Hardware

Here is a useful gadget: the SATA HDD Dock with one touch backup. The SATA HDD Dock with one touch backup lets you plug in 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch hard drives to your PC via USB or eSATA. It features a one touch backup function that lets you copy files directly from your PC to an external … [Read more...] about SATA HDD Dock – With one touch backup

Shuttle has announced the launch of a new nettop PC in Europe, the Shuttle X 5000TA Nettop. The Shuttle X 5000TA Nettop is the European version of the Shuttle X50, it will come with an Intel Atom 330 processor and a 15.6 inch touch screen, with a resolution of 1366 x 768. Key Features and … [Read more...] about Shuttle X 5000TA Nettop

Shuttle has added another PC to their range, the Shuttle X270V, which comes with Intel's new Atom 330 processor. The Shuttle X270V comes with openSUSE Linux, and has 2GB of RAM. Other specifications include 6 x USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 6 Channel audio, PS2 connectors, VGA and DVI out, and … [Read more...] about Shuttle’s New Linux Atom 330 Powered Nettop PC – Shuttle X270V

Here is an interesting take on the PC case, The Acrylic Cowboy PC Case. The Acrylic Cowboy PC Case is an open PC case, can it actually be called a case? I am not sure, anyway it is designed to hold your motherboard, PSU, and DVD drives. The Acrylic Cowboy PC Case will take ATX and Micro ATX … [Read more...] about Acrylic Cowboy PC Case

LaCie has added a new portable hard drive to their range, with the launch of the LaCie Rugged XL external hard drive. The LaCie Rugged XL features an aluminum chassis, and is protected by a shock-resistant rubber sleeve. It also has internal anti-shock bumpers to ensure the hard drive is protected … [Read more...] about LaCie Rugged XL External Hard Drive

Some of our readers will remember the NVIDIA Ion platform, which is designed for netbooks and nettop PCs. Well, it looks like Acer has announced the first nettop PC which will use this new platform. The Acer AspireRevo will come with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor, an NVIDIA GPU which according … [Read more...] about Acer AspireRevo – NVIDIA Ion Nettop PC

Niveus Media has just launched a new HTPC, the Niveus Zone HTPC. The Niveus Zone measures 6.5 x 6.5 x 1.97 inches, and weighs just 3.2 pounds. At first glance, you wouldn't expect a lot from such a small box, but it does manage to cram a fair bit of kit inside. Powerful Hardware in a Compact … [Read more...] about Niveus Zone HTPC

Super Talent has just launched a new PCIe hard drive, the Super Talent 2TB PCIe RAIDDrive. The Super Talent 2TB PCIe RAIDDrive is capable of speeds of up to 1.2GB/s and write speeds of up to 1.3GB/s, which means it is one of the fastest PCIe hard drives available. This impressive performance is … [Read more...] about Super Talent 2TB PCIe RAIDDrive

Antec has added a couple of new cases to their Performance One range, with the launch of the P183 and P193 PC cases. These new cases are designed to offer better cooling for you PC, improved airflow and less noise. The P183 is a mid sized tower case, which features a dual chamber design, where … [Read more...] about Antec Performance One P183, P193 PC Cases

You would expect a PC that costs $30,000 to have some serious hardware specifications; unfortunately, this isn't the case with the Moneual 701 Jewelry PC. Instead of high-end PC components, the Moneual 701 Jewelry PC is covered in 3,554 Swarovski crystals, and the case is made from a combination of … [Read more...] about The $30,000 PC – Moneual 701 Jewelry PC

Shuttle has just launched a new media centre PC, the Shuttle XPC H7 4500H. The Shuttle XPC H7 4500H comes with a choice of either Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo or Pentium Dual-Core processors, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 1TB of hard drive storage, and a choice of graphics from integrated to PCIe … [Read more...] about Shuttle XPC H7 4500H – Media Centre PC

It looks like another company is offering a PCIe SSD, with the launch of the new PhotoFast G-Monster PCIe SSD. The PhotoFast G-Monster PCIe SSD will come in a variety of sizes, including 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, and will offer read speeds of 750MB/s and write speeds of 700MB/s. This makes it a highly … [Read more...] about PhotoFast G-Monster PCIe SSD