Web Reviews Daily roundup 2 - 16/10/03

Stage of deployment... here we go captain...

" Hi, my name is Doug and I'm a technology addict. It is funny to think just how dependant on technology we really are; but to what depth? This fact came crashing into my consciousness on the afternoon of August 14th when most of the eastern United States suffered a massive blackout. I was among about fifty million people that were without electricity and, therefore, devoid of the usual aspects of life we take for granted: computers, home theater, music and lights."

Designtechnica Editorial: Dependency on Technology

"ATI has successfully filled every possible sector with an All-in-Wonder option that is bound to please anyone with any wallet size. With great performance and a very good pricetag, the All-in-Wonder 9600pro is bound to be one of the most sought after stocking stuffers for the 2003 Christmas season."

ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 9600PRO Videocard Review @ Tweaknews

"It’s been hailed as a revolution and 3’s advertising talks about video telephony as something that no-one should live without. My personal interest however, was not the video telephony at all, but rather the nice hefty bundle of inclusive voice calls that 3 offers at a very competitive price."

Motorola A920 on 3 @ TrustedReviews.com

"Sea Sonic’s 400W Super Silencer delivers an impressive slew of features to go along with its good amount of power. A shift in the desire an average user has for his PC has been changing over the last few years. Not only do people want their PC to run well, but also run quietly, and in some cases, look presentable. Sea Sonic has looked at the industries standards, Enthusiast standards, and the average user’s standards on Power Supplies and they’ve come up with the Sea Sonic Super Silencer line, which offers the following models; 300W, 350W, 400W, and a 460W."

SeaSonic 400w Super Silencer PSU Review @ MonkeyReview

"The 12 bladed fan is capable of pushing air across the heatsinks at a respectable 20 dBA of noise in silent mode, or at full with a level of 33 dBA. Unfortunately there is no airflow information available, however, the ZM-OP1 is an optional kit to the ZM80C-HP, therefore with the added fan, the total package only exceeds the intended thermal conditions. The fan grill with the company name cut into it is made from the same dull grey aluminum as the heatsinks, matching the overall "industrial" feel to the heatsink."

Zalman ZM80C-HP Heatpipe VGA Cooler + ZM-OP1 Review @ MODTHEBOX

"Tonite we are having a look at an aluminum computer case from Skyhawk. Skyhawk makes nice cases at low prices as many of us have already seen. Aluminum cases have been on the market for awhile now and are very popular because of their nice looks and very light weight. What about this case then? Is there anything special with it? Why should you buy it? Well let's see when our test bench takes on this nice case."

Skyhawk Psr-5602 aluminum cases reviewed @ R&B

"The modules in the non-Pro TWINX kit that I am covering in this review are not much different than what you are used to seeing in the XMS line. The more interesting kit in this review is definitely the ProSeries pair. This is Corsair's latest innovation to put a smile on the enthusiast's face. The ProSeries modules feature a larger and nicer heatsink and activity LEDs! Yup, that's right. Just when you thought you'd seen it all with RAM, Corsair decides to be the first company to add activity LEDs. Although not high in utility, they are very cool and just right for a case window."

Corsair TWINX4000 and TWINX4000PRO Kits Review @ Bjorn3d

"Storage solutions are well covered on the Asus K8V Deluxe. From our VIA VT8237 south bridge we get two UltraATA 133 channels for standard IDE drives as well as two Serial ATA channels and support for RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The motherboard also includes a Promise R20378 controller that supports an additional UltraDMA 133 IDE channel for hard drives only and two Serial ATA channels with support for RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1. That means, you can have a total of 4 SATA drives and 6 IDE devices – probably more than you will ever need. The VIA 8237 south bridge is quickly becoming the dominate feature that motherboard manufacturers point to when telling us why the went with the VIA solution instead of the NVIDIA on the Athlon 64 platform."

Asus K8V Deluxe @ AMDmb