a>

"In today's market of case modding supplies there are lots of companies making UV LED fans. Aerocool has a new line of UV LED fans they are producing and that is what we are going to take a look at today. Their company has been around since 2002 and they have some really amazing modding products that they are putting out into the market."

<a href="http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/cooling/Aerocool_UV_LED_Fan_1.html" target="_new">Aerocool UV LED Fan @ EOC</a>

"This is where the function key comes in. The function key is located next to the Windows start menu key. This button acts like a shift to turn the Num Lock function on."

<a href="http://www.ocia.net/reviews/elkb/elkb.shtml" target="_new">Zippy EL 601 Mini Keyboard@Ocia</a>

"The exterior of the PSU has been encased in a black anodized aluminum chassis while the top portion has been covered in a see through acrylic shell. The unit measures approximately 150mm x 168.5mm x 86mm and is slightly heavier than most steel based power supplies on the market."

<a href="http://www.modthebox.com/review253_1.shtml" target="_new">Aspire Aluminum ATX-AS500W PSU Review @ MODTHEBOX</a>

"Unlike many headphones on the market, these Zalman headphones seem to be made for LAN parties everywhere. Very durable and tough. Sporting a thick headband, and nice comfortable pads, there will be none of the usual fatigue common with cheap headphones. I had these on for many hours at a time and never got sore ears..."

<a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/html/zalman_zm-rs6f.htm" target="_new">Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Stereo Headphones Review @ BigBruin</a>

"The feel of the Ripper was smooth and slightly resistant. At first, the little resistance was not pleasing, but I later realized it helped with accuracy when playing games and didn’t mind it at all. The smoothness is what really makes the resistance work"


<a href="http://www.modsynergy.com/Review%2097.htm" target="_new">xTrac Ripper and Micro Mouse Pads Review @ Modsynergy</a>

“If the PSU is weak, your machine is going to be weak. Over the last year I have been thru 3 different PSU’s. The first, an Antec 350w was a good PSU but right off I knew I was going to need more power. So in Feb I came across a killer deal on a Thermaltake 420, and while that worked good for awhile it started to show signs of faltering."

<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/PSUs/antec_trueblue480/index.php" target="_new">Antec TrueBlue 480 watt PSU Review @ GruntvillE</a>

"The Kingwin Thunder measures 13" in length which superficially would turn someone off to a case light because that type of length limits where you can mount it. In the case of the Kingwin Thunder, you will want it in view if at all possible. The Thunder is offered in blue, red, green or a tri-color model of all three. A flavor for most any taste."

<a href="http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/other_misc/Kingwin_Thunder_CCFL/index.htm" target="_new">Kingwin_Thunder_CCFL@Overclocker Cafe</a>

"The Shuttle XPC SB61G2 is no longer the only Intel 865G-based SFF system as many other vendors are churning out their own designs. Check out Soltek’s latest Qbic EQ3401M which made a number of subtle improvements over their older SFF systems and see how it clinched our 4.5 Stars award. The only downside was its on-board graphics quality that affects CRT users, but other than this issue, it’s still an SFF worth investing. "

<a href="http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/articles.hwz?cid=11&aid=869" target="_new">Soltek Qbic EQ3401M @ HardwareZone</a>