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15 Nov 2003, 01:41pm
<b>The weekend is upon, time for a trawl round the web and see whats cooking in the labs</b>
"When you open up the Acer TravelMate 661LMi it instantly looks different from any other notebook. Lifting the lid reveals a keyboard that is literally smiling at you. The keyboard is slightly curved in order to position your hands more ergonomically when you're typing."
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=132" target="_new">Acer TravelMate 661LMi @ TrustedReviews</a>
"The 120mm's are nearly silent at 7v, so is the 92mm, but when I'm gaming I need that extra cooling, so I'll kick up all the fans to 12v with the flick of my wrist. Temps will vary as much as 8C from having everything except the CPU fan running at 7v to 12v idle."
<a href="www.hwhell.com/?m=show&id=11" target="_new">Sunbeam Rheobus @ HWHell</a>
"Have you ever heard an echo in a cave, or dropped an object down a hole and waited for it to hit to see how deep it was. Well the people at Hitachi have a Deskstar SATA hard drive that gives me that visual. 250 GB of storage space and fast, come on in the water is fine, but watch out for the deep spots!"
<a href="http://www.furioustech.com/hitachiSATA/index.php" target="_new">Hitachi Deskstar 7k250 SATA Hard Drive Review @ Furioustech</a>
"If you start getting flamed and pummeled by the big guy you laughed at in the shower blocks, after you called him a cheat. Expect the Event staff to do no more than get the deck chairs out and start selling tickets."
<a href="http://www.themodfathers.com/articles/lanetiqu.php" target="_new">LAN Party Etiquette @ The Modfathers</a>
“Everyone seems to want some action in the retail modding world, but sometimes I wonder how many different Heat sinks, CCFL’s, and Cases there can be. It seems that lately most companies have been improving on existing products instead of creating totally new ones. Yet a few companies are striving to create the newest and most innovative products imaginable."
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/bleujour/index.php" target="_new">Bleu Jour Modding Accessories Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"They say thin is beautiful, and if that is indeed the case the newly announced Samsung 172X is absolutely gorgeous. The 172X's thin silver screen measures a scant 10.8mm thick, giving it a profile that is actually starting to close in on the realm of the notebook screen. Part of the beauty of the Samsung 172X is that it also comes packaged with all that you need to mount it on a wall.."
<a href="http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1033" target="_new">Samsung Syncmaster 172X LCD Monitor @ PC Stats</a>
"Today we'll be taking a look at Gigabyte's mid-range nForce2 board, the 7N400 Pro. While lacking some of the more advanced features of its bigger brother, the Gigabyte 7NNXP, the 7N400 is a capable board at a price that won't break your wallet."
<a href="http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?action=view&id=58" target="_new">Gigabyte 7N400 Pro Review @ FastLaneHW</a>
"Mushkin Enhanced Memory modules, especially High Performance Black, are made with overclocking in mind. It came with a nice heatspreader, whereby color may vary from the time when you purchased. For our case here, Mushkin has sent us a stick of memory module with blue colored heatspreader. The heatspreader helps to cool off the DRAM while operating it, which might proved useful when it comes to overclocking."
<a href="http://www.myworldhardware.com/v3/review.asp?ID=79" target="_new">Mushkin PC4000 Memory @ MYWorldHardware</a>
"When talking about the technology industry, it is almost impossible to leave Microsoft out of the picture. This issue's "Microsoft Department" deals with an innovative yet scary new technology. A new BIOS (Basic Input Output System) chip made by Phoenix Technologies allows an operating system, Windows in this case, to directly control the hardware."
<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/view_column.php?talkID=26" target="_new">Nuclear Meltdown .01 - New Column @ Bjorn3d</a>
"Comparing the ML-2151N with an HP equivalent, the ML comes in at about half the cost of the HP. Not only this, but HP lists the duplexer and network card as options! Samsung calls these features standard. One thing that impressed me about the ML-2151N was the print quality: the text was dark and crisp. Comparing the print quality of the Samsung to my Okidata and the HP printer at my school, the Samsung comes out on top."
<a href="http://www.keptech.net/index.php?page=reviews&review_id=51" target="_new">Samsung ML-2151N Laser Printer</a>
"MP3 services are popping up everywhere nowadays, the hottest ones being iTunes and Napster. More and more people are downloading MP3's both legally and illegally, but many are being restricted to just listening to them on their PCs. Of course they can always buy a portable MP3 player and store the music onto those to listen to on the go. However, there are SO many MP3 players on the market, which one should you buy?"
<a href="http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/165" target="_new"> iRock 830 @ SubZeroTech</a>
"You are all familiar with term ’flashing the BIOS’, right? But what about hot flashing? Don’t know? Don’t worry! Today, we will explain what hot flashing is all about and show how you to do it! Come and check out the new Hot Flashing Guide from Adrian’s Rojak Pot"
<a href="http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=62&pgno=0" target="_new">ARP Hot Flashing Guide @ RojakPot</a>
"When you open up the Acer TravelMate 661LMi it instantly looks different from any other notebook. Lifting the lid reveals a keyboard that is literally smiling at you. The keyboard is slightly curved in order to position your hands more ergonomically when you're typing."
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=132" target="_new">Acer TravelMate 661LMi @ TrustedReviews</a>
"The 120mm's are nearly silent at 7v, so is the 92mm, but when I'm gaming I need that extra cooling, so I'll kick up all the fans to 12v with the flick of my wrist. Temps will vary as much as 8C from having everything except the CPU fan running at 7v to 12v idle."
<a href="www.hwhell.com/?m=show&id=11" target="_new">Sunbeam Rheobus @ HWHell</a>
"Have you ever heard an echo in a cave, or dropped an object down a hole and waited for it to hit to see how deep it was. Well the people at Hitachi have a Deskstar SATA hard drive that gives me that visual. 250 GB of storage space and fast, come on in the water is fine, but watch out for the deep spots!"
<a href="http://www.furioustech.com/hitachiSATA/index.php" target="_new">Hitachi Deskstar 7k250 SATA Hard Drive Review @ Furioustech</a>
"If you start getting flamed and pummeled by the big guy you laughed at in the shower blocks, after you called him a cheat. Expect the Event staff to do no more than get the deck chairs out and start selling tickets."
<a href="http://www.themodfathers.com/articles/lanetiqu.php" target="_new">LAN Party Etiquette @ The Modfathers</a>
“Everyone seems to want some action in the retail modding world, but sometimes I wonder how many different Heat sinks, CCFL’s, and Cases there can be. It seems that lately most companies have been improving on existing products instead of creating totally new ones. Yet a few companies are striving to create the newest and most innovative products imaginable."
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/bleujour/index.php" target="_new">Bleu Jour Modding Accessories Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"They say thin is beautiful, and if that is indeed the case the newly announced Samsung 172X is absolutely gorgeous. The 172X's thin silver screen measures a scant 10.8mm thick, giving it a profile that is actually starting to close in on the realm of the notebook screen. Part of the beauty of the Samsung 172X is that it also comes packaged with all that you need to mount it on a wall.."
<a href="http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1033" target="_new">Samsung Syncmaster 172X LCD Monitor @ PC Stats</a>
"Today we'll be taking a look at Gigabyte's mid-range nForce2 board, the 7N400 Pro. While lacking some of the more advanced features of its bigger brother, the Gigabyte 7NNXP, the 7N400 is a capable board at a price that won't break your wallet."
<a href="http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?action=view&id=58" target="_new">Gigabyte 7N400 Pro Review @ FastLaneHW</a>
"Mushkin Enhanced Memory modules, especially High Performance Black, are made with overclocking in mind. It came with a nice heatspreader, whereby color may vary from the time when you purchased. For our case here, Mushkin has sent us a stick of memory module with blue colored heatspreader. The heatspreader helps to cool off the DRAM while operating it, which might proved useful when it comes to overclocking."
<a href="http://www.myworldhardware.com/v3/review.asp?ID=79" target="_new">Mushkin PC4000 Memory @ MYWorldHardware</a>
"When talking about the technology industry, it is almost impossible to leave Microsoft out of the picture. This issue's "Microsoft Department" deals with an innovative yet scary new technology. A new BIOS (Basic Input Output System) chip made by Phoenix Technologies allows an operating system, Windows in this case, to directly control the hardware."
<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/view_column.php?talkID=26" target="_new">Nuclear Meltdown .01 - New Column @ Bjorn3d</a>
"Comparing the ML-2151N with an HP equivalent, the ML comes in at about half the cost of the HP. Not only this, but HP lists the duplexer and network card as options! Samsung calls these features standard. One thing that impressed me about the ML-2151N was the print quality: the text was dark and crisp. Comparing the print quality of the Samsung to my Okidata and the HP printer at my school, the Samsung comes out on top."
<a href="http://www.keptech.net/index.php?page=reviews&review_id=51" target="_new">Samsung ML-2151N Laser Printer</a>
"MP3 services are popping up everywhere nowadays, the hottest ones being iTunes and Napster. More and more people are downloading MP3's both legally and illegally, but many are being restricted to just listening to them on their PCs. Of course they can always buy a portable MP3 player and store the music onto those to listen to on the go. However, there are SO many MP3 players on the market, which one should you buy?"
<a href="http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/165" target="_new"> iRock 830 @ SubZeroTech</a>
"You are all familiar with term ’flashing the BIOS’, right? But what about hot flashing? Don’t know? Don’t worry! Today, we will explain what hot flashing is all about and show how you to do it! Come and check out the new Hot Flashing Guide from Adrian’s Rojak Pot"
<a href="http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=62&pgno=0" target="_new">ARP Hot Flashing Guide @ RojakPot</a>