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Corsair's Vengeance K60 and K90 mechanical keyboards by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:49 PM on April 4, 2012 Join us as we rattle away on the lovely mechanical keyswitches of Corsair's aluminum-clad K60 and K90 keyboards. Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	40
OCZ's Vertex 4 solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 8:00 AM on April 4, 2012 Just a few months after its Indilinx Everest controller debuted in the OCZ Octane, a second-generation Everest chip has taken root in the Vertex 4... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	61
OCZ's RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:48 PM on March 26, 2012 Using virtualization voodoo, the RevoDrive 3 X2 combines four SandForce-based SSDs on a single PCIe card purportedly capable of transfer rates up to 1500MB/s. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations	61
The TR Podcast 108: Take three tablets and call Dr. Kepler in the morning by Jordan Drake — 12:29 AM on March 26, 2012 This episode is all about tablets and Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 680, but we take some time to answer listener questions, too. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	19
The TR Podcast 107: Chasing Ivy and mechanical keyboards by Jordan Drake — 11:02 PM on March 4, 2012 In this episode, we answer a heaping helping of listener mail and discuss everything from Windows 8 to mechanical keyboards. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	20
Thermaltake's Meka G1 and G-Unit keyboards by Geoff Gasior — 10:21 PM on February 28, 2012 Cherry MX switches and extra perks dominate Thermaltake's mechanical keyboards. We take a closer look at the Meka G1 and G-Unit to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	24
The TR Podcast 106: New Radeons and a new AMD by Jordan Drake — 12:15 AM on February 20, 2012 As Jordan braces for a visit from unwelcome reality stars, we discuss gaming news, the latest from AMD, and some SSDs fresh out of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	12
OCZ's Octane 128GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:19 AM on February 16, 2012 We were impressed by OCZ's Indilinx-powered Octane SSD when we reviewed the 512GB version last year. Now, we have the 128GB model in-house to... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	42
Intel's 520 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:00 AM on February 6, 2012 Intel's newest solid-state drive pairs a SandForce controller with custom firmware and 25-nm NAND. We've tested the 60 and 240GB models to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	83
The TR Podcast 105: Eye candy and SSD scaling by Jordan Drake — 7:38 PM on February 5, 2012 This week's episode of the podcast is short and sweet, with a look at AMD's Radeon HD 7950, stereoscopic 3D, and SSD scaling. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	10
Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 5:40 PM on February 2, 2012 Samsung's new 830 Series SSD has a triple-core controller, a vast array of Toggle DDR NAND, and a download code for Batman: Arkham City. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	61
SSD performance scaling across the spectrum by Geoff Gasior — 8:09 PM on February 1, 2012 An SSD's capacity can have a big impact on its overall performance. We've tested a collection of different drive models in a range of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	89
The TR Podcast 104: The rundown on CES 2012 by Jordan Drake — 2:30 AM on January 23, 2012 In this episode, we go through the highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Jordan also gives us his review of several sets of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	14
Cooler Master's Cosmos II enclosure by David Morgan — 2:39 PM on January 18, 2012 Cooler Master's latest creation is a follow-up to the revered Cosmos line of enthusiast enclosures. We put this super-sized newbie through its paces... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	38
The TR Podcast 103: Down and dirty with the 7970 by Jordan Drake — 12:18 AM on January 9, 2012 In this episode of the podcast, Scott and special guest David Kanter from Real World Technologies dissect the Radeon HD 7970. Our panel also... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	42
Antec's P280 enclosure by David Morgan — 11:51 PM on January 8, 2012 The P280 is Antec's latest flagship enclosure, and it's got a big reputation to live up to. We dig in to see if... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	48
The TR Podcast 102: Future TV and a holiday Ti fighter by Jordan Drake — 11:05 PM on December 18, 2011 It's a short and sweet episode of vocal tech reporting this week. Highlights include listener questions, some discussion of 21st-century TV and Nvidia's new... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	11
The TR Podcast 101: Scott really hates the Kindle Fire by Jordan Drake — 1:31 AM on December 5, 2011 In this episode, Scott rants about the Kindle Fire, we share our enthusiasm for Arkham City and Infinity Blade II, and we go over... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	39

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tipoo

It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +26

Alexko

"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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