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Seagate's 600 SSD solid-state drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 2:18 PM on May 31, 2013 For years, hard drive makers have largely steered clear of consumer SSDs. Seagate is finally ready to get into the market, and we've taken... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	28
Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 8:31 PM on May 28, 2013 Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 serves up 4TB for only $190. We take a closer look at how it compares to the competition. Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	38
Crucial's M500 SSD reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 10:29 AM on April 18, 2013 Crucial's long-awaited replacement for the m4 SSD breaks new ground by using 128Gb NAND chips. We take a closer look at how that... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	34
WD's Black 4TB hard drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 9:56 PM on April 7, 2013 Western Digital's Black 4TB the only desktop hard drive to combine that top-of-the-line capacity with a 7,200-RPM spindle speed and five years of warranty coverage.... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	34
Seagate's Laptop Thin SSHD 500GB hybrid drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 11:11 PM on April 2, 2013 Seagate's latest hybrid drive combines a thin 7-mm form factor with high-density mechanical storage and dual-mode NAND. This so-called SSHD is Seagate's first to be... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing	49
Gigabyte's Aivia Osmium mechanical keyboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 12:38 PM on March 21, 2013 Most high-end keyboards combine mechanical switches with LED backlighting and programmable macro keys. Gigabyte's Aivia Osmium adds a new twist: USB 3.0 connectivity. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	22
A first look at Cherry's MX green key switches by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:43 PM on March 7, 2013 Cooler Master has released a keyboard based on a little-known mechanical key switch: the Cherry MX greens. We've compared this offering to an IBM... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	57
Zotac's Zbox ID42 Plus nettop reviewed by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:13 PM on February 5, 2013 This $400 home-theater machine crams a Sandy Bridge processor and a desktop GeForce into a surprisingly small package. We've tinkered with it, both in... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	97
Samsung's 840 Pro Series SSD reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 5:00 PM on December 19, 2012 The Samsung 830 Series has been our favorite SSD for some time. We've been testing its 840 Pro successor to see how the new model... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	95
How to build a PC: The Tech Report guide by Geoff Gasior — 8:21 PM on December 17, 2012 Building a PC from parts might seem daunting, but it's really not that difficult. We've published an in-depth guide that walks through every... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	78
OCZ's Vector SSD reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 11:00 AM on November 27, 2012 At last, OCZ has an SSD controller all its own. The Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller debuts in the Vector SSD, and we've run... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	111
Review: Intel's Next Unit of Computing by Scott Wasson — 10:50 PM on November 18, 2012 Intel has crammed a pretty capable PC into a box that will fit into the palm of your hand and dubbed it the "Next Unit... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Motherboards Systems	117
Samsung's 840 Series SSD reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 10:47 AM on November 15, 2012 Samsung's 840 Series SSD combines a next-gen fabrication process with an extra bit per cell to lower the cost per gigabyte. We take... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	57
Intel's 335 Series SSD reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 10:30 AM on October 29, 2012 The next generation of NAND has arrived. Intel's new 335 Series sports 20-nm flash, and we've run it through our test suite to... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	64
Review: Corsair's Neutron and Neutron GTX solid-state drives by Geoff Gasior — 11:03 AM on October 11, 2012 Corsair's Neutron SSDs are the first ones to use a new controller from Link_A_Media Devices. We test the standard and GTX versions of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	37
Hands-on with Synaptics' next-generation mobile input devices by Geoff Gasior — 8:00 AM on August 20, 2012 Synaptics' next-gen mobile input devices include a pressure-sensitive touchpad, a lower-latency touchscreen, and an ultra-thin keyboard with secret switch technology. We go hands-on to... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	24
Rosewill's RK-9000-series mechanical keyboards reviewed by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:45 PM on August 13, 2012 Rosewill, Newegg's innocuous house brand, caters to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts with four nearly identical specimens priced in the $100-110 range. Each one has a different... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	142
Hands on with Intel's open all-in-one platform by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:56 AM on August 7, 2012 Today, we're going to be spending some quality time with an all-in-one PC based on Intel's Thin Mini-ITX standard. The individual parts are all available... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	59

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Might as well call it the Xbox One-Eighty now.

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